Strategic 2v2 Settings except:

Random Teams to make 2v2.
Light Fog.
Local Deployment.
Maybe infrequent airlifts (every 7-8 turns?)
+1/0/-1 Bonuses Randomized

Edited 10/16/2013 19:37:49

I think random teams would be cool, so long as there is a tolerance with that. I wouldn't want to be teamed up with someone that is 50+ places lower than me on the ladder. Not sure how that would work when nobody has ratings (when the season starts). Maybe go by an average of past seasons or something?

facepalm chris... I'm down for randomized teams... as long as i get only good partners!

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random teams would be interesting, like the 4 ffa idea but setting up teams, and since the games are created with people at your rating level, it would work!!! but i dont think local deployment should be used for another season

I think perhaps what Chris meant was to have all 4 players on the same skill level (within a bracket).

This could be accomplished by levels at the beginning until ratings come out, and then by ladder rankings.

Obviously auto-teams so who knows who gets who, but start with all 4 with the same relative experience &/or expertise.

Levels aren't an adequate measure of skill, merely activity. dead piggy and I are the same level but I've yet to ever beat him in a game. :P

No miyagi the issues with inactive players on ladders is well documented on here. Nobody wants a complete anchor on their team

i believe teams wont work for the seasonal ladder

Please no Light fog

"I want random teams. In war, as in sex, I always get good, experienced random partners."

- HHH

Edited 10/18/2013 07:47:20

for real? :) hhh

Good call Tim. Light fog was why i quit seasonal. No surprises, especially with local deployments

Light fog was the reason I didn`t even participate in this season. It was the only factor for me that was bad, but it is annoying enough for me to stay out of the season.

Any other suggestions? Completely separate from my suggestion?

Edited 10/18/2013 20:36:01

I am a big fan of this season's settings. I would make some interesting changes and do a rerun.

Local deployment
Normal fog
Add an airlift card, every 7th turn sounds about right.
Cornucopia of delay and priority cards: one of each every other turn. Makes for interesting auction-type decisions: is getting priority here worth burning 1 card? 3 cards? 7 cards?

When is the next Seasonal ladder?