As you may have noticed, we juggled with the groups and clans a little in order to get some feedback on the different approaches. After we had received some serious whine about the first groups, we thought of separating NQR11 into 4 tiers, only to find out that we'd receive even more complaints. "Gold Cup too small", "same teams as usual", "Bronze Cup too small", "wtf iron?", "lol SD in Silver Cup", "Silver Cup too big" - just to give you some samples. We tried to be flexible about the groups, but weren't really rewarded for it. So, with the exception of some minor changes, we went back to the three tier system. We have also done the fixtures now (except for the Rookie tier, which will be completed during the day), so the groups are final and cannot be changed anymore due to technical restrictions. Beyond this point it is simply impossible for us to move around clans between the divisions, so please stop being a sissy about it. We also ask you to keep in mind that QuakeWorld is, regardless of how great it may be, still a computer game. There is no money involved, you have nothing to lose and there's absolutely no point in getting overly upset about things. We do our best, we invest our time, but we will never be able to please everyone. As sad as that may be, you will have to live with that.

Now a few more things about the league:
- Schedule/playing: The groups are large and we are aware that 8 weeks is not all that long. The schedule that comes with the fixtures is not something you need to adhere to (ie you are free to play a clan from your tier at any given time, you can play an opponent from week 8 in week 2, etc), but we're hoping you will try to play all of your games within the 8 week timeframe. This is not an easy task, but we feel that it's quite important. QuakeWorld seems at a turning point, and if we want to show people that QuakeWorld is still alive and kicking, then we have to do our part and keep this scene active by playing leagues and tournaments. Also, running after people to remind them of playing their games is both time-consuming and annoying, so please spare us as much work as possible.

- Player additions: As you know, clans are allowed to have 2 player additions once the league has started. This point has been reached, so keep this in mind when recruiting players. We admins have also decided that Rookie clans are allowed to have unlimited player additions (if recruited to avoid inactivity). It would be a shame to have idling Rookie teams simply because some of their players left QuakeWorld again. We want to avoid this at all costs.

- Coverage: We are still looking for people willing to provide coverage. Now that the tiers are final, it would be nice to read some predictions. We are a relatively small team and could do with a hand. If you feel you can contribute in any way, please let us know.

- Interviews: With far over 300 Players signed up it is hard to decide who to interview. Therefore we are asking you to reply to this news post and let us know if there is any particular person you'd like to see interviewed, additionally to WHY you think this person should be interviewed! This can be any player from any division... if we think you got a point, we'll go ahead and try to get an interview.

If you have any further questions or suggestions, don't hesitate and approach us on #nqr on QuakeNet.

Now... go and practice, we have a long journey ahead!

//NQR staff

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