The original post for the specs of the Fantasy League was deleted. I'm reposting for those who'd like more information.
Preface: Creating an actually competitive Grep world, since that’s all we’ve been complaining about for years now.
This is what we all want, so let’s do it right. The goal of this is to create a competitive US Server for ALL of us, and give newer players the opportunity to actually learn. We ALL want a good server, we are ALL tired of sister alliances and 5 alliance Pacts/Naps, we are ALL tired of lop sided no fun worlds that play out the exact same way EVERY world. It is our hope that this method will target and eliminate all known and currently foreseeable issues that plague Grepo, and improve gameplay for veterans and newbies alike.
How To Start:
A thread will be posted in the externals for the next "Good" speed world that opens. This thread will give you access to the Discord Server that will be used for coordinating the next “Good” speed world. In this thread, you will need to post your Discord name (so that a direct invite can be sent) and/or follow the link provided. Once in the server please change your “Nickname” to the in game name (IGN) you intend to use in this world, so that we can accurately keep track of the players and number of players actively participating in this world.
Numbers:
If the world reaches at least 100-200 players, we will move forward by splitting into teams. The goal is to have a minimum of 4 – 6 teams (This number may be more, pending the alliance cap). If you, or someone you know does not plan to use discord, but plans to be an active participant in this world, you may post or have someone post on your behalf that you intend to play in this word. (Please keep in mind that any players not using discord will be added to the polls and drafts last, as all coordinating will be through discord).
Players Are In:
After 100-200 players are actively interested, those who wish to be founders, may submit their names (in discord) to be voted as an alliance founder. ALL alliance founders will be voted for by all of the players of the world. When 8-10 players (again this number depends on the number of alliances possible) have submitted their names to be considered as a founder, all players in discord (or voting by proxy in discord) will vote on the top 4-5 players (again, numbers pending alliance cap) they would like to see as founder. These players will be the founders of the alliances in this world.
Leader Drafts:
Once founders are chosen each founder will get to pick 2 leaders to start the world with. If a player is picked by more than one founder to join an alliance as a leader, then, the Discord Admins will randomly assign that leader to one of those alliances.
*Note: The roles of founders and leaders may change/grow once the world starts. , Nothing here is to prohibit how an alliance works, or is run; however these conditions are here to start everyone on a somewhat even playing field.
Team Drafts:
Once the Founders and leaders are chosen, the Discord Admins we will create “roles” in Discord so that the Alliance Founders/Leaders may start drafting players to their team. Players will be drafted in rounds, each founder getting to draft one player each round. The founder who received the LEAST amount of votes (to become founder) gets first pick each round, and so on, so that the founder with the MOST amount of votes gets last pick each round. Rounds continue until ALL players are picked.
Trades:
After ALL alliances are founded, and all players have been chosen, or assigned to an alliance, the Founders/Leaders will have the opportunity to trade up to 5-10 players (exact numbers pending player and alliance count) with other founders. Founders/Leaders may elect to trade for any number of reasons, strategy, friendships, or competition.
Direction:
Once the alliances are established (all trades are complete) Founders will choose an ocean/direction to start. This gives all alliances a chance to establish a core, and have a fair start.
Founder Chat:
All founders/leaders will be added to a private chat in the Discord. This is where ALL team leadership can discuss what is working, what isn’t working, problems, logistical questions, kinks etc. This will help admin streamline this process for future worlds (if it works) and take care of problems as they arise. Also will keep ALL teams on the same page.
Please keep in mind that this is new, and there are going to be some bumps.
Finalization:
Once leadership has chosen their ocean, and all the teams are finalized, the “Grepo Ally Building” server will be transitioned into the World’s Chat. Players will be listed in that chat by alliance.
*Note: Anyone joining late can stay in the ocean they pop up in, and will be assigned a geographically appropriate alliance by Discord Admin.
Summary:
This experiment is designed to spread out all the “Golders” evenly. Every alliance should have good founders, leaders and players evenly distributed amongst them.
If an alliance falls due to inactivity, their core has been lost, or players go on a permanent vacation, any active players left in the alliance will need to dissolve the alliance, before joining a new alliance.
With this, founders, leaders and players are expected to work on the "honor system". It is expected that players will elect founders (who will choose leaders) that actually want to create a competitive world, and that they elect founders who won’t undermine this process for a crown (we get it, we all want a crown, but we actually want a fun, competitive world more than an easy crown).
Those who want to switch it up and help make the first US Server (in a long time) fun and competitive please stay tuned for more when the next “good” speed world opens.