After further discussion with multiple members of the community and regiment leaders, we've decided to change the leagues by moving the 1er Gren from league 2 to 1. League 1 will still play each other twice and league 2 only once. The brackets of course will change due to this so expect to play different regiments at different times. If anymore concerns are wanting to be addressed please do message us, we do try to make this a community effort, but not one where it is unfair for certain regiments. We are trying our best to make this league fun and fair as possible even with the limited amount resources we can allocate to certain leagues.
No one was trying to be unfair or unreasonable. The issues were that never in the history of this league had there been such a lopsided distribution of regiments. Many felt that some of the rules of previous seasons of league were not being brought into account. So its clear that we have neglected one of the key rules of NANWL of seasons past and the root of NWL itself. This is from the first 4 seasons of the North American League:
"31. - The regiment coming in 1st place in League 1 will be crowned "Champions of North America". The two last regiments in League 1 will be moved into League 2. The first two regiments in League 2 will be moved into League 1. The third of League 2 will play the third last of League 1 for the spot in League 1, the loser is moved/will stay in League 2. There has to be a winner, so if after 10 rounds the score is 5-5, 1 more round will be played!" Jackiechan 2015
From NWL thread:
"At the end of the NWL the 2 best regiments in the second league rise up into the first. The the 2 worst regiments of the first league will descent into the second. We will also have relegation games if necessary! The 12th of the first and the 3rd of the second league will fight for promotion or staying in the league."
At this point in time some of you New Gens are like, "So what Papabean that was back than it doesn't need to apply now." Oh yes it should little one, you see when a regiment constantly is winning in one division of league and is not being moved up, it makes it so its not fun for others!
Now I understand that this rule was not used in any of the leagues since season 5, however, it does not mean that the rule should not be considered for being put back into league. But I just want everyone to understand that this was the entire argument on which why 15e should be in league 1 and why LIR should be league 2 for all you silly kids. 15e/USMC have won League 2 twice now without ever being moved up to League 1. It shouldnt matter what the caliber of a regiment was in a previous season compared to now,
the principle of letting others have a shot at winning...thats what matters.
But seeing as this may be the best middle ground, I hope that it works out. I still think that Waste had a wonderful idea about everyone playing each other once. But as I said, it was an idea. Thats all I have to say about that.
