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Why did the creators of the game name it BuzzerBeater? (no offense, but there are probably a lot more names better than that)

Ohh, I come to defend the name. I think it is a very catchy name, maybe the best thing about the game.

meh, i guess everyone has their own opinion.

I really like the name of the game, BuzzerBeater, it's cool.

They can also cut entire leagues...
I always wondered why when we make new teams they give us history of previous clubs etc.
Seems like there should be a way to create us in a new league/team way and process it like a promotion/demotion....I guess that is impossible mid-season.
I never liked having records of some other manager in my history, even if it was greyed out.

That isn't exactly the point of this thread.

Actually it is, in a way. Personally I always thought that 'legends' like KDB and others who exit stage left should have that team kept under bot control forever and placed into a special hall of fame. BB teams currently however are like storefronts in a strip mall, once upon a time something else was there in that spot. I have a feeling it is that way due to how the game is programmed,

What are the origins of BB? How did this game become what it is now?

This one I can speak on, relatively. BB-Charles was very active in Hattrick (he was the coach of the Nigerian international team, I forget whether it was their NT or U20 though), and while he recognized the need for a "minnow" in that game to exploit some of the ridiculousness of the game engine, I think (my opinion) that he hated the imbalance and really wanted a game where all-around players and skills were rewarded. Now that I look back at the election thread that I mostly remembered, though, I think he disliked the way the multiskill focus got added into HT.

Anyone who has access to HT can feel free to read his election thread from 2007: (http://www91.hattrick.org/Forum/Read.aspx?t=10085533&...) - it certainly takes me back. I'm actually surprised I hadn't posted in that thread (but now that I see that was the election Cataclysmia was running, it makes more sense). I didn't or don't know Charles personally (just as a forum personality, and not as well as i knew a lot of the people involved in the NT and USA in general, both before and during my U21 term) but I definitely believe a lot of the decisions made in the initial design of this game were directly related to his views on what was right and what was wrong with Hattrick. Certainly if nothing else, the game engine here is infinitely better than the one there.

Cool to know that BB (somewhat) originated from Hattrick. Only now does it make sense why the 2 games are so similar. Of course I still prefer BB over Hattrick because as you said

Certainly if nothing else, the game engine here is infinitely better than the one there.