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Originally Posted by Jontler
Buane is saying that he'd like a system where the money a free agent gets is a function of the amount that GMs are willing to offer them (among whatever other factors - see Algorithm A above), rather than a function of the amount of money in the league. You may agree or disagree as to whether or not that's a Good Thing (TM), but they are two different things.
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I definitely agree that this is pretty clear at this point. Correct me if I get this next part wrong, though.
You do see their demands coming down as the FA cycle continues on, right, essentially being dictated by GM demand, correct? It's just that you'd prefer this taken into account sooner (whatever that might mean). Additionally, you feel there's a problem with initial bidders being cut out once the amount goes down as those initial bids are in the ballpark of the final.
I do think that it sounds more like a bidding system would fit for you, whether through a utility or if it were included in another version. It does seem a lot of the issues you guys feel are there with FA would be solved via that method. (FA short notice notwithstanding, of course..).
This discussion has got me very interested in how much all of this is intertwined. Like, how much of the financial engine (and player demands) is set to try and encourage getting rid of extra money in the system? How closely tied is the player's demand to the amount? And, what are the variables/causes in the length a player takes to decide?