Squadron Challenges
Squadron Challenges is a proposed method of squadron competition under the new reorganization. It involves two squadrons matched up against each other each month, with people in those squadrons allowed to challenge each other 2 times per month.
Challenges
The overall goal of the challenges would be for one squadron to win against another by collecting more challenge points.
Scoring system
A scoring system will be created on the website that tracks all of these points in real-time.
Individuals 5 - win 3 - win by forfeit 3 - loss 0 - loss by forfeit 0 - draw, or mutual forfeit -2 - at end of month, if no challenges issued or answered by a person
Squadrons +5 - All challenges followed through by a squadron (no forfeits)
Goals of the scoring system: - Actually playing a match and losing is rewarded more than forfeiting. - No points are needed for draws, since they don't affect the overall squadron head-to-head record. - Won't punish "no challenges participated" too much in case someone prefers to participate in other ways.
Season
The squadron matchups would take place over a season, during which squadrons compile records against each other. Each matchup would be one month long, and run from (say) the 8th of the month until the last day.
Playoffs would occur at the end of the season, matching up the four squadrons with the best records.
A season starting in April would then look like this:
- Month 1: April 8-30, 2011
- 2: May 8-31
- 3: June 8-30
- 4: July 8-31
- 5: August 8-31
- 6: September 8-30
- 7: October 8-31
- Playoffs semifinals: November 8-30
- Playoffs finals: December 8-31
Note: with twelve total squadrons, it's not possible for every squadron to challenge every other squadron within one year and still have playoffs; the previous schedule should be taken into account when devising the next year's schedule.
Example rounds
Round 1 (e.g. April 2011)
- FireClaw vs Gold
- Red vs Red Dragon
- Dagger vs Resurrection
- Renegade vs Rapier
- Lancer vs Zealot
- Chisha vs Shochu
Round 2 (e.g. May 2011)
- FireClaw vs Red Dragon
- Red vs Resurrection
- Dagger vs Rapier
- Renegade vs Zealot
- Lancer vs Shochu
- Chisha vs Gold
Ladder
incorporate ideas from RS Ladder