Take Back the Derby: Making Derby Fun Again!

Since the inception of themed derbies, I have watched my hood dwindle from 22 opted in to a mere 5.

as well, while solo hoods started needing to be perfect then perfect and fast to place, we are finding that requirement creeping up as well. Not for all derby matchups, but certainly more often than not.

The derby was created on the premise that you earn rewards for everyday farming. I don’t see it like that any longer.

i put my hood on notice this week that anyone was welcome to opt in and do as much or as little as they wanted or could. I only got 2 back on board, but it is a start.

We may never place in the top three again, but I don’t think being perfect and fast and miserable is worth the few extra EMs for placing :p

Nice, Wussy. 😊😊😊

Have you tried delaying at least 24 hours before starting? The late-to-party gang is not so competitive. We're first this week, our score is only 78% of the max, well below "perfect and fast".

There's no need to be top 3, but being bumped down every other week is demoralizing. If you want to tune down the expectation, somebody has to actively and constantly set a more leisurely tone*. Otherwise, it will just "pressure up" naturally.

*"Good job guys! We're not bottom 3 this week!"

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Originally Posted by Benjamin9632

Have you tried delaying at least 24 hours before starting? The late-to-party gang is not so competitive. We're first this week, our score is only 78% of the max, well below "perfect and fast".

There's no need to be top 3, but being bumped down every other week is demoralizing. If you want to tune down the expectation, somebody has to actively and constantly set a more leisurely tone*. Otherwise, it will just "pressure up" naturally.

*"Good job guys! We're not bottom 3 this week!"

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i am quite familiar with delayed start. It never used to be necessary for our hood and it is impossible to make it happen anyway due to language barrier with one over zealous hoodie :p

i am not looking for a new way to win... we can just go out with all max and sprint to the finish line, but it just isn’t worth it.

i want my hoodmates back and enjoying the derby rather than avoiding them.

we have all horseshoes, sitting in 8th place, 2 hoodies have perfect score x 9 tasks and the others were more leisurely.

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Originally Posted by WussyPuss

i am quite familiar with delayed start. It never used to be necessary for our hood and it is impossible to make it happen anyway due to language barrier with one over zealous hoodie :p

i am not looking for a new way to win... we can just go out with all max and sprint to the finish line, but it just isn’t worth it.

i want my hoodmates back and enjoying the derby rather than avoiding them.

we have all horseshoes, sitting in 8th place, 2 hoodies have perfect score x 9 tasks and the others were more leisurely.

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Hey WP, I realize you have seen a decline in derby participants since the themed derby's came along. Is it possible they are opting out for other reasons? A while back, I made a suggestion of an in-chat translation feature (I think others suggested it as well). Since we don't have that, I'd try to get as much feedback as you can from your team to ascertain what the reasons are.

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Originally Posted by Tahoe

Hey WP, I realize you have seen a decline in derby participants since the themed derby's came along. Is it possible they are opting out for other reasons? A while back, I made a suggestion of an in-chat translation feature (I think others suggested it as well). Since we don't have that, I'd try to get as much feedback as you can from your team to ascertain what the reasons are.

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I think “ughh..._______ derby... I’m out” says it all XD

they have indicated that the themed derbies are too much pressure, though we are 300 points plus

Same with us. We had 10-15 regularly and now we struggle to have enough to get all 9 horshoe prizes. Nobody really wants to play it. We had 2 this week and it was just to keep us in champs league. We been taking turns to play for that reason and everybody dreads when it’s their turn. On mystery derbies nobody plays and we have to get back to champs derby the next week.

Wussy, I agree with everything you said. In my opinion the themed derbies are a huge chore. But as a solo player in the CL, I can’t opt out without getting demoted. So every time a themed derby comes along, my choice is between going through days’ worth of drudgery or opting out and getting demoted.

I’m not saying that I’m in a worse position than people in larger NHs. I know the themed derbies are nightmares for many larger NHs, and I’m not trying to open a discussion about who’s worse off. I’m just supporting your position and adding my point of view as a solo player.

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Originally Posted by LuvHayDay

Wussy, I agree with everything you said. In my opinion the themed derbies are a huge chore. But as a solo player in the CL, I can’t opt out without getting demoted. So every time a themed derby comes along, my choice is between going through days’ worth of drudgery or opting out and getting demoted.

I’m not saying that I’m in a worse position than people in larger NHs. I know the themed derbies are nightmares for many larger NHs, and I’m not trying to open a discussion about who’s worse off. I’m just supporting your position and adding my point of view as a solo player.

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Thanks for this :blush: not trying to debate anything either. Although we have never been demoted, the only thing that would bother me is not being able to do 9 tasks

i will take it one derby at a time. It was really nice seeing 2 former derbiests take part and one has not finished tasks, but that is okay. No obligation, just participation. Hood chat has picked up a little and maybe more will opt in for the next one, fingers crossed.

as it stands, this derby was the least stressful in some time... no stress, actuallyXD

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Originally Posted by WussyPuss

I think “ughh..._______ derby... I’m out” says it all XD

they have indicated that the themed derbies are too much pressure, though we are 300 points plus

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And now another themed derby.. ugh😂