Originally posted by Robbo
1--Baca, it's unfair, end of !
How the hell is it a compromise when at the very least both myself and Magued will end up getting a lower position by virtue of the fact we can't field our proper side.
2--There are some things about this that you are at the moment unaware of, which cast a whole new shadow across these proceedings and the reasons things were done this way.
But that aside, I have no idea how on earth you could come to the conclusion they are being fair.
3--We have supported this league from the very beginning and the only people taking your stance in this Baca are the people who stand to gain from our exclusion.
This league needs to hold on to their top Euro teams and not to make things very difficult for them because things have a tendency to come back and bite people in the ass as will most definitely happen in this case.
Pete, not my intention to either aggravate you or take anybody's side. As I said, I only know part of the history here and my interest, such as it is, is focused on the interactions of the leagues which will likely impact all of us in various ways in the near and longer term.
1--but perhaps unfair to the least number of teams possible given a generally impossible situation. I don't know.
2--don't doubt that for a moment. As to the second part when I see, from my vantage point, who has done what that I'm aware of it looks like every effort to accomodate the distressed teams has come from one side of the problem, the MS. And according to Mags the NPPL is the chief problem causer in this yet all your ire is addressed at the league making some effort to offer a solution. As I said before, purely an outsider's point of view with limited info.
3--I'm not taking a stance. I'm simply observing that you and Mags are in this predicament because of the actions of TWO leagues and only one of those leagues is acting to try and offer a solution. That, at least, is how it appears. That may not be how it is, I don't know.
The particular solution may not be to your liking and may in fact benefit others as well but there is no doubt that without something on offer you'd be forced to choose one league or the other. In the current situation you are being forced to choose which league matters more to you.
As to the what and why others are acting or choosing as they are I've no clue but regarding your preferred solution of adding an average score based on 4 events I can honestly see why some other teams might object to that because however you slice you are getting seasonal results from 20% less competition than everyone else.
Again, from the outside looking in, it appears that the MS does want both Nexus and Joy in the CL--though maybe not XSV--but are answerable to, what, a dozen or more other teams as well.
Could it be that machinations behind the scene negate all appearances? Sure, why not? This is paintball after all but if nothing else my posts afford you what I think is a fairly rational view of what this all looks like from outside the maelstrom. For whatever that's worth.
