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ReignOnU wrote:3 weeks until release... here's some ideas that I have running in my head...

NDL Premier League
- 16 teams
- For the launch, the team selection will be limited to a minimum OVR rating that would include roughly the top 25 teams.
- 6 week schedule
- 3 home-away matches open per week for 5 weeks, with 1 final week of catchup
- Stats will be tracked on NDL league site (I've got a not out to Holmey)
- Champions League starts with group play for weeks 3-4, semi-finals in week 5, championship in week 6
- 1st season CL will be all 16 teams, with weeks 2-3 being group play, week 4 quater-finals
- Top 8 teams (see below) qualify for the Champions League
- Top 8 teams determined by standings from the previous season + weekly bonus points
- Teams may earn 3 bonus points PER week (weeks 1-5) for writing a small team recap for their squad and posting it in the Weekly Recaps forum. These points ONLY apply to CL qualification for the following season.
- I'm still considering a system for holding onto a team or putting limits on the number of times they can be kept.


This is a large overview of what I have in mind. My goal is to prevent the issues in year's past of leagues starting and stopping or fading off. I'm aiming for a setup that continues for a full year... with very little downtime. I realize that we may need to start at 8 or 12... and that the system has to be flexible enough to expand to 20 or 24 (dream big!).

I will likely look to have someone help with running the league, as much for keeping up the immersion or handling any site issues, as anything else.

ReignOnU wrote:3 weeks until release... here's some ideas that I have running in my head...

NDL Premier League
- 16 teams
- For the launch, the team selection will be limited to a minimum OVR rating that would include roughly the top 25 teams.
- 6 week schedule
- 3 home-away matches open per week for 5 weeks, with 1 final week of catchup
- Stats will be tracked on NDL league site (I've got a not out to Holmey)
- Champions League starts with group play for weeks 3-4, semi-finals in week 5, championship in week 6
- 1st season CL will be all 16 teams, with weeks 2-3 being group play, week 4 quater-finals
- Top 8 teams (see below) qualify for the Champions League
- Top 8 teams determined by standings from the previous season + weekly bonus points
- Teams may earn 3 bonus points PER week (weeks 1-5) for writing a small team recap for their squad and posting it in the Weekly Recaps forum. These points ONLY apply to CL qualification for the following season.
- I'm still considering a system for holding onto a team or putting limits on the number of times they can be kept.


This is a large overview of what I have in mind. My goal is to prevent the issues in year's past of leagues starting and stopping or fading off. I'm aiming for a setup that continues for a full year... with very little downtime. I realize that we may need to start at 8 or 12... and that the system has to be flexible enough to expand to 20 or 24 (dream big!).

I will likely look to have someone help with running the league, as much for keeping up the immersion or handling any site issues, as anything else.

DRiccio21 wrote:i'm in

i really think we need to recruit some lobby guys we play or maybe guys from other leagues. we can run successful leagues, its just a matter of getting enough guys so when we lose a couple we don't fall apart

DRiccio21 wrote:i'm in

i really think we need to recruit some lobby guys we play or maybe guys from other leagues. we can run successful leagues, its just a matter of getting enough guys so when we lose a couple we don't fall apart

shel311 wrote:

DRiccio21 wrote:i'm in

i really think we need to recruit some lobby guys we play or maybe guys from other leagues. we can run successful leagues, its just a matter of getting enough guys so when we lose a couple we don't fall apart

I only know of one guy, and he's a no go because Corey is his boss and Corey can't have him know how much work his boss doesn't do everyday.

Uuaww wrote:

shel311 wrote:

DRiccio21 wrote:i'm in

i really think we need to recruit some lobby guys we play or maybe guys from other leagues. we can run successful leagues, its just a matter of getting enough guys so when we lose a couple we don't fall apart

I only know of one guy, and he's a no go because Corey is his boss and Corey can't have him know how much work his boss doesn't do everyday.

this does not surprise me that you only have one friend other than corey

shel311 wrote:I only know of one guy, and he's a no go because Corey is his boss and Corey can't have him know how much work his boss doesn't do everyday.

jsence2 wrote:

ReignOnU wrote:3 weeks until release... here's some ideas that I have running in my head...

NDL Premier League
- 16 teams
- For the launch, the team selection will be limited to a minimum OVR rating that would include roughly the top 25 teams.
- 6 week schedule
- 3 home-away matches open per week for 5 weeks, with 1 final week of catchup
- Stats will be tracked on NDL league site (I've got a not out to Holmey)
- Champions League starts with group play for weeks 3-4, semi-finals in week 5, championship in week 6
- 1st season CL will be all 16 teams, with weeks 2-3 being group play, week 4 quater-finals
- Top 8 teams (see below) qualify for the Champions League
- Top 8 teams determined by standings from the previous season + weekly bonus points
- Teams may earn 3 bonus points PER week (weeks 1-5) for writing a small team recap for their squad and posting it in the Weekly Recaps forum. These points ONLY apply to CL qualification for the following season.
- I'm still considering a system for holding onto a team or putting limits on the number of times they can be kept.


This is a large overview of what I have in mind. My goal is to prevent the issues in year's past of leagues starting and stopping or fading off. I'm aiming for a setup that continues for a full year... with very little downtime. I realize that we may need to start at 8 or 12... and that the system has to be flexible enough to expand to 20 or 24 (dream big!).

I will likely look to have someone help with running the league, as much for keeping up the immersion or handling any site issues, as anything else.

I'll help with running the league, I've gotten quite familiar with setting up/handling the NDL2 site for FIFA

ReignOnU wrote:

jsence2 wrote:

ReignOnU wrote:3 weeks until release... here's some ideas that I have running in my head...

NDL Premier League
- 16 teams
- For the launch, the team selection will be limited to a minimum OVR rating that would include roughly the top 25 teams.
- 6 week schedule
- 3 home-away matches open per week for 5 weeks, with 1 final week of catchup
- Stats will be tracked on NDL league site (I've got a not out to Holmey)
- Champions League starts with group play for weeks 3-4, semi-finals in week 5, championship in week 6
- 1st season CL will be all 16 teams, with weeks 2-3 being group play, week 4 quater-finals
- Top 8 teams (see below) qualify for the Champions League
- Top 8 teams determined by standings from the previous season + weekly bonus points
- Teams may earn 3 bonus points PER week (weeks 1-5) for writing a small team recap for their squad and posting it in the Weekly Recaps forum. These points ONLY apply to CL qualification for the following season.
- I'm still considering a system for holding onto a team or putting limits on the number of times they can be kept.


This is a large overview of what I have in mind. My goal is to prevent the issues in year's past of leagues starting and stopping or fading off. I'm aiming for a setup that continues for a full year... with very little downtime. I realize that we may need to start at 8 or 12... and that the system has to be flexible enough to expand to 20 or 24 (dream big!).

I will likely look to have someone help with running the league, as much for keeping up the immersion or handling any site issues, as anything else.

I'll help with running the league, I've gotten quite familiar with setting up/handling the NDL2 site for FIFA

Thanks Jason. I'll let Holmey know to give you access. He setup the basic stuff for me today. Much appreciated. I was going to text you but I was off and on calls most of the day.

Cnasty wrote:Yes.

Or the Playstation app on your phone.

shel311 wrote:

Cnasty wrote:Yes.

Or the Playstation app on your phone.

Keeping with my technological failures theme of the night, this made me think, I've always had my ps4 set to auto download while in standby mode but every time there's an update, it doesn't download and I have to do it when I fire it up.