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226412.29 in reply to 226412.28
Date: 9/7/2012 7:28:43 AM
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Ok I see but im not gonna quit BB ive been on here since may 14th 2010 and its really been a nice time playing BB so I dont think im gonna quit.

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226412.30 in reply to 226412.29
Date: 9/7/2012 7:54:53 AM
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Ah ok then, go and catch your HoF. I wish you all the best

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226412.31 in reply to 226412.30
Date: 9/7/2012 5:56:10 PM
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one interesting fact I learned from my first draft (info not in the help files)

there may be MVP+ potential players in the draft for your league, but having high potential does NOT (in this game) guarantee high initial skill level (high initial salary). two of the high potential draftees in my league's draft were among the last picked due to their low initial salary (and hence were skipped over by managers who saw them as part of their group demo)

low initial skill can be overcome, but on the open market managers pay less for low skill. so even if a manager beats the odds and gets an 18 yr old HOF pot player in one of his draft picks, this player may have 2k or 3k initial salary (low initial skill) and not bring in the one million at auction you had assumed you would get

Last edited by joelwest at 9/7/2012 6:00:56 PM

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226412.32 in reply to 226412.31
Date: 9/10/2012 2:30:45 AM
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you can save the money you would have spent on scouting points and have in one season enough to buy a decent potential trainee (which can make you a profit in 2 seasons or give you a player to last you 10 seasons) , or in two seasons that HOF you are after with decent skills as well. You are not wasting your money then on a lottery and you can see what you get before you buy.

And its not like you arent entering the lottery - all the teams do. Its just when you pay for the scouting points and spend them you increase your chances (slightly) of getting the best out of what the pick has to offer in your division - which will probably always fall short of your hopes and expectations.




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226412.33 in reply to 226412.32
Date: 9/10/2012 2:57:14 AM
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it looks like I will finish towards the top of my division this year so I will probably only spend 50k to get 10 draft pts and a very rough look at the best talent through the "group demo". spending more than 50k per season for a high division finisher is probably waste if the lower finishers in the league are human teams. such human teams presumably will invest in their future by loading up on draft points (although as you point out saving up money for a prospect not in the draft may be a better use of funds according to the laws of statistics)

if a team fails to use up their draft points are they carried forward to the next draft???

Last edited by joelwest at 9/10/2012 3:03:04 AM

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226412.35 in reply to 226412.34
Date: 9/10/2012 3:41:50 AM
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thanks for the info. since they will carry over I think I will cut back on my draft point spending

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226412.37 in reply to 226412.35
Date: 11/15/2012 9:21:48 AM
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what the game really needs if a "group demo" for potential, not initial skill level. high potential can only be discovered by spending 2 pts (10k) per player, so no one in their right mind will ever do this for all the draftees. even then you would have only found the 08 MVP+ prospects (if any). there is no guarantee a 09 or 10 pot player is in your draft, in fact the odds are highly against it

since the odds are so low to find a high potential draftee (whether spending money on the draft or not) I can understand why many managers just save their draft money and look in the marketplace instead

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226412.39 in reply to 226412.38
Date: 11/15/2012 7:59:45 PM
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I completly agree with Manon. I always have a late pick, but the draft just makes the game interesting. I cannot resist investing. Four of my outside players are draftees. I enjoy watching them grow. I also have my fingers crossed, and can't wait to see what players I am going to get.

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