This has potential, though I get the feeling there would be stale periods.

I think a clutch of 3-5 different times that you select from a dom options page or something would be better. When you earn your first scoop it’d bring you there and be like “Hey, what time do you want to finish the competion: A) 11AM B) 3PM C) 7PM”

then the dom brain would dump you in a medal-appropriate pod that ends at your chosen time. then maybe the next round wouldn’t start until the last timeblock has pbumed. If you just finished an early pod there could be a big warning on your character page like “HEY you finished an early dom pod. there’s still games in progress so the system isn’t accepting any new players. wait until 7:30 if you want your scoops.”

Or you could have it be a permanent thing that, once chosen, cannot be unchanged until you are not in a pod. So that your chosen time would stay forever until you change it before entering a new dom week. That way you wouldn’t need a cooldown after an early match.

So, for instance, one week Tom’s Ribshack would be end at 3PM while bedwetters would end at 7PM. Players previously in ribshack have to either wait until the last game is over and choose a new finish time or, if using the global time request, after 3, ribshacker can start scooping and be dumped in another 3pm pod.

the issue might be filling the pods since likely there would be one with less players.

food for thought, crotch zombies.