What will happen in 5 more seasons?

[skyler]

When we have a large group of 99 overall players?

[KJ [Thunda Pride!]]

Then we own.

[overlord]

we will probably have a retirement plan so we don't have a whole group of people at 99 overall.

[captobvious]

We won't get there. The talk has already started about when to force players to retire and create a rookie. The only thing that hasn't been settled is how many years it'll be.

[skyler]

What about after "X" number of years in the FSL all of a players stats are decreased by say 10%?

Therefore they have incentive to keep working?

[skyler]

captobvious said:

We won't get there. The talk has already started about when to force players to retire and create a rookie. The only thing that hasn't been settled is how many years it'll be.

That will be a hell of a draft class when all the year 1 guys re-enter the draft..

[overlord]

you could always retire early and try to get a little head start on the draft class.

[captobvious]

skyler said:

What about after "X" number of years in the FSL all of a players stats are decreased by say 10%?

Therefore they have incentive to keep working?

That has been proposed. Personally I don't like it. It'd be a mess to keep track of. The idea of starting over again appeals to me a whole lot more. For one thing, the season 1 vets have dominated the league since it started, because they had a whole extra year of development. A mandatory retirement year means that they start all over, and the season 2 draft class gets to shine for a while. Then season 3. And so on. Everyone gets their day in the sun.

It also addresses parity issues, because the teams that have been on top for the longest have done so primarily because they've kept the most S1 and 2 vets on their rosters. The expansion teams, especially the S3 expansion teams, are stuck with players drafted since then. They, too, will get their day in the sun. Guys who are perennial backups get to be superstars.

Eventually some teams will start planning for retirement years and will stabilize their talent as a result, so someone will still be a winner every year. It'll just be another element of strategy to consider. It makes being a GM hard. The hard makes it great.

[overlord]

it may be a huge draft class but I think people will try for the same positions leaving a couple out of luck if they aren't willing to switch positions plus if we have minor league system then it will keep players from starting for a while.

[Name]

skyler said:

captobvious said:

We won't get there. The talk has already started about when to force players to retire and create a rookie. The only thing that hasn't been settled is how many years it'll be.

That will be a hell of a draft class when all the year 1 guys re-enter the draft..

Nothing wrong with that.

It will just allow the first year people to be competitive in their first season (which they deserve).