Changes to OPL?

[nivshah]

@legendaryan

Any specific reasons you thought the longer first round and added snapshot were needed?

From my introduction to 2024 OPL post:

This should make OPL more welcoming to players who haven’t tried it out before. You are in OPL for at least 7 weeks with an opportunity to adjust your roster midway through the first round. On top of that, you’re guaranteed a uniquely designed t-shirt.

@legendaryan

Until last year, I hadn’t fully understood how IL players complicate the snapshots. And how date of acquisition played into it.

These changes were only made in 2022, so it makes sense that 2023, the first year after these changes, was the first one where it was a little clearer on how to plan for them. Relatedly, I am not ready to talk about 2025 OPL changes for the same reason

@legendaryan

if teams that don’t finish in the top 6 of their league could become eligible.

I hear you on this, maybe a second half qualification or something for rebuilding teams. At the same time, it is meant to be a competition of the best teams in Ottoneu, and having to make trade-offs to both make OPL and also win in OPL are a huge part of the dynamics at play here.