Remember guys that element of LOTTERY will be strong in many ways.

Will you be on a team full of people who all RP during Round 1? Will you be the one carrying the load?

Remember, in team situations, it's possible for a whole team to be carried to a win if one/some of the members put out enough quality. Having a no-shower on your team absolutely, positively will not be what decides these outcomes. If the RPing members make up the difference in quality, that entire team can still win!

PS: If any teams win in Round 1 and had somebody no-show on that team, that person is disqualified from the rest of the tournament and REPLACED with one of the top performing RPers that week who took a loss. A team with a no-show can still win, but that person who didn't show up DOES NOT deserve to advance.

Lastly, judging was brought up and will be a huge task for Round 1 no matter what match structure we use. We'll still have to be reading roleplays from 40 people. When you consider that most people RP multiple times for each match they're in, there's a good chance that Round 1 of the LL will see OVER 100 RPs for it.

I'm going to personally be judging the LL with the help of some others, and I know with me personally I'll be reading the RPs the same day they go up. That way, I'll be able to keep a tally of which team is ahead, etc... at the end of each day. Then, when the RPing deadline hits, it will be incredibly easy for me to glance back at the entire week and refresh my memory since I've already read 90%+ of the work before that day.

If all goes well, Round 1 of the LL will be the single most active week the XWF has ever had for ONE show. (and that says a lot; we've been around since 1999!) All the following weeks of the LL will be much more laid back though.