Answered Q's further down.
For all players interested in the following questions, check out this thread:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=81987
1. How do I play this game?
2. Can I watch the game?
3. How long is a season and how many games are in a season?
4. How can we tell what day it is during a season?
5. How do playoffs work?(who makes the play-offs and how does the promotion/relegation system work)
5add. How are the standings determined for ties?
6. What factors are considered in determining the performance of my player during a game?
----------i. Player build
----------ii. Team/Player Tactics
----------iii. Player Intensity
----------iv. Player energy
----------v. Injury – **Has not been implemented yet**
----------vi.Player morale
----------vii.Team Chemistry
----------viii. Out-of-position Penalty
7. How does training work?
8. What happens if I set the training focus to "None" at relaxed intensity?
9. How does game experience work? What is it based on?
10. When I try to add to a special ability, it gives me a "prerequisite not met" warning. What is the prerequisite for adding points into special abilities?
11. How does equipment work?
12. How can I level up?
13. What happens when I level up?
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For all owners interested in the following personnel/depth chart/tactics questions, check out this thread: http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=93807
1. What are the minimum and maximum amt of players I’m allowed to have on a team?
2. Is there a benefit to playing a lower level human player over a higher level CPU player?
3. How do I offer a player from free agency?
4. How do I retract an offer I gave out?
5. How do I sign a CPU player?
6. How do I get a human player from a CPU team?
7. How do I trade for a player?
8. When is the trade deadline?
9. How do I release a player?
10. How do I renegotiate a contract?
11. How do I put players onto the depth chart?
12. What happens if the player is inactive, can I still play him?
13. How many players do you put into the KOS/KRS areas of the depth chart?
14. How are the formations of the special teams determined from the depth chart and what players are traditionally used?
15. How come I can’t put some players in 2 positions simultaneously?
16. Are there special considerations that need to be taken in terms of playing time with the depth chart?
17. How do I assign a GM and what can they do?
18. What should I set my stamina requirements to?
19. How useful is the auto tactic adjustment?
20. How do individual player tactics play into a gameplan? (includes screenshots of individual advanced tactics)
21. What is the yardage length for short, medium and long passes?
22. Is there anything else I need to know about tactics?
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For all owners interested in the following finance questions, check out this thread:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=87489
1. How much money do I start out with?
2. What is the starting price of tickets?
3. How do ticket sales work?
4. How much do I make in a year?
5. How much do I get from concessions?
6. What does my stadium start out with?
7. What is the maximum amount of seats per section?
8. How much does it cost to do a stadium expansion?
9. What happens if I go into the red?
10. How do loans work?
11. What is a good contract to offer a player?
12. How long do I have to pay my players?
13. Is there a financial penalty for dropping a player?
14. Are there any other things that I need to spend my money on besides building a stadium and paying players?
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For all prospective/new owners interested in the following ownership questions, check out this thread:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=124527
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Right now all teams are sold out and the only way to get one is to wait until someone sells their team. You can't buy D-League teams.
1. How do I own a team?
2. How much does it cost to buy a team?
3. Are there any prerequisites to buying a team?
4. Can I have more than 1 team?
5. How do other people have more than 1 team?
6. Can I buy more seasons after I already bought the team?
7. How can I tell how many days I have left on my owner contract?
8. Can I sell my team to another person? If so, how?
9. How much time do I have to put into owning a team?
10. How does an owner's screen look different from a player's screen? (screenshots included)
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Account Q's
How many accounts can I have?
You may have 1 legal account per person. There is a limit of 3 accounts per IP address though without special permission from Bort.
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Player Q's
What are Flex Points and how do I get them?
Flex points are the currency of GLB. They are used to boost players, buy special equipment, buy teams, and create more players.
You can get flex points through referrals, purchase, or giveaways. The exchange rate is $1=100 FP with discounts added at higher purchases. Referrals shown below. Flex points are given away on day 0 of each season and on some holidays. The amount is between 50-200.
How many Flex Points do I get for referrals?
50 FP for the first 10 referrals.
25 FP for the second 10 referrals
10 FP for the final 10 referrals.
There is a maxinum of 850 FP earned per season and the referrals do not carry over to the next season. (If you get 31 referrals, you will not get credit for the 31st)
How much do players cost to make or boost?
300- QB, RB, WR
200- ALL DEFENSE, TE, FB
100- Offensive Linemen, K, P
What are Skill Points?
Skill points are points awarded to your player in order to improve his skills. You gain stat points by rasing you EXP over 1000. Each stat or Special Ability costs 1 SP at first, but becomes more expensive the higher you go.
How do I gain EXP?
You gain EXP through training and playing time. Flex Point Boosting also gives you 1000 EXP. At first these bonuses will be large, but will decrease over time, making it harder to level up.
Do I need to be logged in at the time of the game?
No, the games will sim without any user interaction. Check back after the game to see how you did.
Is there a penalty for playing out of position?
Yes, there is. It is small for similar positions like OT-G or CB-WR. The penalty is larger for QB-DT or DE-WR.
How do I join a team?
Go to the Contracts tab on your player page. There are 3 offers from CPU teams to start out. If a human team offers you, it will erase the CPU offer.
I joined a CPU team. How do I get on a human team?
You must have a human team owner trade for you. (See CPU trades in team section)
How do I view my contract?
You click on your team's page. Then click roster and you can view your contract as well as the rest of your teammates contracts.
How does Equipment work?
At first, all equipment costs $500. You choose your color and then pick what skill(s) you want it to help you with. Every 8 levels, you have the option to update your equipment in order to get a bigger boost.
Flex Point Equipment allows to upload a picture and assign up to 6 skills and +1 to each skill of an entire tree of Special Abilities. It costs 100 FP per skill point and 300 FP for the SA tree available at level 8.
How do I 'boost'?
Boosts are a 1 level gain (at any time) for a cost the same as your player (see chart on 1st Q). You can boost up to 3 times each season. The first day to boost is day 0 of each season.
How do I get a picture for my player or my username in the forum?
Go to your player's page. At the top right-hand part of the page there is a spot for a picture. Under that is a link to upload. For the forum, you go to your home and then click on account settings. Pictures must be under 30 kb and will be resized to 75 X 75.
How long is a seson?
40 days of playing plus a day 0 at the beginning of the season for signings and such. Day 0 usually lasts 3 days.
Do contracts expire at the end of the season?
Not always. Each season is a full 40 day cycle. If you sign a 1 seson contact on season 1 day 23, your contract will expire on season 2, day 23.
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Training
The values are the same for each intensity, so why train intense?
They are not the same, once you press submit the new value will appear.
What do the color on the Matchup/Scouting/Energy bars mean?
These go related to the number they represent and they change at roughly every 20 points (give or take a couple). The order is as follows (gold is the highest)
Red--Yellow--Light Green--Dark Green--Gold
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Energy
By Bort
Q: How does energy affect me?
A: Low energy will make your player play worse. He may also have to come out of the game if his energy is too low.
Q: How much energy will I use in a game?
A: It's entirely dependent on what your player is doing in the game, and his stamina skill. If your player is running around a lot, getting tackled, getting double team blocked, etc, he will use more energy. If he's mostly standing still or not having to do much, he will lose less. A higher stamina skill will make your player become tired slower.
Q: How is the my energy loss determined at the end of a game (energy bar)?
A: Your energy bar at the end of the game is NOT equal to the energy your player had at the end of the game. The reduction in your energy is based on how much energy your player used during the game in total. The more time he spent on the field, to more energy he will lose.
Q: How does IN-GAME energy (breath) work?
A: Energy during the course of a game goes up and down based on what your player is doing. While he's playing, it goes down. While he's sitting on the bench, it goes up. The speed at which it goes up and down is dependent on the player's stamina skill.
In-game energy is related to your energy bar, but it is not the same thing. If it helps to understand, you can call it "breath" instead of energy, to help differentiate it.
In a game, there are two variables used to keep track of your player's "breath." These are hidden, in-game variables:
- current breath
- maximum breath
Every time your player does something, his "current breath" is reduced. At the same time, his "maximum breath" is reduced by a small amount.
When your player is resting on the bench, his "current breath" is increased for every play he sits out. His "maximum breath" goes up by a small amount as well. A player's "current breath" can NEVER go higher than his "maximum breath."
An example, with basic math:
Player A starts with 100 "breath."
He plays one play, running around and making tackles.
- His "current breath" is reduced by 5, to 95.
- His "maximum breath" is reduced by .5, to 99.5.
Now Player A goes to the bench for one play.
- His "maximum breath" is increased by .05, to 99.55.
- His "current breath" is increased by 5, to 100. This is higher than the "maximum breath" of 99.55, though, so his "current breath" is reduced to 99.55.
Q: How does "breath" interact with my energy bar?
There are two ways they are related:
1. At the end of every game, the energy bar is reduced by an amount calculated by the player's "maximum breath" variable. The lower the energy bar goes, the lower the player's "maximum breath" was at the end of the game.
2. At the start of every game, the player's "maximum breath" variable is set to the player's energy bar level. If the player's energy starts at 85, his "maximum breath" starts at 85.
Q: How does "breath" relate to the manager's sub in/out levels?
A: The sub in/out values a manager sets are compared to the player's "current breath" stat, to determine if he should sub out or keep playing.
For all players interested in the following questions, check out this thread:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=81987
1. How do I play this game?
2. Can I watch the game?
3. How long is a season and how many games are in a season?
4. How can we tell what day it is during a season?
5. How do playoffs work?(who makes the play-offs and how does the promotion/relegation system work)
5add. How are the standings determined for ties?
6. What factors are considered in determining the performance of my player during a game?
----------i. Player build
----------ii. Team/Player Tactics
----------iii. Player Intensity
----------iv. Player energy
----------v. Injury – **Has not been implemented yet**
----------vi.Player morale
----------vii.Team Chemistry
----------viii. Out-of-position Penalty
7. How does training work?
8. What happens if I set the training focus to "None" at relaxed intensity?
9. How does game experience work? What is it based on?
10. When I try to add to a special ability, it gives me a "prerequisite not met" warning. What is the prerequisite for adding points into special abilities?
11. How does equipment work?
12. How can I level up?
13. What happens when I level up?
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For all owners interested in the following personnel/depth chart/tactics questions, check out this thread: http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=93807
1. What are the minimum and maximum amt of players I’m allowed to have on a team?
2. Is there a benefit to playing a lower level human player over a higher level CPU player?
3. How do I offer a player from free agency?
4. How do I retract an offer I gave out?
5. How do I sign a CPU player?
6. How do I get a human player from a CPU team?
7. How do I trade for a player?
8. When is the trade deadline?
9. How do I release a player?
10. How do I renegotiate a contract?
11. How do I put players onto the depth chart?
12. What happens if the player is inactive, can I still play him?
13. How many players do you put into the KOS/KRS areas of the depth chart?
14. How are the formations of the special teams determined from the depth chart and what players are traditionally used?
15. How come I can’t put some players in 2 positions simultaneously?
16. Are there special considerations that need to be taken in terms of playing time with the depth chart?
17. How do I assign a GM and what can they do?
18. What should I set my stamina requirements to?
19. How useful is the auto tactic adjustment?
20. How do individual player tactics play into a gameplan? (includes screenshots of individual advanced tactics)
21. What is the yardage length for short, medium and long passes?
22. Is there anything else I need to know about tactics?
************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
For all owners interested in the following finance questions, check out this thread:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=87489
1. How much money do I start out with?
2. What is the starting price of tickets?
3. How do ticket sales work?
4. How much do I make in a year?
5. How much do I get from concessions?
6. What does my stadium start out with?
7. What is the maximum amount of seats per section?
8. How much does it cost to do a stadium expansion?
9. What happens if I go into the red?
10. How do loans work?
11. What is a good contract to offer a player?
12. How long do I have to pay my players?
13. Is there a financial penalty for dropping a player?
14. Are there any other things that I need to spend my money on besides building a stadium and paying players?
************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
For all prospective/new owners interested in the following ownership questions, check out this thread:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=124527
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Right now all teams are sold out and the only way to get one is to wait until someone sells their team. You can't buy D-League teams.
1. How do I own a team?
2. How much does it cost to buy a team?
3. Are there any prerequisites to buying a team?
4. Can I have more than 1 team?
5. How do other people have more than 1 team?
6. Can I buy more seasons after I already bought the team?
7. How can I tell how many days I have left on my owner contract?
8. Can I sell my team to another person? If so, how?
9. How much time do I have to put into owning a team?
10. How does an owner's screen look different from a player's screen? (screenshots included)
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Account Q's
How many accounts can I have?
You may have 1 legal account per person. There is a limit of 3 accounts per IP address though without special permission from Bort.
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Player Q's
What are Flex Points and how do I get them?
Flex points are the currency of GLB. They are used to boost players, buy special equipment, buy teams, and create more players.
You can get flex points through referrals, purchase, or giveaways. The exchange rate is $1=100 FP with discounts added at higher purchases. Referrals shown below. Flex points are given away on day 0 of each season and on some holidays. The amount is between 50-200.
How many Flex Points do I get for referrals?
50 FP for the first 10 referrals.
25 FP for the second 10 referrals
10 FP for the final 10 referrals.
There is a maxinum of 850 FP earned per season and the referrals do not carry over to the next season. (If you get 31 referrals, you will not get credit for the 31st)
How much do players cost to make or boost?
300- QB, RB, WR
200- ALL DEFENSE, TE, FB
100- Offensive Linemen, K, P
What are Skill Points?
Skill points are points awarded to your player in order to improve his skills. You gain stat points by rasing you EXP over 1000. Each stat or Special Ability costs 1 SP at first, but becomes more expensive the higher you go.
How do I gain EXP?
You gain EXP through training and playing time. Flex Point Boosting also gives you 1000 EXP. At first these bonuses will be large, but will decrease over time, making it harder to level up.
Do I need to be logged in at the time of the game?
No, the games will sim without any user interaction. Check back after the game to see how you did.
Is there a penalty for playing out of position?
Yes, there is. It is small for similar positions like OT-G or CB-WR. The penalty is larger for QB-DT or DE-WR.
How do I join a team?
Go to the Contracts tab on your player page. There are 3 offers from CPU teams to start out. If a human team offers you, it will erase the CPU offer.
I joined a CPU team. How do I get on a human team?
You must have a human team owner trade for you. (See CPU trades in team section)
How do I view my contract?
You click on your team's page. Then click roster and you can view your contract as well as the rest of your teammates contracts.
How does Equipment work?
At first, all equipment costs $500. You choose your color and then pick what skill(s) you want it to help you with. Every 8 levels, you have the option to update your equipment in order to get a bigger boost.
Flex Point Equipment allows to upload a picture and assign up to 6 skills and +1 to each skill of an entire tree of Special Abilities. It costs 100 FP per skill point and 300 FP for the SA tree available at level 8.
How do I 'boost'?
Boosts are a 1 level gain (at any time) for a cost the same as your player (see chart on 1st Q). You can boost up to 3 times each season. The first day to boost is day 0 of each season.
How do I get a picture for my player or my username in the forum?
Go to your player's page. At the top right-hand part of the page there is a spot for a picture. Under that is a link to upload. For the forum, you go to your home and then click on account settings. Pictures must be under 30 kb and will be resized to 75 X 75.
How long is a seson?
40 days of playing plus a day 0 at the beginning of the season for signings and such. Day 0 usually lasts 3 days.
Do contracts expire at the end of the season?
Not always. Each season is a full 40 day cycle. If you sign a 1 seson contact on season 1 day 23, your contract will expire on season 2, day 23.
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Training
The values are the same for each intensity, so why train intense?
They are not the same, once you press submit the new value will appear.
What do the color on the Matchup/Scouting/Energy bars mean?
These go related to the number they represent and they change at roughly every 20 points (give or take a couple). The order is as follows (gold is the highest)
Red--Yellow--Light Green--Dark Green--Gold
************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
Energy
By Bort
Q: How does energy affect me?
A: Low energy will make your player play worse. He may also have to come out of the game if his energy is too low.
Q: How much energy will I use in a game?
A: It's entirely dependent on what your player is doing in the game, and his stamina skill. If your player is running around a lot, getting tackled, getting double team blocked, etc, he will use more energy. If he's mostly standing still or not having to do much, he will lose less. A higher stamina skill will make your player become tired slower.
Q: How is the my energy loss determined at the end of a game (energy bar)?
A: Your energy bar at the end of the game is NOT equal to the energy your player had at the end of the game. The reduction in your energy is based on how much energy your player used during the game in total. The more time he spent on the field, to more energy he will lose.
Q: How does IN-GAME energy (breath) work?
A: Energy during the course of a game goes up and down based on what your player is doing. While he's playing, it goes down. While he's sitting on the bench, it goes up. The speed at which it goes up and down is dependent on the player's stamina skill.
In-game energy is related to your energy bar, but it is not the same thing. If it helps to understand, you can call it "breath" instead of energy, to help differentiate it.
In a game, there are two variables used to keep track of your player's "breath." These are hidden, in-game variables:
- current breath
- maximum breath
Every time your player does something, his "current breath" is reduced. At the same time, his "maximum breath" is reduced by a small amount.
When your player is resting on the bench, his "current breath" is increased for every play he sits out. His "maximum breath" goes up by a small amount as well. A player's "current breath" can NEVER go higher than his "maximum breath."
An example, with basic math:
Player A starts with 100 "breath."
He plays one play, running around and making tackles.
- His "current breath" is reduced by 5, to 95.
- His "maximum breath" is reduced by .5, to 99.5.
Now Player A goes to the bench for one play.
- His "maximum breath" is increased by .05, to 99.55.
- His "current breath" is increased by 5, to 100. This is higher than the "maximum breath" of 99.55, though, so his "current breath" is reduced to 99.55.
Q: How does "breath" interact with my energy bar?
There are two ways they are related:
1. At the end of every game, the energy bar is reduced by an amount calculated by the player's "maximum breath" variable. The lower the energy bar goes, the lower the player's "maximum breath" was at the end of the game.
2. At the start of every game, the player's "maximum breath" variable is set to the player's energy bar level. If the player's energy starts at 85, his "maximum breath" starts at 85.
Q: How does "breath" relate to the manager's sub in/out levels?
A: The sub in/out values a manager sets are compared to the player's "current breath" stat, to determine if he should sub out or keep playing.
Last edited May 24, 2008 15:40:00
