[quote author=Fastidious link=topic=504.msg4844#msg4844 date=1317560100]<br />You don&#039;t want to fuck with core things like not having a draft but there are lot of things possible to try.&nbsp; Slight tweaks and small changes can go a long way.&nbsp; What happened to all the talk about ABC ABC CBA?<br />[/quote]<br />this semi-straight draft idea can only work if captains stay with their teams. there is no excuse to give a seasoned returning cap two high draft picks just because he took over a flop team.<br /><br />imagine jenova returning to BSK, star taking over DMC and rust stealing KNF from his brother. in the old system that&#039;d mean draft order: #1 star, #2 rust, #3 hate, #4 jen. with applying the changes we made last season it&#039;d be: #1 hate, #2-4 randomized. this could be pretty screwy for the other captains even in snake draft, but giving caps of such caliber a gift of picks, say, #2 and #14? that&#039;s a season killer move.<br /><br />we&#039;ve been throwing another idea around. as someone mentioned, draft is one of the best parts of the season, everyone is scheming and planning and predicting. we could add a virtual 0th draft round where players pick their position in draft in order of their last season&#039;s results. this would add even more tactics to the draft. a legion/goat-type cap could more easily escape the 1/24/25-pick trap that gives him a pissed off superstar and two mediocre players and continues the weak team legacy. he could pick the lovely 12/13/666-pick that returning champions love so much, because it gives you the most control over who you pick for your core squad.<br /><br />the snake itself seems to be the most fair draft, but the way people enter it is often not, so this could help in the chase for the team parity holy grail. of course this would need to happen pretty soon after solidifying captains, no weeklong delays like we have during homefield selection.<br /><br />good idea or not?