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Last year we made a few changes to our tournament formats. Namely we:
  • Separated Classic into it's own circuit with two new tournaments (Masters and Homefield)
  • Reduced the number of tournaments in the SV circuit, dropping Swiss and increasing points available for other tournaments
NUPL, NUCL, and NUFL all remained unchanged.

Going into 2027 which will be an unprecedented length for a generation to run, we're interested on feedback on the 2027 Circuit and team tournaments. Some potential topics for conversation:
  • The tournaments in the two circuits
  • The scoring system in the circuits
  • The tiers and format of the team tournaments
We're also interested in any feedback on the community more generally. Whether you've got ideas for new projects or activities, or concerns you want addressed, we'd like to know.

Post away!
 
I'll give some thoughts about the Individual Circuits I took part in this year. Separating Current Gen and Classic Gens into two circuits was a great idea in my opinion and gave a proper field to learn the Classic Gens. I think both Circuits should be kept in the future. I would however be in favor of some changes in the tours in each of them.

Current Gen Circuit

- Go back to a 6-tours format with Swiss or some brand new concept
- Decrease the number of A tours to 3 max (2 Seasonals + Open) and demote NULT to B. And Swiss as B too. So in total 3 A and 3 B.


Classic Gen Circuit

I think the Circuit as-is favorizes too much individual Cup's runs over big tour ones. Moreover, due to the sheer number of tours, you have a good chance at qualifying with a couple of medium runs. I think there should be some big changes there to put more emphasis on deep runs.

- Make the Gen Cups copy the Master-like format by only counting the 5 best runs of each player among the 8 Cup's.
- Rethink the big tours part by adding a 3rd tour and splitting gens among them.
- Keep Big tours as A and Cup's as C
 
Free NUWC

I think we should have it from time to time no yearly but is quite a while since last times the Cubones were assembled

Agree with Shadow make invitational planed and official already for the calendar

And honestly id love to have more Masters and Homefield in the year. Best individual tours in the tier.
 
NUCL is perfect, don't touch it. Internally there was some worry about the lower amount of signups for GSC and RBY relative to the other tiers, but it's just that—relative. There are, and will continue to be plenty of willing players who enjoy and want to play these tiers. It's nice to get crossover between the NU, GSC, and RBY communities that we don't get in many other parts of the year, and the tiers are enjoyable to play and watch (for me at least, this is subjective).

NUPL could probably do with 1 less SV slot in favor of a bo3, either of non-sv fairy gens (6, 7, 8) or even a masters/homefield style pick/ban bo3. That could get complicated to execute, but teams could just submit their preferences before the week goes up like in NUCL. I'm just spitballing, let me know if I've lost the plot. Also I shudder at the thought of Shadow079 being retained for the next 3-5 years to come for such a cheap price. Should we increase the price on successive retains like most other tours? Yes this is a targeted attack, no I'm not sorry.

I don't really care what we do with SV circuit. I'll play whatever. Current amount of tours felt fine to me and how each tour should be weighted feels very subjective. Add 2 more ladder tours tho those are heat.

I like the idea of an official invitational that isn't the shenvitational!

destroy all vagueposters and pot-stirrers.
 
Lineups are taking so long I might as well give my 2 cents here too.

- Keep SV4 in NUPL.
- Free NUWC. There's clearly interest, bound to get more engagement than whatever made-up team tour you might want to toss in instead.
- Free rising stars II. It's too late to make one this year, but we would've had a pretty good player pool, I'm confident we will have a good harvest next year too. Good tour.
- Current amount of tournaments for SV circuit felt adequate as is. I wouldn't mind seeing Swiss make a comeback, if we add a 6th individual back it's gotta be that one. That or ladder tour II, wouldn't mind that either.
- Agree with Showl on revisiting the scoring of Classic Circuit, to make multi-gen tournaments account for more. Disagree on adding a third "main" tour and splitting gens between them, as this would result in at least one tour with only two gens, which is too few. Two main tours, Masters + Homefield is fine.
 
One point I forgot to mention on the Cups is that it would nice if they could be merged with the Open ones from RoA Slams.

I don't know how feasible it is for NU leaders and RoA leaders to work on a common tour schedule, but the oldgen circuit would greatly benefit from the added playerbase and competition that Slams bring.
 
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