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...Prepare to bitch at the admins for being lazy and not getting standings up on time.

Anyway, jokes aside, this topic is a combination of the old Hypothetical Mercs topic series and a staging ground for new mercs projects. If you want to post a cool build, post it here! But primarily, what I want to talk about right now is a new project I'm aiming to debut in about a week or two: Mercenaries, Draft Mode Edition. The gist of it is a game that takes out the long term strategic econ aspects and focuses on teambuilding, arguments, and proper ability use, where leaders select mercenaries in a snake draft format and then do battle with each other in a round robin, with the best teams proceeding to a quick set of playoffs. The basic rules I'm thinking of are such:

-Eight Players select 11 mercenaries of any upkeep level seen during Mercenaries 4 in snake draft format. Maybe two Pure Supports as well afterward, maybe. We'll see.
-Players proceed through a single-format round robin, fighting 7 Bo1 matches (likely in weekly fashion, though maybe it can be bi-weekly or every five days instead to speed things up), in a rotating tier format. Top 6 teams advance to playoffs.
-Playoffs are Bo3, using M4 playoff rules. 3rd and 6th face off first, as well as 5th and 4th. Winners face the teams with the #1 and #2 records during the regular season. Winners advance to the finals, where a winner will be determined.
-Every player gets a daily GP stipend to spend on terrains, abilities and such (but can't buy new mercs). Thinking 20 GP, which can be saved up over the course of the season + playoffs.
-To ensure upgrades come into play, XP gains are doubled.

The idea is to create a faster, simpler version of Mercs that can be played without quite so much commitment as a normal season, to fill the gap until Mercenaries 5 or Mercs Imperium comes along (I haven't forgotten the idea of map-based Mercs yet!). Right now, I'm looking for feedback and possibly interest. Would anyone be up for playing this kind of game?
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