Planned Features¶
Features currently in design or development for DraftForge.
Team Management & Seasons¶
Persistent team management within leagues, organized by seasons. Teams are formed per-season via draft or manual creation, then imported into tournaments.
Key Features:
- Seasons as containers for teams within a league
- Player signup flow with admin review
- Per-season team formation (draft or manual)
- Team logos
- Tournament import from season teams
- Deputy captains
Status: Design Complete
League Rating System¶
A comprehensive rating system for tracking player skill across tournaments and leagues.
Key Features:
- Dual rating tracking (Elo + Glicko-2)
- MMR epoch system for skill drift
- Flexible K-factor modes
- Organization-level aggregation
- Age decay for older matches
- Uncertainty tracking and display
Status: Design Complete
Dota 2 Custom Lobbies¶
Automated Dota 2 custom lobby creation during tournament drafts.
Key Features:
- Automatic lobby creation during draft
- League-scoped YAML configuration
- Captain auto-invites
- Lobby restart/regenerate controls
- Spectator visibility
Status: Planned | GitHub #56
Discord Integration¶
Automated event management with Discord bot integration for tournament signups and announcements.
Key Features:
- Organization Discord server linking
- Event posting to Discord channels
- Reaction-based signup/unregister
- Scheduled announcements and reminders
- Direct message notifications
Status: Planned | GitHub #52
CSV Import¶
Bulk-add users to organizations and tournaments via CSV file upload, with client-side preview, conflict detection, and optional team assignment.
Key Features:
- Client-side CSV parsing with Papa Parse
- Steam Friend ID and Discord ID user resolution
- Stub user creation for unregistered players
- Conflict detection and per-row error reporting
- Optional team assignment for tournament imports
- Three-step modal: Upload → Preview → Results
Status: Complete | GitHub #132
Auction House¶
Alternative team formation method where captains bid on players using a virtual salary cap budget, with nomination rotation and real-time WebSocket bidding.
Key Features:
- Nomination rotation with real-time bidding via WebSocket
- Salary cap budget with configurable starting amount
- Anti-sniping bid extension timer
- Cascading AuctionConfig (org → league → season → tournament)
- Shuffle draft fallback when budget runs out
- Captain disconnect handling with pause budgets
Status: Design Complete