I'll answer some of Pallen's comments.
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Originally Posted by pallen
- What are all of the financial settings? Will some teams have a financial advantage over others? Will teams be able to build a financial advantage over time (through cash carried over, increased fan loyalty or market size, etc.)?
- Is the commissioner independent, or is he running a team too?
- How do you plan to prevent collusion?
- How will rules questions be resolved?
- How many seasons is the league planned to run?
- If the league is planned to run for many seasons, what incentives do you plan to offer to owners who pick up abandoned, poorly-run teams. (Or will you just let the AI run them if you can't find owners to pay money to run these teams?)
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- In my mind, a Commissioner should not be involved directly in a product he is being paid for. Therefore, he would have to be a third party, but would also have to receive compensation for the efforts, as well as covering site costs.
- Collusion could be a noteworthy issue to watch. I believe a league needs to have a Board that reviews trades to determine whether or not it is a fair deal, and if such a trade would be allowed. You also have to consider if draft picks are permitted to be traded.
- Same for rules question: Have a rules board.
- I would assume a league would remain open-ended for # of seasons, until such a time as the demand for the service is no longer desired, and the league folds. In a system like online leagues, where game engines do become obsolete, you also have to determine the risks of upgrading to new game engines, or run the risk of staying with an older engine, therefore losing the potential base of customers for not using the latest and greatest.