Originally posted by mattey
TWLB Winners:
S8: Dice
S9: -Final-
S10: Dice
S11: Dice
S12: Penetrate
S13: Dice
S14: Penetrate
S15: Dice
TWLJ Winners:
S8: Dice
S9: Syndicate
S10: Thunder
S11: Thunder
S12: Thunder
S13: Thunder
S14: Sk8 (Thunder)
S15: Dice
In the last 8 seasons, Dice/Pene have won 7/8 basing titles, and Dice/Thunder 7/8 javing titles.
Season 7 was the start of the decline of the TW population and the consolidation of the majority of the good players into several dynastic squads began in Season 8. Prior to that, there was a different winner every year. Good squads that build up new talent, give the status quo a challenge, lose, dissolve, and all their talent gets assimilated by the top 2/3 squads, then the process repeats.
This isn't a complaint, I think these dynastic squads should be commended for having been so dominant over such a long period of time and having such managerial acumen to stay on top, but perhaps we could trust-bust these monopolies, without completely throwing the system out, and get a more competitive game going, while still maintaining the legacy of those squads?
There's enough talent on the benches of most of top 4-5 squads to make another 3-4 squads or seriously bolster the rosters of mid-tier squads to make them serious contenders -- you have guys like SquallFF8 who were starters in the finals last year sitting on the bench... seems like a complete waste.
Potential Idea:
You take 10 squads every year, and allow them to keep 10 core players, and have a draft for the rest.
So, for argument's sake, let's say Dice chooses to keep these 10 players as their core:
Cape
Stayon
megaman89
cripple
JAMAL
a2m
tabarnak!!!
domi
waven
oder
Still a pretty dominant force, but they dont get to keep Glavitik, Mikes, NL>Triggger, wbm, riske, sphinx, paska, LF, Leitz, grandmastahs, Delectable, best, dsb, evildeed, tiny etc. unless they draft them.
I think it would make the league better, more competitive, and help keep the game alive. Also, if new pub map system were put into place to help retain new players and promote basing and getting new guys into ship 3 ASAP and getting kills in FR, could really help keep this game alive.
Just a thought.
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