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Improving Round Diversity

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Alright so the 'banning guns' thread gave me an idea and I'd like to make a separate thread outlinining my thoughts and see if it's something the competitive community would be interested in pursuing.

Current System

  • A setup can only be comped once every 3 rounds
  • Variants are at mod discretion on a case-by-case basis

Proposed Changes

  • A setup can only be comped once every 5 rounds
  • Established variants kept on a running list (that will be public); new variants looked at by mods on a case-by-case basis

Goals

  • Improve diversity: This would mean that you'd only see certain setups at minimum every 50 days or 2 months or so (assuming ~10 day rounds). At minimum, you would see 30 different setups before seeing the same one comped again, allowing for a greater variety of setups to get exposure and giving people an opportunity to run on setups they like that may be less popular.
  • Tighten up what constitutes as a variant: makes things more objective and less on what the current admin/mod team thinks. This way there won't be as much debate over what is a variant or not the day of the round, it'll be pre-established and known, so people will know what they can and cannot comp

Please discuss. I'd also like to hear what the current mods think of this since they're the ones who will be enforcing this.

I could ship this
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I agree with the OP
Do you like this idea?
12
Yes
10
No
3
Yes, but with some changes
1
I don't really care
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has keri thirsted after peter yet because if not i'm gonna write her some instructions, such as going into sandbox and telling people you're suicidal so he thinks he has plausible cover for when he hits on you incessantly
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really though why are people so against new setups ?
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Jackhammer is his new brother joining the same Quest.
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Rondar is already the next Riotkiller.
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FoodLion says

rondar shows more potential towards becoming the next togepi.


could live with that tbh.
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FoodLion says

rondar shows more potential towards becoming the next togepi.


keri is already the next togepi
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but yeah anyway re: topic at hand, you've gotta realize that the crowd who wants new and interesting setups is a vast vocal minority to the people that just want to play things they're comfortable with. the best way to bridge that gap isn't to force the majority to play setups they're uncomfortable with, it's to make them comfortable with more setups. think about how many times you've played, like, red heart LOBL, and at least 2 of the people that showed up complained about the setup being too hard because the guide was so vague
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rondar shows more potential towards becoming the next togepi.
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alise says

I like to exclaim im gay


same
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...

"well f-word"*
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alise stop teasing me frick
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I like to exclaim im gay
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Actually giving this thing more thought made it seem like it's unnecessary and will just make the rounds less fun. Current system is ok.
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Jill says


Rondar says


Jill says


Rondar says


Lashka says

That's Bill, not Jill.


Woops. hi bill.


hella offended that u mixed me up w/ someone who's so much less tsun, tbh.


I was honestly wondering why Jill was exclaiming she was gay in that other thread. now i know.


actually i'm pretty sure that was real jill

it's all getting kind of blurry


well
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Rondar says


Jill says


Rondar says


Lashka says

That's Bill, not Jill.


Woops. hi bill.


hella offended that u mixed me up w/ someone who's so much less tsun, tbh.


I was honestly wondering why Jill was exclaiming she was gay in that other thread. now i know.


actually i'm pretty sure that was real jill

it's all getting kind of blurry
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Jill says


Rondar says


Lashka says

That's Bill, not Jill.


Woops. hi bill.


hella offended that u mixed me up w/ someone who's so much less tsun, tbh.


I was honestly wondering why Jill was exclaiming she was gay in that other thread. now i know.
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what would i know about thirsting, i'm jill
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FoodLion says

togepi wouldnt use frick. you have to swear if you want to be togepi.


also you have to thirst after everything that isn't nailed down, but hey
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Frick off
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togepi wouldnt use frick. you have to swear if you want to be togepi.
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Rondar says


Lashka says

That's Bill, not Jill.


Woops. hi bill.


hella offended that u mixed me up w/ someone who's so much less tsun, tbh.
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Wow, Sidekick, i'm so sorry. You're looking so cute and lonely. Do you need cheering up? I'm here, to pay your credit card bills.
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Jill says

wait why am i still logged into this account ugh hold on


I was wondering why this account made such an intelligent post
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Lashka says

That's Bill, not Jill.


Woops. hi bill.
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Frick off