Barnstormers and the "invite" feature. Waiting for Semi's.
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2020 9:34 pmSOM's soon to be released INVITE feature will be a welcome addition to Barnstormers. It is quite possible that we may try this out on the next Event #4 - a 60 Mil Event.
What does this mean ? Instead of just creating a bunch of leagues and saying - here is the password - go join a league - the Commish or league creator can create a league and INVITE players by having an email address OR a SOM username. This is to curb the possibility of "league shopping" or as some have suggested, some players jumping into what appears to be a "soft" league with alleged few strong players.
I would look to develop some kind of randomization of all those who are still on my "active" list and once I have this randomization completed, to create leagues and send out the invites. What does this mean to YOU ? You'll get an email to join your league, you wont need a password and you wont need to know if it's DH or NO DH or even the cap. If you need to buy a credit, you'll be prompted. Once you have your invite, you can populate your draft card, select draft order and stadium and once you have this done - you'll be dropped into your league.
I don't have all the details of how this will be presented to you the players, but I hope I will be able to get my hands on a test before event 4 and see how it plays out. I'm anxious. This will be great for all of us who create theme leagues on a regular basis, Barnstormers, Players Championship, Mystery Card Tournament - and the many of us who regularly create themes.
My randomization method could be as simple as lining up an alphabetized list of "active" players and requesting that someone do a RANDOM RUN to put next to it and then sorting the list. For example, 232 active players right now, I request a random run 1 to 232 by a non Barnstormers player and list that NEXT to the randomized player list. 1-12 go into the first league and then so on and so on. In the NEXT Event, I may put the "Z" player first in the draft order (Zimharry) instead of starting with "A" - (just a thought)
If a player that was supposed to enter a league is a no show or a dropout, I can invite a replacement or a filler. 232 players is 19 leagues PLUS 4 - so those 4 spillover players can be prime candidates for being a replacement.
As you can see, the logistics isn't fully formed yet but I hope to be able to present an update soon. I welcome your comments and suggestions on what I have detailed so far. I hope to have more news soon.
Happy Independence Day to you all !
What does this mean ? Instead of just creating a bunch of leagues and saying - here is the password - go join a league - the Commish or league creator can create a league and INVITE players by having an email address OR a SOM username. This is to curb the possibility of "league shopping" or as some have suggested, some players jumping into what appears to be a "soft" league with alleged few strong players.
I would look to develop some kind of randomization of all those who are still on my "active" list and once I have this randomization completed, to create leagues and send out the invites. What does this mean to YOU ? You'll get an email to join your league, you wont need a password and you wont need to know if it's DH or NO DH or even the cap. If you need to buy a credit, you'll be prompted. Once you have your invite, you can populate your draft card, select draft order and stadium and once you have this done - you'll be dropped into your league.
I don't have all the details of how this will be presented to you the players, but I hope I will be able to get my hands on a test before event 4 and see how it plays out. I'm anxious. This will be great for all of us who create theme leagues on a regular basis, Barnstormers, Players Championship, Mystery Card Tournament - and the many of us who regularly create themes.
My randomization method could be as simple as lining up an alphabetized list of "active" players and requesting that someone do a RANDOM RUN to put next to it and then sorting the list. For example, 232 active players right now, I request a random run 1 to 232 by a non Barnstormers player and list that NEXT to the randomized player list. 1-12 go into the first league and then so on and so on. In the NEXT Event, I may put the "Z" player first in the draft order (Zimharry) instead of starting with "A" - (just a thought)
If a player that was supposed to enter a league is a no show or a dropout, I can invite a replacement or a filler. 232 players is 19 leagues PLUS 4 - so those 4 spillover players can be prime candidates for being a replacement.
As you can see, the logistics isn't fully formed yet but I hope to be able to present an update soon. I welcome your comments and suggestions on what I have detailed so far. I hope to have more news soon.
Happy Independence Day to you all !
