[FF]: 2011 Seaon Long Fantasy FIRST

[Koko Ed]

With the end of IRI it's time to start signing up for season four. Sign on up. Before you do a disclaimer:

Please make sure you have the time to devote to 50+ drafts within a one month period while I'm not going to require 50+ lists because I don't even know what weeks the regionals are on but what I will do is if you miss five drafts in a row (that means if you don't make one pick or have sent me a list) you will receive a PM from me. If I don't receive a timely response (24 hours) you are booted from the league! Trust me I'm very serious about this. Every year I have booted 25 to 40% of the league every year due to delinquency. I put alot of my own personal time into this and I can't stand having it wasted so if you really can't find the time don't bother signing up. Seriously.


1. Koko Ed

[Vikesrock]

I'm definitely in and will likely be able to help with drafts and scoring again

1. Koko Ed
2. Vikesrock

[ATannahill]

1. Koko Ed
2. Vikesrock
3. rtfgnow

I'm ready. Kevin, did you finish the changes to your program?

[Barry Bonzack]

I was wondering when this would get started up so I could join again. I should update my scouting base before the drafts roll around.

1. Koko Ed
2. Vikesrock
3. rtfgnow
4. Barry Bonzack

[Koko Ed]

1. Koko Ed
2. Vikesrock
3. rtfgnow
4. Barry Bonzack
5. Chris is me
6. Akash Rastogi
7. dodar

[Kellen Hill]

Sign me up!

[Koko Ed]

1. Koko Ed
2. Vikesrock
3. rtfgnow
4. Barry Bonzack
5. Chris is me
6. Akash Rastogi
7. dodar
8. hill

[Clinton Bolinger]

I'm game, after taking a year off from FF.

1. Koko Ed
2. Vikesrock
3. rtfgnow
4. Barry Bonzack
5. Chris is me
6. Akash Rastogi
7. dodar
8. hill
9. Clinton Bolinger

[EricH]

1. Koko Ed
2. Vikesrock
3. rtfgnow
4. Barry Bonzack
5. Chris is me
6. Akash Rastogi
7. dodar
8. hill
9. Clinton Bolinger
10. EricH (who will take on the draft-running and scoring again--error-checking too. )

Good idea: If you are intending to be an active participant, subscribe to this thread and set it for updates every week or so. Reminders in your email and all that.

Obligatory scoring reminders:

Coopertition Bonus, 2 points ( Win)
Tie, 1 point
No bonus, 0 points (Loss)


Win, 30 points
Finalist, 20 points
Semifinalist, 10 points
Quarterfinalist, 4 points

1st seed, 20 points
2nd-3rd seed, 12 points
4th-8th seed, 6 points
9th-12th seed, 3 points
13th-16th seed, 2 points

WFFA, 8 points
RCA, 42 points
EI, 36 points
RAS, 20 points
Rookie Inspiration, 15 points
Coopertition Award, 10 points

Highest Rookie Seed, 5 points
High score, 5 points
Judges Award, 5 points
Robot-based award (Delphi, Xerox, GM, Rockwell), 15 points
Dean’s List, 4 points

Any award not previously mentioned, 2 points

And by the way, Ed is not kidding when he says he'll kick you out. If it's the last draft of the main drafting window, and you haven't responded to that PM about missing 5 drafts in a row, every other player will be grabbing your good teams at the end of that draft day!

Other miscellaneous (for first-timers): drafts are 3-team drafts, run serpentine style 1-n, n-1, 1-n, at varying time intervals. For drafts where there are not enough teams for all players to get 3, players will be broken into as many tiers as needed to get everyone three teams.

*stops talking about the fine details and starts checking over secret weapon of graciously professional FF doom*

[R.C.]

I will take my first shot at this.

Thanks Ed,

-RC

*I can help with running drafts if you need a body*

[XaulZan11]

Is there a deadline to sign up? I want to do it, but I'm not sure I'll have the time to create all the lists. If possible, I would like to sign up a couple of days before the first draft, once I have several of the lists done.

I also have one suggestion. One thing that kinda annoyed me last year was the mad rush to pick up booted people's teams. I think those people get WAY too much of an advantage just because they posted first. Perhaps, we can make it that you must drop the team from that round or the following round. So, if you pick up the drops persons 1st round pick, you must drop either you first or second round pick (depending on the rule). This way you have to give up some value for an elite team, instead of just your last pick.

[Chris is me]

I'd prefer this rule - if a team is picked from the randomizer, any other player can pick that team as if they weren't assigned to that player. If a player picks a team previously randomly assigned, the player getting the random team picks up the next one.

Basically, I see no reason to reward sheer dumb luck.

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by XaulZan11

Is there a deadline to sign up? I want to do it, but I'm not sure I'll have the time to create all the lists. If possible, I would like to sign up a couple of days before the first draft, once I have several of the lists done.

I also have one suggestion. One thing that kinda annoyed me last year was the mad rush to pick up booted people's teams. I think those people get WAY too much of an advantage just because they posted first. Perhaps, we can make it that you must drop the team from that round or the following round. So, if you pick up the drops persons 1st round pick, you must drop either you first or second round pick (depending on the rule). This way you have to give up some value for an elite team, instead of just your last pick.

The last day to sign up would be Tuesday November 30th though I'm leaning to start the drafts a little earlier on Friday the 26th of November.

[Karibou]

I'm in (also for my first season).

[EricH]

1. Koko Ed
2. Vikesrock
3. rtfgnow
4. Barry Bonzack
5. Chris is me
6. Akash Rastogi
7. dodar
8. hill
9. Clinton Bolinger
10. EricH
11. R.C.
12. Karibou