Joe, We are not exactly following the RTC format, in that we are not having eliminations and playoffs during a cycle. We are having simultaneous games like RTC and dropping 2 or 3 lowest team scores per cycle. So I’m not sure any rules/.innovations we introduce will help Rob with the RTC. We have tried to include flexibility into the system giving team captains options on how they wish to assign players, etc. This flexibility could also extend to players that don’t wish to play every cycle in that if you have a four player team, a player could sit out a cycle if you wish. We are also allowing roster changes at the end of each cycle, so you could sit out and get a replacement for a cycle if you wanted. You would have to work out the details within your team. Don’t feel like you need to be committed for the entire year, as there are options available to play whenever you want and take breaks when needed.
“The aim is to have other similar tests where we can, but I cannot give any estimate of when that might be. It has happened only when a feature requiring User feedback is being developed. Given the success of this one, you can be sure we want to get other things into a similar position as soon as possible.”
^ Along the lines of Beta Testers when PKO was in its infancy.
Just a passing thought.
Carry on!