Post by ds on Jul 24, 2009 10:25:04 GMT -5
I conducted a brief survey and found that of the 52 teams in the league (pro and farm obviously) only about 14 of them have a moral above 50.
Personally - I don't want to see an entire league of Marvin's. ("Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" reference for those who haven't read the books/seen the movie. Look the little dude up, he's hilarious.) Listless unmotivated skaters, barely shooting the puck and depressing the fans.
The solution? Bonuses to team moral for articles (on top of the end season bonus calculations) I'm thinking something to the effect of:
Base Moral Increases:
Forum article (500 words or less) - +3 to pro/farm team moral
Front Page article (500 words or more) - +5 to pro/farm team moral
Shell article ("Shell" article borrowed from a professional or other online source and sculpted to suit the BuHL) - +2 to pro/farm team moral
With bonuses: (Only one would apply at a time)
+2 pro/farm moral; if the article isn't specifically centered around your team
+3 pro/farm moral; if the article is a league wide report
Cap
A team with a moral of 70 or better cannot receive bonuses for articles. If a team is at 69 moral, the full bonuses of the article will be applied.
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The idea took its roots from the two articles I have in my inbox from Dave and Todd. With a few other articles rumoured to be in the works. If it encourages more participation, I'm all for it.
Obviously there'd have to be a cap on how high you can artificially push team wide moral. I'm thinking something like 65.
Thoughts?
Personally - I don't want to see an entire league of Marvin's. ("Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" reference for those who haven't read the books/seen the movie. Look the little dude up, he's hilarious.) Listless unmotivated skaters, barely shooting the puck and depressing the fans.
The solution? Bonuses to team moral for articles (on top of the end season bonus calculations) I'm thinking something to the effect of:
Base Moral Increases:
Forum article (500 words or less) - +3 to pro/farm team moral
Front Page article (500 words or more) - +5 to pro/farm team moral
Shell article ("Shell" article borrowed from a professional or other online source and sculpted to suit the BuHL) - +2 to pro/farm team moral
With bonuses: (Only one would apply at a time)
+2 pro/farm moral; if the article isn't specifically centered around your team
+3 pro/farm moral; if the article is a league wide report
Cap
A team with a moral of 70 or better cannot receive bonuses for articles. If a team is at 69 moral, the full bonuses of the article will be applied.
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The idea took its roots from the two articles I have in my inbox from Dave and Todd. With a few other articles rumoured to be in the works. If it encourages more participation, I'm all for it.
Obviously there'd have to be a cap on how high you can artificially push team wide moral. I'm thinking something like 65.
Thoughts?