Spec, really good article and really well thought out. I feel very similar about the salary cap being the problem and you have a descent solution, although bright minds may need to tweak things. But I also want to respond to Bro-oker.
I agree with this, you don't want to hurt user retention because someone wants to play with their friends, but can't due to roster construction. But also, you don't want to hurt user retention by having a bunch of haves vs have nots. A new user gets drafted to a bad team and it may hurt their activity if they see that team has no realistic chance of a quick rebuild. If those top teams are forced to cut high tpe players or give up draft picks, it will force more good users to go to worse off teams, which speeds up rebuilds and gives more hope as it evens the competitive balance of the league. I know plenty of good users who may like hanging out with their friends, but if forced to, would still love this league if they were on a different team, and will probably make more friends. Hell, I have been on multiple teams and have never shared a team with many users that I really like.
Idk, I think players forcing their way onto teams they have a history with is part of the problem anyway, as it gives that team an unfair advantage getting a player to drop to them that deserves to be a higher draft pick.
(09-17-2024, 07:20 PM)br0_0ker Wrote: i think the biggest problem the challenge of making a free agency competitive or making roster construction more challenging is the need to balance competitive teams and user retention.
I agree with this, you don't want to hurt user retention because someone wants to play with their friends, but can't due to roster construction. But also, you don't want to hurt user retention by having a bunch of haves vs have nots. A new user gets drafted to a bad team and it may hurt their activity if they see that team has no realistic chance of a quick rebuild. If those top teams are forced to cut high tpe players or give up draft picks, it will force more good users to go to worse off teams, which speeds up rebuilds and gives more hope as it evens the competitive balance of the league. I know plenty of good users who may like hanging out with their friends, but if forced to, would still love this league if they were on a different team, and will probably make more friends. Hell, I have been on multiple teams and have never shared a team with many users that I really like.
Idk, I think players forcing their way onto teams they have a history with is part of the problem anyway, as it gives that team an unfair advantage getting a player to drop to them that deserves to be a higher draft pick.
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