Okay gents it's that time of year again, and whilst we ain't done and dusted with the 2020 season and we're looking like it's gonna come down to the wire, I gotta start looking ahead to the 2021 season. Now usually I get a little bit of a break before the fights start picking up in the New Year but someone - yeah I'm looking at you Oscar and Eddie - saw fit to drop Garcia vs Campbell on 2nd Jan.
The upshot is that any potential changes have to be ironed out like... right now. Actually gonna have to put up the first Pick Em thread of 2021 before we got a final winner decided for 2020 just cos of the timing. Now, far as I'm concerned it's been a great season and it seems that mostly everyone's been pretty happy with how it's run. I know one or two players would maybe have prefered slightly fewer fights to give more time for research... and that's something we can look at again.
Other ideas? Well Ima revisit the same one I do every year and put it to the poll, that is adding in an extra detail for 'DECISION' picks. The proposed change would bring it from CLOSE being <12 and WIDE being 12+ to CLOSE anything up to 6, CLEAR 7 - 18 and WIDE 19+. Now we've moved away from the polled picks for good I think we're no longer constrained by the need to limit the picks to 10 options and I think it's an idea that makes sense, but as ever I ain't about forcing anything on the players... this is your game gents so make your feelings known.
kushking also brought up the idea of a voluntary sweepstakes for those who wish to participate, but whilst I'm completely amenable and would probably participate myself, Ima leave that to someone else to set up and run if anyone wants to step up the plate... I'm more than happy to offer ideas and assistance but that'll have to be someone else's baby in terms of actually running it.
Not sure what else... umm... oh yeah, CREW changes, I been a bit remiss in keeping in touch with the other CREW since Rona hit for which I offer my apologies HeadBodyBodyBody NC Uppercut, CauliflowerEars and otrocubiche, but I think we may have lost otrocubiche for good now for IRL reasons so I've invited long time player and contributor Mammoth onto the team as a replacement. As to the rest of you I'll check in by PM or contact me yourselves over the next coupla days just to get back upto speed for the new season... and I'll try to be a bit more inclusive next year!
I think that's about it for now, but the whole point of this thread is to invite ideas and comments and thoughts about we can improve the game, get more players on board and... well anything else Pick Em related. Main thing is we all get an opportunity to have our ideas heard and as much as possible give us the game we all want, so please gents, if you got anything share it on here and we can talk in over: More fights, less fights, a greater emphasis on competitive fights or a greater emphasis on big names...
All the best, and it's been a genuine pleasure this year - let's make 2021 the best Pick Em yet...
Yuletide greetings
K
Little sticky would be appreciated mods and thanks for your pateince with all my eff ups this year.
BostonGuy TBear jaded LoadedWraps bigjavi973
The upshot is that any potential changes have to be ironed out like... right now. Actually gonna have to put up the first Pick Em thread of 2021 before we got a final winner decided for 2020 just cos of the timing. Now, far as I'm concerned it's been a great season and it seems that mostly everyone's been pretty happy with how it's run. I know one or two players would maybe have prefered slightly fewer fights to give more time for research... and that's something we can look at again.
Other ideas? Well Ima revisit the same one I do every year and put it to the poll, that is adding in an extra detail for 'DECISION' picks. The proposed change would bring it from CLOSE being <12 and WIDE being 12+ to CLOSE anything up to 6, CLEAR 7 - 18 and WIDE 19+. Now we've moved away from the polled picks for good I think we're no longer constrained by the need to limit the picks to 10 options and I think it's an idea that makes sense, but as ever I ain't about forcing anything on the players... this is your game gents so make your feelings known.
kushking also brought up the idea of a voluntary sweepstakes for those who wish to participate, but whilst I'm completely amenable and would probably participate myself, Ima leave that to someone else to set up and run if anyone wants to step up the plate... I'm more than happy to offer ideas and assistance but that'll have to be someone else's baby in terms of actually running it.
Not sure what else... umm... oh yeah, CREW changes, I been a bit remiss in keeping in touch with the other CREW since Rona hit for which I offer my apologies HeadBodyBodyBody NC Uppercut, CauliflowerEars and otrocubiche, but I think we may have lost otrocubiche for good now for IRL reasons so I've invited long time player and contributor Mammoth onto the team as a replacement. As to the rest of you I'll check in by PM or contact me yourselves over the next coupla days just to get back upto speed for the new season... and I'll try to be a bit more inclusive next year!
I think that's about it for now, but the whole point of this thread is to invite ideas and comments and thoughts about we can improve the game, get more players on board and... well anything else Pick Em related. Main thing is we all get an opportunity to have our ideas heard and as much as possible give us the game we all want, so please gents, if you got anything share it on here and we can talk in over: More fights, less fights, a greater emphasis on competitive fights or a greater emphasis on big names... All the best, and it's been a genuine pleasure this year - let's make 2021 the best Pick Em yet...
Yuletide greetings
K
Little sticky would be appreciated mods and thanks for your pateince with all my eff ups this year.
BostonGuy TBear jaded LoadedWraps bigjavi973
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