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16180.27 in reply to 16180.25
Date: 2/14/2008 10:18:15 PM
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Another bot for me too, but this one actually has a few players that aren't terrible. I'm at home this time though, so there shouldn't be any problem.



meh... don't be so sure... random factor's cup over runneth against me this week: (3947726).

I'm not saying you should be worried, but it certainly happens.

From: samvick
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16180.28 in reply to 16180.26
Date: 2/14/2008 10:20:00 PM
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my guys couldn't close the game and we ended up losing by 4. lame.

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16180.29 in reply to 16180.27
Date: 2/14/2008 10:20:41 PM
Deronimo
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Home/away is random right? So why can't I get a freaking home game?

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16180.30 in reply to 16180.29
Date: 2/14/2008 10:21:53 PM
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Home/away is random right? So why can't I get a freaking home game?


I think it is... but season 2 i had 4 straight home... season 3 i have 5 straight away... this season was 1 each.

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16180.31 in reply to 16180.27
Date: 2/14/2008 10:24:33 PM
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Oh yeah, I've had my share--there is at least one guy I played today that won't be seeing minutes in that game. I think that in one more season though there will be effectively 0 chance a bot will beat one of the better teams reserves despite any random factor.

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16180.32 in reply to 16180.27
Date: 2/14/2008 11:29:57 PM
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Oh my, that is totally disgusting.

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16180.33 in reply to 16180.32
Date: 2/15/2008 9:07:09 AM
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Oh my, that is totally disgusting.


meh. i think i've had worse: (2172085)

though, in the cup game i couldn't have matched up my ratings any better against him. I tried overpowering Forrest, and apparently proficient ID isn't enough to stop inept IO.

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16180.34 in reply to 16180.33
Date: 2/15/2008 9:12:35 AM
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Yeah, that's pretty bad.

I've had much better luck against him.

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16180.35 in reply to 16180.1
Date: 2/17/2008 4:40:55 PM
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It occurs to me that bots will see their game shape going down quickly as they make it to later rounds--though the actual bot teams still in should be better than the average early round bot team, their actual performance should be in steady decline.

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16180.36 in reply to 16180.35
Date: 2/20/2008 1:10:40 AM
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The bots actually get pretty good rotation from the players that they use - they might not have very good stamina. If a player does overplay it may be self-correcting; his GS goes one week and he sees a little bit less action the next.

They have 6 extra players (18 original, 12 suit up) plus a couple of seasons of draft picks whose game shape is declining.

The team I checked, all the non-players were down to average, but those who played were in reasonable GS. Of course, they may be exceptional, having already taken down two human teams in D.IV (29248)

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16180.37 in reply to 16180.36
Date: 2/20/2008 1:22:59 AM
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I think you're right--I've been tracking my next bot opponent since that post, and it seems to be getting the rotation. The other side of that is that they aren't likely to be playing as strong a squad as they could be.