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Idea: The AoC Premier League
Premier Division
The Idea
Much like in football the idea for the AoC Premier League (name change required) is to create an official ranking system for players with the advantage of all the excitement that comes with it. Players will compete over a 12 week season in a round robin tournament, playing one game per week until the end of the period. Points are calculated by sets won, lost or drawn and the top 3 players will receive a prize whilst the bottom 4 players will be moved down into the division below; giving a chance for up and coming players to have a shot at the very top. There will be a total of 4 divisions, giving the chance for the top 48 players to compete.
A set will consist of 2 games. Unlike a best of 3 where the winner is decided by the first person to win 2 games, a set of 2 games give the opportunity for players to win, draw or lose. A win will be awarded 3 points (2/2 games won), a draw will be awarded 1 point (1/2 games won) and a loss will receive 0 points (0/2 games won). Each set of 2 games will consist of a home map from each player.
The Team
With a plan to carry out a league such as this we understand that it will take up a lot of time and effort to keep things organised and running smoothly. There will be a dedicated team of people helping to run things and keep the league as professional as possible, helping to sort out any scheduling problems and ensure that people are abiding by the rules.
We also plan to have a dedicated area for the league, where you can easily see how your favourite players are doing, view the latest league tables, read the latest news and get your hands on any of the recorded games.
Requirements
In order to take part in this the players will be required to sign up for a spot, the players will then be split into divisions based on various criteria. We have decided that players wanting to sign up must be rated 1900+, this is to encourage up and coming talent to take bigger strides in a competitive scene with the motive of advancing to the next division.
Further Details
With seasons lasting 12 weeks (1/4 of a year) we can aim to complete 3 seasons in a year, each with 4 weeks break in between. Keeping the scene active and the competitiveness high, these 4 weeks will also act as “transfer windows” where players who wish to drop out can do so and re-organising the divisions can take place if necessary.
To clarify above: in each of the four divisions there will be room for promotion and demotion after the end of each season. The top 4 players will receive the opportunity to advance to the division above, and the bottom 4 players will be demoted to the division below. After each season a prize can be provided for the top 3 players in the highest division and the top player in the lower divisions, potentially a cash prize for the premier division and a Voobly or ZeroEmpires sponsored prize for the lower divisions.
Players wishing to leave in a “transfer window” are free to do so however, if they choose so miss a season and come back later they will be required to re-join one division lower than the division that they left. Further rules and regulations about incidents such as this will be documented later on.
To clarify above: in each of the four divisions there will be room for promotion and demotion after the end of each season. The top 4 players will receive the opportunity to advance to the division above, and the bottom 4 players will be demoted to the division below. After each season a prize can be provided for the top 3 players in the highest division and the top player in the lower divisions, potentially a cash prize for the premier division and a Voobly or ZeroEmpires sponsored prize for the lower divisions.
Players wishing to leave in a “transfer window” are free to do so however, if they choose so miss a season and come back later they will be required to re-join one division lower than the division that they left. Further rules and regulations about incidents such as this will be documented later on.
The Goal
The goal of this is to bring entertainment to the community whilst increasing the activity among top players in 1v1 as well as encouraging every single soul out there to improve and try making it into a division. It is also possible that this league could become an official ranking system for the top players, fixing many of the problems with the current rating system and making it more enjoyable for all.
Afterword
This idea is very new and very little has been done so for to make this a reality, if your response is positive then you can be sure to see more about this very soon as we start work on making this dream come true. If you are interested in helping or signing up to take part in a league then please wait until an appropriate thread is posted to do so.
Official rules will be made and the way in which things will work will be fully documented by the time we intend to kick things off!
Thank you for your time and we hope you are as excited about the idea as we are!
ZeroEmpires & TheViper