Cobra447My views on why it's become less active is because it's been seen as a place for invite gamers (Honestly probably closer IM++, but regardless)
What I think helped it get there is top tier gamers playing their mains regularly.
No open gamer wants to have their entire team wiped by yz50 playing scout in a pug.
I want to be clear that I'm not proposing invite gamers can't play their main, I'm sure that can be a lot of fun in a pug environment.
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Is it possible to implement an additional 'mode,' in addition to the "random" | "captain" team drafting to include something along the lines of "skill" ? (Skill sounds dumb, "main-classing"?)
Skill 0: IM++ no main classing - maybe throughout the day when the IRC channels are likely to be slower/dead
Skill 1: IM++ gamers are allowed to main class (Obviously not forced)
Isn't this what mix is for? There is a much smaller amount of players 'good' enopugh to play in Pugna versus mix. If you make the skill level of Pugna lower, it's just mix, right?