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154960.215 in reply to 154960.210
Date: 8/23/2010 8:32:33 PM
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Yeah, I agree. After a moments thought it is good the way it is, and the way it was solved. The ones that plunged head over heals and spent everything before checking should consider themselves lucky with the reset. I don't think we will see a major impact on the draft either because of those brief overspent points. A total reset would have been worse. A small adjustment, a minor error, but all in all the most effective implementation of a new feature I have seen. I am more annoyed that my countrys U21 game was scheduled so early in the day that I missed the lineup and thus have no chance at a reelection... 12 PM, pffft...

My next wish is an optional timeline preference for 24 hours a day. I'll never get used to the AM-PM stuff... especially 12AM and 12PM.

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154960.218 in reply to 154960.216
Date: 8/23/2010 8:44:56 PM
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The random factor from base assesment from the scouts and actual star rating strikes me as having a surprisingly big margin on a few of the players in my draft pool. One of the 1 and 2 star players that did a group demonstration had a 5 star rating and A+ grade rating. To bad he is 19, or I would have put him in the upper half of my draft ranking. Maybe I will either way. My numbers from U21 shows a higher point total average for freshly drafted 19 year olds than 18 year olds, and only a few of the best trained players with one position and a 5 or more level coach had made that year of training better than the average difference. Makes you wonder if it is actually worth to draft a good 19 year old...

Last edited by Svett Sleik (U21-Scout Norge) at 8/23/2010 8:46:03 PM

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154960.219 in reply to 154960.218
Date: 8/23/2010 11:06:41 PM
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GMSvett> excellent post...I had been wondering that sort of thing for a long time considering the lack of decently rounded 18 year olds on the waiver.

Question:

Does everyone in the league see the same games? IE if you send a scout to scout the game, will other people get the same results?

Second is the natural draft order the same for all teams? Or do scouts kinda randomly guess, and therefore you have no idea how other teams will pick?

My first season...and I only got 15 balls now. Planning to buy 15 more.

Bought 10 to scout the "bad" players. Got 9 5 star results! (Leaving 20 left)

So---here's the kicker...scout indiviually the 9 guys, or buy the 10 points to scout age/scout 5?

Last edited by lawman at 8/23/2010 11:16:11 PM

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154960.220 in reply to 154960.219
Date: 8/23/2010 11:19:59 PM
Social Security Kings
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Here's my take.

I thought both Group Demo and the Combine were good ideas, but that was when I thought I had a bunch of points. Now I've spent 10 points to find out how tall they were, when I could have gotten that out of the interviews.

Do the Group demo, and spend the rest of your points on individual scouts and interviews. I don't believe the Combine adds any value. I just wasted those 10 points.

I spent $40k a week every week, and I don't have enough points to do a good job. If you did less than that, you really don't want to do the Combine.

From: FresRez

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154960.221 in reply to 154960.219
Date: 8/23/2010 11:22:55 PM
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Great system. Thanks for all the hard work. Not only in the months of development, but through the day as well. Pat yourselves on the back...you deserve it.

I had the luxury of reading today's events long after they were done. Most of those guys who are now complaining, were the ones who realized the bug and admitted to trying to "cash-in" on it. So, don't sweat it. They'll learn now....

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154960.224 in reply to 154960.77
Date: 8/23/2010 11:43:33 PM
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Agreed!! 5-Ball post

Garry Muir
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154960.225 in reply to 154960.224
Date: 8/24/2010 12:03:13 AM
Social Security Kings
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The combine tells you nothing that the interview won't tell you. If you do the combine, you still have to do the interview. There just aren't enough points for both. I'd rather do the group workout, and after that, get as many interviews in as possible.

As for people trying to "cash in" on points error, I don't agree. When I spent $40k a week scouting and the system told me I had X points, I assumed it was correct and proceeded accordingly. Then more than half those points disappear and I'm sitting with no interviews done. I assume I get more points between now and the end of the season, but without the combine, I could have done 5 interviews.

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