Post by The Sandmen on Jan 29, 2015 21:01:07 GMT -5
And the following fighters are being auctioned off:
Lauren Murphy (18-6) FF
Andrei Arlovski (32-28) HW
The usual stuff:
Some Unusual Stuff
I have no idea what the market is for these people now (Arlovski was an FA for a while, despite being ranked at the time). So this time, I'm not going to decide how I am treating these until after the auction closes. They may both be considered "game-changers", only 1 might be, or perhaps neither. Depends on the number and quality of bids. Don't make any assumptions, just bid the best you are willing to give up.
You may now begin. Auction closes at 5PM EST Monday, February 2 (2015).
Lauren Murphy (18-6) FF Andrei Arlovski (32-28) HWThe usual stuff:
Reminder on how this will work. If you are interested in someone, post a proposed one-for-one trade offering the best fighter you are willing to trade for that Savages fighter. The team that offers the best one-for-one offer will be able to complete the trade and get the fighter. You may bid several times (like an auction) for the same fighter if you are outbid. If you are outbid, you MUST make a new post though; do not edit your previous post.
Traded (thus released) fighters will be available as regular released fighters after the auction period has concluded. You will be notified via announcement when that period will officially begin. The team that releases a fighter to claim one of Savages fighters may not acquire that fighter again until this current ManMMA season has concluded.
Nutshell Reminder (of regular auction rules)
- Quality of bid is usually pretty obvious, but if a determining factor needs to be taken into consideration, win percentage is the main one, most recent performances being another. If fighters have less than like, 8 fights more factors will be considered, but these have never been complex in the past.
- You CAN successfully claim more than 1 fighter if no one else puts a claim in on your secondary claim. I.E. If Cannon wins Coleman, and no one puts another bid in on either Murphy or Faber but he does, he can take them as well. If other bids are in (even if his secondary bid is better), the other team gets them. If 2 teams have secondary claims on the same fighter, it goes to best bid, and so on, and so on.
- After close, all fighters will be assigned to teams and released fighters will be released. Regular first-come, first-served claim/release procedures then follow.
The "Game-Changers"
- If the game-changers have multiple teams bidding, at close those teams with competing bids will be put into a randomized lottery draw to determine who gets the winning bid.
- Lottery modifiers such as team record will add to lottery odds, so that terrible teams have a slightly better chance of winning the auction - much like the NHL Lottery each year.
- Quality of your bid is also a large factor, so don't stop bidding on game changers if there are multiple teams bidding. If you bid a 20-5, and they bid a 7-17, you will have a notably better chance of winning the lottery.
- Regardless of the draw, 1 team will not get all game-changer fighters (unless there insufficient bids, then the randomization will continue), so if you want to bid on more than one, please make it clear which one of them you would prefer should a draw come about so you don't get your second choice over your first.
- Wins/bids on anyone other than the above game-changers will NOT be taken into account when determining the game-changer wins if it comes to a lottery draw. Meaning if you have the highest bid on Nick Diaz, that will not be used against you if a Game-Changer Lottery is needed.
I hope that isn't too confusing. The first half is the same as we have been doing since ManMMA launched, and we have had no issues, but yeah. Any questions, ask below.
Traded (thus released) fighters will be available as regular released fighters after the auction period has concluded. You will be notified via announcement when that period will officially begin. The team that releases a fighter to claim one of Savages fighters may not acquire that fighter again until this current ManMMA season has concluded.
Nutshell Reminder (of regular auction rules)
- Quality of bid is usually pretty obvious, but if a determining factor needs to be taken into consideration, win percentage is the main one, most recent performances being another. If fighters have less than like, 8 fights more factors will be considered, but these have never been complex in the past.
- You CAN successfully claim more than 1 fighter if no one else puts a claim in on your secondary claim. I.E. If Cannon wins Coleman, and no one puts another bid in on either Murphy or Faber but he does, he can take them as well. If other bids are in (even if his secondary bid is better), the other team gets them. If 2 teams have secondary claims on the same fighter, it goes to best bid, and so on, and so on.
- After close, all fighters will be assigned to teams and released fighters will be released. Regular first-come, first-served claim/release procedures then follow.
The "Game-Changers"
- If the game-changers have multiple teams bidding, at close those teams with competing bids will be put into a randomized lottery draw to determine who gets the winning bid.
- Lottery modifiers such as team record will add to lottery odds, so that terrible teams have a slightly better chance of winning the auction - much like the NHL Lottery each year.
- Quality of your bid is also a large factor, so don't stop bidding on game changers if there are multiple teams bidding. If you bid a 20-5, and they bid a 7-17, you will have a notably better chance of winning the lottery.
- Regardless of the draw, 1 team will not get all game-changer fighters (unless there insufficient bids, then the randomization will continue), so if you want to bid on more than one, please make it clear which one of them you would prefer should a draw come about so you don't get your second choice over your first.
- Wins/bids on anyone other than the above game-changers will NOT be taken into account when determining the game-changer wins if it comes to a lottery draw. Meaning if you have the highest bid on Nick Diaz, that will not be used against you if a Game-Changer Lottery is needed.
I hope that isn't too confusing. The first half is the same as we have been doing since ManMMA launched, and we have had no issues, but yeah. Any questions, ask below.
Some Unusual Stuff
I have no idea what the market is for these people now (Arlovski was an FA for a while, despite being ranked at the time). So this time, I'm not going to decide how I am treating these until after the auction closes. They may both be considered "game-changers", only 1 might be, or perhaps neither. Depends on the number and quality of bids. Don't make any assumptions, just bid the best you are willing to give up.
You may now begin. Auction closes at 5PM EST Monday, February 2 (2015).
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!