Okay, week 3 is complete. I see one already scheduled, but
week 4 matches are due Sunday, March 26thThis week's matches:Gay Baker Boys vs. The Cream Team
Les Blues vs. Seal Team Sex
Brackets:
League 1League 2
Addendum: We are trialing a league transfer procedure this season due to concerns expressed a few weeks ago about the possibility of slumping League 1 players losing out on the ability to play. The goal of this process is accommodate players who were drafted as League 1 players, but, at least at this point in time, are not functioning as such without compromising the integrity of League 2's level of competition.
Each captain may, on a single occasion between the completion of his team's third match and the trading deadline, designate his lowest performing League 1 player as a League 2 player, and replace him with one of the top two performing League 2 players. The demoted player will not be permitted to play in League 1 matches until the playoffs.For performance, we're using Waste's point system. It has the advantages of being simple and objective, and does a reasonable job of measuring the most basic elements of performance and activity. So, what this means is the League 1 player with the fewest points after a match on Waste's spreadsheet may be demoted. This includes the captain. The demoted player
must be replaced, and to preserve the integrity of League 2, only the top two in points on the League 2 spreadsheet are eligible to be promoted.
Per rule 27.b, the promoted player will no long be able to compete in L2 matches. An addendum will be added to rule 27.a (when Risk is able); the demoted player, although being an L2 player, will not be permitted to serve as a substitute in L1 matches until the playoffs. This asterisk will follow a player if he is traded. This is here to attempt to ensure players are actually being sent down because, for whatever reason, they aren't functioning in L1 rather than simply being added to the L2 roster.
Each team can only make a single transfer, and are under no obligation to make one. Once the change is committed, it cannot be undone for the rest of the regular season. The window opens after a team's 3rd game, so it is open for GVT and Seal Team Sex right now and will open for all other teams next week. It closes at the same time as the trading deadline, when all roster movements are frozen.
Any official transfers that happen will be posted here on the forums.
Risk and I have considered the possible abuses of the rule and how to stop them, but
surely nobody is going to take a three week vacation or mass teamkill just to have a demotion to L2 when the prize pool is so much smaller. So instead of being even more unnecessarily verbose, anyone who figures out how to manipulate the rule and decides to screw up League 2 will be congratulated for their creativity and considered in violation of rule 29 or 30 (depending on whether we think you're cheating or trolling). Any questions can be directed to me until Risk returns.
