OK first I just want to make a few comments on the draft.&nbsp; I think this season some captains totally confused playing in priv with being good.&nbsp; Playing in priv isn&#039;t required to be skilled or demonstrate you&#039;ll show for matches despite some people insisting it is.&nbsp; I&#039;ve played in priv hundreds, if not thouands of hours, I don&#039;t need to play much to get up to speed.&nbsp; As the IDL goes on this will become true for more and more players.&nbsp; Even some new players don&#039;t need loads of priv to compete at a high level (Higgs).<br /><br />Some picks I&#039;ll use as examples as what I felt captains errored a bit in the draft - Higgs and DR_Noob.&nbsp; Higgs wasn&#039;t playing priv much last season but he still made every match I think.&nbsp; I suspect he&#039;ll do much the same this season.&nbsp; If you compare records Higgs got 28 caps his rookie season, Oath in comparison has not managed 28 caps in 5 seasons.&nbsp; Yet Oath went 9th and Higgs 20th.&nbsp; As for DR_Noob I assume he&#039;s been very active in priv and I admit to being impressed with his play but...&nbsp; If you look at his two seasons his stats don&#039;t really stand out in anyway and most worrisome is probably his 12.5 round a season played average.&nbsp; Most other first picks are likely to be around 17 rounds a season played.&nbsp; I feel like people forgot a bit about the wiki as I think past history is the strongest indicator of future preformance.&nbsp; Stats do lie but often they can guide you better than assuming activity = skill from playing a lot of priv.&nbsp; I do hope DR_Noob and Oath prove me wrong and prove their 1st round status.<br /><br />http://wiki.intldoomleague.org/index.php?title=Higgs<br />http://wiki.intldoomleague.org/index.php?title=Oath<br />http://wiki.intldoomleague.org/index.php?title=DR_Noob<br /><br />Also I was shocked by the Rus trade involving me.&nbsp; I knew Nostar wanted me but I figured pulling it off was impossible.&nbsp; I hope Rus explains himself since he did not even check with Me, Ladna or Turska before doing the trade.&nbsp; It is true I&#039;m not really into 1pm Tuesday practices but who is really?!&nbsp; I guess Euros and Ladna?&nbsp; I think Rus&#039;s team come matches will be quite a bit weaker without me but I can still see them being successful with Ladna.<br /><br />[b]--------------IDC NORTH--------------<br /><br />PDU 6-3<br />KGB 5-4<br />SGS 3-6[/b]<br /><br />[b]Super Shotgun Spurs [SGS] - Hatred: Stallion, KillForce, Bloodstrike[/b]<br /><br />Until this lineup proves me wrong I feel it&#039;s badly balanced.&nbsp; It seems Hatred went for all fraggers.&nbsp; That compliments his own strength, but where is the runner?&nbsp; I know Hatred might run this season but he has never really done it before.&nbsp; Bloodstrike has one season where he did run and did good with 26 captures but he has never gotten anywhere close to 26 since then.&nbsp; Killforce isn&#039;t a bad 4th but if he has to fill in for Blood a lot there could be problems.&nbsp; If Stall or Hatred have to end up running I feel like this team is a bit messed up.&nbsp; If your team is forced to use the best defensive and fraggers in the league as runners the balance is wrong.&nbsp; That&#039;s why I rarely run anymore, my talent at mid and fragging always helps teams more.&nbsp; Players should play positions which they are best at, not forced into positions to fill team roles.&nbsp; I suggest Hatred look at trading for some O pronto.<br /><br />[b]Killing Browns [KGB] - Tai: Killingblair, Junior, Null[/b]<br /><br />I like this team, bunch of good old white boys looking to play some CTF.&nbsp; I suspect the positions will be Tai D, Blair mid, and Junior O.&nbsp; Null I know nothing about so I look forward to seeing him play.&nbsp; Blair is versatile and can play any role but both Tai and Junior seem fairly set in their roles.&nbsp; This team was built well.<br /><br />[b]Plasmadicks United [PDU] - RussianDumbass: Turska, Ladna, Devii[/b]<br /><br />Another clearly built team with defined roles.&nbsp; Rus D, Ladna mid, Turska O.&nbsp; I like this team a lot and I was looking forward to playing mid with them before being traded.&nbsp; Rus and Turska both are x-factor players, they somehow pull shit off time and time again.&nbsp; Turska, if anyone needs reminding, got 38 captures last season.&nbsp; I think Ladna might be able to outplay X-Ray at mid so this team could be stronger than last season.&nbsp; Looks like a winner in my books.<br /><br />[b]--------------IDC SOUTH--------------<br /><br />WAD 8-1<br />PBH 5-4<br />SUC 1-8[/b]<br /><br />[b]Super Chargers [SUC] - Ralphis: Oath, Climhazzard, MionicDonut[/b]<br /><br />Honestly, I do not like Ralph&#039;s team at all.&nbsp; It just feels weak to me.&nbsp; None of these players are inclined to go on fragging rampages and there is also no clear cut defender.&nbsp; Ralphis can play any position but just like SGS you should have positions where players are at their best, not forced into roles.&nbsp; Having Ralphis on D feels like a waste to me as season after season he&#039;s been a top runner.&nbsp; Ralph has the most captures in IDL history so if he is forced onto D it&#039;s not good.&nbsp; Perhaps this team has some tricks up their sleaves but it appears lacking at this point in time.&nbsp; I&#039;m quite curious what their starting positions and lineups will be.<br /><br />[b]Philanthropic Blowhards [PBH] - LordBritish: Dr_Noob, Armour, MadV[/b]<br /><br />People talk about players like Chain, Denny, Myself, Shakal, Oath, etc being risky but I see this as the ultimate gamble team this season.&nbsp; The downside is even if the gamble works and these players are all active I do not believe their skill is worth the gamble.&nbsp; DR_Noob and MadV both have had activity problems in the past, MadV much more so however.&nbsp; Armour is a total unknown but I hope he proves to be 100% reliable and as good as everyone says he is.&nbsp; I think this is one team which might be dipping into the FA pool early.&nbsp; I think their setup is LB O, then a mix of Dr_Noob/Armour D/mid.<br /><br />[b]We&#039;re All Doomed [WAD] - Nostar: Chaindude, Shakal, Fastidious[/b]<br /><br />I don&#039;t know what vile black magic Nostar uses but he managed once again to build a team that is rather amazing.&nbsp; This is the best fragging team in the league.&nbsp; No one on this team has below a 117% lifetime frag ratio and that&#039;s actually me with the lowest while the rest of the team are above 120% and Nostar is at 130%.&nbsp; Shakal probably needs some more practice but other than that this team has no obvious faults.&nbsp; Most players on this team can play any position but we already have a basic idea what we&#039;ll be doing.<br /><br />[b]--------------WDC EAST--------------<br /><br />CTB 7-2<br />TCB 4-5<br />MD 2-7[/b]<br /><br />[b]Mass Destruction [MD] - Doomguy: Xenaero, Xyltol, Dew[/b]<br /><br />DG and Xen are going to have a lot of pressure on them.&nbsp; Xyltol and Dew both have limited roles where they excel.&nbsp; DG and Xen is a nice fragging base and good D but I suspect their O will limit their success.&nbsp; I think Xyltol should probably have been picked up last round (who else would pick him?) and a stronger 3rd O player should have been acquired.&nbsp; I can see them struggling a bit due to weaker 3rd starters.<br /><br />[b]The Cult of Bestism [TCB] - Sabertooth: X-Ray, Nosturi, Roscoe[/b]<br /><br />I&#039;ve already scrimmed vs TCB and they are decent.&nbsp; If Saber/X-Ray concentrate on shoring up D while Nosturi works the O magic they could do quite well.&nbsp; They have a good mix of play styles and can test some various lineups without sacrificing player strengths too much.&nbsp; I think a lot of practice will help them more than most teams.<br /><br />[b]Contraband [CTB] - Humanbones: Dev, Higgs, Shadow_Ghost[/b]<br /><br />My favorite to win WDC Championships a very strong lineup with one possible weakness - activity.&nbsp; I know Shadow has said he&#039;ll be busier this season but I also know Dev is typically a busy guy and Higgs often is a night owl.&nbsp; Bones might struggle to get them playing enough practice reps but I know these are all solid, reliable and high skilled players so they will go far regardless of activity level in practice.&nbsp; I&#039;m looking forward to see what their setup ends up being.&nbsp; Bones alluded to playing more O in recent radio talks but that clearly seems like Higgs main job on the team.&nbsp; It is possible Higgs could be benched quite a bit for Shadow if he returns to form.&nbsp; Dev seems the likely defender.<br /><br />[b]--------------WDC WEST--------------<br /><br />RR 6-3<br />BBC 6-3<br />KNF 2-7[/b]<br /><br />[b]Brokeback Cowboys [BBC] - ThatsJustPrime, BBC: Mantis-X, Gyrossman, Dawson[/b]<br /><br />Scrimmed vs this team as well and they are good, very comparable to TCB actually but I feel they will win a touch more.&nbsp; Gyross seems the main O and he does it well.&nbsp; He does a lot of high profile clutch plays and usually comes through when you need him most.&nbsp; Prime D, Mantis mid, Gyross O looks like the game plan and it should work well.<br /><br />[b]Ricochet Rockets [RR, [=&gt;] - RustInPeace: Gilgamesh, MassVC, ReckLess.[/b]<br /><br />A very versatile team, perhaps even too much so.&nbsp; Each player here has some personal preferences but none of these guys are known for being committed to one position.&nbsp; Gilga mentioned doing more mid/O and I think Rust will grant that.&nbsp; Mass seems to like mid and that likely leaves Rust on D.&nbsp; I think this will be another good team but it remains to be seen what positions they will field and if they are more focused on D or O.<br /><br />[b]Fnordy Niners [KNF] - Strangle: Whiteboy, Legion, WhiteMike[/b]<br /><br />First question I have is can Whiteboy and WhiteMike play matches at the same time or do they just have one PC?&nbsp; I think if they can play together this team is very interesting as they should have superb teamplay and White will bootcamp his brother into a better player as time goes on.&nbsp; If only one of them can play at once it seems like a total waste as WhiteMike won&#039;t get to play ever?&nbsp; Looking forward to see if Whiteboy ends up on D or O mainly.&nbsp; White can do any position but I feel he&#039;s still best on D but the problem is he usually wants to play O.&nbsp; My ideal setup would be dual White&#039;s D/mid with Legion or Strangle playing O.