Season 5 is underway! Players, check your tournament invitations.

Here are the links for each Group:

Group A

http://WarLight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?TournamentID=3180

Group B

http://WarLight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?TournamentID=3182

Group C

http://WarLight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?TournamentID=3183

Group D

http://WarLight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?TournamentID=3184

Group E

http://WarLight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?TournamentID=3185

Group F

http://WarLight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?TournamentID=3186

Group G

http://WarLight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?TournamentID=3187

Group H

http://WarLight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?TournamentID=3188

Concept

The Promotion/Relegation League is a seasonal group of round-robin Warlight tournaments, always on the classic “strategic middle earth” map and settings. Players are grouped into small groups (6 on average). At the end of each season, the top players of each group are promoted to the next group above. Bottom players are relegated to the next group below. Middle players remain in the same group.

The league is meant to appeal to players who want to see, over the course of several seasons, where their natural level of competition might take them. For new, skilled participants, this means patience in getting to the levels where they will be challenged. Hopefully, that is part of the fun. The idea is to see how quickly you can progress, how long you can stay high, or how long it takes to stop a skid.

Rules

The league is run with a balance of predictability and flexibility. Final decisions are made by the league administrator (currently Chokecherry) with an attempt to consider input of league players.

Currently, the model is to typically have the top two promote and the bottom two relegate but there are exceptions. Where there is default – a player becoming inactive or asking to bow out of the league – there can be more promotions to fill in the vacancy. Where this happens in several groups there can be a lot of shuffling. The principle, though, is to almost always have at least one player relegated.

Any player inactive in the last three games of any tournament is deemed to be out of the league and can only return as a new player in an expansion or bottom group.

Placements in a round-robin are determined by number of wins. In the event of a tie, placements are determined by head-to-head results among the tied. Occasionally, there are loops of ties that cannot be resolved by the head-to-head rule. A tie-breaking tournament then takes place unless all the players involved agree to otherwise settle the tie.

Anyone can join the league, members and non-members alike, simply by request in the most recent “Promotion/Relegation League” forum thread. New players begin in the bottom group or in an expansion group. Promotions from expansion groups depend on numbers within the new groups.

Before the beginning of each season, a summary of the movements will be announced to allow for questions or corrections. The league works most smoothly if those who wish to bow out of it let the administrator know before the new season begins instead of simply declining to play after the groups have been determined and tournaments begun.

For the curious, here is a link to the season 4 thread

http://warlight.net/Forum/Thread.aspx?ThreadID=4306

This contains links to previous season threads which in turn provide all links to previous tournaments and development of the idea.

Good, I managed to keep up in group D.

OK, who put Niko and Luxis in Group B? D:

Group C, make room for me - I'm coming down there next Season. >:D (Being relegated isn't necessarily bad. I felt like an idiot against the elite in Group A. Now that people like Niko and Luxis have climbed up to B, I don't think I'll feel any better in here.)

As season 5 is getting under way, season 4 has officially ended with the final group A games over. Congratulations to Dunga for winning group A of season 4. Yet again, he is the supreme league champ!

uhul, 4 times in a row in 4 tournaments.

It will take while to someone top that, specially because the A division will get harder and harder.

All groups are still in progess, but we already know this: there is a new league champion.

Congratulations to Heyheuhei who has won all his Group A games and finally unseats Dunga as top dog after 4 straight seasons.

Can i join? :)

Yes! It will probably be several weeks away to next season.

Hi everyone. There are just two games left in season 5 (though one of them hasn't really started yet), and more updates will soon be posted here.

Current players: this is the time to let us know if you do not wish to be automatically included in season 6. This information is important to plan the consequential movements up or down for a successful next season.

Also, new players, including Reza, will be included in the lowest group by simply expressing interest in this thread. The "notable thread" feature of the forums might have decreased the exposure to this open league.

Question, comments, bragging and expressions of frustration or despair are also always welcome.

count me in!

cool.

you can add me in also, thanks

I'm totez in this league of debauchery.

I'll rejoin too.

Also want to join. So count me in, please.

count me too please

Welcome newcomers!

Here is a preview of how I think season 6 is going to shape up. As usual there are a number of retirments to handle and this means fewer relegations and more super-promotions to try to have groups of 6. I try to do things in an objective way but want to allow for comments before the new season starts.

Currently, we have 4 from Group A, 4 from B, 6 from C, 6 from D, 4 from E, 5 from F, 5 from G and 6 from H. Here is how I see that shaking out for the new season with new groups (showing the Season 5 origins):

A - AAAABB
B - BBCCCD
C - CCDDDE
D - CDEEFF
E - DEFFGG
F - FGGHHH
G - GHHH,Reza,Hellbender
H - Remaining newcomers

Comments? Questions?

join but probably stuck in the bottom.