Let's inject some logic and fact into this discussion.
Many felt that some of the rules of previous seasons of league were not being brought into account.
Yes, exactly. I rewrote the rules between Season 6 and Season 7 because they had massive gaps in many areas, including the way leagues worked. The rules of Season 5 and prior are no longer applicable and even back then, it was a stretch to say that they were.
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When the people running Season 1 created that league, NW was flourishing with regimental activity. The league promotion/demotion system was a fun idea and there was certainly nothing wrong with trying, but it should have been clear to the moderators of subsequent seasons that it wouldn't work. To be clear, the system makes sense, but it relies on regiment fighting ability to remain similar to what it was in previous seasons...which doesn't happen.
I documented this here:
It is my understanding that in Seasons 1-3, signatures were only made for the first place team in League 1. The reason for this was that the regiments that win League 2 were promoted into League 1 in the following season as their prize. The problem with this is that the NW community is not a professional sports league where the same regiments are guaranteed to be participating in NANWL the following season. Many regiments that participate in one season did not exist by the time the next season came around. As a result, the composition of both leagues became unstable, especially after Season 4. As far as I can see from Seasons 1-3, the progression system has never functioned as originally intended. So, each league became self-contained tournaments in of themselves.
In Season 6, we made an effort to try to return to the previous progression model, but the aforementioned issue of long-term participation came up again. In Season 7, it just became a matter of trying to separate the regiments into two different groups to prevent a vast disparity in balance. Therefore, it is only fair that the winners of each league are rewarded with signatures. To exclude League 2's winner would be to ignore the contribution and efforts of the League 2 regiments in Season 7 of the NANWL.
As much as we want it to, an ideal does not usually match reality.
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.
Hardly true. League 1 of Season 6 was particularly lopsided. Originally the USMC and PSG were placed into League 1, but you moved them into League 2 to dominate there. Low skilled-regiments like the 22nd and LIR wee left to get trashed in League 1 despite my request to be placed into League 2. This is clear in the standings for
League 1 and
League 2. The USMC, PSG and 45e should all have been in League 1.
Why is LIR league one they arne't even League 1 material??
Just because a regiment didn't do well one year does not mean they won't do well the next year. If anyone has any sense you would know that the LIR are not like most League one regiment but if you are trying to define a regiment which you have no former experience with playing with. The LIR are a great regiment. Personally, after facing the LIR in 1v1s and playing for them a few times I can tell you that they are easily a league one regiment and highly undervalued because of inane bias. The only case you can make against the LIR is the fact that they are not as great of a melee regiment compared to most League one regiments, however, they are easily one of the best shooting regiments in this game which alone makes them very good for league one. Jetch's leading is also underrated in my opinion. Its nonsensical to even think of any regiment that is currently in league one isn't qualified for league one.
Have you looked at the standings from Season 6, 7 and 8? LIR has always requested placement in League 1 and has almost always gotten stomped in League 1. I imagine Jetch once again requested placement into League 1, but to say that they truly belong there is nonsensical. All the same, people who request placement into League 1 have always been allowed to play in it, regardless of whether or not they can compete on that level. Jetch has always wanted to play against the best regiments, which is quite admirable. However, saying that a regiment is League 1 material based purely on your own subjective interaction with them isn't a valid way of measuring skill.
Wouldn’t be NANWL without hella bickering on the forums
'Tis tradition
