Let's talk about the DSFL draft. Is the DSFL draft experience as a true rookie the greatest experience one can have in the ISFL? Maybe, I don't know. I just joined like three weeks ago. However, it set an absolutely tremendously high bar that will be difficult to top. The first week in the league is exceptionally difficult. While the forum is set up as clearly as it can be, and there's additional tools like the Rookie Point Task to help guide new players, it is still an enormous amount of information coming at you all at once. To start, you need to understand how TPE works and how the various stats and abilities work for your position. To find that information requires spelunking through the forum in an attempt to find media posts that provide a guide, or venturing to the Discord to ask for help. Once you are approved, you're asked to take on additional responsibilities in the Rookie Point Task, as well as the Wikipedia task. I would imagine for the vast majority of new players, it is their first time creating and editing a Wikipedia article. And even then, once you've put together everything and taken advantage of every potential opportunity for TPE, you're now faced with the stress of the draft itself. The team Discords become your hang-out spot, and you're encouraged to spend at least a little time in all of them, at least as much as you can. In between getting to know other players and teams, you'll receive scouting messages and surveys to fill out, all in the hope of distilling you down into something teams can measure and understand. Long story short, it is a lot and feels like it has no end. Finally, the draft arrives and its time to find out where your hard work will take you. The draft is an overwhelming climax at the end of weeks of work, and creates an intense feeling of belonging in the league. At least, that was my experience, and its made me excited to see what the ISFL draft has in store.
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