11: As dictator of the SHL, I will introduce wacky random fun time random week! In which we play a single-elimination tournament with all of the players put into a blender, and randomly distributed to each GM! The prize? I dunno, something that isn't too consequential, money or an award? And honestly, the fourth lines don't sound like a bad idea, it would help manage IA players, and make for an absolute mad scramble of drafting - which yes, would be a little insane, but it would definitely shake things up! Overall, I'm honestly just too new to responsibly suggest real changes, but as dictator, I would ensure that broadcasts are spiced up by contractually obligating all of the commentators to wear funny hats, and to comment on each other's hats. That seems like a really necessary addition, and I support it whole-heartedly.

Moreover, I would, for not particular reason whatsoever, delete the Detroit Falcons in their entirety. I recognize that this would create some difficulties for the historical department, which is why I would also (again, for no particular reason,) increase all of their pay to not less than 20 million a season. That seems fair, I think.



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12: The IIHF and WJC are in an interesting spot, and the swinginess of the tournament is definitely a big part of that. I think we all say just how volatile the sim can be with that re-sim earlier this year, and FHM8 in general is very... very unpredictable. I know that watching Jack Booth go from nailing hundreds and hundreds of blocks each season to having less than half of his expected blocks in a single season was very unexpected, as well. Returning to the IIHF and WJC, I don't actually mind the swinginess, since it means that things are a lot more wild west-esque, marking it definitively as the "alternate mode" of the SHL - which I don't think is a bad thing per se. As for Matthias, this will be his first time through the WJC, and the irony of me playing against him is actually pretty entertaining. I've heard from a fair few other users that splitting up Norden, while a good decision to increase the number of GM spots available, basically doomed all of the teams to being completely non-competitive. Given that the nordic teams are now splitting their people apart pretty heavily, I can definitely say that I understand the sentiment - but I suppose only time will tell.

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