I want to start off by saying there was no FLS system.&nbsp; We basically showed up in the server and I team-chatted &quot;everyone do what you want&quot;.&nbsp; This worked roughly 62.5% of the time, and might have been even more successful had I not fucked up scheduling a couple times and gotten into a car wreck.&nbsp; This is because my teammates were awesome, I can&#039;t recommend each of them enough.<br /><br />Lastly, if you&#039;ve been reading through this thread and you haven&#039;t seen your name, don&#039;t worry yet.&nbsp; We&#039;re currently discussing some ideas that would allow more players to play during the season.&nbsp; Do not lose hope yet :) .<br /><br />[b][size=5]EBL - Xenaero[/size][/b]<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 1[/size][/b]<br /><br />Whiteboy is the obvious choice because he&#039;s like a golden ticket, and I know that Xenaero loves golden tickets.&nbsp; However, they both have pretty strong personalities, which could cause some problems in the locker room.&nbsp; The risk is definitely worth it, because a Xen/White team could have almost anyone run for them and still be successful... which is important because Xen is looking at 16th pick in round 2.<br /><br />White would also add a lot of versatility to Xen&#039;s team because of his excellent covering and offensive opportunism.&nbsp; It&#039;s hard for me to see the Bills succeeding this season without picking up Whiteboy here, despite other seemingly reasonable options like mikehail and RussianDumbass.<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 16[/size][/b]<br /><br />Picking so far down in the 2nd round is difficult.&nbsp; The Bills will need a runner, and at this stage you&#039;re looking at a European player (Gyrossman, Nero, dewww) or a younger player like X-Ray.&nbsp; If, by some horrible mistake, Gyross isn&#039;t picked he&#039;s a total grab, otherwise I think I&#039;d pick up Beast here.&nbsp; X-Ray is the last-ditch option, but he has surprising potential and superb laghax.<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 17[/size][/b]<br /><br />Xenaero has a great opportunity to pick up a stellar Euro here; alternately he could team up with Strangle again this season - who provided the Bills with a much needed lift after he was pulled from free agency.&nbsp; There are maps (map18) that don&#039;t suit high-ping runners very well, so if he does pick up a Euro runner at Pick 16, he would do well to pick an NA player like Strangle or Donut to fill in that gap.<br /><br />[b][size=5]DMR - Goatface[/size][/b]<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 2[/size][/b]<br /><br />The Raiders are gonna need frags, and there are plenty of fraggers available in the 2nd draft position.&nbsp; ItalianStallion, RussianDumbass and RottKing are all players who can put the hurt on the other team, but I think that Rus provides the Raiders with the most versatility and coordination - which they&#039;ll need as well.&nbsp; Goat will have to put together a smart team that practices, however, and Rus is a notorious nightowl/scumbag.&nbsp; He might do well to have some conversations with those three players to find out who&#039;s the best fit.&nbsp; Although Goat&#039;s on Mountain Time (hilariously), so the time difference between he and Rus might equal out.<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 15[/size][/b]<br /><br />This is a tough pick for Goat, because he&#039;s already got a pinging runner (himself) so he&#039;ll need to pick up someone who can at least break even in frags and provide offensive cover and defensive support... but at Pick 15 that might not be available.&nbsp; Strangle is a good option here as is Beast, but past that Goat&#039;s forced to put a lot of weight on the shoulders of a player like Dreever, Acolyte, Mistopher, or Climhazzard.&nbsp; I think he should be very careful to avoid attendance problems, so he should definitely have a serious talk with any player before he chooses them at this position.&nbsp; This pick is probably make or break for the Raiders.<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 18[/size][/b]<br /><br />With a high 3rd round pick, Goatface can afford to take a chance on an unproven player like Dreever, Malignity, OurHero, Hourglass and so on, or a player with past issues like Climhazzard.&nbsp; He&#039;ll still want to have a talk with potential candidates though.<br /><br />[b][size=5]KGB - Tai[/size][/b]<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 3[/size][/b]<br /><br />I would guess that Tai was a little disenchanted with mikehail last season.&nbsp; While he did post the highest flags/round stat and put serious time into getting standout rookie DevastatioN into shape, he also had spotty attendance that cost them crucial wins, including the IDC Championships.&nbsp; If I were Tai I would want dependability, and I think that the most dependable player he can draft at this position is ItalianStallion.&nbsp; Drafting Stallion gives Tai lots of options, as both Tai and Stallion can play all three positions, and it also gives them enormous frag power.<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 14[/size][/b]<br /><br />Sneaky Euro runner or promising young runner.&nbsp; Legion has shown he&#039;s capable of scoring flags on a high-fragging team, MionicDonut has been a successful runner in the past, and of course, a European player could be pigeonholed here as well.&nbsp; It&#039;s probably too much to hope for Gyross, but surely one of Nero, dewww, Swiftshot or Vampire will remain.&nbsp; Tai&#039;s 3rd round pick might be a little late to compensate for a high-ping player with a newer, low-ping player, so he might want to play it safe and pick Legion, Donut, or even Acolyte or Sunoska (who claims he is the best runner in DOOM).<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 19[/size][/b]<br /><br />At Pick 19, Tai should look for an overlooked player (like Dreever or Souler), otherwise he should choose the player with the highest chance of showing up.<br /><br />[b][size=5]BSK - Jenova[/size][/b]<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 4[/size][/b]<br /><br />I think that Jenova is in that elite club of runners who are dominant in 3v3 (Potentpotables, Ralphis, and mikehail are the others), and there&#039;s no way he really could do better than himself.&nbsp; His offense is probably effective enough that he could field a below-average defense and still just outscore teams.&nbsp; That said, it&#039;s hard to see a dominant defender lasting until Pick 4, so he should look instead for defensive players who are above-average in teamwork.&nbsp; I think in this category, the choices are RottKing, midian, Killingblair, Collision, and Hatred.&nbsp; If I had to guess I&#039;d say that Blair will have the best attendance, but his connection is intermittently shitty also.&nbsp; This pick is very important to Jenova&#039;s success, so he should spend some time investigating his options (when players are available, connection quality, vacations, etc.).<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 13[/size][/b]<br /><br />Picking 5th in the 2nd round isn&#039;t terrible, and the Packers have an opportunity to pick up an excellent 3rd like Collision, Hatred, Joshsmith, Mantis-X or Ladna.&nbsp; This choice should depend on who he drafts in Round 1 in terms of scheduling and personalities.<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 20[/size][/b]<br /><br />Jenova should use this pick to pull a promising young player away from a team like SPE or BBC.&nbsp; I believe [b]hatedraft[/b] is the word.<br /><br />[b][size=5]BBC - Nostar[/size][/b]<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 5[/size][/b]<br /><br />It&#039;s hard to say what&#039;s going through Nostar&#039;s mind.&nbsp; On the one hand he&#039;s insanely competitive, so he&#039;ll want to go for the throat with his draft pick.&nbsp; On the other hand he&#039;s won 3 Masterbowls in a row, so he might be looking for a change up.&nbsp; He&#039;s earned his reputation as the soulless, shit-talking, defensive brick wall over season after season of being confined to the flag room, so it&#039;s possible that the monotony of it all will flush him out into the offense.&nbsp; Nostar is most successful when playing with an above average runner, at this position that&#039;s mikehail if he survives, or Sabertooth and Gyrossman.<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 12[/size][/b]<br /><br />The Cowboys&#039; 2nd round pick should be the same type of player that the Raiders are looking for, a player who can at least break even in frags and provide offensive cover and defensive support.&nbsp; It&#039;s easier to find a player like that for the Cowboys, however, they might have their pick of Collision, Joshsmith, Mantis-X or Ladna.&nbsp; This pick isn&#039;t as crucial for Nostar as it is for Goatface or Xenaero, so some kind of deal might occur in the near future, perhaps some kind of [b]lovedraft[/b].<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 21[/size][/b]<br /><br />Nostar will [b]benchdraft[/b] a player he hates.&nbsp; Look out Sunoska.<br /><br />[b][size=5]FLS - LordBritish[/size][/b]<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 6[/size][/b]<br /><br />It&#039;s possible that LordBritish is also an unstoppable runner when it comes to 3v3.&nbsp; However, last season he generally took a back seat to Jenova.&nbsp; This season is packed with maps that a player like LB can light up, so I think we&#039;ll see great things from the Steelers... even though their draft position isn&#039;t great.&nbsp; In light of that, LordBritish needs to do his best to secure a solid backfield, and I think the best players to do that at this position are Hatred, Collision and Killingblair.<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 11[/size][/b]<br /><br />Depending on his 1st round pick, the Steelers may need some extra frag power.&nbsp; Most of the players at this position (Collision, Hatred, midian, Ladna, Joshsmith) have a pretty good feel for the game, but really only Hatred, Collision or midian could satisfy the frag requirement.&nbsp; midian would be a huge get here IMO.&nbsp; British could go WAAAAAAY out on a limb and pick Gyrossman, but only if he&#039;s confident in the fragging ability of both his 1st pick and himself.&nbsp; The maps this season might allow him to get away with this overall, even if some are very anti-high-ping.<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 22[/size][/b]<br /><br />Good Luck.<br /><br />[b][size=5]SPE - Shadow_Ghost[/size][/b]<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 7[/size][/b]<br /><br />The Eagles need their captain to play defense this season and try to put together a well-coordinated offense made up of IDL veterans.&nbsp; The names that jump out at me immediately are Sabertooth, midian, Mantis-X and Ladna.<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 10[/size][/b]<br /><br />Denny needs to search deep inside himself, and decide whether or not he can lock down the defense all by himself.&nbsp; If he can, he can pick up a player like Mantis-X or Ladna and send them to clear the way for the runner he picks up in Round 1.&nbsp; It&#039;s been a while since Mantis and Denny played together, so I think one way or another they&#039;ll pair up.<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 23[/size][/b]<br /><br />Good Luck.<br /><br />[b][size=5]SUC - Ralphis[/size][/b]<br /><br />[b][size=4]Picks 8 and 9[/size][/b]<br /><br />I put the Chargers&#039; 1st two picks together because that&#039;s how I think Ralphis should view it.&nbsp; He needs to draft a team and his position gives him that opportunity.&nbsp; On the one hand he&#039;s in a great position to spoil drafts for other teams as well; drafting Ladna robs lots of teams of that special sauce they need in Round 2, drafting Mantis breaks Denny&#039;s heart, drafting Collision or Hatred potentially spoils FLS&#039; chances, so he should be aware of who he&#039;s stealing with his pick at the 9th position.&nbsp; On the other hand, if Ralphis wants to win 2 Masterbowls in a row, he&#039;ll need to go for the win here.&nbsp; If it were me and I was a dominant player like Ralphis (at basically any position), I&#039;d pick the 2 remaining players from the top 9 players and make a run at another championship.&nbsp; The field&#039;s just exactly deep enough here for this to be an extremely effective strategy.<br /><br />[b][size=4]Pick 24[/size][/b]<br /><br />Good Luck.<br /><br />[hr]<br /><br />Overall, here&#039;s how I think teams will shake out:<br /><br />[b][size=3]Electric Bills[/size][/b]<br />Xenaero, Whiteboy, Gyrossman, X-Ray<br /><br />[b][size=3]Doom Raiders[/size][/b]<br />Goatface, RussianDumbass/ItalianStallion, Strangle, Climhazzard<br /><br />[b][size=3]Killing Browns[/size][/b]<br />Tai, RussianDumbass/ItalianStallion, Beast, Legion<br /><br />[b][size=3]Berserker Packers[/size][/b]<br />Jenova, RottKing, Joshsmith, Dreever<br /><br />[b][size=3]Brokeback Cowboys[/size][/b]<br />Nostar, mikehail, Ladna, Souler<br /><br />[b][size=3]Flag Steelers[/size][/b]<br />LordBritish, Killingblair, midian, Mandolore<br /><br />[b][size=3]Spread Eagles[/size][/b]<br />Shadow_Ghost, Mantis-X, Hatred, Nero<br /><br />[b][size=3]Super Chargers[/size][/b]<br />Ralphis, Sabertooth, Collision, Roscoe<br />