Season 2 GWL Rocket League Interest - Now with combined leagues!

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Once again, congrats to A1 Since Day1 on their Season 1 victory. With (hopefully) increased interest and more teams, it'll be interesting to see if they can keep the crown through season 2.

Format
Since we can play cross platform now, we don't have to worry about splitting into two separate leagues.

The first major problem I noticed was that teams weren't getting their games in on time. Scheduling 6 people for 15 minutes during the week ended up being really, really hard - and that says nothing of the unfortunate teams that had to drop out due to time constraints.

We have two options here. The first is that we redo the same format as Season 1, where teams have one week to play their games. This had mixed success. The second is that we pick one night a week to show up and play Rocket League. If you can make that week, great, but if not, your team must find a sub. If a team can't show up they forfeit that week. This may seem a little heavy handed, but I think there should be more of a focus on keeping things running smoothly.

The second major problem I noticed was that teams dropped out. I get that real life takes priority, but I think that joining a team -is- a commitment. If you don't think you can make the RL night or won't have time to play week in and week out, depending on our solution above, then you probably shouldn't sign up for the league. Which brings me to...

The third major problem: stay respectful. The internet is a strange place now - what were once reasonable airing of grievances are now interpreted as "attacks", so I just want to make everything clear: we are all Goodjers. We ought to be on the same side. It's probably important to keep in mind that, if someone shows a bit of frustration, they likely aren't doing it to shame you. Vice versa, try to keep said criticisms respectful so that they are constructive. I've noticed that there are a few teams who can come off as condescending when they likely aren't meaning to.

Aside from that, the format will stay largely the same: best of three games determines the winner of the match, although this season will probably go longer as we'll have more teams now that we aren't split into two separate leagues anymore. The number of teams active as we approach the end of the season will determine our playoff format, though you should expect a similar format to season 1.


Teams

I've kept the same spreadsheet from season 1, and the teams that were still intact at the end of the season are still intact now. If you want to shuffle teams around, rename teams, and form new teams, this is an opportune time. Please add teams to the right side as they are formed.

Note: I know that PC teams and PS4 teams can play against each other, but I'm not sure if PS4 players and PC players can form a team together. Please advise.

If you do not have a team, add yourself to the free agents side - and if you see enough people there to form a new team, make some friends!

Please continue to use this topic for team formation/season 2 discussion. I will create a new topic when we begin Season 2 in earnest. As always, any suggestions or thoughts are welcome.

I'm interested - but I'm in the PS4 camp on this one. And I'm not very good. I WANT TO BE ON THE 1969 METS OF ROCKET LEAGUE.

Get Hemi to run the PS4 league, he could use a couple more years taken off his life.

I will happily team with whomever is willing to take me

*Oops, I'm on the PC btw.

Some get-the-ball-exploding team name suggestions:

Rocket the Casbah
Between a Rocket and a Hard Place
The Part of Rockets Where We Dance
The Rocket League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (and their rivals, The Rocket League of Ordinary Gentlemen)
Top of the Rocket
Rocket Monsters
Rocket Squares
H&R Rocket
Rocket-billies
YuGiOh Rocket Deck
The Rocketforward Files
The Rocketettes

I'd be interested in a PS4 League!

Xeknos, could we get a running list of interested players on both computer and PS4? My fingers are crossed there is actually enough PS4 interest to make two leagues :).

I'd join this party on the PS4

webdanzer wrote:

I'd be interested in a PS4 League!

But not interested in accepting the friend request I sent days ago! QQ

Fedaykin98 wrote:
webdanzer wrote:

I'd be interested in a PS4 League!

But not interested in accepting the friend request I sent days ago! QQ

Wait wait! Don't resolve this conflict! Hold this tension / rivalry for the league! THINK OF THE LEAGUE!

Fedaykin98 wrote:

But not interested in accepting the friend request I sent days ago! QQ

ACK! I didn't see it! Will accept tonight!!!

TheHarpoMarxist wrote:

Xeknos, could we get a running list of interested players on both computer and PS4? My fingers are crossed there is actually enough PS4 interest to make two leagues :).

I'll start compiling a list. Stand by.

TheHarpoMarxist wrote:

I'm interested - but I'm in the PS4 camp on this one. And I'm not very good. I WANT TO BE ON THE 1969 METS OF ROCKET LEAGUE.

I'm also in for PS4. Though I'll be the 1962-1964 Mets of the league

**Invokes Amoebic's go-for-it community-spirit from Ep. 459**
If there is a spot, put me in for PS4! (PSNID: oFINNo) I may also be able to drag a fellow long-time forum lurker along with me, if that helps balance things out. Let me know as things shape up.

Tanglebones wrote:
TheHarpoMarxist wrote:

I'm interested - but I'm in the PS4 camp on this one. And I'm not very good. I WANT TO BE ON THE 1969 METS OF ROCKET LEAGUE.

I'm also in for PS4. Though I'll be the 1962-1964 Mets of the league

Can we both be on "The Amazin' Rock-Mets"?

Ps4 for me too

PC for me!

TheHarpoMarxist wrote:
Tanglebones wrote:
TheHarpoMarxist wrote:

I'm interested - but I'm in the PS4 camp on this one. And I'm not very good. I WANT TO BE ON THE 1969 METS OF ROCKET LEAGUE.

I'm also in for PS4. Though I'll be the 1962-1964 Mets of the league

Can we both be on "The Amazin' Rock-Mets"?

My beer is Rheingold the dry beer..

I'm in on PC.

Let's do work SONS!

PC for me.

I'll play ps4 or pc.

Xeknos wrote:

Teams will consist of three players

Any rules for substitute players on teams??

Cathadan wrote:
Xeknos wrote:

Teams will consist of three players

Any rules for substitute players on teams??

Not as of yet - I set it up to be weekly so as to give everyone ample time to complete their games. This isn't Madden - three five-minute games should be easy enough to bang out. If this seems like a good idea to everyone, then we can certainly talk about it, but I'm worried that alternates may not be able to play.

I've also added a spreadsheet that everyone can add to in order to show interest for the leagues. I figure it can also be used to as a "looking for team" list, as well. As teams are formed and announced here, we can remove names from the list.

I'm on the list for PC - pending how many weeks this will run.
Scheduling around my work travel will be my second biggest challenge - hitting the ball in the right direction being my first.

I'd be down for PC, even though i've only played a couple games so far... Also, I claim Gumbie and Peasant for Team TF2.

ukickmydog wrote:

I'd be down for PC, even though i've only played a couple games so far... Also, I claim Gumbie and Peasant for Team TF2.

Team added.

Thin_J wrote:

I will happily team with whomever is willing to take me :)

PC or PS4, Thin?

I'm in. Put my name on the Spreadsheet too.

I did the spreadsheet thingie.

Note: I'm not good. No air shenanigans on my end unless I get a whole lot better real fast

Added myself, carrotpanic, and Boogle as a team. Looking forward to this!

I'm in!

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