Squad System - Review

[FatBob]

if they did it would explode'
i've been sorting u lot out a deal so good it's criminal and had to spend several hours in the company of the luverly claire and her magic barrell of bud ha-ha
but i really really luv u all

ur my best m8s

officer what do u mean i have to go quietly

dancing naked in the streets is considered common courtesy in march

i'll get me coat

what do you mean stripsearch

 8O

ohhh not so bad!!

[sheepy]

to clarify what i ment is that i think we should have 2 even ability teams that play in competitions and they have a SL each, and to have a SL designated to run ED [thats 3sl's 2 squads] the 3rd SL would arrange ED games on the to days as they are now and ANY dmw member who wants to play will b given a game, this will b strictly rotation, those that havnt pld much will be ranked as the most likley to qualify for the game, to the exception of 1 admin if its on our server.

[albert]

My observations on this topic are:

1) Althought we have had more success in the Zombie Squad, it is definately down to playing in CB. My experience of playing EB matches was we got completely whipped every time. (As Doggers pointed, perhaps through the enemy adopting questionable means).

Suggestion: Both Squads play in CB for a bit just to test that theory. I think the Ghosts would find the play more enjoyable.

2) I miss playing with the other guys  :cry:  so would not have any issues with making us al lone big happy family again (emotional blackmail there)

Summary: I think Ghosts would enjoy a better match up with clans on CB, and both squads would be able to demonstrate how similarly skilled they are. There is no way to compare because they play in different ladders and EB "questionable". OMG, without a single swear word about ED (spit).

[sheepy]

we could always enter a second clan in CB under slightly diffrent name, eg:

-=[dMw]=-sheepy[G]

-=[dMwg]=-sheepy

-=[dGw]=-sheepy
i personally like ED, we are gettin much better matches now.

[Rad_Man]

This is my dMw clan of WHATEVER!!!!!!

guy comes up to me and says you a ghost or a zombie .....ah WHATEVER
(guitar rock tune) dah da da dah da da da da da da
playin on the hook and stryker shoots me in the back ..... ah WHATEVER
(guitar rock tune) dah da da dah da da da da da da
sheepeh says down the ramp on de nuke ..... i say..... WHATEVER
(guitar rock tune) dah da da dah da da da da da da
you want to make three squads instead of two  ... WHATEVER

cause this is my dMw clan of WHATEVER

mates and matesses(squirrel,FB and smiteness) i am enjoying playing with the ghosters and sheepeh and the Fat one leading us to almost some epic victories. We fair reasonably well but the most important part for me is that we have great fun, but we lack having a consistent side week in and week out because of the numbers of ghosties we have and the zombies wanting to play in our games as well, so we can't build up the relationships(keep ya pants on squirrel boy)and  understanding that a squad of 6 and 7 can for good battles . So maybe another squad will remedy that . I  can and will not make judgements on if the experience is working or not as I will go with the flow on anything that the Clan leaders want to do and try, without them we will turn into just another pubic bonehead server with no respect for other players and PCS.

[Dr Sadako]

We fair reasonably well but the most important part for me is that we have great fun, but we lack having a consistent side week in and week out because of the numbers of ghosties we have and the zombies wanting to play in our games as well, so we can't build up the relationships(keep ya pants on squirrel boy)and understanding that a squad of 6 and 7 can for good battles.

Zombies have actually just filled the empty spots in ghost matches. There have never been an instance where a ghost have had to give up a spot in a ghost match to a zombie.

I have played in few ghost matches but only to fill the empty spot. By doing this I have learned to play under different command and with different players. I see no problem in that.

If there had been more interest to use the availability in general (for both Z and G matches) we wouldn't have that "problem". If we look at the availability on average one would think that dMw were 8-15 players ... of which 4-9 can play the match in question. We need to improve on this independent on which type of structure we choose to use.

[sheepy]

there is a hard kore of about 10sad cases [me included] who are usually around at match time the rest of the players just float in and out whenever they feallike it

[Rad_Man]

Then sheepy we should go back to the old way and just choose a team on the night for all matches ED and CB?

[Armitage]

but then we go back to the old days with the server empty and the IRC full 3 or 4 nights a week

[Rad_Man]

Its about the only time we get to talk to each as a whole and then the non playees get back on the hook...

[TeaLeaf]

Whilst that system worked when we were a smaller Clan, it no longer works.  When we monitored what was happening we found that MH would house a good game right up until the point that we all departed to IRC.  After 10 minutes or so the regulars who were left (usually only 3 or 4) got bored and left.  5 minutes after that, the dMw peeps not selected returned.  As there were only 4 or 5 returning to the server they left too!  That was the problem.  That's why the new system is we all stay in the server until called to IRC.

As far as squads go, the real positive of the squads is that we know with much certainty that we are going to get a match on a particular night.

The down side is the division that has been felt.  Maybe what we should do is create some mixed squads instead?  We could rotatet the night each squad plays according to whatever is posted up on availability - that way we don't get stuck on one night a week.

I volunteer to switch to Ghosts if that helps........if they'll have me...

TL.  

[sheepy]

i think that we should have squads for match selection ease.
but these squads should b of mixed ability and should b shuffled every month or so

[Rad_Man]

fair comment TL, sheepys comment is good, one squad rotated fairly and of mixed ability, it just helps morale when you have a good shooter helping out on a rough night! Makes you feel better when his TANGO gets nailed as well.

[OldBloke]

I feel a logistical nightmare induced headache coming on ...

[Dr Sadako]

I feel a logistical nightmare induced headache coming on ...

Me signs up for one match a month to know when to play.