Tournaments SSCL I Format Discussion

[Slowpoke Fan]

Greetings everyone! SSCL is on the horizon so it is probably time to discuss what exact tiers we want in the tournament. Zac will be hosting this tournament so let's give the man who was brave enough to swim in the (likely) amoeba-infested waters of Mui Wo

The idea behind this tournament was to give an opportunity for beloved petmods/alternate metagames that were released in generation 8 a team tournament, in particular BDSP - the community is technically under our jurisdiction but gets practically nothing from the generation 8 community, so this tournament would be a nice first step to integrate them with us. As such, proposals to exclude BDSP OU from this tournament will not be entertained - please discuss other tiers such as CAP/NDOU/DOU/Monotype.

Proposed Format

SS OU x2
SS UU
SS Ubers
SS RU
SS NU
SS PU
SS ZU
SS LC
SS NDOU/Monotype/DOU
SS CAP
BDSP OU

Please post your thoughts here if you want to suggest changes to the format!

 

[Tbolt]

Just no Deo D in the BDSP slot and I'll be happy

 

[yone]

SS OU x4
SS UU
SS Ubers
SS RU
SS NU
SS PU
SS DOU ×2
SS LC

 

[July]

SS MONOTYPE

 

[dex]

As many know, I am a big fan of SS CAP. It has the largest player base of any CAP tier, it has dedicated competitive resources, and it is by far the most accessible of all the CAP tiers. I am a big proponent of including it in this edition of SSCL.

I also like the inclusion of BDSP OU. I don't think BDSP will ever fit into SSPL, but this tournament is really a perfect place of have it in.

ZU as well I think is a great addition to the tour as a tier that just barely got edged out of last SSPL.

The real question to me is what goes in the flex slot. I'm not a fan of having an actual dedicated flex slot, I think that is a little too taxing on managers and it devalues the players that play those tiers. I would prefer to just decide on a tier for that last slot and run with it, and I think that that tier should be NatDex. Monotype and DOU both have representation in SSPL, and I am a firm believer that SSCL should be THE place for the tiers that don't quite make the cut for SSPL. Therefore, my favored format is this:

SS OU x2
SS UU
SS Ubers
SS RU
SS NU
SS PU
SS ZU
SS LC
SS NDOU
SS CAP
BDSP OU

 

[Addison]

Draft

 

[fiish]

petmods

hm... joltemons

 

[Wesleyy]

Draft actually has been more fun than expected in ORASCL , I do suggest if that’s up for discussion to drop BDSP and include a tier with an actual community like draft or zu

 

[Zac]

I don't think I suffered from the amoebas but I'm pretty sure I can taste colours now

Greetings everyone! SSCL is on the horizon so it is probably time to discuss what exact tiers we want in the tournament. Zac will be hosting this tournament so let's give the man who was brave enough to swim in the (likely) amoeba-infested waters of Mui Wo

The idea behind this tournament was to give an opportunity for beloved petmods/alternate metagames that were released in generation 8 a team tournament, in particular BDSP - the community is technically under our jurisdiction but gets practically nothing from the generation 8 community, so this tournament would be a nice first step to integrate them with us. As such, proposals to exclude BDSP OU from this tournament will not be entertained - please discuss other tiers such as CAP/NDOU/DOU/Monotype.

Proposed Format

SS OU x2
SS UU
SS Ubers
SS RU
SS NU
SS PU
SS ZU
SS LC
SS NDOU/Monotype/DOU
SS CAP
BDSP OU

Please post your thoughts here if you want to suggest changes to the format!

 

[Incognition]

Include an SS BO3 slot

 

[Hacker]

Why not just include a bunch of tiers as possible flex slots with the standard flex slot format? It lets every community get some representation and I think every tier in the OP could be included

And of course I’ll push for Drafts inclusion, not at the expense of other tiers though just think it would make sense to add it as another flex slot option with what I think SWSH staff should go through with anyways. The easiest way to make it work would just be a break week before the tour starts, but if we could get a Saturday auction we would probably be able to muscle through like 80% of the drafting phase for 2 drafts and start W1 like Tuesday. And by numbers alone I think draft is the most qualifying other SWSH tier that would bring the most interest to the tour where I think it would make sense to include it alongside other SWSH tiers that seem incredibly unlikely to ever see play in SSPL unless the tour expanded. If there’s any questions about logistics if you guys want to consider the thought, my DM’s are quite open. Draft has been quite successfully trialed in tours like NDCL, LGPL, and PTSL when the staff of the tours work with us on how to make it work

Cheers all, hope everyone has a good day

 

[ilikeeatingcrayons]

Hello all!
I wanted to suggest the SS Ubers UU tier, we have been running as an old gen Ubers UU for a bit over a year if I remember correctly. We've so far had 2 forum idv tours and been included in both UUbers PLs. Our second idv tour is currently ongoing and we have another one lined up later this year. Its a genuinly very fun format that gives a lot of mons a chance to shine, like Zama-Hero, NDW, and Urshifu-Dark. While I'm not expecting much, as we aren't as big of a community as most of the other suggested ones (to the best of my understanding), I think we'd be a great pick for a Flex Slot tier if those are included. If you guys wanna check us out to see what we have going one, heres a link to our discord: https://discord.gg/wS9z5HPTtQ. Thank you to anyone who read this through to the end.

 

[Remnonc]

Hello all!
I wanted to suggest the SS Ubers UU tier, we have been running as an old gen Ubers UU for a bit over a year if I remember correctly. We've so far had 2 forum idv tours and been included in both UUbers PLs. Our second idv tour is currently ongoing and we have another one lined up later this year. Its a genuinly very fun format that gives a lot of mons a chance to shine, like Zama-Hero, NDW, and Urshifu-Dark. While I'm not expecting much, as we aren't as big of a community as most of the other suggested ones (to the best of my understanding), I think we'd be a great pick for a Flex Slot tier if those are included. If you guys wanna check us out to see what we have going one, heres a link to our discord: https://discord.gg/wS9z5HPTtQ. Thank you to anyone who read this through to the end.

yeah SS Ubers UU would be awesome i'd love to see it there !