After this discussuion about next TRL scheme, I felt that many, or at least enough people (I hope) are interested in a league for alternative schemes. In my opinion, the activity is not very high and it is time for changes. I would enjoy to see more people contributing to the ascension of alternative schemes that have potential for more online play and competitive scene. Maybe if a scheme becomes popular, the activity will grow more with a new thing everybody is playing.
So, I would enjoy to see the participation of more people if possible on this task. Maybe Lupastic could help organizing the events, Echiko could make some art for the events and the schemes (maybe the art becomes official scheme icons, heh?).
Scheme makers that recently shown their faces around the community since I became active again:
TheMadCharles, STRGRN, SIBASA, pavlepavle, Krivoy/Yagelon, sbs, Kradie, czlowiek-kredens, SiD, lacoste, Dario, KRD, Xrayez, Zalo, Crespo, Xankriegor, Cueshark, Run, Lex, Bloopy, Deadcode, Sensei, TBikelis, Pac-Man, DENnis, Philie, Peja, CAK-RULES, RichUK, Komito (TheKomodo), iClown, Clamp, Swordfish, goom, vaguener2, Kaleu, Buick, OutofOrder (Auto), chaos, Magnus (FMA), MEDVED (EvilPunk), Memox, DarkOne, NAiL, Squirminator2k, StepS, HHC (BigBilly), DreamTrance, Felo, Twyrfher, Corujão, Masta, Lupastic, xyz, Echiko and others I may have forgotten. Yes, all these people are scheme makers, they created schemes for the community.
I would apreciate any opinion or participation on this idea, or about the schemes being decided. We could make a poll like TRL one, but only with underground schemes or underated like DumbBongChow used to say, to be something as democratic as possible. Other people that are not yet scheme makers or at least are interested on different gameplay styles are also invited to opine. Ledan is someone I know is interested in different schemes and many others around. Komito, Mablak and Chicken23 could stream the events if they want to as well. We should unite the community and not divide it now. Map makers that contributed to several schemes are also welcome to participate.
There are some very good map makers that have shown their faces recently here as well (specially Danelius, someone I played a lot with). Maps are very important for the schemes, even if the scheme usually uses randomly-generated ones. Other creative people like those behind the softwares of this game, specially Nizikawa (and LEGi0N too), Terrain makers such as King-Gizzard, JSG, Conejo, Ducky, Korydex, Placebo_yue, the speedrunners like Sycotropic, RuffledBricks and other cool guys from the community such as Cgar, Mega`Adnan, TobyTrigger, Schaf are also invited to opine here. Balee is a person who knows a lot about schemes too (besides Run, Lex, KRD, Bloopy, sbs etc). Competitive players prepare yourselves!
And I'd like to tribute all the countless other scheme makers (DBC and oinky where are you?), map makers (FFie?), developers (CyberShadow come back to WA!), WKB editors (where are you Explorer09?) etc that are not active, but have a legacy in this community that we are experiencing today. We are finally trying to make Experimental Schemes League happen!
And by the way... I already have some schemes to suggest to debut ESL!
And thanks to SIBASA for the atitude, the idea and all of this! I loved the image you made!
AND also MonkeyIsland, of course! The god of TUS.