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91212.30 in reply to 91212.28
Date: 5/24/2009 9:50:56 AM
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Fact is, it's written in the rules. Ignorance to the rules is not a reason to complain.

That's it hwy should we add anything more to this thread.

Confirmaiton button is not needed - those who complains now would still complain (at least a vast majority of them) and it would make reaction in those three minutes more difficult which I think would be by far the major impact of any cbidding confirmation button. Evyerybody is free to open a new tab in browsers.

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91212.31 in reply to 91212.30
Date: 5/24/2009 10:14:17 AM
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I agree that there could be some problems with a confirmation button and I don't really have the need of one, even though I accidently bid on a player. It was still my fault and therefore I did never complain. I had this idea at the moment I have beeon writing my post an didnt think a lot about it. However I think that there could be solutions without the problem of the delay (e.g. everybody has a button to enable/disable the possibility to bid). In this case you would only have to use this button once if you want to make bids or simply ignore it. But it is again just sth. that came in mind a few seconds ago. ;) I have to "live" with the player I bought anyway and I know at least one manager who is happy about my bid ;)

From: bam65

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91212.32 in reply to 91212.30
Date: 5/24/2009 10:20:01 AM
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I don't know if a confirmation button would help that much. My issue has been giving owners some warning and if they don't realize it's a rule or don't remember then adding such a step wouldn't stop people from making bids because they still wouldn't know any better.

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91212.33 in reply to 91212.29
Date: 5/24/2009 10:25:51 AM
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"I'm going to be forced into buying somebody today"

No one forced you to do anything, you clicked the bid button, you pay the price. Learn your lesson and read carefully before making a decision next time. There's a rules page and a help forum for a reason. It's hardly the end of the team if you buy a bad player, almost everyone has done it and recovered fine. He can serve as a reminder to read the market before making rash decisions.

From: bam65

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91212.34 in reply to 91212.32
Date: 5/24/2009 10:27:23 AM
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By the way, could somebody point out in the rules where it says bids are final? I looked in a few different categories(including the transfer list section) and don't see it mentioned.

From: bam65

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91212.35 in reply to 91212.34
Date: 5/24/2009 10:33:40 AM
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I'm being forced when I'm not allowed to change my mind.

It's not a matter of buying a bad player. I bought one that I could afford and he seems to be in the normal skill range for somebody of his price. I would have liked a different position though, or even made an upgrade to my arena to create extra revenue, after thinking about it more. I certainly wouldn't have bid right away if I had known I couldn't take it back.

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91212.37 in reply to 91212.36
Date: 5/24/2009 11:15:53 AM
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The transfer list works as a simple, first-price auction. That is, whatever value you enter as your bid, that's what you'll pay if you win the auction. Be mindful of your available funds when bidding; once you bid on a player, those funds are deducted from your available balance for as long as you are the high bidder, even though you might not end up winning the auction. The bank doesn't want you defaulting on your bid, so you can't use that money for other purposes. But don't worry - if someone else outbids you, you'll get your money back immediately.


If you read this section of the rules, I don't see how you could fail to understand that once you bid on a player, your money is gone unless someone else outbids you.

I did the same thing when I was a noob -- bid $150,000 on a guy who wasn't really worth it, regretted it, sold him later for a $50K loss, and drafted the guy who now tears up opponents nightly for me. No backsies. If you don't want to be the Isaiah Thomas of BuzzerBeater, don't make decisions without thinking first.

Last edited by crimedevil at 5/24/2009 11:29:53 AM

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91212.38 in reply to 91212.29
Date: 5/24/2009 11:25:45 AM
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P.S. Rules are still rules. Nomatter if they are in RL or in a game.

From: bam65

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91212.39 in reply to 91212.38
Date: 5/24/2009 1:44:10 PM
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Other sports sims make an auction system work while allowing cancellation of bids without it affecting anything negatively. You can look at it that way too Kozlodoev.

There's a difference between real life and a game Kukoc. If you don't realize that then it could be a problem for you.

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91212.40 in reply to 91212.39
Date: 5/24/2009 2:02:27 PM
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That statement doesn't actually come out and say that your bid will be final Crime devil. To alleviate any doubt there should be a sentence in there which says exactly that.

I did notice there's a confirmation message that gives you a second chance when you fire a player. Why can't there be something like that for bids? It doesn't have to be a button, just a warning message before the bid gets processed that says your bid will be final unless you get outbid.

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