Weekly Draft Games

Threevenge · #1 06-22-2011, 09:31 AM

With the constant issues of plane composition in ladder and the positive comments I hear about captain's games, I had an idea I wanted to propose to the Alti community that if there's enough interest, I'd be happy to try to organize. The odds of us getting enough to show seem slim but it'd be cool to try.

If in the rare chance we can conjure up at least 18 people, preferably 24, we could have 3 or 4 teams drafted by randomly selected captains play a round-robin with the 2 highest teams playing a championship. I think it'd be a cool way to introduce a few to the more competitive side of Altitude and bring more intensity.

As I said, I'd be glad to try to organize/judge such a tourney if there was enough interest. Thoughts?

bradgillis · #2 06-22-2011, 11:21 AM

+1

chars....

Premier Stalin · #3 06-22-2011, 11:29 AM

Sounds good

Also I reckon it could be easily done. I think you'd have to be uing both APL servers to speed it up though

inb4 eu lag QQ

Kuja900 · #4 06-22-2011, 05:29 PM

I don't know bout having a championship and all that jazz but just having a day and time to get some captains games going weekly would be great.

Carlos98 · #5 06-23-2011, 01:34 AM

Sounds phenomenal. I'm so down with this.

I would have a signup to participate and then have them answer yes or no to being a captain. I'm sure there are some people that wouldn't want to captain but still participate.

Clapon · #6 06-23-2011, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Kuja900

I don't know bout having a championship and all that jazz but just having a day and time to get some captains games going weekly would be great.

this, and id be down

Threevenge · #7 06-23-2011, 03:41 AM

Okay, maybe in the case we have a large group we can stick to the round-robin to have multiple teams. I thought the tourney idea would add a nice little edge to it, but really I'm just trying to add another way for players to quench that competitive thirst. Any preferences to how maps should be chosen?

elxir · #8 06-23-2011, 07:36 AM

why not just have weekly captains games at a set time?

captains server was all set up and pretty looking last i saw it

Ribilla · #9 06-23-2011, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by elxir

why not just have weekly captains games at a set time?

captains server was all set up and pretty looking last i saw it

This.

I think the draft is a really nice idea, but lets not try to run before we can walk, else this is likely to fall flat on its face. If we have 30+ turning up for captains games every week, then a draft would be a cool thing to organise.

sunshineduck · #10 06-23-2011, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by elxir

why not just have weekly captains games at a set time?

captains server was all set up and pretty looking last i saw it

because i've tried at least 3-4 times to set up weekly captains games and every single time the time rolls around people would just rather play ladder

DMCM · #11 06-23-2011, 02:38 PM

This is a great idea. In captains, unlike ladder we can make a team with an apporpriate plane setup and usually the games are much better than ladder.

Since sundays are usually for APL/SL/other competitions, we should try saturdays.

Say... 2 PM EST?

hurripilot · #12 06-23-2011, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DMCM

This is a great idea. In captains, unlike ladder we can make a team with an apporpriate plane setup and usually the games are much better than ladder.

Since sundays are usually for APL/SL/other competitions, we should try saturdays.

Say... 2 PM EST?

That sounds reasonable to me. Most people are awake by then, and it's not late enough that anyone is going out yet (at least in 'murca)

Clapon · #13 06-24-2011, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by hurripilot

That sounds reasonable to me. Most people are awake by then, and it's not late enough that anyone is going out yet (at least in 'murca)

why does it have to be so early! im either asleep or working out at 11am...

ragnorak727 · #14 06-24-2011, 07:06 PM

2pm est is 8pm on a saturday night over the water. we are not so sad in europe that we can play on a saturday night

on the other hand, weekly captains games is a cracking idea. if we had enough we could do two, 1 american and 1 eu. that way it would be easier to do weekday evenings which must be easier in some ways i would of thought.

Sean · #15 06-27-2011, 11:04 PM

Yeah, the weekly captain games is a great idea. I'm surprised this idea hasn't come up a lot before.

Fartface · #16 06-28-2011, 02:47 AM

Great idea

ViPR · #17 07-07-2011, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Kuja900

I don't know bout having a championship and all that jazz but just having a day and time to get some captains games going weekly would be great.

yeah something like:

Sunday 3EST set time
Captains decided at the time
Last 2 picks overall cannot have played in last game

repeat until bored

Void · #18 07-07-2011, 02:53 PM

I support this idea.