Question. Should there be a requirement to play in the Arena mode to some agreed frequency?
It is March 24 and six of the top ten in Arena Backgammon have not played Arena mode this month, (for some, more than a month). It's like the top spot is a number - not a player. If the season ended now, the season champs ELO would be 196. That doesn't even rank as a strong player.
The current system encourages players to play heavily early in the season and if they score big then stop playing in Arena.
To help ensure an active player community and a vigorous Arena championship competition a simple fix would be to deduct 10 - 15 Arena points for any period where a player was idle for the prescribed period, (say 10 days?). Maybe Joker privilege's could be used to extend that time, (we might start to use our Jokers!!). A penny for your thoughts.
It is March 24 and six of the top ten in Arena Backgammon have not played Arena mode this month, (for some, more than a month). It's like the top spot is a number - not a player. If the season ended now, the season champs ELO would be 196. That doesn't even rank as a strong player.
The current system encourages players to play heavily early in the season and if they score big then stop playing in Arena.
To help ensure an active player community and a vigorous Arena championship competition a simple fix would be to deduct 10 - 15 Arena points for any period where a player was idle for the prescribed period, (say 10 days?). Maybe Joker privilege's could be used to extend that time, (we might start to use our Jokers!!). A penny for your thoughts.