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206866.125 in reply to 206866.124
Date: 3/1/2012 6:56:12 AM
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BB has already made it quite clear they don't see this as a problem...
Which apparently make it THE problem...

This game is a very good one (although there are a lot to fix).
Its community is very small compared to it.
It is due to issues like this (and others).

From: malice

To: 7ton
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206866.126 in reply to 206866.124
Date: 3/3/2012 7:05:59 AM
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BB has already made it quite clear they don't see this as a problem...

In what way have they "made it clear"? By making no comment? The only thing that makes clear to me is that they're largely inactive.

Well... it'll soon cease to be a problem in my small nation. Japan's now beginning to experience negative growth. There now aren't enough actually active teams in Div II to field even one division. This season, we've had more people quit than people beginning. And whilst the JBBL appears to be the healthiest it's been in a long while, it's a facade. Sharman's taken a season off, and Kotets has quit. Others are talking about quitting or at least tanking (in the JBBL).

Kinda frustrating, when it wouldn't be that difficult to put something in place as to ensure a better beginning experience.

http://with-malice.com/ - The half-crazed ramblings of a Lakers fanatic in Japan
From: malice

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206866.129 in reply to 206866.127
Date: 3/3/2012 9:09:49 AM
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I guess this is what he was talking about:
Grullo and Pini: are there any plannning for all those countries who has less than 20 users? (208622.28) and (208622.30)
No, we treat all countries the same. Their advantage is the ability to play in a high league level right from the start.

And then specially the first part of his answer. it is taken from the "Ask the BB's"-thread: (208622.1)
BB-Marins answers starts at (208622.116)

There's no advantage in "the ability to play in a high league level right from the start". None what-so-ever. All that does is ensure a lack of success at the beginning - ESPECIALLY in smaller nations.

http://with-malice.com/ - The half-crazed ramblings of a Lakers fanatic in Japan
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206866.131 in reply to 206866.130
Date: 3/3/2012 11:34:04 AM
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Yeah i know, that part though would probably apply to the 20 user nations.


I think that more than 50 nations (those up to ~150 users) in this game suffer from the "advantage" to start in a higher league right from the start.

A change would help so many countries in growing their communities, its just insane to ignore this problem.

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206866.132 in reply to 206866.131
Date: 3/3/2012 11:48:25 AM
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As mentioned here (in this thread), there's no reason at all why Japan's a "small nation" - other than that the game actually promotes a high level of turnover with nations that aren't on the large side. It's unlikely that Japan would ever be a 'big' nation, but it beggars belief that it's not in excess of 100 users.

I agree: it is insane.

http://with-malice.com/ - The half-crazed ramblings of a Lakers fanatic in Japan
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206866.134 in reply to 206866.133
Date: 3/3/2012 7:09:55 PM
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Spot on. Players getting crushed in their first few months doesn't help at all.

http://with-malice.com/ - The half-crazed ramblings of a Lakers fanatic in Japan
From: Jay_m

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206866.135 in reply to 206866.134
Date: 3/3/2012 9:27:48 PM
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As someone suggested, put all new teams no higher than Div. III. Give people a chance to build up their arena and roster, and, most importantly, start off with a win streak. We had a team a couple of seasons ago starting in Div. I where the salary floor is $200k. Naturally, they dropped out. It's such a small change that there is absolutely no reason not to do it.

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