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So the affinity skill has to be resetted before the first season game.

Makes sense that after a "training camp" or something like that it resets to the highest level (so if it goes along with the GS calculation, it would be reset on the Thursday after the draft). Someone buy 5 or 6 players will have a hard time doing so in one or 2 weeks at the end of the season anyway.

A training camp training for all players at a training regime of choice wouldn't be a bad idea either (helps speeding up training and make up for inefficient training at the end of the season (2 games/week for a lot of managers).

So we'd have Monday-Thursday after you pay salary for the first time where you have a 'training camp'.

Last edited by Lemonshine at 12/21/2016 8:22:26 AM

Affinity is a good idea, though I wonder if there is a simpler solution coding wise. For example, we could just make the post-transfer GS penalty longer, or install a trade deadline.

Also, I would still argue that this buy-up problem would be greatly reduced if my proposal is implemented. Adding more teams into the league whilst still keeping an 8 team play-off would make it more difficult relatively speaking to get in, especially in the 20 or 24 team formats I drew up.

Last edited by Jay (OTT) at 1/26/2017 5:04:06 AM

A major catalyst for me making this thread a while back was the proposed relegation system, so it's pleasing to see that the mid-season news includes an amendment so that five teams relegate instead of six. However;

1. There's still the problem where if you don't finish top four in your conference and make the play-offs, you risk relegation. The fifth placed team does now get an easier relegation series on paper, but this only mitigates rather than eliminates the problem.

2. Expanding the leagues/divisions also has other potential benefits aside from freeing up promotion/relegation set-ups. I'll bring up the argument of making the play-offs tougher to reach again, as I feel that making teams/managers truly earn their right to play for the championship is a good thing. A larger league size can also create a bigger inner community within that league, and at least increase the chance of one of the managers starting a conversation on the forums.

In essence, this post is a bump, but I feel like one is acceptable for a major suggestion that received some attention like this one. Next time this falls off the front page, I'll let the thread die, but I feel that the BB's if they read this should give the ideas and thoughts that myself and others have presented in this thread some consideration...