Okay, okay. Let me go ahead and post this.
I'm sorry for the drama and the lack of communication. I'm sorry for insults and jabs. I'm sorry for this whole mess. This is my fault for not taking everything into consideration and I apologize for the difficulties we're experiencing.
I'd like... try and reorient the conversation, if possible. I'd like you all to join me in this positive direction of conversation. I ask everyone to remain civil and respective. We're all Pokemon fans here. We all care very much about a franchise that means so much to us and has helped define our lives. I'm glad that's what unites us because, to me, Pokemon has always represented an amazing world full of wonder, love, and adventure.
So, in spirit of what Pokemon means, let's also proceed in love and understanding.
It is probably too late to implement any meaningful system now, so I'd like to move this discussion to focus on next year and what we'd like to do differently.
Yes, I know that a year is far off, yet it probably won't hurt to discuss things now. At the very least, we can share ideas in preparation for what will happen.
I think that there have been a number of suggestions that we can try next year and I'll outline what I've heard. Please feel free to discuss what you'd like to see next year and comment on the ideas.
1. Team Cap
This idea focuses on having a hard or soft cap on the number of members on a team. A hard cap would be a set maximum that doesn't change while a soft cap would raise the maximum based on the number of people participating in the war/number of teams.
2. Bonus Points
Ash originally brought this up and I suggested an alternative. Essentially, smaller teams get more points during the course of the War in comparison to larger teams. Either the points small teams win are multiplied by some ratio, or they receive a set number of points each week.
3. Post-Team Draft System
This method involves members creating teams, then drafting people who sign up to participate in the War to their team. Thus creating equal teams.
4. Pre-Team Draft System
Elysia suggested this idea (though it seems familiar). Essentially, team leaders are selected and they draft members who sign up for the War. The members are asked to get to know each other in the team and to come up with a theme and name they can all agree on.
Obviously there are positives and negatives to each of the ideas. And there are other ideas I didn't list. I welcome all discussion, and I ask that everyone please remain civil during this discussion. Thank you.
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