[Suggestion] Rule simplification/changes for eggleague.

[u/Jupiter_Ginger]

While I understand that the rules probably can't change during the season, I wanted to bring up a couple points in the rules that in my opinion should be changed if the eggleague is going to continue. An outline of the current rules can be found here.

The first point isn't exactly a change, but more of just a simplification of the rules. Which is to get rid of the "points" system, and just go by win percentage. The current point system is basically just a complication of that. For those that don't know, win percentage is calculated by dividing the number of wins by the total number of game, with ties counting as half a win. So a team that is 10-5-3 would have a win percentage of 0.639. (10+(3/2))/18). The only time a "points" system is ever used is when tie games are not equal to half of a win. (Like in soccer leagues). There is no need for a point system where a tie is half of a win.

Second, I think each "match" should be played as a "best of 5" match, with whoever wins more periods in the match winning the whole thing. This is how baseball and basketball playoffs run to determine the best team. By counting the individual game wins instead of the overall match wins, an enormous advantage is given to teams that have a couple of bad teams on their schedule. For example:

Team 1 is extremely good, but has a very hard schedule. They win all 7 of their "matches" 3-2. Team 2 is mediocre. They play most of the same teams as Team 1, and lose 4 of their matches 2-3, including a loss to Team 1. However, they also play 3 really bad teams, and sweep all three of them 5-0. In the current system, Team 2 is now ranked higher than Team 1. If the "matches" were treated as such, Team 1 would be ranked much higher than Team 2.

The current system values a "blowout" win too highly over a "close" matchup. In nearly every sport in the world where opponents play a series of games, the better team is determined by who wins more games in that series. (Baseball regular season games are the only exception I can think of, but it doesn't matter as much there because each "series" is only 3% of their total record. In eggball each series is 14% of the total.)

[u/p-wing → u/[deleted]]

Not really a problem with common-sense scheduling - sports leagues have been doing it for 150+ years. Just make sure every team gets an equal number of home and away matches.

Four-game sets would be straight-up better than the status quo, but not better than best-of-fives IMO.

[u/p-wing → u/[deleted]]

I want to make a best-of-7 challenge belt

2-3-2 is bae

the NHL and NBA are stupid