2017 Structure and Changeup Discussion

[Scav3nger]

I did have a reply here already, but I've removed it to better respond to some previous posts.

I like the idea of option b as it seems to give us more racing. I do appreciate that we are trying to leave space for other games though so as long as there tends to be something on on most Thursdays then I'm quite happy. Would love to see a couple more forza social nights like we had back on forza 4. Would also be great to see some different format rounds, like what Clints IDA series has, with some having longer races and some with two or even three shorter races.

This would be something we can look to explore in 2017, the main thing for 2016 was to get back in the groove since 2015 was a bit less organised than previous years. This year we were just looking to set that foundation. I think the Standard + Reverse Grid races work well, but a feature/sprint format might becoming a bit stale over time, so we can definitely look into different formats for next year depending on what we're racing. See below for my response regarding social nights.

I like option A, but if people want more racing, perhaps just schedule a social night in more often. I always like to take series racing serious enough to have fun but also experience great clean racing, so too much of it didn't work for me (eg. When we raced every Thursday night back in 2014). Having light hearted social racing is a good change, while keeping the main community here active.

While I wont be racing next year, if there are social nights popping up, I am more likely to jump on throughout the year. That said, my opinion shouldn't count for too much as it is more for those taking part in actual series.

Perhaps if we don't use every fourth week for series under Option B but leave it open for social nights as well? For example, if we used every "fifth week month" as a social night I think we'd get four next year (March, June, August and November all have a fifth Thursday from memory) so perhaps leaving the fourth week open to series OR social could be better to add the option of having social nights more often? And organise it so there's an alternation between a series night and a social night. Would essentially be a blend of A and B in that case as we might not schedule a round or a social night on Forza and choose to have a social on another game instead.

So perhaps Option B could look like this:
2nd - Forza, Round 1
9th - Project CARS, Round 1
16th - Other game
23rd - Forza, Round 2 OR Social Night (Provisional)
30th - Other game/Social Night
Apr 6th - Forza, Round 3

Z00lu your opinion will always be valid no matter what role you have in the community. Could a social-based series maybe help with regular but relaxed racing, similar to the BMW series I ran on forza 4?

I like option A, yeah and social wise anyone could do racing mid week, just like the muscle cars now.

I feel like the Muscle Cars are going to provide that, as long as we introduce a racing caution (or two?) to allow cars to catch back up. I think z00lu and I found Brands Hatch a bit boring because we were stuck in no man's land at the back.

Option A sounds good seeing as new games are on their way, there may be a chance to do a Minecraft or Ark social nights too doesn't always have to be GTA or Rocket League also a Cards against humanity night would be awesome, more social nights can include, fifa, battlefield, cod, Halo, Overwatch and battleborn, and ifpossible open up Wii u to our community with Mario kart and smash bros, these are only ideas it doesn't  mean I want them all in

We're not really restricting the community to Xbox One, it's just where the majority of our players are at the moment. If people want to start organising games for PC, Wii U, PS4, they are welcome to do so, it's all dependant on who has the platform(s) and how many people can be introduced to kick start things on a particular platform. As I don't have a Wii U or PS4 it would be difficult for me to try and start anything on those platforms, however, if anyone is interested in starting something up on another platform though they can definitely get in touch and we can have a chat about it.