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not-announce of something nobody knew: "the increase in the number of retired players who are listed as FAs".

How are the BB's able to predict how many teams would leave the game and how the market changes would lure more retired players back into the game, in turn, effecting how many FA's there are? There's too many variables for them to see exactly what is going to happen, same as it is for us.

I can understand that it might suck if the market turns one way or another and hurts the choices that you made. But, it's the same for everyone. I don't expect FA's to have a major effect on prices, but if I spent a huge sum on a player recently (which I did) and it turns out I should have waited a bit I'm not going to blame the BB's.

I think the same here. Changes are equal to everyone so I don't say that these changes are design to hurt specific people or anything like that. I also think that is part of your skill as a manager to be able to ride the changes.

To be honest, I have not made any proposal about how to inform managers. Not that I have to.

Again, my point is, I believe BBs should inform us better when it comes to strategic thinks like these. If two weeks ago BBs told us that they might be increasing the amount of FA and one week ago told us that there is going to be an increment, you could decide with the right information whether to sell your player or not. With the information they provide us now, you have to make a blind call. With better information you can try to figure how the market will respond and based on your judgement, make a decision.

My concern is that many people, like you, have to make blind calls when it comes to this sort of situations. The outcome of this does not depend on your skill(or how good where your judgements). They depend on BBs calls who currently only them know.

Maybe the way I am heading this is not what BBs want for their game. Maybe It will start to unbalance the game into a financial game instead a basketball game and that something they might not want.

Last edited by Zero, the Magi. at 11/7/2009 6:00:54 PM

That is actually what I am doing this novel idea...

I am here from end of Season 6, you cant blame me to stockpiling money.

My concern is that many people, like you, have to make blind calls when it comes to this sort of situations.

I did buy high, but I also sold high to supplement the purchases. It mostly evens out over time. I think those that choose to play this as a financial game instead of a basketball game are the ones most at risk by drastic changes in the market.

I would like to know if this pack of FAs from season 4 (or somethink like this) was automatic process of generating FAs because there were fulfill some conditions for it. Or if it was only immediate decision of BBs " now it's time to generate some more FAs" and they generate them manually.
If it was automatic process, it's ok and only question what are the conditions for it? (So that we can predict when they come again.)
If it was immediate decison, so it would be quite anxious.


Last edited by rwystyrk at 11/7/2009 1:24:27 PM

It was an automatic process. The condition was X Salary Y age afaik (not 100% sure though). F.e 6k for 18yo 15k for 19yo 30k for 20+.

I'm not sure if you understand my questions. I meant FAs which retired at season 4, but appeared on TL as FA this week.

Again, my point is, I believe BBs should inform us better when it comes to strategic thinks like these. If two weeks ago BBs told us that they might be increasing the amount of FA and one week ago told us that there is going to be an increment, you could decide with the right information whether to sell your player or not. With the information they provide us now, you have to make a blind call. With better information you can try to figure how the market will respond and based on your judgement, make a decision.

They did say that exact thing in the news release.

You could update the salaries for inmediately stop inflaction as happened in season 2-3 all-star weekend, only anounce it and do.

Yes, they could do that but now is too late. 2 things are bad now, the age of the players, it seems that there was a divine intervention and this is absolutely far from the reality and the lack of info about the new wave of FAs, I think BBs could inform us about the raise of the FAs on the transfer list. I hope a news will be release soon regarding what we should expect in the new season.

It's more of 2 years that I'm playing here, imho is still the best online game but something could be changed: think a little bit more before to change the economy, they've written that the inflaction was due to deconstruction of arena + new drafted on the TL and I'd like to have more options when I've to chose how to play, now it seems to me that run&gun and 3-2 is the best tactic available. Of course is possible that LI can be still a good choice but only few teams seem to have the roster to play in this way and if the 99% of the teams cannot play LI and 2-3 probably is necessary to balance better the GE. I know there will be someone that will say "oh no, I can win easily with all the tactics" but I'm sure BBs can check what I mean.