_Osiris_ said:
Seems we have two main paths here.
Those who want to play 8v8 mostly but accept more 5v5 tournaments can happen and those who seem to want to make warband a medieval cs:go clone.
I think if you try to base competitive native on a csgo or LAN system you will fail. Online 5v5 to me is no easier to organise than 8v8 because most 8v8 teams have more than enough players to cover someone not turning up. If your goal is LAN then you are not ever going to join a 5v5 team as a sub knowing you will just get removed for a LAN tournament unless someone else can't make it, and then if someone is away for a LAN your probably disbanding anyway. Same can be said for 8v8 of course but people won't be joining clans in the hope of going to a LAN.
LAN events are good for sure but you can't change the current system to fit it very well. If more notice is given it would give plenty of time to form 5v5 teams. Imo keep most tournament 8v8 and run a couple of 5v5 tournaments too. Don't force 5v5 to be the main format
I am sure you are aware, but some arent so i will give a brief history why our matches are 8v8 :
Starting out with 15v15 we had the problem : Teams did drop out because they couldnt manage to get enough people during a tournament at some point.
After that we are at 12v12 and we had a problem : Teams did drop out because they couldnt manage to get enough people during a tournament at some point.
Then we went to 10v10 and suprisingly we had a problem : Teams did drop out because they couldnt manage to get enough people during a tournament at some point.
Now we are at 8v8 because it is somewhat stable, and not because we had a great council on how warband is to play right and where we had a huge consensus about 8v8. I dont know how you come to the conclusion that arranging 5v5s ist somehow harder then 8v8s. Your second argument doesnt make sense as well, people leaving a team because they are on the bench would be the same in 8v8 for a LAN, theres just more of those benchies without a chance because you have to have them in order to be able to play regular online matches. Personally i think Warband would be played best 12v12, but there is neither enough willing commanders nor the players for that. (commanding a 5v5 is easy, commanding a 8v8 is stressfull, commanding a 12v12 is a fulltimejob)
