I'll go first:


1. Deri--- I think he is perfect for this role. Great understanding of the game, active, basically everything we need in this role.

2. DarthJim--- another person perfect for this role. I think you are able to separate your personal desires and whats best for the game and that's a great fit for this type of thing.

3. The Hutts--- Always a great poster, great player, etc. great fit for this.


4. Atmsalad--- although it may appear like I have problems with ATM, I honestly think he would do whats best for the game if he were on this council.


5. tough one here..... Kezza? Tim B? ultrastar? i'll have to come back to this spot. lol

Define future of the game? (detailed)

I cant really point people out as i barely know them. I can list a few people that i know have always been very constructive with me and my customs etc.

I would LOVE to see conversions to Imperial Assault. And I enjoy seeing new characters (Ghost Crew, BT and 000) etc being made for this game. But the future of the game....design direction? Complete rework of the pieces and overhaul of rules?

The idea of having one controlled leadership committee is amazing. I know I would feel a lot more trust to a committee that was picked by the community at large.

They will be in charge of checking and balancing each other so it fits perfectly. Than they can each kind of split up the work of heading over design and checking that committee, heading over balance and checking that committee, heading over pt and checking that committee.
But most importantly, the leadership committee decides who will be in charge of those committees and who will be designing and people have to listen to them without much whining.
It can stop the political slant we see and the behind the scenes that we (sort of) don't see.

In short, we need a high council.

This is something I could actually get behind. More involvement is always better, especially in the decision making positions. (without going so far as to make everything a community vote) WIth that said I can easily see those that represent the competitive aspect of the game. The Convention Tourneys etc. This person(s) would also likely have the role of also expanding the player base as the tourneys at cons are likely the most visible aspect of our game at this time. I dont care much for tourneys anymore but their representation is VERY important, especially when it comes to the balance of the game as they are very likely to have been impacted by something imbalanced the most. There are those of us like myself that play casually, either on maps or table terrain. They should be represented as well, I dont know how big of a part of the community we make, but you never know if one of us comes up with an idea that we see from the casual/table top terrain side of things that could have a really cool or interesting affect for competition. The Epic fans should be represented as well. Though my idea of an Epic game is having 1000+ points on a 4x6 table with 40k like terrain, and not having a Vader that costs over 125 points, there are those that enjoy this format and I respect that. Their play style SHOULDNT be forgotten either. I also think the way we price things should be gone over. Not just for say a casual custom creator like myself, but for the designers as well. For how we create a custom and cost it should affect all play styles exactly the same. A piece at 30 points should be worth 30 points to all play styles and not just to the Tourney scene, or the casual players, where it is worth more...or less to another play group.

I look forward to where this could go.

It will go nowhere apparently people don't fancy having a voice or say

made some good picks for the future of the game here based on their skill and knowledge of the game.

Lets go ATM continue your string of success... help us ATM you are our only hope...

Wait, there is another.... Deri!!!

come on form this committee and watch the results of how awesome it would be.

Haha, so true, almost didn't run daala. :) Guys, im not going to do a write up until after the con. Im sorry, but im sure most would agree that we spend to much money to spend an hour or two doing a write up. I will try to post the squads or see if someone else would be willing. As for seps, I don't think anyone played a seperatist squad, and they were not missed. Lol

This is like colonial times waiting for a mail courier.
It's so hard to wait for information.
But if you see this enjoy your time. I wonder if I will write up stuff next year

Leadership committee discussion.

This is what I propose. Or at least the first outline.

5 people. My personal choices would be:

Deri, atmsalad, Deaths_Baine, TheHutts, and DarthJim.

one person on leadership committee should be on the design team at all times and is able to take issues to the leadership council.

one member should be on the balance committee

One member on the PT committee.

One member should be head of a events coordination / public relations committee. i think Caedus and Timmerb would be great at this.
They do things that try and get the community involved. Ensures events are happening. Gets interest in events.
Things like squad building challenges and the old rolling mini of the day, CCC, bothan trasmission, etc. all those things that try to get community to have stuff to do.
They also get community input and figure out what kind of interest there is for events and prize support and things. and help find people to host events, especially online events. Would love to play the NZ guys again.
i would love things like Community designed piece every year. (I know it was a fiasco last time, but with a committee member at its head, that person can take ideas and form a design).

I do think that the SWM should come up with a budget. Do some kind of fundraising or something so we can budget prize support, maybe even pay someone to make new maps, advertising, etc.

The one guy left is left open and the committee rotate who is open so they do not get burned out. Maybe every year/2 sets

That member is there to lend support to others in their special operations and to help in all the discussions the leadership committee has and the hard decisions that have to be made.



Things I think the leadership committee as a whole should do:


Give designers a few pieces that need to be designed with a general blue print (Sith Vader, it needs to have throw 1 with twin or throw 2 and cost around high 30s to low 40s and needs to push it competitively in sith).

Give suggestions on what soft counters the game needs to be designed or what might help a faction be competitive.

Discuss and define design philosophy (research, ease of use, limit new abilities, keep faction uniqueness, accuracy/integrity of design, faction competitiveness, etc).

Help pt committee try to break designs.

Transparency in what they have been asked to do and the processes by which they are doing things (Balance committee already does this)

I think that the leadership committee should be in charge of who are designers. I think designers are already picked until a certain point (I don't know which set). Those picked should stay picked but at the end of the last set. The leadership committee decides who is picked. I think they should pick 5 designers that rotate 1 person per set so the same people are designing together for a while.
I think the overall goal should be to design 3 times and than possibly rotate out.
1, 2, 3 *all have a leadership committee member as well*
2, 3, 4
3, 4, 5,
4, 5, 1
5, 1, 2
1, 2, 3 (might be new people or keep the same)

I think that if there are going to be new designers they get plugged into sets as "apprentice designers" and have limited responsibilities. This gives the leadership committee time to process their ability and the designers time to see the system, etc.

Design is our most important job in this game. It needs to be kept safe and protected. 36 pieces per set. 4 members + possible apprentice. I think apprentice can get 4, Leadership committee member can get 4, and that leaves 7 per design team member. Maybe the design team gives each designer an "assignment piece" and that leaves 6 open slots per designer. That would be my personal break down.

Balance team should do their thing. PT Committee should do their thing. Design team other than above should do their thing. Public Relations Committee should do their thing.

This is how I see the future of SWM. Controlled, organized, thought out, involved, intentional, transparent, and unified.

Balance team has done amazing, PT committee has done amazing.

I think you use the people who have been doing this for a long time.



I think we all see the issues that arise without clear leadership. I think it is clear that the balance committee has been a resounding success. That is because they are transparent, easy to work with, and check and balance each other, and they have the respect of the community because of it. This can and will happen with the leadership committee as well.

I would love to hear people's thoughts and not just let it be ignored.