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If you're making significant changes to the blank line up, it would be nice to let us know about it before the first scrimmages!

I just find it outrageous that they announce changes and yet don't describe what changes before the actual games... It screws my preparation.

I just find it outrageous that they announce changes and yet don't describe what changes before the actual games... It screws my preparation.

No need to be outraged lol, it should be explained in more detail when they announce the season news post?


Last edited by Aleksandar at 1/21/2015 4:39:54 PM

If the announcement comes after my first scrimmage tomorrow, I will already have wasted my first and only test before the season kicks. Hence the outrage. grrr!

Ok guys, after playing few games with this new engine i have to say this prevention thing is something that doesnt work properly OR new option in substitution pattern is NEEDED. I highly appreciate Marins effort in game changes and way he handles it. With this thread i want to show were the balance was lost, according to me:
Current system totally ruined game strategies, homegrown players idea itself, merchendise revenues etc. NTs now playing games with 8-9 players, it is ridiculous. It is far from reality that 3-5 NT players play 40 minute games. Why do we need 18 players rosters for NT when 9 players per game are needed.
What about merch revenues when we lost 25% of players involved in game? Are we gonna raise merch revenues so the economy stays balanced? 25% players in NT rosters lost job. That means less interes in NTs becose less players are involved and less players are compensated. Managers dont get paid their merch money so often and lose money so they wont be willing to train NT prospects and follow NTs. Lost interes is first step which can totaly erase NT idea.
What is my biggest concern about this is game impact. Now i have no option to pick subs strategy i want. I lost the option to play with more players. It is common strategy in real basket that with higher pace you alternate more players. With slower pace you dont need that becose you lose stamina less. In BB with higher pace you lose stamina more but substitution doesnt change so faster tactics in game are bad decision.
At least change in fast paced tactics is needed in terms of substitution i think.
Thanks



Last edited by LA-zajino at 2/10/2015 6:15:57 AM

I used the no lineup tactic and did not abuse it.
(I don't believe in the mediocer stamina lineup because of my experiences of long injuries when they do go down) normally have a full roster to play and my coach by letting him decide would play 9 or 10 players deep.
This really hurts because i have high stamina players I and the black lineup substitutions in the past actually kept my starters mins DOWN!
Last season nobody's weekly mins were over 40 mins.
BB is a GM simulation game. ... if you let the coach decide on the old engine. ... they could matchup and substitute offensively and defensively. ... defensively of i was getting beaten regularly by a 3 guard lineup, in the second half the coach would defensively match up. You can't get that now.

I'm a supporter and i won't continue to support this.

If this game could add the dynamic of actually hiring head coaches we could have some direction of a happy medium here.

BB has de evolved as it stands now.

Last edited by BarryS at 2/11/2015 11:39:02 AM

I'm a newbie who never relied on the Blank Lineup Exploit. It sounds like those who did rely on it are now in a position where they have to learn to do their lineups themselves ... and some are none too happy about having to learn this part of the game. Hang in there -- if a newbie can do it, so can you.