[quote=&quot;dew&quot;]i don&#039;t see how this is supposed to attract any of the listed gentlemen.[/quote]<br /><br />Some of it is harmless fun but the overall message still stands. I figured some humor might go a little further than the normal &quot;dude please sign up, we need you bad!&quot;<br /><br />[quote=&quot;Xenaero&quot;]10 years of competitive activity in anything is a considerable length of time. Odamex is a great port, but I&#039;ve retired, so I don&#039;t consider myself a competitive player anymore. I might be in privs here and there when time allows.<br /><br />It wasn&#039;t a port change that stopped me from playing competitively. Since retiring I&#039;ve been in a much better place. Good luck to all participants in the upcoming season![/quote]<br /><br />I understand we&#039;re you&#039;re coming from, I&#039;m entering my 10 year mark pretty soon as well. I also understand that this wasn&#039;t port related for you, if I recall correctly you were always a big Oda supporter. <br /><br />As far as being in a better place I suppose you can&#039;t really argue with that either. It does require a commitment to play in this league and at times it doesn&#039;t seem worth it. However, with the shortened season and the prospect of playing with a lot of new players, I feel more inspired to play to pass down the knowledge I&#039;ve gained more than anything. <br /><br />I hope you change your mind. Maybe some time away will give you the refreshment you needed. Perhaps considering going back to being a captain isn&#039;t a bad call either. Either way, I think you can be an impact player for a championship team and I truly wish to see you back. Best of luck!<br /><br />[quote=&quot;RustInPeace&quot;]Some of those names you listed have been playing for years. I think they have come to a point where they have played for long enough. I&#039;ve only played in 3 seasons and I already want to do something else. I can only imagine how guys like chewy, star and xen feel. Personally I have grown tired of IDL being in the forefront: many practices, meeting scheduled games, learning new maps, playing for several hours a week, yelling at people. That is why I am not going to cap during the summer. I don&#039;t have the drive to commit as I have in the past seasons and I surely don&#039;t want to end up as a half-assed captain. I don&#039;t think anyone is being a bitch. Some of us want to go do something else instead of sitting at a computer.<br /><br />Remember, it&#039;s the summer. The time where you go outside, enjoy the weather, and simply have fun. 8)[/quote]<br /><br />This isn&#039;t an invalid claim either. As I mentioned, it does take a commitment to play at a competitive level in this league. I don&#039;t think anyone who does&#039;t sign up is a bitch either. I&#039;m just having some fun is all. You of all people should know this by now! <br /><br />As far as the lack of ambition or drive to give it your all, the only response I have to that is we&#039;ll have a longer time off than usual between winter and summer league plus the shorter season since we&#039;re going back to 8 teams. I know it&#039;s only one game but goodness does it seem to make a difference. <br /><br />Also, going outside? You&#039;re the whitest Mexican I know, which indicates to me that you definitely don&#039;t go outside. Okay, maybe you cut some lawns or build some decks but that doesn&#039;t count. <br /><br />Basically, I just want this to be as competitive as possible. I still want to see marquee names on the draft list. My dream scenario would be to have every team have two veterans plus a new player. I know this isn&#039;t likely but I think there are still enough of us old guys lingering around to make it happen. The players I mentioned weren&#039;t singled out or more or less important than anyone else, just the first people I thought of. That said, I still think those players could make a significant impact. <br /><br />I urge all of the veterans players still around to give IDL one more shot. This is a huge transition and with all the new players seemingly coming into the fold, I think we can have an enormous impact on them if their first experience of the IDL is a positive one. Let&#039;s give it our all and make this thing work. <br />