Um, excuse me... If I may? As the mun of one of the listed characters, I feel I should probably clarify something here.
I can't speak for all of us, of course, but... While it's true that there are characters who are signed up again soon after the list is cleared - like Nu here - at least for some of us, we sign them up again because they have some sort of reason to go to drafts frequently (case in point, this thread from before the first draft last year, where the mods actually commented on the case of one of the characters you listed).
Besides that, the time window for signing up your characters after the list is cleared isn't exactly that small. For example, the list for the previous draft went up on December 9th. People were able to reregister starting from the 12th (in fact, it might have been a little earlier than that, but that's when the first person from the December draft reregistered), and the fact that the list was officially cleared out was mentioned on the 13th in a mod post. This time, everyone up to the bottom of page 3 was chosen - up to Leonard McCoy, who responded on the 16th. That's four days people could have used to register their character over there - three if you go by when the official announcement about the list clearing went up.
...Obviously, a time frame like that's not going to help newly registered characters. But isn't that... logical? Yes, it means that people who recently apped a new character, as well as all-new players, will have to wait until a later draft if they want their characters to get involved, which can be seen as inconvenient. But remember: it was the same when the drafts first started. Many, many people registered, but a lot of them didn't actually get to go the first time. And waiting until it's their turn in the queue does pay off - after all, after their characters are chosen, they have the option of reregistering once the list is cleared, too, you know. It's not just limited to the individuals you mentioned.
As for that whole "more right to influence the plot" thing - that's not true. They have the same right as anyone else to influence the plot; just because they happen to get chosen for drafts often doesn't really mean much. They get to fight back the Third Party more often, yes, but... does that actually affect the plot much in most cases? Not really.
Admittedly, I like the draft system the way it is, even if it requires some patience at first. But if it's really that much of a problem, I guess there's always the option of randomizing the queue? The thing is, that could also cause issues, as the infiltration plot some time ago proved, and it might be a little harder to reconcile a completely randomized list with everyone's preferences regarding who gets to go with who.
...And actually, on a draft-related note - I honestly wasn't expecting Nu to get to go again last time, let alone this time. And I was actually contemplating declining for her this time around, but with someone she has close CR with going, declining would probably have caused more harm than good overall. :|;;;
ADDENDUM: Looking at list for the newest draft again, there is at least one new character on there - Mihai! So it's not just people whose characters are currently listed on page 1 to 3. :|b
Re: Luceti / Luceti Mods
I can't speak for all of us, of course, but... While it's true that there are characters who are signed up again soon after the list is cleared - like Nu here - at least for some of us, we sign them up again because they have some sort of reason to go to drafts frequently (case in point, this thread from before the first draft last year, where the mods actually commented on the case of one of the characters you listed).
Besides that, the time window for signing up your characters after the list is cleared isn't exactly that small. For example, the list for the previous draft went up on December 9th. People were able to reregister starting from the 12th (in fact, it might have been a little earlier than that, but that's when the first person from the December draft reregistered), and the fact that the list was officially cleared out was mentioned on the 13th in a mod post. This time, everyone up to the bottom of page 3 was chosen - up to Leonard McCoy, who responded on the 16th. That's four days people could have used to register their character over there - three if you go by when the official announcement about the list clearing went up.
...Obviously, a time frame like that's not going to help newly registered characters. But isn't that... logical? Yes, it means that people who recently apped a new character, as well as all-new players, will have to wait until a later draft if they want their characters to get involved, which can be seen as inconvenient. But remember: it was the same when the drafts first started. Many, many people registered, but a lot of them didn't actually get to go the first time. And waiting until it's their turn in the queue does pay off - after all, after their characters are chosen, they have the option of reregistering once the list is cleared, too, you know. It's not just limited to the individuals you mentioned.
As for that whole "more right to influence the plot" thing - that's not true. They have the same right as anyone else to influence the plot; just because they happen to get chosen for drafts often doesn't really mean much. They get to fight back the Third Party more often, yes, but... does that actually affect the plot much in most cases? Not really.
Admittedly, I like the draft system the way it is, even if it requires some patience at first. But if it's really that much of a problem, I guess there's always the option of randomizing the queue? The thing is, that could also cause issues, as the infiltration plot some time ago proved, and it might be a little harder to reconcile a completely randomized list with everyone's preferences regarding who gets to go with who.
...And actually, on a draft-related note - I honestly wasn't expecting Nu to get to go again last time, let alone this time. And I was actually contemplating declining for her this time around, but with someone she has close CR with going, declining would probably have caused more harm than good overall. :|;;;
ADDENDUM: Looking at list for the newest draft again, there is at least one new character on there - Mihai! So it's not just people whose characters are currently listed on page 1 to 3. :|b