We've had lots of great discussion in the other thread, and the OP there remains an excellent read if you want to find out/revisit the reasons why this is an awesome idea and the responses to the various possible criticisms. However!
I have gone through the thread and compiled something of a loose rulebook for this proposal based largely on what's been discussed there and a bit of my own opinion. Behold...
Second Player Proposal
1. Restrictions on draft years
The two players must be at least 3 seasons apart. So in a nutshell, a S50 draftee will be able to create a S53 draftee but not S51 or S52. Two seasons is certainly too short a timeframe IMO, while four seasons is half a career - probably too much of a wait.
2. Two players on the same team
I believe there was no opposition to my suggestion as follows:
Draft
Second player can be drafted to the team of the first player BUT NOT if the user forces other GMs to pass on him.
Free Agency
Under no circumstances can a user choose to sign with one of their players to the team of the other.
Trades
No trades which bypass the FA restriction above (i.e. sign and trade). Otherwise, free trade remains.
3. GM players
Regardless of the above, I believe one GM player must be on the GM's team at all times. Or have their rights owned by the team like Travis Gowecny or Sven Wolf atm. Basically one GM player continued to adhere to current GM player rules. Likewise, you can not take over a team without at least one of your players on board (which should be easier than what it is now anyway).
4. Earning TPE
I believe we have reached consensus on PTs/PT replacements:
Each player earns TPE from:
- 1 6 TPE Point Task OR welfare claim per week *
- 1 VHL.com article OR 2 TPE radio per week
- the bio and rookie profile relating to that player
- awards relating to that player
* both players can not claim welfare in the same week. 2 PTs or 1 PT and 1 welfare are the only allowed combinations.
Also welfare claims will HAVE TO include player name for ease of updating.
Each user earns TPE for both players from:
- donations
- jobs
- any fantasy/trivia/predictions/etc.
- top GM awards
5. Carryover
You can use carryover from one player once, same as it is now. If you have a 1,000 and 600 TPE players, then retire the 1,000 one and move back to just one player, you can then claim carryover from the 1,000 TPE one for whenever you retire the 600 TPE player.
For most cases it will just be a case of carryover from your last player since the above scenario is only possible if someone gets a second player and then decides to take a break from having two players.
6. Implementation
Timeline:
Cap initial second players at 10 or 15. Make a TPE tracker (or use/adapt @YEAH!stlemania's index) for the season of implementation, and the top 10/15 players who earned the most TPE in that particular season, get first dibs on second players.
No initial expansion.
It's not necessary. First goal should be 11 actives per 10 teams. The salary cap will have to increase but it should be a gradual increase. Numbers need to be crunched but given initially second players will be draftees, then cheap rookies, it could probably go up on an incremental basis.
First season after proposal implemented: salary cap $33 million
then $34 million, 35, etc etc. Maybe stop and look at how things are going at 36mil and if necessary go up to 40.
Now we have structure, let us continue!
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