One question- so if I get third in the gold division, it means I can't go up a division AND won't be participating in the playoffs, correct?
1.That is correct. If you are 3rd in Gold division, you cant go up or participate in the playoffs.
And in the playoff phase, the people who make there way up to the top in the Masters group without being brought down means they win it all, correct? OR will it be like, all 6 divisions get a winner? How do you win?
2. Alright I think you misunderstood how this works. Its kind of like playoffs in baseball:
Imagine that bracket, except remove the bracket on the right side. The playoffs are designed so that the lower division you are, the harder it is to win, but still allowing them to compete. If a Bronze makes it all the way to the top and faces the Masters player without being brought down, they dont automatically win it all, they have to beat the Masters player as well. A sample bracket would be like the bracket above, except the Indians and the Rays would be #1 and 2 of Bronze, the Red Sox being the winner of #1 vs. 2 for Silver, the Tigers being the winner of #1 and 2 for Gold. You feel?
As for each division getting a winner, I guess I could do that. But honestly, a players goal in this league should not be "The Gold Division Champion"(as it still means there are roughly 18 players better than you that could have won it as well),but it should be to get promoted to Masters Division THEN win their league. Now for the "How do you win?" or "Who wins?" I guess there are two winners: one for the regular season, one for the post season. The regular season winner is the dude who is #1 in Masters, and the post season winner is the winner of the playoffs.