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Bort snuck this into this thread: http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=931605&page=1
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by tordman
IA simple message explaining that the SA's only enhance already high attributes showing up when a player is created would help a lot.
That would be spreading misinformation.
Announcement:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=2262&page=6#7290607
Partial preview of some things coming next season (mostly related to fame):
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=902231&page=2#7080143
Originally posted by Bort
There are still a few loose ends up in the air. Will let you know more as we get close to rolling out the updates.
As for general questions posed:
Yes, a high salary can get you some fame. Not a high bonus, but a good salary. Only applies once a season. Applies to renegotiations with your current team.
Signing as a FA in a league that's way below your level can actually hurt your fame rating, since people don't want to watch you play scrubs all year.
Reaching certain stats milestones, winning trophies, etc. helps fame.
A high fame rating raises your minimum salary requirement. High fame also gives you access to endorsements to make cash and access to some of the best stuff for improving your player's performance.
Training will most likely end up costing people a little more on average, but not because the price is going up. Intense will actually cost less, but you will want to do it more often if you can.
Just the basics.
Regarding pathing on pitch plays (after todays vision update): http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=899575&page=page=1#7012858
Originally posted by Bort
Ok, plays have been updated. RB should head outside pretty much every time. Lemme know how it goes tomorrow.
Cruise control
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=898125&page=page=1#6997842
Originally posted by Bort
Cruise control lowers your skills down in relation to the team you are playing, so you're basically playing a little above them in most abilities.
I forget the exact score difference, but I think it's currently set at +35.
In regards to fixing Vision problem for ball carriers.
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=879614
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by Voltron
He probably won't do it till the offseason because of everyone complaining about changes during the middle of the season.
No, I'll probably put it in tonight actually, if I feel confident in the other little tweaks involved. I will be unavailable most of the day tomorrow, though, so maybe I should wait until the next day when I can be around to monitor...hrm.
It's not like the fix totally changes the landscape, like I'm changing what skills do what - it just makes the runner not try to juke out guys behind him and such.
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Team equipment fund
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=868449
Jumping what for?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=860803&page=2
Originally posted by Bort
Jumping helps quite a few positions in various things. It won't help you block somebody or something like that doesn't make any sense, but it helps with catching, swatting balls, diving tackles, avoiding those low leg tackles, diving for yards, punting, etc.
Breakaways ... why can't these players figure out the best way to run toward the endzone?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=853791&page=2#6657505
Originally posted by Bort
Good news is that somebody made an actual good suggestion on a fix for running pathfinding. I'm working with it right now in testing.
It's basically a double pass on the "best path" algorithm: one with a long vision distance for a general "avoidance vector" and one with a short, 3-5 yard distance for a "juke vector." Add 'em together, with the juke vector at a stronger strength than the avoidance vector, and it seems to get a pretty good path that really takes the runner's vision into account quite well.
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by Robbnva
ETA on implementation?
Next day or two - I'm doing some last bits of testing to find the right coefficients for the avoidance values. I'm sure it will still not be perfect, but it seems much better so far. KR's work better too.
Included with this will also be some tweaks to blocking duration (like I've been talking about) and some more tweaks to the coverage stuff I've been working on, since it's all kinda rolled together at this point.
Bort on Pass coverage settings
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=853494&page=1:
Originally posted by Bort
Thank you for some actual intelligent discussion instead of "OMG EVERYTHING IS BROKENZZ THIS GAME SUXXORZ," Pin.
Playing loose doesn't mean you'll always go for the bat down. Playing loose means you're just trying to keep the guy in front of you and are not going to try and go straight for the ball when it's thrown. Medium is more of the "bat down" setting, while aggressive is the "try to get the INT every time" setting.
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Too high vision is not a good thing
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=846678&page=1 (and 2):
Originally posted by Bort
[The assertion that high vision hurts RBs is] Somewhat true at the moment, until I can find a good fix for elusiveness.
The problem with low vision, though, is that the runner can also completely miss seeing a defender and might run right into him for an easy tackle.
Originally posted by SteelersInsider
I agree. Bort really needs to fix this so high vision is a good thing and not a bad thing as it is currently.
Sorry, I can't fix anything any more. It creates a moving target that nobody can aim at... I hope you realized I was joking. Just getting a little frustration out. Of course I still am looking at fixing stuff. It just gets old when fixes get complained about nonstop.
Increasing cap
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=2289&page=241#6442913
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by nance11
Will the lvl cap be raised at game 8 or earlier(or later)?
After games finish on day 2 of week 8...so end of day 16.
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Regarding coverage changes, CB and WRs: (Takes 3)
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=819957&page=3#6342365
Originally posted by Bort
Just a general note on all of this stuff - I'll be working on balance for a while through testing with the live team data I dumped about a week ago. I think the main problem in perception is that people are seeing the WR still not getting open as often as I'd like, and passes get completed when the dots overlap. This is generally just the WR winning the swat vs catch check. The odds are actually 50/50 if the two guys are even in comparison of those two skill formulas. It's possible the penalty for being covered isn't high enough, or that the fake out delay needs to have a longer delay chance to allow for a little more separation in general.
Also, most of the CB's are playing "aggressive" style in which they will go for the interception every time. This gives them less chance to bat the ball down if they don't make their INT check.
I'm pretty much planning on keeping the sim as is for a while though, unless I find some bugs to fix, since everybody's been complaining about the "moving target" syndrome.
Regarding someone trying to punt on first down:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=814301&page=last#6316509
Originally posted by Bort
Yes, you cannot punt on anything but 4th down, in order to protect those who were screwing up their AI settings (it happened a lot in the early sims).
Equipement upgrade! Once for all
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=791687
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by cordes72
1mil total - 250k a piece
Actually it's $200k per.
WR against CB again
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=775651&page=4#5955033
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by Vanilla Thunder
Originally posted by Bort
It really just sounds like a job for CB -> WR matchup priorities. Of course that wouldn't apply to zone defenses -- only man-to-man -- but it would probably help.
The new DC 1/2/3 positions were supposed to help in this regard but I think they have caused more problems than they have solved really, which is too bad.
I don't know if it would be very easy to just lock the offense part of the DC earlier than the defense, since they are on the same page and part of the same form submission. It would take some doing, and it doesn't really address the problem completely. More of a band-aid than anything.
I agree with the "band-aid over a chest wound" thing, but wouldn't having CBs match up to the "Best" WR (and the god awful levels of describing "best" in such a way the AI can understand and apply it) be murder.
I mean, maybe a simple match-up by name would work (assuming it didn't go off the other team's DC because people would just leave it blank for a while so the Def. couldn't plan) but I have no idea the amount of work required.
Yeah, I'm talking about matchups that the team owner enters.
Like he can edit his list of CB's and use some pulldowns to select the name of the WR he wants to to be the #1 priority for each CB. If that WR's in the game, the CB covers him. If not it just falls back to the same logic as now.
There's probably some conflict stuff that might get hairy, like if you choose the same matchup on more than one player, but you get the idea.
To be an happy coder
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=784827
Glad to hear you like where it's headed!
I have to say I'm pretty happy with the new pass blocking code. Still not perfect, but the line interaction is much more dynamic and fun that it used to be - forces the QB to move around more, step up into the pocket sometimes, etc.
I think the CB interaction with WR's was sorely lacking before, too - CB's just never made mistakes, which was kinda dumb.
Regarding season 4 changes making people want to quit:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=785063#6024928
Originally posted by Bort
Same argument seen over and over - I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't.
If I make no updates everyone complains about how this is broken or that is broken.
If I fix the broken stuff everyone complains about how things are changing on them.
Sorry, but I'm not going to let the game go forward with a broken sim just because some users don't want any changes. It's the core of the game, and it has to improve or it will cost us a lot more dedicated players.
Bort Chatting...
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=759646&page=last#5955323
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by Wayland
Originally posted by Bort
That's about it. I'm running a whole bunch of test sims from different levels around the leagues and watching them. If things look good, I'll upload the changes.
Annoying thing, though: I set it up to run a whole ton of sims last night before I went to bed so I could check on them when I woke up. My computer friggin crashed about 10 minutes in with a blue screen, killing my sim session.
I hate Windows Vista.
Is there a time frame. Code changes would factor greatly on how I gameplan for my next game? Are we talking tomorrow or in a few hours?
I'd be uploading when sims aren't running, and I'll add to the recent updates thread for the day. I don't really want to upload something like this 5 minutes before somebody's game if they've set up to run or something. So far everything looks good, so my current plan is to upload tonight.
CB/WR major change
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=754831&page=7#5906091
Just wanted to post letting everybody know I haven't been around posting much today because I've been running tons of tests and modifying stuff to try and address this. I did a dump of the whole live database, so I'm able to test with any currently live teams (well, at least as they existed a day ago).
I've found a few things so far:
Fast CB's back up too fast compared to slow WR's on streak routes, due to the fact their their acceleration is a constant. I've made them match acceleration in this case and it seems to work so far. I've put a 20 speed 20 agility guy against a 70 speed 50 agility CB and the CB is all over him in general.
Agile WR's don't have a way to fake out equally agile CB's and get open. I'm increasing the effect of the head fake and juke SA's, and adding some reduced reaction time for defenders based on vision and agility and coverage distance. The result is that on some plays the CB will stay with the WR and on others he will not make the turn with the receiver until a split second too late.
CB's were basically getting an immediate jump on the ball when thrown. I'm adding a delay on the jump based on vision agility and coverage distance. The result is that sometimes the CB gets a great jump on the ball and knocks it down while other times he waits a split second too long and doesn't get there in time. Combined with the above = botched coverage, basically.
Fast CB's with poor agility playing on close vs Fast WR's often dash forward at the snap to get within the "close" cushion and are then unable to turn around quick enough to keep up with the speedy WR. I've made them back up a little at the snap instead and wait for the WR to make his move.
QB's with decent vision hardly ever miss an open man on a checkdown, which means they will ALWAYS take advantage of the situation. I'm making them slightly more likely to miss the open guy unless they have really high vision.
Risk calculations did not take the catching ability of the receiver into account as a very big part of the calculation. Being open is the major part. I'm tweaking that a little to be willing to pass to a guy if he's just way better than his defender, even if he's not wide open.
Anyway, just an update because I know people are waiting on this and I wanted to let everybody know I'm working on it. I want to make sure it's right before pushing it out there, though!
FG and distance
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=767540
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by Sigmaforce
Many kickers routinely made 55+ field goals last season, so this a step forward as far as realism goes. I believe more accuracy from longer distances is what will be happening once people start balancing their stats a bit more as they advance in levels -- not necessarily 65 or 70 yard field goals becoming standard.
Yeah, distances are pretty much maxed out once you have super high kicking and strength, big boot, etc. It's the vision and so forth that helps with accuracy.
Offense AI Quirks and Things to Look For
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=751879
Regarding Offensive AI FG range:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=752109
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by Ambrose
i toyed with this and it appears it is the FG distance.
so if you set it the range as 50 yards, you will kick from the 33 yard line but not the 34
Confirmed. I should probably put that info on the page, eh?
Regarding what has changed during the preseason.
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=745288
There's so much stuff I've been tweaking it's hard to list it all. Basically when somebody submits a bug report I've been looking at it and making adjustments on the fly.
General stuff that's probably most important to people:
- RB stuttering should be a little better.
- Broken tackles were toned down from preseason game 1.
- Run blocking is still sort of in a state of adjustment. It's close to where it will be but I might tone it back a little as I watch more sims.
- DT shedding blocks should be toned down as well. They were busting through too much.
About passing style
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=745852&page=2
Near the top
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by Laggo
Soft passes let the ball float in the air longer so the WR's have more time to get under it and dont have to "reach" for the ball - making less drops. However the CB's around, etc. also have more time to get into position for a PD or an interception.
Bullet throws the ball in the faster so the CB's have less time to react but this holds true for the WR's as well - meaning more drops but less ints/pd's.
EXPLAINED
Yup, that's about it. QB passing is always situational, but this setting changes how he will throw the ball when there's more than one way to throw it that's "right" for the situation, like a dump pass.
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Salary/Training and no Cash
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=739297
Just a heads up on cash since salaries start tonight:
I went looking through the currently broke teams and found that pretty much all of those with no money have been unable to sell a ton of tickets due to newbie mistakes on high prices or having a home game that starts in week 2/3.
So, we're going to let the currently broke teams slide for the first few days of the season on the new cash rules about going into the red on salary payments. I want to give everybody a chance to get rolling in the new season without hassle from their players not getting paid or training.
Be forewarned, though, I'll be re-enabling it in a few days once I see most of the teams have sold their tickets successfully and pulled themselves out of the red!
Some clarifications about the new QB throwing style update
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=2289&page=217
- I've added another option for QB passing - pass style. This will allow the QB to determine how he throws the ball.
Medium is the default - it's been somewhere around "bullet" in the past. I've been testing with medium, though, and completion rates seemed to go up because they guys could get under the ball more easily. Depends on your receivers, though.
Originally posted by Yung1King
So what attributes would effect how well the QB throws a good bullet or loft?
Like..would more strength throw a better bullet?
It's really more just a preference thing, based more on how quick your receivers are and who you're playing against or throwing to most often. All QB's can throw any of the ways.
Originally posted by Fat Daddy Cash
Bort,
You say that every QB can make all three types of throws, but it depends on the type of WRs we have. Is there any more info we can get from that?
For example, I woudl assume a team with speed WRs would like LOFTY (so they can run under the balls), but then again, speed WR should catch BULLETS too since they can run faster slants/outs etc.
Any more info about the specifics w/ regards to the WRs?
Don't overthink it too much - it's just the angle the QB will throw the ball at. I've found that slower, loftier passes are easier for the receivers to catch because they can get into position much easier and not have to reach out for it. That also means the DB's can get into position, of course.
Regarding ticket sales processing twice each night
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=730810&page=1#5655974
Originally posted by Bort
Yeah, it sells them in 2 batches.
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by bowsey
how long apart are the batches Bort? and is it likely i will sell some endzone tickets
maybe a couple minutes, depending on how many teams and tickets there are to sell.
XP floors:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=726697&page=7
Originally posted by SCACE
Off topic for one second Bort - I know there is a minimum cap on training XP at 25....is there a minimum game XP cap at some point?
Yep, it's 100 assuming you get max plays.
Speed De's Deserve an Answer Bort
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=725497
The thing is that I didn't actually change anything relating to DE pass rushing, so it was not intentional at all. The new plays just seem to work against them at the moment for some reason.
I'm thinking about maybe writing in some extra routines to help them get outside more as a special proc beyond the normal pass rushing stuff. (perhaps as an advanced tactics setting as well).
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=721697
Was the Game Clock Adjusted? Seems more realistic.
Originally posted by Bort
I totally forgot about that update - yes, plays take a little longer than they used to. Each "tick" is worth a little more in fractions of a second.
State of the Game Address and the End of Season 3
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=630838&page=1
FAQ about this:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=630838&page=29
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=615588
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by Amyrlin
I was just curious about this. Will the sim kick a field goal on 1st down in overtime?
It used to do that, but it will currenly try to get closer with a couple runs first as long as time is not about to run out.
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=558687&page=2
"[Designating the slot WR] will be in for season 4. There is CB1, CB2, CB3, etc and WR1, WR2, WR3, etc slots on the DC. There's also a Long Snapper spot for punts (to fix the wrong color C thing)"
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=583679#4430783
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by El_Windex
Originally posted by Bort
I'm thinking of doing a couple game pre-season next year (random selection of matchups) so people can test out the new tactics. I guess tickets could process at the same time.
Would those games be during the offseason or during the new season?
Probably negative days on the new season (day -1, -2, etc)
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=522905&page=12
Originally posted by Bort
All I know is that some of Flames' players (including that WR from a few days ago) have been copied to the test server to see how good they really are within the season 4 formulas. I have Tea Baggins and some other dudes on there too.
Acceleration and cuts have been changed a bit, and super pumped primary attributes can no longer make up for super low support attributes quite so much as they can now. I'll do a big post when we're closer to season end outlining all the changes, updates, and new features (like tactics) for S4.
I'm actually glad certain player builds get brought up from time to time as possibly unbalanced - it's literally impossible to test every single combination without help from the player base.
This is interesting
Changing the way Teams are handed over/assigned: http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=516192
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by Nixx
Apparently teams can't be sold to GMs now, they just go back into general circulation.
That's not true - the GM just has to have been around as a GM for a while, to show interest in the team. Usually we deal with it if the owner goes inactive, but if the owner has to quit, we like to keep the team together if possible.
Breaking the Deadlock - An idea to lessen deadlocked games and provide more of an upset element: http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=512133
Originally posted by Bort
I've thought of adding this actually, sort of a "hot/cold" kind of idea. (on page 3)
CB Depth chart
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=504814
You'll be seeing some new depth chart positions in season 4 to help combat this (WR1, WR2, WR3, CB1, CB2, CB3, etc)
Fix the Running Game
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=493833&page=1
If it makes anyone feel any better (dunno), I've recently been running all the test sims for the tactics updates with exported player data from the live site, with some of the top teams and some of the middle of the road teams.
It's really hard for anyone to tell how things will work out when we have completely new plays installed (what I'm working on) without seeing them. Yes, I'm working for realistic numbers. It's a tough balancing act to keep players from getting too out of control when they have high stats, and still keeping them in the realm of reason, but I've been tweaking values ever since the game started, and will continue to do so.
Like I've said before, though, there are so many updates rolled together currently that it's impossible to just roll out one or two. It's the whole shebang or nothing at this point, and that includes halfway working defensive tactics, random tweaks, et al.
Season Ticket Sales
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=369123&page=last#2701586
Some of the low support teams didn't get reset properly, so I've reset them and am re-running the script.
Season ticket sales only processed one time last season, as they do every season. No modifications were made since then or the last time people were selling tickets.
The most common cause of no sales is setting your prices too high. If you have 100% rich support, you can probably charge about 2.5 times the expected price for your better seats like club, suites, 100 level sidelines. There are only so many rich fans to go around, though, so you gotta leave some cheap seats for the poor folks who can't afford as much!
Something fun for a change: Conference names
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=363461
I was thinking it might be fun to rename the conferences in all the various regions to something "region-y" like Africa has with elephant and lion. I think east/west is good for USA/Canada, but Alpha/Zeta could be something more "fun" in the other leagues like Oceania, South America, etc.
I'm looking for serious suggestions here, folks, not stupid jokes, racist stuff, etc.
Ideas?
Recent Updates
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=2262
- Season 2 bonus is being sent out as I type this. Who will create the first "I just got 100 FP somehow" thread?
Thoughts on Borts new post about XP changes in the announcements forum.
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=355562
Upcoming XP Changes
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=355508
FYI: Something with an XP modifier for players playing below their level WILL be implemented soon, in all leagues below Pro level. There will not be a bonus for being below the median level; just a penalty for being way too high leveled for your competition. This is an effect applied to each individual player, not a team as a whole.
The exact exact formula I am going to use will not be released, but median league level will be shown on the league page so each Owner/GM/Agent knows where thier players stand. The median levels will be computed daily and the penalty will be based on your player's proximity to this avg. level number. There will be a reasonable minimum set for each region, so a whole bunch of new teams or players can't drag the level down too far.
For all the dissenters who just think things will work themselves out on their own: I urge you to take a look at the various dealings of this off-season and what owners will try to get away with when we have few limits. You cannot trust some gamers to work it out on their own. There will be a-holes who will exploit wherever they can.
Now take a look at the new capped "A" league. Any complaints of team stacking? They are working out nicely.
I can hear the complaints coming already, but if you're playing in a fair way (in the spirit of the game, and you know very well what it is) and are around the right level to compete with your league, you will see ZERO to little effect on your team and players. If you're one of the guys who's moved all your level 20's down to BBB level, well, karma's a bitch.
PMs Really slow to load
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=337048
Some odd DB stuff is going on, locking tables and whatnot. Been trying to track it down to the exact cause. I think it has to do with certain forum searches.
I'm sure I'll figure it out, never fear!
Bort will be less available for the next week or so
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=300898
Season 3 start and last day to boost/build
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=352143
Gutting/Collusion Solution
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=345319
We actually are pretty much instituting a "2 strikes and you're out policy" for most stuff (except for multis and hacking, etc that's 1 string), now that I've added a better tracking system for user accounts; where admins can make notes in the account very easily.
You do something shitty, we mark your account for "strike 1." You do something else shitty, you either lose your team or your account, depending on what you have to lose and the level of shittyness. There are several accounts sitting at "strike 1" at this very moment.
The Assasins are back
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=344070
Dude, I could care less if you sign players to your team. People have been doing that all off-season and I haven't stopped it. Note that no one has forced you to remove your players from your African team. Like I've said elsewhere: other teams can improve through recruiting, too.
What you did that got you the fine was take over $1.5M from a team that you knew was going back to the league for some poor schmuck to inherit. That has NEVER been legal, no matter what.
All I did was fine you and take back the cash from the team. DD came in and took the team after the fact. I wasn't going to do that, but I stand by any decisions he makes, and I have taken teams before for people continuing to argue after I've levied punishment. You can continue your discussion with him. I'm done with it.
We're just trying to remain consistent, here.
REAL $ SIGNING BONUS FOR PLAYERS
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=342145
FYI: This is not ok. Real life cash should not be used as a recruiting tactic. There is a reason we do not do Flex Point transfers.
BP, expect a PM about it. I'd appreciate it if you were to edit your post as well, so I don't have to.
Enhanced Player Search Function
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=315253
Something like this is in the plans, to get rid of the "players looking for teams" forum.
Policy Re: Collusion, Farm Teams and Gutting?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=338152
Once again folks, as I've been saying again and again:
Level limits didn't get put in due to bitching, and it would not be fair to add them now after we've said they wouldn't be there for this season.
Offseason has very few limits on player movement. All this movement was supposed to happen during this time, to give people a chance to re-organize. If somebody's stacking their team in week 10, complain then, but they're going to have a lot harder time doing it. If somebody's stacking a team in their division before the season is even started, react and get some better players.
Or, look at their cash and notice thay they probably won't be able to pay those players for more than about half the season. We're going to be more strict on bankrupt teams after this season has started than we have been, to see if we can leverage money to help parity, since that seems to be the direction people want to see things go in.
I keep on getting released!
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=340727
If you don't log on for 5 days CPU teams will cut you to clear some room for more active players.
Activity Meter
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=288543
Sounds good, I'll put it on "the list"
No One will sign
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=339776
There's a fallacy in some owners' thinking:
You don't have to get ALL high level players. There are tons of lower level players that would love to play, and with a starting spot they will BECOME high level players, along with helping you build chemistry. A lot of the teams that are doing well now started with players at levels 3 - 10 and built them up over time. Rome wasn't built in a day.
Recent Updates
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=2262
- All the team swaps on my list have been completed. If you sent me a PM about it and didn't get swapped (and your trade partner was a good fit for your league levels) let me know. Make sure your PM title includes the word "League Swap." I will not be doing any new swaps from now on, so only those who contacted me or Thorn before today count (Don't contact me tomorrow and ask to trade spots with another team!).
3-4 Do we get it OR NOT?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=332936
I still don't know if it will be ready, guys. That's why I haven't announced it. I'm trying my best to finish the last bits, but I keep getting interrupted by cheaters, gutters, and witch hunts.
So, new teams-wise.. are we done?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=339066
There will be more teams, everybody. I'm just not going to release them all at once to help each batch have a chance at some FA's without too many crazy contracts flying around. I announced this several weeks ago, if you remember. New leagues will be "A" level.
For every thread I see asking if there will be more teams, I might just move the release date back by a day.
Policy Re: Collusion, Farm Teams and Gutting?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=338152
- Do your big moves in the offseason. This is the big one that people can't seem to get, on both sides of the fence! We've pushed everybody to doing moves in the offseason by limiting what you can do in the regular season. Now it's happening just like we planned, and people are freaking out. I wish everyone would realize that we want those moves to happen now! If you want out of ownership, do it now. If half your roster wants out of the team, do it now. We are not going to force people's players to stick where they don't want to play if the owner is letting them out. If somebody else's team becomes better than yours, sack up and do some recruiting. CPU teams will get CPU players to fill the roster out automatically, just like a brand new team that everybody is always asking for, PLUS you get stadium upgrades, and we'll fix any cash shortcomings that might have been left behind.
- Don't take the team's cash with you. If you're a team owner and you sign a bunch of signing bonuses to your players and cut them (now 6 days later, so good luck) we will come and take all that cash from your players, plus a fine. It usually means your players will end up with $5. Notes are now stored in your account when we run into this crap, so all the admins can track it better, and repeat offenders will be banned.
- Don't waste my time by making me come in and clean up your mess. That's not likely to win you any favors. Fines are likely, bans for repeat offenders who obviously know better.
- When we make a decision to fine your team, don't complain about it or I will take your team and you will be SOL.
Private message:
Originally posted by SCACE
Bort
Admin
online Jun 6, 2008 20:07:25Quote
Originally posted by
Originally posted by SCACE
Heading into the weekend, meaning lots of guys may go MIA, so questions:
1. Is there any chance that teams in the expansions of Oceania, S.America and SE Asia can get released tonight vs. overnight so that we can prepare for the start of the season, presumably early next week.
2. If they are released overnight, will the start of season 4 be no earlier then next tuesday, allowing the new teams 1 working day to finalize their rosters and get ready for the season.
This happening on a weekend, I think, will make it harder to get teams together quickly.
I'll try, but I have some dinner plans tonight and I don't know when I'll be back exactly. I might add them around when I'm doing the downtime to at least get them for people early in the morning. Off-season is looking like it will extend until Monday/Tuesday at least, so it will get people some weekdays to recruit.
XP bonus for playing at or above your level
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=331971
Ok, so here's a positive reinforcement idea instead of level caps, to "encourage" parity instead of force it. This has been brought up before, but I'm posting it here for further review:
(note this is in "suggestions," not "announcements")
Power gamers and those looking for loopholes to pwning n00bs care about one thing: XP. They want to be uber player, gain the max XP possible, and look at their pretty attributes.
1) For every game you play, the experience an individual player gains is modified based on the levels of your opponents (or of the league) compared to your own, with say, up to a 15% modifier.
2) If you play a team or at a level (see two options below) that's around the same level as you, you get the same XP as you get now.
3) If you play a team or at a level (see two options below) that's better than you, you get an XP bonus.
4) If you play a team or at a level (see two options below) that's worse than you, you get less XP.
Levels could be based on:
1) The average level of the other team, weighted toward starters. A "better" team would be one that was, say, 3 levels higher than you on average. And worse, would be say, 3 levels lower (could be 4/5, dunno).
2) Or, the average level of the league, weighted towards the top. You get a bonus for being below the avg.
Shoot holes in it! What are the exploits?
Per league level caps for new signings and trades ONLY
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=249621
Ok.
I hear the rallying cry of "Don't level cap us!"
But I also hear the rallying cry of "Africa is new! Nobody should be able to sign there who's over level 12!"
Which is it?
Potential Gutting?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=331198
Yep, nobody seems to like the idea of level caps but then they complain when somebody pulls their lv 20 guy into their new league...
Guys, this is the off-season. There's going to be big moves going on. We want them to happen now, instead of in week 10 before the playoffs happen. People are going to move their players around to play with their friends, and we're not going to tell them they can't do that. As long as they don't take team cash to build up the new team, players can play where they want to play at this point.
Yes, it's kind of a sleazy way to go about getting your players moved but I guess it's really the only avenue left if you want to do it at this point, since we've put restrictions in place. Pretty soon we'll have so many restrictions in plance you won't be able to sign on a team any more. Maybe I should lift the min roster restriction on cutting for offseason. That way a team will at least get filled in with CPU's for the new owner.
Issue Possibly Relating to Site Being Down
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=331140
I got notice earlier from another user today that a local proxy such as Google Web Accelerator can cache the files until you tell it not to.
If clearing your browser's temporary internet files, hitting F5, SHIFT-F5, and CTRL-F5 don't work for you, check that out.
If you're using an external proxy (such as through AOL), try disabling it.
Brief downtime tonight
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=280886
I'm going to have to do this again tonight (the 6th), though I'll be doing it after midnight this time. Should be brief; just need to do a little cleanup after the database troubles yesterday.
New Africa Team can't cut CPU's
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=330304
Yes, CPU's are not supposed to be restricted. I'll updated it shortly.
Gut and Dash to Africa
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=327996
Um, yeah, the previous owners of the other two teams gave out ridiculous signing bonuses to every player before cutting and running. The players who got those bonuses will soon find themselves with $5 in the bank, and the owner a nice PM for making me waste my time.
I'll take a look at the new team owner and see if a team fine is in order too.
The sold teams do at least still have 40 players on them, since that's the rule, and I'll be resetting cash.
The new team will have to be able to afford those players without their signing bonuses from the old team. THAT'S the level cap.
Seriously, though, people, go recruit some talent for your teams! There's still a lot of teams with all CPU's! This is the off season; big moves are supposed to happen, as long as you're not ripping off teams for a bunch of cash like this guy. You don't have 1000 teams to compete with this time. Get to it!
I made a bad decision, sorry all
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=327012
I want to "clear the air":
The whole "trade into Africa" fiasco earlier tonight was totally my fault. I saw S.K. Devil's name dragged through the mud as tends to happen on here sometimes, and it wasn't fair to him, because I made the decision when I should have told him no.
All the guys on the team are Ok in my book too, so don't get down on them because it was not their fault.
I made a promise to SK in season 1, that I tried to keep, but I made a bad decision after a very long day. I didn't really look very closely at the level of the team, saw a free CPU team, and I just wanted to stick true to my word and take care of it before going off to take a nap.
After the nap and a cleared head, I looked at it again and tried to work something out with SK to make things more fair for the other teams, but nothing was really going to work other than moving the teams back.
Many folks were upset about it, including SK, and rightfully so. I'd like to help SK get an African team maybe for next season (assuming he's still around) so if there are any Pro teams next year that will want to move, we'll take a look at it.
From now on, we are not moving any established teams into a new league. We will also not be moving teams up and down within the same region after this off-season. Period. If your team sucks, make it better. If you're good, win the championship and move up.
Back by Popular Demand: The average level list
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=324473
DB Backup Restored
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=323286&page=1
New Announcement on Offseason
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=320394
Interview with Bort
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=317652
vbulletin
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=318251
Many reasons why (why isn't this on the "Never going to happen" list? Or is it?):
1) All the features that people ask for (HTML, image embedding, polls, post count, sigs) contribute to spam and annoying the crap out of a lot of people when people put in huge images for sigs, worthless polls, and links to disgusting pictures.
2) Integrating the auto team forum ability into vb would be a real PITA.
3) Integrating other features from the game, such as being linked to your GLB user account, the player avatars, player profile links, Admin status, etc) into vb would be a real PITA.
4) There are even more game integrations I want to add eventually that would be a PITA to add into vbb.
5) Vbb is written in PHP. I don't like coding in PHP. I also dont like having to deal with digging through other peoples' code, especially in PHP.
6) Vbb would require a separate Apache vhost with a PHP interpreter to run it, which would take memory and CPU time away from mod_perl to run the rest of the site, unless we set up separate servers for it, which means we'd have to pay for more servers.
7) Coding our own forum means that we own 100% of all code used on GLB. It also means that we aren't relying on somebody else's code, which might have vulnerabilities that we have to wait for fixes on.
Possible idea for fixing the auto-adjust problems
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=318367
People blame auto adjust for just about everything that happens when the sim doesn't read their mind, when it really has nothing to do with it. Often times it's just the random number generator happening to land on similar numbers a bunch of times in a row, or situational stuff kicking in.
The tactics updates I am working on will remove a lot of mystery from the AI and you will all be able to see what's going on under the hood, so to speak, and modify it to how you like.
The New Model Overhaul --- Details Only
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=318592
So...basically you would like us to rewrite the entire game? See you in 6 months...
Seriously, this sort of overhaul is not something that you can just do randomly in the middle of season 3. It would mean scrapping the whole player interface and generation system, rewriting all the sim code for all these new SA's, testing the balance for all of them, etc.; basically scrapping the whole current system and starting over.
Now maybe if we were starting on a new project (say, a baseball game), we could look at a different approach like this.
I'm not saying it's a bad idea. In fact, I kinda like it. It's just too ambitious to throw into the works at this point in the game.
LMAO, these douchebags think they can ripoff GLB!?!?!
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=302542
Go for it cashpath...competition is cool with me; I'd like to see what others can come up with, unless they just totally rip us off and do a straight up copy (I'm saying: do something somewhat original if you want to do it). Just be forewarned it requires a lot more than a single server to run something that supports this many users, no matter how powerful it is. We have a whole rack of 'em at this point. The monthly bandwidth usage is measured in the thousands of GB's (TB's), which gets really spendy too.
As for the coding work, it will take far more than a couple hundred hours. I worked on GLB for about 5-6 mos before alpha was released, and have put in many more hours since then. It will test your resolve to the core. You will want to give up and quit many times, but if you can make it through and finish what you start it can be rewarding and fun.
Also, I hope you enjoy working long hours 7 days a week and listening to people complain about your creation all the time!
Owners and the new Ends on day 40 thing...
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=318100
FYI: Contracts that end on day 40 will still expire at the start of day 41 (not day 1), since there will always be an offseason of at least one day. If the contract expires on day 1, you gotta wait until next season though.
Chemistry stuck on 98?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=316600
They're actually sitting at 100 in the database but the display shows them at 98. One of the fixes I'll be uploading this offseason.
Things that are NOT ok in any forum, including Trash Talkin'
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=316644
Yes, this is the trash talk forum, and most anything goes.
Things that are not acceptable on this forum, or any other forum on GLB, and may result in posting suspensions:
1. Racism. This includes any and all racial slurs, including those for homosexuals, trans-gendered, etc. We don't need Nazi posts in here either, in any language.
2. Swearing just for the sake of swearing. If you're posting random strings of curse words, just because, you should probably stop and think "Do I really need to post this?"
3. Personal attacks against another user that are not in-character or "playing around." We understand this is a grey area, but if you're just trying to make fun of somebody and it has nothing to do with the game, please don't post it.
What this forum SHOULD be used for, and what we encourage:
1. Calling out another team or another player, saying how you're going to beat them in your next matchup, etc.
2. Making fun of somebody else's favorite pro sports team
3. Talking up your favorite pro sports team
4. Talking yourself or your player up as "the next great thing"
5. Trash talkin' pro sports players and their problems on/off the field
6. Trash talk that is done in fun, and not out of hatred.
Thanks, guys!
Cheap Web Hosting for Team Websites
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=309966
Hey all,
I've noticed that a lot of team owners are creating team websites, and obviously you'd need hosting for them. (FYI: there may be a spot to add a link to your website on your team's profile page soon, wink wink )
Anyway, TFF Hosting contacted us and we were able to get a 25% discount for all our members if they buy a hosting package through them. They have really cheap plans available too, like as little as $1.00 or $2.50 per month, even before the 25% discount!
I don't know a ton about the company, but the guy who runs it assured me they have good support and are not a big corporation that doesn't care about service.
Yes, we get a little kickback too, but I don't really care about that - I just thought it would be helpful to some of the team owners out there who were interested. That being said, if you go with them, and they don't provide our customers with a good service, I'll take down this post, so let me know if they treat you well (I'm sure they will)!
So, the link to go to to get the deal is:
http://www.tffhosting.com/aff/idevaffiliate.php?id=101
When you pick your package, enter coupon code GOAL and you'll get 25% off.
(If you have any problems with your hosting, contact TFF's support, not GLB's! We'll just refer you to them anyway)
kicked
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=307801
If you go inactive for 5 days the CPU team will cut you.
Add 10 season decline to the NEVER going to happen list
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=306749
What I have said many times is that players are going to decline in some way at some point. They are not going to live forever and keep getting better until every stat is at 100, because that would be really dumb and would make the HOF pointless. I'm still up for suggestions on things they can do after they start to "get old" (coaches, "legacy", etc)
You can add 100% FP refund on retirements to the "never going to happen" list, though.
AI / Simulator Change for the Playoffs
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=299929
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=300325
There is absolutely no difference in the sim from 4 days ago. The only difference between playoff code and regular season code is that it allows multiple overtimes, and saves the stats in a different place.
Here is the basic idea of the one code block in the sim that checks to see if it's playoffs and does something different than usual:
if (time_remaining == 0 && quarter == 5 && team1_score == team2_score) {
if (playoffs) {
next_quarter();
}
else {
end_game();
}
}
The tin foil hat can go away now. kthxbye
Attention Mods
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=291452
Maybe stickies should just be a different color or something...
Add something for player developers!
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=298454
The next order of business after the advanced tactics rollout is to add status items and more stuff for players to do.
Yo Bort, what's up with the ghetto fan support?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=298298
Go on a winning streak and you will see your higher income support go up. Go on a losing streak and...
advanced tactics not right
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=298293
You have to be on the depth chart in the appropriate position to get the options. if you were in at QB, for example, you'd get QB options.
On a CPU team, can't recieve contract offers from human teams.
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=298668
You can only receive direct offers when you're on a D-league team. Your team will have a new owner from the wait list tomorrow.
Season 3 chemistry and trade/cut changes
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=292436&page=22
Originally posted by turnit643
I realize they are spending their money the way they want and I think that's great, but if chemistry is going to have an effect on the teams that have to deal with roster moves and multiple agents and that effect is going to be anything significant, they are basically purchasing the advantage of opting out of the chem system.
There's nothing that would stop them from spending on the game ... they could continue to dump cash into it all they want but would be encouraged to spread their players around to a few teams or decide to accept the chem cap for creating a roster of all of their own guys.
And if the chem effect isn't that significant, why are we discussing all of this in the first place.
I can see your point of view, and I appreciate it.
An idea that just popped into my head is something along the lines of:
All teams can only get up to say, 90, with the regular +1 per day or w/e.
To get to 100, you have to get multiple agents to combine forces and do something with their players on the team in conjunction to get any more chemistry gains. Something where you have to work together, sacrificing training or cash or energy regain or something. Something like that would easily go along with the idea we have for adding to training I mentioned in the OP.
Once again, just thinking aloud
Season 3 chemistry and trade/cut changes
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=292436&page=20
Originally posted by wsdp
bort - you said chemistry doesn't affect the sim by more than -9 in an extreme situation. If that's the case, why are you bending over backwards to reward teams making all these moves?
You said earlier that new teams shouldn't expect to win right away and you're already giving them the 4 day grace period when they take over a new team.
You're encouraging mass movement of players again which makes very little sense.
We're trying to help remove that feeling of hopelessness that a lot of owners are having when their team is in the gutter when take it over. We're finding that having 10 chemistry SLOWLY climbing to where you'll maybe have 30 by next season doesn't really encourage people to stick with the team and keep trying. So, they give up and sell it back and somebody else ends up with the same feeling, repeating the cycle. We've also heard that some owners with low chemistry are finding it hard to even sign any players because they look at the chem bar and say "too bad, your chemistry sucks."
If a new team owner can at least get their chem back up to 50 or 60 within 4 or 5 games, they will be less likely to have those problems and more likely to have fun playing the game.
If we have low chem easier to fix, and chem above 70 still hard to get, then it still rewards the teams who worked for it, without punishing newer teams too much.
Season 3 chemistry and trade/cut changes
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=292436&page=21
methomp's suggestion is basically the same as my "formula" idea, but with the "free offseason moves" part added, which I'm not sure is really necessary if low chemistry regenerates quicker than high chemistry. I guess it's sort of the idea of a team getting "draft picks" for doing poorly?
I don't agree with a 10 day grace period. Too long IMO.
Season 3 chemistry and trade/cut changes
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=292436&page=22
Originally posted by turnit643
What about the part of methomps' suggestion regarding the number of agents? Doable? Is it even something you would consider?
We'll discuss it, but we're really don't want to punish some people for having a ton of players. If that's how they want to play, that's fine. It's their money.
Did not receive all my flex points when selling my custom equipment.
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=290277
Here is the row from the FP history table (630):
1352221 2008-05-25 22:29:26 custom_gear 630 430441
Do we get the next homegame?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=292492
No. That was the case last year, causing much uproar.
league leading awards
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=290780
I'll be processing them soon. I have to update the script due to some changes this year to stat tracking, though, so it may be a few days into the playoffs.
So is it illegal now to have a "farm" Team?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=291038
Keep it ethical and both teams competitive in their leagues, and it's fine. Keep your higher level guys in the upper league and your lower level guys in the lower league, etc.
Also, don't call up or send down all your big talent right before the playoffs. That will get you embroiled in a "scandal" for sure.
Punt that should have been a FG
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=291116
If it didn't attempt the FG, it's because the kick was outside of the kicker's calculated range. The computer knows exactly how far your kicker's max range is based on a formula.
Maybe he was tired from previous kickoffs, or had low morale, and his range diminished by the end of the game.
CPU Coaches - does GLB give some coaches terrible judgement/decision making on purpose?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=284084
D leagues use auto adjust and a 50/50 play calling ratio on every team. Nothing special.
QB, No Play Time?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=278323
There are just too many QB's out there right now for the number of D-League teams we have. Even with 98/99 stamina settings it's possible for a player to not get any plays due to random timing of subs, especially at 5th or 6th string in only one spot on the DC.
I'll be adding more D-Leagues this offseason to help out with demand, but it's not possible to add them now since the playoffs are upon us.
GLB Evolution - Decline, Coaching, etc
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=288597
I like it...I have thought of trying to introduce a "coach" class into the game at some point, somehow based on existing or retiring players.
If you could basically "re-class" your player into a Lv1 coach and level him up over time to give bonuses to training, morale/chemistry bonuses, etc, it would be cool. The coach's initial stats could even be based on the player's career length and quality.
HB catching bug
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=288357
Playing players out of position is going to get you running into out of position penalties, which will make them play worse in various ways. Not really a very good test.
Paypal not working again?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=287787
Looks like they are having delays again today. Just sit tight and the pts should show up within 15min-hour or so.
question on contracts?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=284992
the new Day 40 contracts will end on day 40 of the current season if signed for 1 season (it says so when the team owner submits the contract). If you want next season, choose 2 seasons.
Scrimmage games important questions
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=283864
Fan support is not affected by scrimmage games.
Contract Offer
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=283571
Yup, that's it.
Though it's supposed to clear all player's CPU-based contract offers when the team gets sold. I'll have to make sure that happens.
Maybe I should just make it impossible to offer to players on a non D-League team. That's probably better.
Any news on Profit Sharing during the playoffs?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=222318
Well, we weren't about to just suddenly spring "oh BTW, you have to give up 25% of the ticket revenue you budgeted for" on team owners 1 day before the playoffs.
Bonus is just extra cash so nobody's plans are screwed. We'll revisit for next season so everybody has a chance to know what's up well in advance.
Chemistry affected by offseason moves?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=233722
Offseason moves will affect chemistry, but we have some updates to it that we'll clue you in on a little later (once we're sure of the numbers) that won't make it hurt quite as bad this next season.
Stat Bug
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=282068
It's to keep people from racking up stats in some lower league and then joining another league on the last day, sniping you out of the top spot, which is what happened last season. I would say that is suckier, tbh.
Team Awards on Awards page
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=185631
I like the idea, but:
I bet there would be some people who would just hand out game balls or awards to their own player every single time, which would cheapen the whole thing.
We plan to have a league-wide voting thing for MVP, RoY, at some point.
replays
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=281233
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Contracts Signed During Last Offseason Don't Expire Until After Season 3, day 1
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=281024
The problem is that we don't know how long the offseason will be each year, so it just pushes you forward to day 1 when you sign during the offseason.
Bad idea for 10 season decline.
http://goallineblitz.co
This thread is update thanks to contributors
An info
Bort snuck this into this thread: http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=931605&page=1
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by tordman
IA simple message explaining that the SA's only enhance already high attributes showing up when a player is created would help a lot.
That would be spreading misinformation.
Announcement:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=2262&page=6#7290607
Partial preview of some things coming next season (mostly related to fame):
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=902231&page=2#7080143
Originally posted by Bort
There are still a few loose ends up in the air. Will let you know more as we get close to rolling out the updates.
As for general questions posed:
Yes, a high salary can get you some fame. Not a high bonus, but a good salary. Only applies once a season. Applies to renegotiations with your current team.
Signing as a FA in a league that's way below your level can actually hurt your fame rating, since people don't want to watch you play scrubs all year.
Reaching certain stats milestones, winning trophies, etc. helps fame.
A high fame rating raises your minimum salary requirement. High fame also gives you access to endorsements to make cash and access to some of the best stuff for improving your player's performance.
Training will most likely end up costing people a little more on average, but not because the price is going up. Intense will actually cost less, but you will want to do it more often if you can.
Just the basics.
Regarding pathing on pitch plays (after todays vision update): http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=899575&page=page=1#7012858
Originally posted by Bort
Ok, plays have been updated. RB should head outside pretty much every time. Lemme know how it goes tomorrow.
Cruise control
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=898125&page=page=1#6997842
Originally posted by Bort
Cruise control lowers your skills down in relation to the team you are playing, so you're basically playing a little above them in most abilities.
I forget the exact score difference, but I think it's currently set at +35.
In regards to fixing Vision problem for ball carriers.
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=879614
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by Voltron
He probably won't do it till the offseason because of everyone complaining about changes during the middle of the season.
No, I'll probably put it in tonight actually, if I feel confident in the other little tweaks involved. I will be unavailable most of the day tomorrow, though, so maybe I should wait until the next day when I can be around to monitor...hrm.
It's not like the fix totally changes the landscape, like I'm changing what skills do what - it just makes the runner not try to juke out guys behind him and such.
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Team equipment fund
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=868449
Jumping what for?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=860803&page=2
Originally posted by Bort
Jumping helps quite a few positions in various things. It won't help you block somebody or something like that doesn't make any sense, but it helps with catching, swatting balls, diving tackles, avoiding those low leg tackles, diving for yards, punting, etc.
Breakaways ... why can't these players figure out the best way to run toward the endzone?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=853791&page=2#6657505
Originally posted by Bort
Good news is that somebody made an actual good suggestion on a fix for running pathfinding. I'm working with it right now in testing.
It's basically a double pass on the "best path" algorithm: one with a long vision distance for a general "avoidance vector" and one with a short, 3-5 yard distance for a "juke vector." Add 'em together, with the juke vector at a stronger strength than the avoidance vector, and it seems to get a pretty good path that really takes the runner's vision into account quite well.
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by Robbnva
ETA on implementation?
Next day or two - I'm doing some last bits of testing to find the right coefficients for the avoidance values. I'm sure it will still not be perfect, but it seems much better so far. KR's work better too.
Included with this will also be some tweaks to blocking duration (like I've been talking about) and some more tweaks to the coverage stuff I've been working on, since it's all kinda rolled together at this point.
Bort on Pass coverage settings
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=853494&page=1:
Originally posted by Bort
Thank you for some actual intelligent discussion instead of "OMG EVERYTHING IS BROKENZZ THIS GAME SUXXORZ," Pin.
Playing loose doesn't mean you'll always go for the bat down. Playing loose means you're just trying to keep the guy in front of you and are not going to try and go straight for the ball when it's thrown. Medium is more of the "bat down" setting, while aggressive is the "try to get the INT every time" setting.
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Too high vision is not a good thing
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=846678&page=1 (and 2):
Originally posted by Bort
[The assertion that high vision hurts RBs is] Somewhat true at the moment, until I can find a good fix for elusiveness.
The problem with low vision, though, is that the runner can also completely miss seeing a defender and might run right into him for an easy tackle.
Originally posted by SteelersInsider
I agree. Bort really needs to fix this so high vision is a good thing and not a bad thing as it is currently.
Sorry, I can't fix anything any more. It creates a moving target that nobody can aim at... I hope you realized I was joking. Just getting a little frustration out. Of course I still am looking at fixing stuff. It just gets old when fixes get complained about nonstop.
Increasing cap
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=2289&page=241#6442913
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by nance11
Will the lvl cap be raised at game 8 or earlier(or later)?
After games finish on day 2 of week 8...so end of day 16.
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Regarding coverage changes, CB and WRs: (Takes 3)
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=819957&page=3#6342365
Originally posted by Bort
Just a general note on all of this stuff - I'll be working on balance for a while through testing with the live team data I dumped about a week ago. I think the main problem in perception is that people are seeing the WR still not getting open as often as I'd like, and passes get completed when the dots overlap. This is generally just the WR winning the swat vs catch check. The odds are actually 50/50 if the two guys are even in comparison of those two skill formulas. It's possible the penalty for being covered isn't high enough, or that the fake out delay needs to have a longer delay chance to allow for a little more separation in general.
Also, most of the CB's are playing "aggressive" style in which they will go for the interception every time. This gives them less chance to bat the ball down if they don't make their INT check.
I'm pretty much planning on keeping the sim as is for a while though, unless I find some bugs to fix, since everybody's been complaining about the "moving target" syndrome.
Regarding someone trying to punt on first down:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=814301&page=last#6316509
Originally posted by Bort
Yes, you cannot punt on anything but 4th down, in order to protect those who were screwing up their AI settings (it happened a lot in the early sims).
Equipement upgrade! Once for all
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=791687
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by cordes72
1mil total - 250k a piece
Actually it's $200k per.
WR against CB again
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=775651&page=4#5955033
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by Vanilla Thunder
Originally posted by Bort
It really just sounds like a job for CB -> WR matchup priorities. Of course that wouldn't apply to zone defenses -- only man-to-man -- but it would probably help.
The new DC 1/2/3 positions were supposed to help in this regard but I think they have caused more problems than they have solved really, which is too bad.
I don't know if it would be very easy to just lock the offense part of the DC earlier than the defense, since they are on the same page and part of the same form submission. It would take some doing, and it doesn't really address the problem completely. More of a band-aid than anything.
I agree with the "band-aid over a chest wound" thing, but wouldn't having CBs match up to the "Best" WR (and the god awful levels of describing "best" in such a way the AI can understand and apply it) be murder.
I mean, maybe a simple match-up by name would work (assuming it didn't go off the other team's DC because people would just leave it blank for a while so the Def. couldn't plan) but I have no idea the amount of work required.
Yeah, I'm talking about matchups that the team owner enters.
Like he can edit his list of CB's and use some pulldowns to select the name of the WR he wants to to be the #1 priority for each CB. If that WR's in the game, the CB covers him. If not it just falls back to the same logic as now.
There's probably some conflict stuff that might get hairy, like if you choose the same matchup on more than one player, but you get the idea.
To be an happy coder
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=784827
Glad to hear you like where it's headed!
I have to say I'm pretty happy with the new pass blocking code. Still not perfect, but the line interaction is much more dynamic and fun that it used to be - forces the QB to move around more, step up into the pocket sometimes, etc.
I think the CB interaction with WR's was sorely lacking before, too - CB's just never made mistakes, which was kinda dumb.
Regarding season 4 changes making people want to quit:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=785063#6024928
Originally posted by Bort
Same argument seen over and over - I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't.
If I make no updates everyone complains about how this is broken or that is broken.
If I fix the broken stuff everyone complains about how things are changing on them.
Sorry, but I'm not going to let the game go forward with a broken sim just because some users don't want any changes. It's the core of the game, and it has to improve or it will cost us a lot more dedicated players.
Bort Chatting...
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=759646&page=last#5955323
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by Wayland
Originally posted by Bort
That's about it. I'm running a whole bunch of test sims from different levels around the leagues and watching them. If things look good, I'll upload the changes.
Annoying thing, though: I set it up to run a whole ton of sims last night before I went to bed so I could check on them when I woke up. My computer friggin crashed about 10 minutes in with a blue screen, killing my sim session.
I hate Windows Vista.
Is there a time frame. Code changes would factor greatly on how I gameplan for my next game? Are we talking tomorrow or in a few hours?
I'd be uploading when sims aren't running, and I'll add to the recent updates thread for the day. I don't really want to upload something like this 5 minutes before somebody's game if they've set up to run or something. So far everything looks good, so my current plan is to upload tonight.
CB/WR major change
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=754831&page=7#5906091
Just wanted to post letting everybody know I haven't been around posting much today because I've been running tons of tests and modifying stuff to try and address this. I did a dump of the whole live database, so I'm able to test with any currently live teams (well, at least as they existed a day ago).
I've found a few things so far:
Fast CB's back up too fast compared to slow WR's on streak routes, due to the fact their their acceleration is a constant. I've made them match acceleration in this case and it seems to work so far. I've put a 20 speed 20 agility guy against a 70 speed 50 agility CB and the CB is all over him in general.
Agile WR's don't have a way to fake out equally agile CB's and get open. I'm increasing the effect of the head fake and juke SA's, and adding some reduced reaction time for defenders based on vision and agility and coverage distance. The result is that on some plays the CB will stay with the WR and on others he will not make the turn with the receiver until a split second too late.
CB's were basically getting an immediate jump on the ball when thrown. I'm adding a delay on the jump based on vision agility and coverage distance. The result is that sometimes the CB gets a great jump on the ball and knocks it down while other times he waits a split second too long and doesn't get there in time. Combined with the above = botched coverage, basically.
Fast CB's with poor agility playing on close vs Fast WR's often dash forward at the snap to get within the "close" cushion and are then unable to turn around quick enough to keep up with the speedy WR. I've made them back up a little at the snap instead and wait for the WR to make his move.
QB's with decent vision hardly ever miss an open man on a checkdown, which means they will ALWAYS take advantage of the situation. I'm making them slightly more likely to miss the open guy unless they have really high vision.
Risk calculations did not take the catching ability of the receiver into account as a very big part of the calculation. Being open is the major part. I'm tweaking that a little to be willing to pass to a guy if he's just way better than his defender, even if he's not wide open.
Anyway, just an update because I know people are waiting on this and I wanted to let everybody know I'm working on it. I want to make sure it's right before pushing it out there, though!
FG and distance
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=767540
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by Sigmaforce
Many kickers routinely made 55+ field goals last season, so this a step forward as far as realism goes. I believe more accuracy from longer distances is what will be happening once people start balancing their stats a bit more as they advance in levels -- not necessarily 65 or 70 yard field goals becoming standard.
Yeah, distances are pretty much maxed out once you have super high kicking and strength, big boot, etc. It's the vision and so forth that helps with accuracy.
Offense AI Quirks and Things to Look For
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=751879
Regarding Offensive AI FG range:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=752109
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by Ambrose
i toyed with this and it appears it is the FG distance.
so if you set it the range as 50 yards, you will kick from the 33 yard line but not the 34
Confirmed. I should probably put that info on the page, eh?
Regarding what has changed during the preseason.
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=745288
There's so much stuff I've been tweaking it's hard to list it all. Basically when somebody submits a bug report I've been looking at it and making adjustments on the fly.
General stuff that's probably most important to people:
- RB stuttering should be a little better.
- Broken tackles were toned down from preseason game 1.
- Run blocking is still sort of in a state of adjustment. It's close to where it will be but I might tone it back a little as I watch more sims.
- DT shedding blocks should be toned down as well. They were busting through too much.
About passing style
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=745852&page=2
Near the top
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by Laggo
Soft passes let the ball float in the air longer so the WR's have more time to get under it and dont have to "reach" for the ball - making less drops. However the CB's around, etc. also have more time to get into position for a PD or an interception.
Bullet throws the ball in the faster so the CB's have less time to react but this holds true for the WR's as well - meaning more drops but less ints/pd's.
EXPLAINED
Yup, that's about it. QB passing is always situational, but this setting changes how he will throw the ball when there's more than one way to throw it that's "right" for the situation, like a dump pass.
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Salary/Training and no Cash
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=739297
Just a heads up on cash since salaries start tonight:
I went looking through the currently broke teams and found that pretty much all of those with no money have been unable to sell a ton of tickets due to newbie mistakes on high prices or having a home game that starts in week 2/3.
So, we're going to let the currently broke teams slide for the first few days of the season on the new cash rules about going into the red on salary payments. I want to give everybody a chance to get rolling in the new season without hassle from their players not getting paid or training.
Be forewarned, though, I'll be re-enabling it in a few days once I see most of the teams have sold their tickets successfully and pulled themselves out of the red!
Some clarifications about the new QB throwing style update
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=2289&page=217
- I've added another option for QB passing - pass style. This will allow the QB to determine how he throws the ball.
Medium is the default - it's been somewhere around "bullet" in the past. I've been testing with medium, though, and completion rates seemed to go up because they guys could get under the ball more easily. Depends on your receivers, though.
Originally posted by Yung1King
So what attributes would effect how well the QB throws a good bullet or loft?
Like..would more strength throw a better bullet?
It's really more just a preference thing, based more on how quick your receivers are and who you're playing against or throwing to most often. All QB's can throw any of the ways.
Originally posted by Fat Daddy Cash
Bort,
You say that every QB can make all three types of throws, but it depends on the type of WRs we have. Is there any more info we can get from that?
For example, I woudl assume a team with speed WRs would like LOFTY (so they can run under the balls), but then again, speed WR should catch BULLETS too since they can run faster slants/outs etc.
Any more info about the specifics w/ regards to the WRs?
Don't overthink it too much - it's just the angle the QB will throw the ball at. I've found that slower, loftier passes are easier for the receivers to catch because they can get into position much easier and not have to reach out for it. That also means the DB's can get into position, of course.
Regarding ticket sales processing twice each night
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=730810&page=1#5655974
Originally posted by Bort
Yeah, it sells them in 2 batches.
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by bowsey
how long apart are the batches Bort? and is it likely i will sell some endzone tickets
maybe a couple minutes, depending on how many teams and tickets there are to sell.
XP floors:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=726697&page=7
Originally posted by SCACE
Off topic for one second Bort - I know there is a minimum cap on training XP at 25....is there a minimum game XP cap at some point?
Yep, it's 100 assuming you get max plays.
Speed De's Deserve an Answer Bort
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=725497
The thing is that I didn't actually change anything relating to DE pass rushing, so it was not intentional at all. The new plays just seem to work against them at the moment for some reason.
I'm thinking about maybe writing in some extra routines to help them get outside more as a special proc beyond the normal pass rushing stuff. (perhaps as an advanced tactics setting as well).
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=721697
Was the Game Clock Adjusted? Seems more realistic.
Originally posted by Bort
I totally forgot about that update - yes, plays take a little longer than they used to. Each "tick" is worth a little more in fractions of a second.
State of the Game Address and the End of Season 3
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=630838&page=1
FAQ about this:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=630838&page=29
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=615588
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by Amyrlin
I was just curious about this. Will the sim kick a field goal on 1st down in overtime?
It used to do that, but it will currenly try to get closer with a couple runs first as long as time is not about to run out.
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=558687&page=2
"[Designating the slot WR] will be in for season 4. There is CB1, CB2, CB3, etc and WR1, WR2, WR3, etc slots on the DC. There's also a Long Snapper spot for punts (to fix the wrong color C thing)"
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=583679#4430783
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by El_Windex
Originally posted by Bort
I'm thinking of doing a couple game pre-season next year (random selection of matchups) so people can test out the new tactics. I guess tickets could process at the same time.
Would those games be during the offseason or during the new season?
Probably negative days on the new season (day -1, -2, etc)
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=522905&page=12
Originally posted by Bort
All I know is that some of Flames' players (including that WR from a few days ago) have been copied to the test server to see how good they really are within the season 4 formulas. I have Tea Baggins and some other dudes on there too.
Acceleration and cuts have been changed a bit, and super pumped primary attributes can no longer make up for super low support attributes quite so much as they can now. I'll do a big post when we're closer to season end outlining all the changes, updates, and new features (like tactics) for S4.
I'm actually glad certain player builds get brought up from time to time as possibly unbalanced - it's literally impossible to test every single combination without help from the player base.
This is interesting
Changing the way Teams are handed over/assigned: http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=516192
Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by Nixx
Apparently teams can't be sold to GMs now, they just go back into general circulation.
That's not true - the GM just has to have been around as a GM for a while, to show interest in the team. Usually we deal with it if the owner goes inactive, but if the owner has to quit, we like to keep the team together if possible.
Breaking the Deadlock - An idea to lessen deadlocked games and provide more of an upset element: http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=512133
Originally posted by Bort
I've thought of adding this actually, sort of a "hot/cold" kind of idea. (on page 3)
CB Depth chart
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=504814
You'll be seeing some new depth chart positions in season 4 to help combat this (WR1, WR2, WR3, CB1, CB2, CB3, etc)
Fix the Running Game
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=493833&page=1
If it makes anyone feel any better (dunno), I've recently been running all the test sims for the tactics updates with exported player data from the live site, with some of the top teams and some of the middle of the road teams.
It's really hard for anyone to tell how things will work out when we have completely new plays installed (what I'm working on) without seeing them. Yes, I'm working for realistic numbers. It's a tough balancing act to keep players from getting too out of control when they have high stats, and still keeping them in the realm of reason, but I've been tweaking values ever since the game started, and will continue to do so.
Like I've said before, though, there are so many updates rolled together currently that it's impossible to just roll out one or two. It's the whole shebang or nothing at this point, and that includes halfway working defensive tactics, random tweaks, et al.
Season Ticket Sales
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=369123&page=last#2701586
Some of the low support teams didn't get reset properly, so I've reset them and am re-running the script.
Season ticket sales only processed one time last season, as they do every season. No modifications were made since then or the last time people were selling tickets.
The most common cause of no sales is setting your prices too high. If you have 100% rich support, you can probably charge about 2.5 times the expected price for your better seats like club, suites, 100 level sidelines. There are only so many rich fans to go around, though, so you gotta leave some cheap seats for the poor folks who can't afford as much!
Something fun for a change: Conference names
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=363461
I was thinking it might be fun to rename the conferences in all the various regions to something "region-y" like Africa has with elephant and lion. I think east/west is good for USA/Canada, but Alpha/Zeta could be something more "fun" in the other leagues like Oceania, South America, etc.
I'm looking for serious suggestions here, folks, not stupid jokes, racist stuff, etc.
Ideas?
Recent Updates
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=2262
- Season 2 bonus is being sent out as I type this. Who will create the first "I just got 100 FP somehow" thread?
Thoughts on Borts new post about XP changes in the announcements forum.
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=355562
Upcoming XP Changes
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=355508
FYI: Something with an XP modifier for players playing below their level WILL be implemented soon, in all leagues below Pro level. There will not be a bonus for being below the median level; just a penalty for being way too high leveled for your competition. This is an effect applied to each individual player, not a team as a whole.
The exact exact formula I am going to use will not be released, but median league level will be shown on the league page so each Owner/GM/Agent knows where thier players stand. The median levels will be computed daily and the penalty will be based on your player's proximity to this avg. level number. There will be a reasonable minimum set for each region, so a whole bunch of new teams or players can't drag the level down too far.
For all the dissenters who just think things will work themselves out on their own: I urge you to take a look at the various dealings of this off-season and what owners will try to get away with when we have few limits. You cannot trust some gamers to work it out on their own. There will be a-holes who will exploit wherever they can.
Now take a look at the new capped "A" league. Any complaints of team stacking? They are working out nicely.
I can hear the complaints coming already, but if you're playing in a fair way (in the spirit of the game, and you know very well what it is) and are around the right level to compete with your league, you will see ZERO to little effect on your team and players. If you're one of the guys who's moved all your level 20's down to BBB level, well, karma's a bitch.
PMs Really slow to load
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=337048
Some odd DB stuff is going on, locking tables and whatnot. Been trying to track it down to the exact cause. I think it has to do with certain forum searches.
I'm sure I'll figure it out, never fear!
Bort will be less available for the next week or so
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=300898
Season 3 start and last day to boost/build
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=352143
Gutting/Collusion Solution
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=345319
We actually are pretty much instituting a "2 strikes and you're out policy" for most stuff (except for multis and hacking, etc that's 1 string), now that I've added a better tracking system for user accounts; where admins can make notes in the account very easily.
You do something shitty, we mark your account for "strike 1." You do something else shitty, you either lose your team or your account, depending on what you have to lose and the level of shittyness. There are several accounts sitting at "strike 1" at this very moment.
The Assasins are back
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=344070
Dude, I could care less if you sign players to your team. People have been doing that all off-season and I haven't stopped it. Note that no one has forced you to remove your players from your African team. Like I've said elsewhere: other teams can improve through recruiting, too.
What you did that got you the fine was take over $1.5M from a team that you knew was going back to the league for some poor schmuck to inherit. That has NEVER been legal, no matter what.
All I did was fine you and take back the cash from the team. DD came in and took the team after the fact. I wasn't going to do that, but I stand by any decisions he makes, and I have taken teams before for people continuing to argue after I've levied punishment. You can continue your discussion with him. I'm done with it.
We're just trying to remain consistent, here.
REAL $ SIGNING BONUS FOR PLAYERS
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=342145
FYI: This is not ok. Real life cash should not be used as a recruiting tactic. There is a reason we do not do Flex Point transfers.
BP, expect a PM about it. I'd appreciate it if you were to edit your post as well, so I don't have to.
Enhanced Player Search Function
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=315253
Something like this is in the plans, to get rid of the "players looking for teams" forum.
Policy Re: Collusion, Farm Teams and Gutting?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=338152
Once again folks, as I've been saying again and again:
Level limits didn't get put in due to bitching, and it would not be fair to add them now after we've said they wouldn't be there for this season.
Offseason has very few limits on player movement. All this movement was supposed to happen during this time, to give people a chance to re-organize. If somebody's stacking their team in week 10, complain then, but they're going to have a lot harder time doing it. If somebody's stacking a team in their division before the season is even started, react and get some better players.
Or, look at their cash and notice thay they probably won't be able to pay those players for more than about half the season. We're going to be more strict on bankrupt teams after this season has started than we have been, to see if we can leverage money to help parity, since that seems to be the direction people want to see things go in.
I keep on getting released!
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=340727
If you don't log on for 5 days CPU teams will cut you to clear some room for more active players.
Activity Meter
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=288543
Sounds good, I'll put it on "the list"
No One will sign
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=339776
There's a fallacy in some owners' thinking:
You don't have to get ALL high level players. There are tons of lower level players that would love to play, and with a starting spot they will BECOME high level players, along with helping you build chemistry. A lot of the teams that are doing well now started with players at levels 3 - 10 and built them up over time. Rome wasn't built in a day.
Recent Updates
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=2262
- All the team swaps on my list have been completed. If you sent me a PM about it and didn't get swapped (and your trade partner was a good fit for your league levels) let me know. Make sure your PM title includes the word "League Swap." I will not be doing any new swaps from now on, so only those who contacted me or Thorn before today count (Don't contact me tomorrow and ask to trade spots with another team!).
3-4 Do we get it OR NOT?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=332936
I still don't know if it will be ready, guys. That's why I haven't announced it. I'm trying my best to finish the last bits, but I keep getting interrupted by cheaters, gutters, and witch hunts.
So, new teams-wise.. are we done?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=339066
There will be more teams, everybody. I'm just not going to release them all at once to help each batch have a chance at some FA's without too many crazy contracts flying around. I announced this several weeks ago, if you remember. New leagues will be "A" level.
For every thread I see asking if there will be more teams, I might just move the release date back by a day.
Policy Re: Collusion, Farm Teams and Gutting?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=338152
- Do your big moves in the offseason. This is the big one that people can't seem to get, on both sides of the fence! We've pushed everybody to doing moves in the offseason by limiting what you can do in the regular season. Now it's happening just like we planned, and people are freaking out. I wish everyone would realize that we want those moves to happen now! If you want out of ownership, do it now. If half your roster wants out of the team, do it now. We are not going to force people's players to stick where they don't want to play if the owner is letting them out. If somebody else's team becomes better than yours, sack up and do some recruiting. CPU teams will get CPU players to fill the roster out automatically, just like a brand new team that everybody is always asking for, PLUS you get stadium upgrades, and we'll fix any cash shortcomings that might have been left behind.
- Don't take the team's cash with you. If you're a team owner and you sign a bunch of signing bonuses to your players and cut them (now 6 days later, so good luck) we will come and take all that cash from your players, plus a fine. It usually means your players will end up with $5. Notes are now stored in your account when we run into this crap, so all the admins can track it better, and repeat offenders will be banned.
- Don't waste my time by making me come in and clean up your mess. That's not likely to win you any favors. Fines are likely, bans for repeat offenders who obviously know better.
- When we make a decision to fine your team, don't complain about it or I will take your team and you will be SOL.
Private message:
Originally posted by SCACE
Bort
Admin
online Jun 6, 2008 20:07:25Quote
Originally posted by
Originally posted by SCACE
Heading into the weekend, meaning lots of guys may go MIA, so questions:
1. Is there any chance that teams in the expansions of Oceania, S.America and SE Asia can get released tonight vs. overnight so that we can prepare for the start of the season, presumably early next week.
2. If they are released overnight, will the start of season 4 be no earlier then next tuesday, allowing the new teams 1 working day to finalize their rosters and get ready for the season.
This happening on a weekend, I think, will make it harder to get teams together quickly.
I'll try, but I have some dinner plans tonight and I don't know when I'll be back exactly. I might add them around when I'm doing the downtime to at least get them for people early in the morning. Off-season is looking like it will extend until Monday/Tuesday at least, so it will get people some weekdays to recruit.
XP bonus for playing at or above your level
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=331971
Ok, so here's a positive reinforcement idea instead of level caps, to "encourage" parity instead of force it. This has been brought up before, but I'm posting it here for further review:
(note this is in "suggestions," not "announcements")
Power gamers and those looking for loopholes to pwning n00bs care about one thing: XP. They want to be uber player, gain the max XP possible, and look at their pretty attributes.
1) For every game you play, the experience an individual player gains is modified based on the levels of your opponents (or of the league) compared to your own, with say, up to a 15% modifier.
2) If you play a team or at a level (see two options below) that's around the same level as you, you get the same XP as you get now.
3) If you play a team or at a level (see two options below) that's better than you, you get an XP bonus.
4) If you play a team or at a level (see two options below) that's worse than you, you get less XP.
Levels could be based on:
1) The average level of the other team, weighted toward starters. A "better" team would be one that was, say, 3 levels higher than you on average. And worse, would be say, 3 levels lower (could be 4/5, dunno).
2) Or, the average level of the league, weighted towards the top. You get a bonus for being below the avg.
Shoot holes in it! What are the exploits?
Per league level caps for new signings and trades ONLY
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=249621
Ok.
I hear the rallying cry of "Don't level cap us!"
But I also hear the rallying cry of "Africa is new! Nobody should be able to sign there who's over level 12!"
Which is it?
Potential Gutting?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=331198
Yep, nobody seems to like the idea of level caps but then they complain when somebody pulls their lv 20 guy into their new league...
Guys, this is the off-season. There's going to be big moves going on. We want them to happen now, instead of in week 10 before the playoffs happen. People are going to move their players around to play with their friends, and we're not going to tell them they can't do that. As long as they don't take team cash to build up the new team, players can play where they want to play at this point.
Yes, it's kind of a sleazy way to go about getting your players moved but I guess it's really the only avenue left if you want to do it at this point, since we've put restrictions in place. Pretty soon we'll have so many restrictions in plance you won't be able to sign on a team any more. Maybe I should lift the min roster restriction on cutting for offseason. That way a team will at least get filled in with CPU's for the new owner.
Issue Possibly Relating to Site Being Down
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=331140
I got notice earlier from another user today that a local proxy such as Google Web Accelerator can cache the files until you tell it not to.
If clearing your browser's temporary internet files, hitting F5, SHIFT-F5, and CTRL-F5 don't work for you, check that out.
If you're using an external proxy (such as through AOL), try disabling it.
Brief downtime tonight
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=280886
I'm going to have to do this again tonight (the 6th), though I'll be doing it after midnight this time. Should be brief; just need to do a little cleanup after the database troubles yesterday.
New Africa Team can't cut CPU's
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=330304
Yes, CPU's are not supposed to be restricted. I'll updated it shortly.
Gut and Dash to Africa
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=327996
Um, yeah, the previous owners of the other two teams gave out ridiculous signing bonuses to every player before cutting and running. The players who got those bonuses will soon find themselves with $5 in the bank, and the owner a nice PM for making me waste my time.
I'll take a look at the new team owner and see if a team fine is in order too.
The sold teams do at least still have 40 players on them, since that's the rule, and I'll be resetting cash.
The new team will have to be able to afford those players without their signing bonuses from the old team. THAT'S the level cap.
Seriously, though, people, go recruit some talent for your teams! There's still a lot of teams with all CPU's! This is the off season; big moves are supposed to happen, as long as you're not ripping off teams for a bunch of cash like this guy. You don't have 1000 teams to compete with this time. Get to it!
I made a bad decision, sorry all
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=327012
I want to "clear the air":
The whole "trade into Africa" fiasco earlier tonight was totally my fault. I saw S.K. Devil's name dragged through the mud as tends to happen on here sometimes, and it wasn't fair to him, because I made the decision when I should have told him no.
All the guys on the team are Ok in my book too, so don't get down on them because it was not their fault.
I made a promise to SK in season 1, that I tried to keep, but I made a bad decision after a very long day. I didn't really look very closely at the level of the team, saw a free CPU team, and I just wanted to stick true to my word and take care of it before going off to take a nap.
After the nap and a cleared head, I looked at it again and tried to work something out with SK to make things more fair for the other teams, but nothing was really going to work other than moving the teams back.
Many folks were upset about it, including SK, and rightfully so. I'd like to help SK get an African team maybe for next season (assuming he's still around) so if there are any Pro teams next year that will want to move, we'll take a look at it.
From now on, we are not moving any established teams into a new league. We will also not be moving teams up and down within the same region after this off-season. Period. If your team sucks, make it better. If you're good, win the championship and move up.
Back by Popular Demand: The average level list
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=324473
DB Backup Restored
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=323286&page=1
New Announcement on Offseason
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=320394
Interview with Bort
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=317652
vbulletin
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=318251
Many reasons why (why isn't this on the "Never going to happen" list? Or is it?):
1) All the features that people ask for (HTML, image embedding, polls, post count, sigs) contribute to spam and annoying the crap out of a lot of people when people put in huge images for sigs, worthless polls, and links to disgusting pictures.
2) Integrating the auto team forum ability into vb would be a real PITA.
3) Integrating other features from the game, such as being linked to your GLB user account, the player avatars, player profile links, Admin status, etc) into vb would be a real PITA.
4) There are even more game integrations I want to add eventually that would be a PITA to add into vbb.
5) Vbb is written in PHP. I don't like coding in PHP. I also dont like having to deal with digging through other peoples' code, especially in PHP.
6) Vbb would require a separate Apache vhost with a PHP interpreter to run it, which would take memory and CPU time away from mod_perl to run the rest of the site, unless we set up separate servers for it, which means we'd have to pay for more servers.
7) Coding our own forum means that we own 100% of all code used on GLB. It also means that we aren't relying on somebody else's code, which might have vulnerabilities that we have to wait for fixes on.
Possible idea for fixing the auto-adjust problems
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=318367
People blame auto adjust for just about everything that happens when the sim doesn't read their mind, when it really has nothing to do with it. Often times it's just the random number generator happening to land on similar numbers a bunch of times in a row, or situational stuff kicking in.
The tactics updates I am working on will remove a lot of mystery from the AI and you will all be able to see what's going on under the hood, so to speak, and modify it to how you like.
The New Model Overhaul --- Details Only
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=318592
So...basically you would like us to rewrite the entire game? See you in 6 months...
Seriously, this sort of overhaul is not something that you can just do randomly in the middle of season 3. It would mean scrapping the whole player interface and generation system, rewriting all the sim code for all these new SA's, testing the balance for all of them, etc.; basically scrapping the whole current system and starting over.
Now maybe if we were starting on a new project (say, a baseball game), we could look at a different approach like this.
I'm not saying it's a bad idea. In fact, I kinda like it. It's just too ambitious to throw into the works at this point in the game.
LMAO, these douchebags think they can ripoff GLB!?!?!
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=302542
Go for it cashpath...competition is cool with me; I'd like to see what others can come up with, unless they just totally rip us off and do a straight up copy (I'm saying: do something somewhat original if you want to do it). Just be forewarned it requires a lot more than a single server to run something that supports this many users, no matter how powerful it is. We have a whole rack of 'em at this point. The monthly bandwidth usage is measured in the thousands of GB's (TB's), which gets really spendy too.
As for the coding work, it will take far more than a couple hundred hours. I worked on GLB for about 5-6 mos before alpha was released, and have put in many more hours since then. It will test your resolve to the core. You will want to give up and quit many times, but if you can make it through and finish what you start it can be rewarding and fun.
Also, I hope you enjoy working long hours 7 days a week and listening to people complain about your creation all the time!
Owners and the new Ends on day 40 thing...
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=318100
FYI: Contracts that end on day 40 will still expire at the start of day 41 (not day 1), since there will always be an offseason of at least one day. If the contract expires on day 1, you gotta wait until next season though.
Chemistry stuck on 98?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=316600
They're actually sitting at 100 in the database but the display shows them at 98. One of the fixes I'll be uploading this offseason.
Things that are NOT ok in any forum, including Trash Talkin'
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=316644
Yes, this is the trash talk forum, and most anything goes.
Things that are not acceptable on this forum, or any other forum on GLB, and may result in posting suspensions:
1. Racism. This includes any and all racial slurs, including those for homosexuals, trans-gendered, etc. We don't need Nazi posts in here either, in any language.
2. Swearing just for the sake of swearing. If you're posting random strings of curse words, just because, you should probably stop and think "Do I really need to post this?"
3. Personal attacks against another user that are not in-character or "playing around." We understand this is a grey area, but if you're just trying to make fun of somebody and it has nothing to do with the game, please don't post it.
What this forum SHOULD be used for, and what we encourage:
1. Calling out another team or another player, saying how you're going to beat them in your next matchup, etc.
2. Making fun of somebody else's favorite pro sports team
3. Talking up your favorite pro sports team
4. Talking yourself or your player up as "the next great thing"
5. Trash talkin' pro sports players and their problems on/off the field
6. Trash talk that is done in fun, and not out of hatred.
Thanks, guys!
Cheap Web Hosting for Team Websites
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=309966
Hey all,
I've noticed that a lot of team owners are creating team websites, and obviously you'd need hosting for them. (FYI: there may be a spot to add a link to your website on your team's profile page soon, wink wink )
Anyway, TFF Hosting contacted us and we were able to get a 25% discount for all our members if they buy a hosting package through them. They have really cheap plans available too, like as little as $1.00 or $2.50 per month, even before the 25% discount!
I don't know a ton about the company, but the guy who runs it assured me they have good support and are not a big corporation that doesn't care about service.
Yes, we get a little kickback too, but I don't really care about that - I just thought it would be helpful to some of the team owners out there who were interested. That being said, if you go with them, and they don't provide our customers with a good service, I'll take down this post, so let me know if they treat you well (I'm sure they will)!
So, the link to go to to get the deal is:
http://www.tffhosting.com/aff/idevaffiliate.php?id=101
When you pick your package, enter coupon code GOAL and you'll get 25% off.
(If you have any problems with your hosting, contact TFF's support, not GLB's! We'll just refer you to them anyway)
kicked
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=307801
If you go inactive for 5 days the CPU team will cut you.
Add 10 season decline to the NEVER going to happen list
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=306749
What I have said many times is that players are going to decline in some way at some point. They are not going to live forever and keep getting better until every stat is at 100, because that would be really dumb and would make the HOF pointless. I'm still up for suggestions on things they can do after they start to "get old" (coaches, "legacy", etc)
You can add 100% FP refund on retirements to the "never going to happen" list, though.
AI / Simulator Change for the Playoffs
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=299929
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=300325
There is absolutely no difference in the sim from 4 days ago. The only difference between playoff code and regular season code is that it allows multiple overtimes, and saves the stats in a different place.
Here is the basic idea of the one code block in the sim that checks to see if it's playoffs and does something different than usual:
if (time_remaining == 0 && quarter == 5 && team1_score == team2_score) {
if (playoffs) {
next_quarter();
}
else {
end_game();
}
}
The tin foil hat can go away now. kthxbye
Attention Mods
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=291452
Maybe stickies should just be a different color or something...
Add something for player developers!
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=298454
The next order of business after the advanced tactics rollout is to add status items and more stuff for players to do.
Yo Bort, what's up with the ghetto fan support?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=298298
Go on a winning streak and you will see your higher income support go up. Go on a losing streak and...
advanced tactics not right
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=298293
You have to be on the depth chart in the appropriate position to get the options. if you were in at QB, for example, you'd get QB options.
On a CPU team, can't recieve contract offers from human teams.
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=298668
You can only receive direct offers when you're on a D-league team. Your team will have a new owner from the wait list tomorrow.
Season 3 chemistry and trade/cut changes
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=292436&page=22
Originally posted by turnit643
I realize they are spending their money the way they want and I think that's great, but if chemistry is going to have an effect on the teams that have to deal with roster moves and multiple agents and that effect is going to be anything significant, they are basically purchasing the advantage of opting out of the chem system.
There's nothing that would stop them from spending on the game ... they could continue to dump cash into it all they want but would be encouraged to spread their players around to a few teams or decide to accept the chem cap for creating a roster of all of their own guys.
And if the chem effect isn't that significant, why are we discussing all of this in the first place.
I can see your point of view, and I appreciate it.
An idea that just popped into my head is something along the lines of:
All teams can only get up to say, 90, with the regular +1 per day or w/e.
To get to 100, you have to get multiple agents to combine forces and do something with their players on the team in conjunction to get any more chemistry gains. Something where you have to work together, sacrificing training or cash or energy regain or something. Something like that would easily go along with the idea we have for adding to training I mentioned in the OP.
Once again, just thinking aloud
Season 3 chemistry and trade/cut changes
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=292436&page=20
Originally posted by wsdp
bort - you said chemistry doesn't affect the sim by more than -9 in an extreme situation. If that's the case, why are you bending over backwards to reward teams making all these moves?
You said earlier that new teams shouldn't expect to win right away and you're already giving them the 4 day grace period when they take over a new team.
You're encouraging mass movement of players again which makes very little sense.
We're trying to help remove that feeling of hopelessness that a lot of owners are having when their team is in the gutter when take it over. We're finding that having 10 chemistry SLOWLY climbing to where you'll maybe have 30 by next season doesn't really encourage people to stick with the team and keep trying. So, they give up and sell it back and somebody else ends up with the same feeling, repeating the cycle. We've also heard that some owners with low chemistry are finding it hard to even sign any players because they look at the chem bar and say "too bad, your chemistry sucks."
If a new team owner can at least get their chem back up to 50 or 60 within 4 or 5 games, they will be less likely to have those problems and more likely to have fun playing the game.
If we have low chem easier to fix, and chem above 70 still hard to get, then it still rewards the teams who worked for it, without punishing newer teams too much.
Season 3 chemistry and trade/cut changes
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=292436&page=21
methomp's suggestion is basically the same as my "formula" idea, but with the "free offseason moves" part added, which I'm not sure is really necessary if low chemistry regenerates quicker than high chemistry. I guess it's sort of the idea of a team getting "draft picks" for doing poorly?
I don't agree with a 10 day grace period. Too long IMO.
Season 3 chemistry and trade/cut changes
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=292436&page=22
Originally posted by turnit643
What about the part of methomps' suggestion regarding the number of agents? Doable? Is it even something you would consider?
We'll discuss it, but we're really don't want to punish some people for having a ton of players. If that's how they want to play, that's fine. It's their money.
Did not receive all my flex points when selling my custom equipment.
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=290277
Here is the row from the FP history table (630):
1352221 2008-05-25 22:29:26 custom_gear 630 430441
Do we get the next homegame?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=292492
No. That was the case last year, causing much uproar.
league leading awards
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=290780
I'll be processing them soon. I have to update the script due to some changes this year to stat tracking, though, so it may be a few days into the playoffs.
So is it illegal now to have a "farm" Team?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=291038
Keep it ethical and both teams competitive in their leagues, and it's fine. Keep your higher level guys in the upper league and your lower level guys in the lower league, etc.
Also, don't call up or send down all your big talent right before the playoffs. That will get you embroiled in a "scandal" for sure.
Punt that should have been a FG
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=291116
If it didn't attempt the FG, it's because the kick was outside of the kicker's calculated range. The computer knows exactly how far your kicker's max range is based on a formula.
Maybe he was tired from previous kickoffs, or had low morale, and his range diminished by the end of the game.
CPU Coaches - does GLB give some coaches terrible judgement/decision making on purpose?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=284084
D leagues use auto adjust and a 50/50 play calling ratio on every team. Nothing special.
QB, No Play Time?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=278323
There are just too many QB's out there right now for the number of D-League teams we have. Even with 98/99 stamina settings it's possible for a player to not get any plays due to random timing of subs, especially at 5th or 6th string in only one spot on the DC.
I'll be adding more D-Leagues this offseason to help out with demand, but it's not possible to add them now since the playoffs are upon us.
GLB Evolution - Decline, Coaching, etc
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=288597
I like it...I have thought of trying to introduce a "coach" class into the game at some point, somehow based on existing or retiring players.
If you could basically "re-class" your player into a Lv1 coach and level him up over time to give bonuses to training, morale/chemistry bonuses, etc, it would be cool. The coach's initial stats could even be based on the player's career length and quality.
HB catching bug
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=288357
Playing players out of position is going to get you running into out of position penalties, which will make them play worse in various ways. Not really a very good test.
Paypal not working again?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=287787
Looks like they are having delays again today. Just sit tight and the pts should show up within 15min-hour or so.
question on contracts?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=284992
the new Day 40 contracts will end on day 40 of the current season if signed for 1 season (it says so when the team owner submits the contract). If you want next season, choose 2 seasons.
Scrimmage games important questions
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=283864
Fan support is not affected by scrimmage games.
Contract Offer
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=283571
Yup, that's it.
Though it's supposed to clear all player's CPU-based contract offers when the team gets sold. I'll have to make sure that happens.
Maybe I should just make it impossible to offer to players on a non D-League team. That's probably better.
Any news on Profit Sharing during the playoffs?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=222318
Well, we weren't about to just suddenly spring "oh BTW, you have to give up 25% of the ticket revenue you budgeted for" on team owners 1 day before the playoffs.
Bonus is just extra cash so nobody's plans are screwed. We'll revisit for next season so everybody has a chance to know what's up well in advance.
Chemistry affected by offseason moves?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=233722
Offseason moves will affect chemistry, but we have some updates to it that we'll clue you in on a little later (once we're sure of the numbers) that won't make it hurt quite as bad this next season.
Stat Bug
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=282068
It's to keep people from racking up stats in some lower league and then joining another league on the last day, sniping you out of the top spot, which is what happened last season. I would say that is suckier, tbh.
Team Awards on Awards page
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=185631
I like the idea, but:
I bet there would be some people who would just hand out game balls or awards to their own player every single time, which would cheapen the whole thing.
We plan to have a league-wide voting thing for MVP, RoY, at some point.
replays
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=281233
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Contracts Signed During Last Offseason Don't Expire Until After Season 3, day 1
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=281024
The problem is that we don't know how long the offseason will be each year, so it just pushes you forward to day 1 when you sign during the offseason.
Bad idea for 10 season decline.
http://goallineblitz.co
Last edited Aug 31, 2008 13:48:15
