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Africa league 1 - who's in, who's out?

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286851.12 in reply to 286851.11
Date: 6/12/2017 3:02:05 PM
DK Shaolins
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Other mergers will follow. Africa will be a kind of beta test. Remember what the BB said in march :

Next season (39) we will have our very first nations merger! The United Nations of Africa (not an official name yet) will be the first international league to feature teams from several different countries (if we don’t count Utopia, of course). These countries will keep their national teams and their players and draftees will still keep the nationality of their original nations, but the league will otherwise function just like any other: one top division, one cup and therefore, only two B3 contestant spots. Teams will be assigned in divisions based on their world ranking, with the top ranked teams filling the top division. In case this experiment proves successful, we will consider merging other nations with a low manager count in different international leagues.


I guess they'll merge pretty soon the Caribbean for example

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286851.13 in reply to 286851.12
Date: 6/12/2017 4:18:09 PM
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I guess they'll merge pretty soon the Caribbean for example

We could all guess. Would be better if everyone knew.

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286851.14 in reply to 286851.10
Date: 6/12/2017 4:43:57 PM
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Of course the users shouldn't be kept in the dark. I only meant that we hopefully will know more about it during next season. I definitely think the decision-making process should be more transparent. Ideally it should look like this:
1. Staff presents a change they want to implement.
2. Users can debate about the subject in the forums, which can provide feedback and suggestions for the BB's.
3. The BB's present a first draft of the thing they want to implement to the users.
4. Again the users can debate and give feedback, which can be used to adjust the solution.
5. The change is implemented.

Teams leaving is probably inevitable. But I think the mergers will give micro teams a more competitive environment, which in the end will make more teams stay, simply because competitive games are more fun.

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286851.15 in reply to 286851.14
Date: 6/13/2017 8:33:43 AM
Durham Wasps
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Teams leaving is probably inevitable. But I think the mergers will give micro teams a more competitive environment, which in the end will make more teams stay, simply because competitive games are more fun.

I agree with this. I've also said the BBs should be looking at creating a situation where people are competing in similar sized leagues, by which I mean a much smaller number of leagues of similar sizes, whether they be nations or regions.

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286851.18 in reply to 286851.17
Date: 6/14/2017 1:26:18 AM
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WR has no impact on any competition draw...

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286851.20 in reply to 286851.19
Date: 6/18/2017 1:39:49 PM
Durham Wasps
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Really a thread like this should have been started by a BB. Shame on them for leaving it to the people who are being experimented with.

I have a question for all the managers in Africa, if they don't mind. Is there any connection that you know of between the merger and the 20% reduction in teams in Africa this season, including 7 out of 7 in Ghana?

Next a question for the BBs, which of course will be ignored. Will there be any changes to the draft in the merged league? Clearly if there isn't there are going to be countries with absolutely zero chance of a decent draftee. Obviously this will encourage tanking for draft picks, and we are being led to believe the BBs are against tanking. This is not just an important issue for the African nations, but also for other countries who suspect they might be next, and for everyone interested in NTs in general.

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286851.21 in reply to 286851.20
Date: 6/18/2017 3:36:26 PM
DK Shaolins
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Hi,

I am sure there is no connexion between the merger and the 20% reduction in teams in Africa this season. I play for 20 seasons and i've seen a lot of managers come and leave.

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