I like the idea of the show and it reminds me a lot of what Impact used to be when it was our entry level show. Going several years before that, we had a span of time where Monday Massacre was our lower tier show. People would "graduate" from those shows once they were ready to battle the main players.

Sounds like this new show will give people an option to run through a similar course and it be 100% optional unlike in the past. I'm not sure if I would impose an RP limit because it's kind of like "training" them the wrong way, because when they move up to the main shows there are definitely no limits.

Regarding Madison's idea, I'd never put an RP limit on a regular show that has its own roster. That suggests there is strength in numbers which is false. A great RPer can win their match with 2 or 3 RPs against a guy who does 6, 8, 12, etc... I'd even venture to say ONE RP could beat somebody who RPs all through the week if that one RP is incredible, so really there's no reason for a limit. Anybody who "feels" like they want an RP limit is doing that to themselves and building pressure in their own mind because the numbers don't matter. The only time numbers matter is if the quality is considered equal by multiple judges, so then smaller aspects get looked at to break the tie and quantity may be one of those aspects in some cases. In a case where 2 people put out equal quality, then yes the person who physically delivered more sheer effort is deserving of that win, which can't happen if we had RP limits.

I'd let somebody run optional or occasional shows with limits, and I always let people negotiate their own limits IF they want to do that with their opponent. Limits are more of an illusion than anything else though so having a limit is almost like taking a placebo... it makes a difference in some people's minds but in reality it does not.