MLTP Captains Veto Info

Currently the captains veto functions as an ability for the MLTP Captains to overrule any decision from the CRC and in most cases replace it with their own. There has been internal discussion both within the CRC and with the captains about how and when this function should be utilized and we are now going to bring that discussion to the public.



In Season 12, the captains veto was used to

-Remove Tehuitzingo from MLTP rotation

-Switch back to the Standard MLTP playoff format

-Increase the roster size from 10 to 11

-Move playoff pick/bans from 1 week prior to 15 minutes before the match



In Season 13, the captains veto was used to

-Force a replay of the Week 1 match between Boostin Dynamo and Chase Jam due to suspected timer usage by Stann

-Block a ban on Daffodil for suspected smurfing

-Block a ban on GOOBR for suspected throwing of a match in Week 7



In Season 13 the CRC took an unprecedented action by blocking a veto in the interest of protecting the integrity of the league. The proposed veto that was shut down intended to change the second tiebreaker from cap differential to either intra-conference cap differential or head to head cap differential.



The CRC found it necessary to block this action because it essentially allowed the Captains to change who would be making it into playoffs right before the regular season ended with no reasoning beyond that it should've always been that way. The CRC felt that since the captains agreed to the current set of rules it would be unfair to change it when it favors one team and that this issue would've been permissible had it occurred in the preseason or just early in the season.



There was also some question as to the ethics behind captains votes when voting on the play-in match between S7J and Tears. One captain claiming to agree with the reasoning for the CRC decision but voting against the play-in in order to secure an easier opponent.



We want to have a conversation with the community about reasonable ways to limit the captains veto and also gauge public opinion on the issue.