Yes, Craig and Mike are smart and good guys, and I don't have a problem with changing the structure of the tourney. I like that this will mix up the scene. I hope no more Elves dominating the top of the chart.
I see three changes to the structure:
increase of money from 1.1m to 1.2m
Loss of Star players, except for Stunties and weapons ( and stab ).
acceptance of a tiered approach to teams and skills, giving the underperforming teams more skills.
With the increase of money to 1.2m but you can't spend money on Stars, I can only see teams:
Get bigger, start off with 12 or more players.
Get more rerolls, which reduces turnover chances.
I think having an overall greater number of players hurts bashy teams the most, as they can't get the board advantage they need.
I think more rerolls evens out the game and makes the team have fewer "bad" turns later in the half when it gets to crunch time.
So lets look at my Lizardman team:
Last year:
6 Sauruses = 480
4 Skinks = 240
1 Star Slibli = 250
2 rerolls = 120
1 FF
2 Block, 2 Guard, 2 Break tackle on the Sauruses, giving me 3 block and 3 guard with Slibli. Hit people and run for a touchdown.
This Year:
6 Sauruses = 480
4 Skinks = 240
1 Krox = 140
4 Rerolls = 240
Still 100k left
Lizards get 9 points for skills as a tier-1 team.
Block, Block, Break Tackle, Break tackle = 8 points, so 1 more... maybe stand firm or grab? on a saurus.
Maybe the Star Player Hemlock 8237, Loner, Block, Dodge, Side Step, Jump Up, STAB, Stunty to get a blocking ball carrier with Loner?
I don't really want an additional Skink, as they are not great as a traditional "lineman".
So my Bashy level has gone down, but I could get 5 rerolls! who needs that. Weird.
