ShiftyPowers
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It's that time of year again kids, I will let last year's first post explain, with new things in brackets and bold:
As I said, we have some people already signed up, and there are plenty of open spots. Here is the state of the Draft.
These are the official participants, registration is closed
1. ShiftyPowers
2. Xifio
3. 4ndr3i
4. Coruja
5. Nady
6. Mandieta6
7. theo
8. fender
9. Filipower
10. Skiptomylou
11. Jaboldinho
12. kp40
13. Juventino
14. Rocky
15. Ilaje
16. Zlatan
17. Arnau
18. VantheMan
19. Dytza
20. Keegan
ShiftyPowers;2921198 said:Almost all of us claim to know a lot about football, in fact, most of us claim to know a lot more than most of the idiots here at Soccer Gaming. Well, this is each of our chance to prove how much about the beautiful game we know. I am proposing that 12-16 members [more this year if possible] of the forum compete in a "fantasy draft" of sorts, consisting of all players in the world. The draft will be a "snake format" to ensure competitive balance. If you do not understand what this means, I will give you an example.
In the NBA the worst team gets the #1 pick (this isn't exactly accurate because of the lottery, but it is close enough) in the first round, and then gets the #1 pick in the second round. The team that wins the NBA Finals gets the last pick in the first round and the last pick in the second round. In a 4 team league it would go like this:
1. Team A
2. Team B
3. Team C
4. Team D
5. Team A
6. Team B
7. Team C
8. Team D
However, a snake format flips the order for alternating rounds:
1. Team A
2. Team B
3. Team C
4. Team D
5. Team D
6. Team C
7. Team B
8. Team A
This ensures competitive balance. In a league of 16 teams, the team blessed with the top pick will get Messi (or Ronaldo I suppose)[no, definitely Messi], but then they will have to wait while every other team gets to pick 2 players before they can pick again. This ensures competitive balance between all teams.
Now the tricky part: choosing who participates in the Draft.
[I have been in contact with certain people who I think represent the Soccer Forum well because I knew I was going to do this again. As it stands, 11 people are already lined up. There is room for at least 9 more participants. If we get 20 or fewer signed up, the spots will just go to everyone who wants to participate, but if we get more then I will choose who participates based on frequency and quality of posting in the Soccer Forum (above all), followed by how often the person seems to be on or is able to be on (so they make their picks as quick as possible), and finally if that cannot get us down to 20 teams, I will use club diversity, nation diversity, registration date, and stuff like that. If you want to participate, I suggest posting in here as soon as possible, because I would say it's very likely that I just start the draft immediately when we get 20 people without waiting for anyone else.]
Ideally we will have 16 people participating in the Ultimate Draft Challenge, but if we can only get 12, so be it.[Again, this year I want 20] I will randomly provide the order using a random number generator; if I get the first pick I will scrap that order and do it again so it doesn't look like I rigged the process.[This year I will probably use some service online that draws fantasy draft order for you, and then post the link in here to ensure even more honesty and transparency. As much as I would love Messi, I will once again scrap the results if I get the #1 pick] I will post the Order and the member with the first pick has 24 hours to make their selection. The sooner the better. After the first pick is made the member with the 2nd pick will have 12 hours to make their selection, or else they will be skipped and the team with the third pick can pick at any time. They have 12 hours to make their pick, and Team 2 can also make their pick at any time. This is important; if you see that the team ahead of you has 30 minutes before their 12 hours is up, it's not a bad idea to wait for 1 minute after so you get the best player possible. It is also a major incentive to get your pick in on time. If you miss your pick by 4 hours you could see 6 or more players taken before you get your selection in. DO NOT MISS YOUR PICK. I understand that people have lives and this will be inevitable, but this draft will take FOREVER if we have to wait 12 hours for every selection. If you cannot check the board at least twice a day, then don't bother signing up. Most people do not sleep for 12 hours a day, and most people do not work for 12 hours a day, so these will not be tolerated as persistent excuses.
If any member becomes a hassle by constantly missing picks and holding up the draft, the rest of us[Just me. And you better believe I will kick you out if you miss your first 2] have the right to kick them out and hand their team over to someone else. If you miss a pick you will be skipped until you come back; that means that if you miss one and then it comes back to your next pick, you will not get a fresh 12 hours. If you miss 2 picks you will be kicked out of the draft unless there has been fewer than 24 hours since your initial 12 hours expired. That means that if you do not show up within 36 hours of your pick you will be out and someone will assume control of your team, no questions asked. [THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT]If you cannot make a pick, then PM someone with a list of players and they can select in your absence; this will not be counted against you even if this person is a "no show" for 36 hours as well. You might have to reveal a secret about your preferences to someone, but it is better than the alternative of getting kicked out.[And frankly, it's not really a big deal. PM someone who will not be drafting between where the draft is now and your pick. Finally, I made a LOT of picks last year and never snipered one from anyone as far as I remember. I'm very willing to accept list PMs from people].
We will do this for 18 rounds. [This year, 25, although I think we will expedite it after 18; everyone submitting a list of 15 or more, and then I will just allot the last 7 players in an hour or so] You are required to have 2 goal keepers, but there are no other restrictions on how to make your squad. After we select our players you can do whatever you want to represent your formation.This is different this year, I'll explain lower Write a quick formation on here, or create a lengthy tactical explanation with accompanying pictures, whatever you want. It would probably make sense to list your First XI.
Winning:
Ahhh, now this is where it gets tricky. How the hell do you tell who won? [At the absolute least we will have a voting champion. This will be done like how the Babe Competition is being run in The Lounge. Start with Group Stage, then move to Knockout Rounds. Beyond that, I am probably going to do some lengthy FM12 Editing and then post the season in extreme detail on the forum; further, anyone who would like to do the same thing with FIFA 12 is more than welcome to do so. BUT, if the game edits do not take place (and after last year, if I was one of you I would operate on that assumption and NOT draft players based on how good you think they'll be in the next version of FM or FIFA), we will at the absolute least have the competition done via voting and we WILL declare a winner this year.
Finally, this year detailed tactical instructions will not happen. In order to represent your formation you will get a pitch, player icons, player names, and arrows. Nothing else. The voters will draw their own conclusions about how the teams would play. If you want to say more, you can do so in the voting thread, but it will not be in the top post. This way, people who don't want or have the time to write out detailed tactical descriptions will have the same chance as those who do, it also means that stupid tactical descriptions asking players do to things they are not capable of will not influence voters.]
Alright, so hopefully a few of you are still with me. If you are interested, post in this thread saying something to that effect.
It's really all pretty simple once we start. Don't be intimidated by the length of this post.
As I said, we have some people already signed up, and there are plenty of open spots. Here is the state of the Draft.
These are the official participants, registration is closed
1. ShiftyPowers
2. Xifio
3. 4ndr3i
4. Coruja
5. Nady
6. Mandieta6
7. theo
8. fender
9. Filipower
10. Skiptomylou
11. Jaboldinho
12. kp40
13. Juventino
14. Rocky
15. Ilaje
16. Zlatan
17. Arnau
18. VantheMan
19. Dytza
20. Keegan
