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You are absolutely right, and that's the point I'm trying to get across to people.
When distributing players into tiers before the draft begins, the strongest players in each tier will be chosen first. Therefore, each team will be formed not in order (by tiers), but based on the strength of players in different tiers – from the strongest to the least strong within their range.
For example, the captain who has the right to choose first can immediately select the strongest player for the 3rd or 4th slot.
Regarding the distribution based on rating, it's clear that when developing the rules, some exceptions need to be made:
1) The number of participants with different ratings may vary, so the organizer will have to assign a higher slot to some participants to equalize the number of participants in each tier.
2) Players with less than 20 rated games do not have a place in the overall rating, so the position of such players in the draw will be in the lowest tier.
Further adjustments may be needed because we don't know how many participants will register. I've outlined the main ideas. When the rules are finalized, they will take into account all possible nuances of the tournament.
And the tournament will take a maximum of 7 months to complete.
There's also an idea to distribute players into tiers based on rating without being tied to a specific range, but rather based on a percentage of the number of registered participants:
* The first 10% of participants – Tier 1;
* The next 20% – Tiers 1-2;
* The next 10% – Tier 2;
* The next 20% – Tiers 2-3;
* The next 10% – Tier 3;
* The next 20% – Tiers 3-4;
* The last 10% – Tier 4.