And related to that, how common are bot promotions from D4 to D3? I won my conference but won't win the finals, and I was expecting #2 on the other side to promote, if anyone. Do I need to pack my bags?
This season's going to be odd since teams in II that went bot have been replaced by new users, so there are going to be fewer promotions to III available that way. Basically, the number of bot promotions from 4 to 3 will be the number of bots in I and II at the time relegation is processed, plus the number of bots in 3 that don't relegate otherwise. Usually someone goes through in the USA forum and counts those up, but I would expect that this season promotion to III may be pretty difficult to get without winning a title.