The Scallop
During an unscheduled ceremony earlier today, the Seeding Council shocked the press with the unexpected announcement of their disbandment. They then proceeded to outline the new method to determine a player’s division.
“The rules are as clear as they are reasonable,” TO Emil explained. According to their explanation, you can only be nominated for a particular div by people who were assigned that same div or higher last LUTI, and you can always apply for a lower div than you had last time. We tried to approach Kyo, who is expected to become a div 5 player this season, but he told us that he gives "div 0 comments."
Counselors of the soon to be disbanded Seeding Council explained to us that divs are an important reflection of a player's skill and status in the community. "It's some sort of gate, and it must be kept," said Counselor Pop Gun. “Everything self-regulates, just like capitalism,” added Mr. Gun.
The LUTI team considered using the new Competitive Ranking System created by mad scientist Joy, but they decided that it was too cold and impersonal.
"We don't want something data-driven, we want something that not only reflects the skill but also the likeability of a player.” But the Seeding Council assured us that it is not a popularity contest. "It's a community-driven system of defining a player’s worth."
"Splatoon performance is something inherently social," said Falco, an executive producer and screenwriter for Dapples Production. "We don't want to take that factor out of the equation. Think of the stream viewers."
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