gcurrier Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 We're using captions for 2012-2014 this live season. Going with a slightly different format this time. hmmmm interesting...so guessing/luck could be gone if one decided to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ced3905 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Corps name: Nastalgia VanguardDirector: ced3905 Division: World Class Hometown: Bowling Green, KY Corps name: NastalgiaDirector: ced3905 Division: Open Class Hometown: Bowling Green, KY Corps name: Nastalgia Percussion EnsembleDirector: ced3905 Division: A Class Hometown: Bowling Green, KY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftwdrummer Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 hmmmm interesting...so guessing/luck could be gone if one decided to But that eliminates much of the bang-for-your-buck purchasing you get in live seasons, as (presumably) caption values for the previous season are based on final placements that season, and not on final placements the previous season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjirocool Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Corps name: The Patriots Drum and Bugle CorpsDirector: anjirocool Division: World Class Hometown: Washington, D.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 But that eliminates much of the bang-for-your-buck purchasing you get in live seasons, as (presumably) caption values for the previous season are based on final placements that season, and not on final placements the previous season? That's true, but there is still the "unknown" element of the 2014 season, and directors are free to mix and match as they like. There's no obligation to use one particular set of scores if you don't want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummerjew2015 Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Corps name: Violet Knights Director: drummerjew2015 Division: World Class Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas Show name: "Into the Woods" Music from: Into the Woods and Disney fairytales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyII Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Corps name: Ohio Valley Thunder Director: Danny Division: World Class Hometown: Huntington, WV Corps name: Storm Troopers Director: Danny Division: Open Class Hometown: Huntington, WV In addition; Corps name: River City Express Director: Danny Division: Class A Hometown: Huntington, WV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehensley Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 That's true, but there is still the "unknown" element of the 2014 season, and directors are free to mix and match as they like. There's no obligation to use one particular set of scores if you don't want to. So... this isn't a true Live Season? So we would be using scores from the past and incorporating 2014? I'm sure there is someone that will figure out the best scores from the past and use them. If this year is a low scored year, the live season is meaningless. I feel the live season was enough of a variable to make it interesting... why change something that has worked for many years? I was considering a comeback this season, but the lure was the "live" season, not a mix. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarOrg Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I can't say I am a big fan of this change as it changes the history on how live season have always operated. Did we vote on this change? If we did I missed it then. To be honest if we go this route then what is the difference between summer and winter seasons. Some directors do the summer only for the "live" season scores and also don't have time to research all the scores from past seasons. This is what made the summer "live" season what it was/is. Do we get a say on making this change? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostrauser Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 So... this isn't a true Live Season? So we would be using scores from the past and incorporating 2014? I'm sure there is someone that will figure out the best scores from the past and use them. If this year is a low scored year, the live season is meaningless. I feel the live season was enough of a variable to make it interesting... why change something that has worked for many years? I was considering a comeback this season, but the lure was the "live" season, not a mix. Seconded. The live season offers enough unpredictability as it is, which is why it's so hard to win! You can have the captions *just right* and then the Finals night spreads throw the monkey into the wrench. Using prior seasons' scores, you already know which corps are going to suffer "caption collapse" come Finals night. I'm not opposed to trying new things, and I appreciate the effort to add spice to the game. Trying to figure out where the live season captions will end up and projecting them to the end of the season relative to other seasons would be a challenge. But doing it with no warning and with no membership vote is, IMO, the wrong way to go about this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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