07-25-2007, 05:40 PM
The thing about team cooldown is it doesn't address many of the problems brought up here. Issues I can think of:
1) teams temporarily reforming to drag down their rivals
2) teams being sold
3) teams reforming for the fun of smashing lowbies
4) teams that are used to powerlevel friends
Any others?
While #1 is bad, it's the only one that a cooldown fixes. What would you think about individual ratings, doing away with the whole permanent team concept? For each match, the teams rating is the average of the players, but you only get points for your *personal* rating compared to the other teams. So if you are 2000 and your partner is 1500, your team is 1750 and you play against people who are 1750. If you win, you get no points or nearly no points, but your partner is getting 32 per game.
This solution knocks out problems 1, 2, and 3. #4 I would argue is legit - there should be a way for people to help their friends catch up. It's not like such a team is really going to crack the top teams, not unless they level off for a while and gear up.
Also, I think they should give points for every bracket, but at a much reduced rate. Your number 1 bracket could give 80% of what it does now, number 2 20% and number 3 10%. That would reduce the incentive for people to slum with alts, without making it prohibitive to help out friends.
1) teams temporarily reforming to drag down their rivals
2) teams being sold
3) teams reforming for the fun of smashing lowbies
4) teams that are used to powerlevel friends
Any others?
While #1 is bad, it's the only one that a cooldown fixes. What would you think about individual ratings, doing away with the whole permanent team concept? For each match, the teams rating is the average of the players, but you only get points for your *personal* rating compared to the other teams. So if you are 2000 and your partner is 1500, your team is 1750 and you play against people who are 1750. If you win, you get no points or nearly no points, but your partner is getting 32 per game.
This solution knocks out problems 1, 2, and 3. #4 I would argue is legit - there should be a way for people to help their friends catch up. It's not like such a team is really going to crack the top teams, not unless they level off for a while and gear up.
Also, I think they should give points for every bracket, but at a much reduced rate. Your number 1 bracket could give 80% of what it does now, number 2 20% and number 3 10%. That would reduce the incentive for people to slum with alts, without making it prohibitive to help out friends.