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157304.1
Date: 9/18/2010 9:45:45 PM
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Hey,
At the moment we have to set our lineup 15 minutes before a game starts so that the game engine can calculate the game etc etc. My suggestion is to increase this time, so basically we have to set our lineup by 1 hour before the game starts. This will allow the game engine the time to run all the games without getting overloaded because it has to run too many games at once.
What do you think?

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157304.2 in reply to 157304.1
Date: 9/19/2010 5:00:50 AM
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I have team just for a few seasons, but happend like 5 times that I setted lineup properly 20 minutes before match started. Two times happend that there was just few seconds and I catched that luckily.

I believe Im not the only one who sometimes doesnt have a time to do that. I think that we should have any comfort in 21st century, while is question if any hosting company can satisfy these needs right on time:).

However possibly could be interresting if these matches would be prebuffed earlier on matches, where are both teams usually offline (bots, not very active users). If there is any register for that. So if any team do a change in the limit, buffer dissapears and everything will start on time like usuall.

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157304.3 in reply to 157304.2
Date: 9/19/2010 6:36:43 AM
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You can set a lineup for the match weeks in advance if you wish. And if not, you have at least 48 hours between matches, so why can't you set your lineup during this time. At the moment the lineup gets locked 15 minutes before the game starts. If it was 1 hour it makes no real difference. You still have 47 hours to set a lineup from your last game. And if you don't set a lineup that is what the default lineup is for.
If running games an hour before starting time solved all of these problems I think majority of users would be quite happy with it.

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157304.4 in reply to 157304.3
Date: 9/19/2010 6:54:50 AM
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I think that is possible to find out how many users are setting lineup 30 minutes before match starts.

In my case, Im logging into BB quite often, however sometimes happens that Im late in work or somewhere else, go to sleep right away and sometimes have to drive a car very fast to catch a deadline.

48 hours is nothing if you are 20 hours in work and 10 away from home. Aditionally fridays and saturdays are sometimes heavy too.

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157304.5 in reply to 157304.4
Date: 9/19/2010 7:02:36 AM
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But surely you can set it earlier in the week if need be? Perhaps a BB could comment on how many people set their lineup for the first time with 30 minutes left. I don't think it would be that many. And if it was changed to 1 hour before the match, people would simply get used to that and set their lineup 15 minutes before that deadline.

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157304.6 in reply to 157304.5
Date: 9/19/2010 7:14:47 AM
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In fact I think as well, indeed. This isnt something without game could not go on. Otherwise, maybe it would avoid some problems, but still I think if there exist any solution which can go around both (server problems, 1 hour deadline), it could be interresting to try.

Also I think that there could be (at least) any supporter feature which analyse your usuall training behaviour (memorize which players you trained 48+ at which lineup) and while there would not be any setup before match, it could choose any from the past automaticly. Maybe it could analyse your opponent slightly before that by ratings. Lets call it a "coach".

Last edited by aigidios at 9/19/2010 7:15:09 AM

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157304.7 in reply to 157304.6
Date: 9/19/2010 7:21:02 AM
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Yeah would be nice.

Yeah my solution is probably just a temporary solution but I think that until they find a long term solution this isn't a bad way to temporarily fix things.

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157304.8 in reply to 157304.7
Date: 9/19/2010 7:30:28 AM
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I think they have the internet in Kazachstan. Maybe isnt so funny to make a jokes about that over and over, but I think that data-flow doesnt care about there are more goats than a pretty girls.

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157304.9 in reply to 157304.8
Date: 9/19/2010 7:33:36 AM
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I think they have the internet in Kazachstan. Maybe isnt so funny to make a jokes about that over and over, but I think that data-flow doesnt care about there are more goats than a pretty girls.


lol wrong thread? :P

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157304.10 in reply to 157304.9
Date: 9/19/2010 7:52:38 AM
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No, its the asociation.