[quote author=Hatred link=topic=232.msg2061#msg2061 date=1278836325]<br />In theory, one could say &quot;yeah I&#039;m signing up for this season but don&#039;t draft me because I won&#039;t be around. This is a just-in-case sort of thing.&quot; Yeah, nobody would do that.[/quote]<br /><br />Haha, I&#039;m pretty sure JKist has said that every season he has played in as a cop out in case he doesn&#039;t like his team!&nbsp;  8)&nbsp; I even said that last season and I sort of meant it because I didn&#039;t know how my internet at my new place would be but it worked out OK.<br /><br />[quote author=Hatred link=topic=232.msg2061#msg2061 date=1278836325]<br />So in essence, it&#039;s not so much the invite-list. It&#039;s merely reinstating the sign-up period for a short period of time to perhaps entice better players to come along. It&#039;s just a suggestion though, don&#039;t know how far people are willing to run with it.[/quote]<br /><br />The IDL used to be like this, no invite list and mid-season draft, it didn&#039;t solve anything really but it did help some teams at times.&nbsp; There were still problem teams and big failures, but a few of those failures were saved or at least somewhat fixed.&nbsp; Maybe the IDL should only have as many teams as we can secure quality captains for since they seem to be the main factor of success overall.&nbsp; Ideally a captain should be a top player or good enough to be be respected for his abilities in CTF.<br /><br />I&#039;d like the IDL to be more inclusive and open still myself.&nbsp; No invite list just an open sign up list going all season long, why not?&nbsp; The only teams likely to use it are the ones needing help anyways.&nbsp; All the trading this season was teams trying to find a more competitive lineup but really most of the trades didn&#039;t seem to do that much.&nbsp; Trading can really piss some players off since captains control it all.&nbsp; If Chaindude could sign up today and get on a team one of the weaker teams would be in much better shape.&nbsp; I&#039;d really like to see Mike captain next season myself.&nbsp; I might captain next season after I can figure out what is going to happen to me once I get state side again.