Policy Discussion: Invitationals

[Thestatusquo]

1) I enjoy the idea a lot.
2) I think once a year sounds about right, keeps them special.
3) I think that it could perhaps rotate. Or maybe even be left up to the mods discretion. I do not like the idea of it just being basic normal, since in my opinion those tend to be the most boring games to play/read.
4)Me!!! J/K. I like the polling system as described above. Let people apply via PM for a certain amount of time, and then create a thread where people can pick 3-5 or so, on a check box poll. That way its like allstar balloting, and it's all anonymous so no one gets mad. Perhaps you might even want a requirement for who can join, such as 3 or more completed games, or whatever amount of stringency you want.

[Thestatusquo]

I don't understand what is going to be divisive about an anonymous poll.

[Thestatusquo]

Or one other thought; if we're going to have 3 mini-invitationals this year, we could just invite the 36 most active and serious players on mafiascum to be in them, 12 per game, I think that should include most of the really active players on the site; and then the big invitational can be drawn based on which players do best in those games.

I am against this idea. Although it would include people like me in the invitationals, who would otherwise not get a chance to be near them, it would also give people such as twito, and masterchief, who are also ver active currently a chance to play, and no offense, but putting players of that caliber in the invitational games makes them...Well, not the kind of games that PJ described, where you don't have to think to yourself "I hope I am not reliant on XX to win."

Just a thought.

[Thestatusquo]

I sorta like an open application process, followed by voting...with check boxes, for 3-5 people. Tope 25 vote getters or so get in. Is anyone in opposition to this method? And if so, why?

[Thestatusquo]

It sounds too much like something wifom.net is already doing, to me.

[Thestatusquo]

They changed them. But it seems like essentially the same thing.

[Thestatusquo]

Because the intent is for the 'best of the best' from all different mafia sites to come together and compete.