Tweet
Regarding TWL Roster Limit:
If we boil down this argument to the lowest common denominator, I think the question becomes for a 1-League squad is this:
"Will I be able to show 5 every week with a 15-man roster after hardlock?"
Last year, with 25-man limit, every squad in TWLD showed 5 every week. I know Paladen usually had 2 subs, but of the 25 probably 6-12 showed up on Sundays. Some were consistent, most weren't. Others disappeared entirely.
There were a few weeks, especially later on in the season, where some squads only had 5 people in the arena, no subs, no coorder -- with 25 people rostered.
I have opinions on stacked squads and whether or not tight roster limits help or hurt, but if we look at it as empirically as possible, I can tell you my #1 concern with only 15 spots is the ability to field 5 starters and 2 subs (2 sorely needed subs, usually) every week.
To compete, then, means about 50% of my TWLD roster needs to show up every week, and looking back that kind of turnout rate has not been the case in any of the TWLs I've played.
If we boil down this argument to the lowest common denominator, I think the question becomes for a 1-League squad is this:
"Will I be able to show 5 every week with a 15-man roster after hardlock?"
Last year, with 25-man limit, every squad in TWLD showed 5 every week. I know Paladen usually had 2 subs, but of the 25 probably 6-12 showed up on Sundays. Some were consistent, most weren't. Others disappeared entirely.
There were a few weeks, especially later on in the season, where some squads only had 5 people in the arena, no subs, no coorder -- with 25 people rostered.
I have opinions on stacked squads and whether or not tight roster limits help or hurt, but if we look at it as empirically as possible, I can tell you my #1 concern with only 15 spots is the ability to field 5 starters and 2 subs (2 sorely needed subs, usually) every week.
To compete, then, means about 50% of my TWLD roster needs to show up every week, and looking back that kind of turnout rate has not been the case in any of the TWLs I've played.
Comment