i&#039;ve already used hockey penalties to explain idl power plays several times... because this whole time i actually thought they were inspired by them. so yeah, i too was surprised upon learning there was no overall concept for penalties. so how would hockey penalties look like? except for the obvious 5v5 and 2min differences, it could be very close to solving all our needs.<br /><br />[list]<br />[li]first demo infraction = minor penalty = 3min for the offending player. gets cancelled when a flag is scored.[/li]<br /><br />[li]second demo infraction = major penalty. we use a full round man down or until a flag is scored, i believe. hockey would use 5min with no relief upon flags scored. [i]this[/i] would be better than what we currently have, even though i&#039;m actually not sure what it is.[/li]<br /><br />[li]third demo infraction = todd bertuzzi punches steve moore in the back of the head. get the fuck out for the rest of the season.[/li]<br /><br />[li]scheduling infraction = a penalty for the bench/team, like when too many men on ice happens. a guy designated by the coach goes to serve the penalty, which is a minor. even following scheduling infractions by the same team would be the same.[/li]<br /><br />[li]two penalties at once = two players sit at the same time. if the penalties are minor, the first flag releases one of the players (hockey has probably rules for who goes first, but in our case we [i]start[/i] in power play mode, so the cap would probably decide who jumps in). the second guy still sits until another flag gets scored or 3 minutes pass.<br /><br />Q: but what if it is a major and a minor?<br />A: well then, the player sitting for the minor gets released after the first flag, but the player serving the major serves full 5 minutes. two major penalties equal a 5minute 3v1.<br /><br />Q: but what if it&#039;s a demo infraction and a scheduling infraction?<br />A: does not matter, it&#039;s the same thing as the previous scenarios. you [i]can&#039;t[/i] designate the player already penalized for demo infraction to sit the scheduling penalty as well in a 2+2 combo, someone else has to sit for &quot;his&quot; penalty along with him. you have to go 3v1. if his demo penalty is a major, the other guy jumps in after a flag and he keeps sitting.<br /><br />Q: but but but there are 2+2&#039;s in hockey!<br />A: that is not a question, but here goes. 2+2 double minors are given for fouls that draw blood. i guess if you ignore your demo uploading duty so hard it makes xen&#039;s heart bleed, you get to serve a 2+2.[/li]<br /><br />[li]three penalties at once = still 3v1. a mandatory number of players has to be kept on ice (3 out of 5 in hockey). the first flag doesn&#039;t release any player. i&#039;d say the cap has to play alone, but then again he might be a major offender, which shouldn&#039;t be forgiven, but if you get 3 penalties with one or more of them being major... uh. let&#039;s pretend this can&#039;t happen to us.[/li]<br />[/list]<br /><br />this is how i [i]envision[/i] penalties in the idl.