Number of Qualifying Squads for TWL

[fLaReD]

A few people have came up to me and suggested having 10 squads in TWLB. What are your thoughts on this? Right now there are only 12 squads on the TWBD ladder, and two of them haven't played more than 2 games, so if 10 squads were eligible for TWLB, basically any squads that plays TWBD will qualify. Most of the squads do seem fairly competitive so I'm not entirely opposed to this, my only worry is that it is unfair to the LD and LJ squads to have to fight to qualify while LB is basically automatic.

There have also been a few people who suggested 8/8/8, but I think that would eliminate the opportunity to participate for too many deserving squads.

Whats are your thoughts?

[Turban]

10 / 10 / 10 all the way. Thunder will get 30 games in BD -- guaranteed. And the other one that doesn't have 30 games is Sweet if I recall right, and they should have enough games played as well before May 1st.

[Vatican Assassin]

looks like it's going to be 10/10/10, i would suggest that you ask the owner of thunder and sweet if they even want to be in LB, and if they are capable of not forfeiting any games

[Diakka]

vati for lb op

[fLaReD]

i asked both already they both said yeah

[Vatican Assassin]

then let's get it on

[Vys]

It should be 8/8/8. Twl has always been about the top squads competing to get into twl. If the squads are as good as everyone says they are and then getting in the top 8 before may 1st is quite easy.
Just make it so that people have to log on and try to get in the top 8.
This isn't like 6 years ago, when we had lots of decent squads all competing. We should lower the squads entering seen as the population has lowered

[Jones]

This isn't like 6 years ago, when we had lots of decent squads all competing. We should lower the squads entering seen as the population has lowered

This here is key, but not the way vys presented it. TWL should allow more squads in. minimum 10. The reason is entirely because the population has lowered. Get more people involved in the "only" thing people care about in this zone. This is not the time to be picky or elitist, if you want that you could just make a small tournament for Sweet, Thunder and Fierce and see who wins TWLD, inviting 7 more squads will just make it a snooze-fest, but you don't see us complaining about the competition until now.

One of the good things last season was - despite a 0-9 score - Penetrate is still alive and kicking and has improved in warbirds ever since. Not to mention, they are highly competitive in another league, and this is in my opinion key. Get more people and/or more squads involved in all 3 leagues.

TWL is already rare as it is and by keeping an elitist attitude about who gets in will just kill the competition in the lower ranked squads in the long run, seeing as they will probably just stack on 2-3 bottom-tier squads when their original squad was left out.

No doubt, because we have such a low population, we can't keep strict limits on the number of squads allowed to compete. TWD ladder position and rivalries do not work anymore in keeping odd squads out. It is mostly just a way to pass the time for atleast half of the squads.

I vote 10.

[Eelam]

re

What jones said, penetrate is a great example of people having exposure in other leagues. They have become pretty decent in LJ, and can beat the top tier squads in LJ, if we take them too easily. Keep in mind, many of "new" people playing in various leagues are people who are competent in other leagues, i.e. sweet members who are great javs and wbs learning how to base.

[Soilderz]

It's good if the duelers come and whine that it's too easy to come into LB maybe they will try next year themselves and we'll get 14-15 squads in twbd.
All those 10 squads in bd can compete so 10/10/10

[KiAN]

Wow, jones is so persuasive.. Ichange my 8/8/8 vote to 10/10/10. Ty4this

[kthx]

Lets make each league 16 squads each, that way everyone can have the 35 man roster they want, because we all know no squads are going to try to play three leagues even if they suck in two of them only to have 20 extra twl roster spots :/. Increasing the squads that qualify for TWL might let more people play but at the same time it makes the competition of TWL that much less and takes away the entire point of striding to make it to a twl squad after playing/practicing for a long time. Diluting the competition so that AZN_Pubber362 and his squad DragonWarriorX can play in TWL doesn't make anything better.

[kthx]

if you want that you could just make a small tournament for Sweet, Thunder and Fierce and see who wins TWLD,

Oh, and rofl, every year you always toss your squad in with the obvious best warbirds squad where it doesn't belong. Yet you haven't even made it to the semi finals yet, let alone the finals, don't count your chickens before they hatch five years in a row please.

[Engineers]

Yet you haven't even made it to the semi finals yet

uh didnt sweet play sk8 in semifinals and kept it pretty close and exciting? :O

[Infrared]

as a baser am very emotional that u decide 2 leave out 2 squids!!! Pls Allow 10 Squads In TWDT-B!!! :b