Hi, this thread will be about the format of the second NU team tournament. Please leave your thoughts on the draft format, number of teams/slots, and tier format as soon as possible if interested. This thread will be open for the next few days and manager sign-ups will go up in the next week.
1. Draft format
SS NU #1
SS NU #2
SM NU
ORAS NU
BW NU
DPP NU
ADV NU
Potential additions:
SS NU #3 and/or SS NU #4
Bo3 (SS, SM, and ORAS)
GSC NU
RBY NU
1. Draft format
- Snake Draft
- We had NU Snake I last year and this would be a continuation of that format. This gives each team the same number of picks, but limits opportunities of certain teams to land certain players depending upon order.
- Auction Draft
- We have an auction every year for NUPL and the auction is often considered to be the best drafting format for official tournaments as we see in both SPL and SCL. This lets managers budget their auction as they feel optimal with minimum and maximum player thresholds, but not assuring each team has the same amount.
- Blind Auction
- Meri and I discussed this after it was brought up in the SCL thread -- see here for initial idea by lax and here for for explanation by Hogg -- this would be a novel type of auction that gives managers a chance to set their priorities as they please without being able to gauge the interest of opponents.
- Others
- Let us know any ideas you have!
- 8 teams
- Historically the standard, but requires more manager sign-ups and gives more regular season weeks -- likely means 8 slots per team
- 6 teams
- Fewer weeks, but could open up to more slots -- likely means 10 slots per team
- 10 slots
- Opens up to 2 more formats being included, but requires a greater amount of formats -- likely means only 6 teams and less regular season weeks
- 8 slots
- Keeps the quality of play up and is the standard, but could risk cutting out a format or two -- likely means 8 teams and more regular season weeks
SS NU #1
SS NU #2
SM NU
ORAS NU
BW NU
DPP NU
ADV NU
Potential additions:
SS NU #3 and/or SS NU #4
Bo3 (SS, SM, and ORAS)
GSC NU
RBY NU