Incandenza wrote:1. start date: I think that having the official start date as March 15 or even April 1 might be the best bet. In a larger sense, the clan league's regular season wraps up by the end of March. In a smaller sense, while the thota-monki challenge should be winding down, I wouldn't mind a wee break between the end of that challenge and the beginning of the cup.
I'll leave this to Chuck to answer.
Incandenza wrote:4. number of games: looks fine. Like some I'm not exactly over the moon with 1v1, but I accept the fact that they've become a legit part of challenges and thus merit some representation in an event of this sort.
lol. I argued with Chuck on this point as well. I am a big fan of 1v1, but I didn't think the majority of clans would agree to it. I think about half the challenges or so have 1v1 in there, which is why he decided to go with it, but because many do not, the number was kept very small.
Incandenza wrote:5. play-in games: should be kept pretty short and sweet, say 3d/3t/3q and a best-of 3 1v1 per side, 20 points, 24 total games, one map use, anything shorter and you might as well make the whole play-in best of 3.
Great idea. That would still make it a legit challenge (meeting the 20 game minimum) and it has good proportions. Obviously Chuck has to agree to this, as this is his show, but I'm giving my support for what it's worth.
Incandenza wrote:One question: for the 1v1 sets, do all 5 games have to have the same settings? Or does it just have to be the same map and same players?
All 5 games have to be the same map, with identical settings. I suppose the exception would be if you chose Random maps. The settings would still have to be the same, but obviously the maps would end up different.
Incandenza wrote:Nice work fellas, esp Chuck.
He deserves all the credit. Anyone else involved only proofread or gave feedback on how others might react.