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thanks to all of you. but i am beginning to lose interest into this game, i am really disappointed with GDP. Like I said before, I just wanted to play with my strongest strategy possible both in offense and defense, but playing with your true offense will seem to be penalize. I try to build my team, selected my players, base on my offense, push the ball, and base on my defense, 3-2 zone, but sad to say i cannot play like i used to be, i must always think of what will be my strategy next game or my opponent may guess my offense, this things really pisses me off. It hurts when you realize that they implement this GDP just for because LI is too powerful tactic, the more it pisses me off. Instead of trying to fix this problem, they introduce another system which is for me, absurb, using guessing/prediction for having bonus, now instead of trying to think of what appropriate defensive strategy to beat others, to beat LI, many will rely more, solely on man to man defense, and gdp.

Today I beat an opponent who use LI and whose rank is near me, without relying on GDP and despite of having a bad game shape. I don't really agree that GDP is the solution for LI dominance.

We can't change the game for anybody threatening to not renew Supporter, leave the game, maybe buy Supporter, because they want that one little thing. We can try to explain, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

yep. right on target.

and we as plain and simple average-joe managers try to encourage managers to stay and discover new things or challenges into the game, so that way we can get more people, more competitive guys to participate, not to mention that humans can train dudes, and bots can't, hehe.

but... what can you do.

cheers!

Like I said before, I just wanted to play with my strongest strategy possible both in offense and defense, but playing with your true offense will seem to be penalize. I try to build my team, selected my players, base on my offense, push the ball, and base on my defense, 3-2 zone, but sad to say i cannot play like i used to be, i must always think of what will be my strategy next game or my opponent may guess my offense, this things really pisses me off.

I wouldn't give up so quickly. There's still plenty of fun to be had, and if you're allowing your team to be crippled by playing your starters 120 minutes a week and therefore have terrible GS, and playing against similar teams with crappy GS and who don't bother to use the GDP much anyhow, it shouldn't be a concern. The best thing I can suggest is that you can take of it like I did in Hattrick after some time - just try to put together a club that puts up the best ratings in whatever it is you want to do and not care about the results. Perhaps that'll be the motivation to keep you active and to figure out that all the GDP stuff in the world doesn't matter if you can't keep your guys from playing 120 minutes a week.

If I am using my starters even in national cups, its because of financial reasons, need to earn more. But the next national cup, I'll let them rest. there is no chance of winning in the next round.

As I said before, I am losing interest because of GDP, I cannot let my team play to their true offense anymore or playing to their true strength will only be penalyzed with GDP. I assemble my team base on the offense I'm always using, and with this GDP, all I did before turns out to be futile.

I also understand the almost everone (maybe 99%) welcome this GDP. But I cant really accept it. I dont expect that this GDP will be removed just because for the few that are not in favor. I just want you to hear my voice, maybe the GMs are reading this. I just want them to let them know my reasons. I think it's okay for me to do this, I am a supporter.

If you are talking about challenges, what about the challenge of overcoming the "Look Inside" strategy????

Again, if the "LI" have become a very powerful tactic, that other tactics and defensive strategy are useless against them, why not fix these problem instead of introducing the GDP???? You guys only think that the solution for "LI Dominance" is through avoiding the "LI."



Last edited by Sir EmZ at 1/24/2014 4:19:54 AM

Unfair for other teams who can only use 1 mode of offense.

We already had zone defenses that are geared toward specific tactics, but I didn't see you complaning. 3-2 completely annihilates Motion and R&G, so what didn't you complain about that?

I only complain against GDP. With GDP, you cannot play anymore your preferred offensive strategy without having penalty.

I only complain against GDP. With GDP, you cannot play anymore your preferred offensive strategy without having penalty.

So you are saying that if your preferred offensive strategy was Motion or R&G, you could play them before GDP, but not after?

I can still play them but with the penalty or bonus against enemy. I will depend on the player, if he doesn't want to be predicted or if he doesn't want the GDP to be used against him.

First of all, I am not telling the GDP is useless. I am just sharing my own opinion. GDP is not good for this game, its my own point of view. It gives unjust penalty for me just because I want my team to play according to my own choice of offense.

First of all, it's not that I enjoy playing the same offense, all over and over again. It's just a question of mastery. In real basketball its take a lot of time to practice, learn, a type of offense, whether its motion, inside, low-post, etc. It takes a lot of time, to assemble a good versatile team. Maybe you already have a good versatile team, you have a team that can play good on outside and inside. Well my team is not like that. Even in real basketball, you cannot see a team that today they play low-post, and then the next game, they will play run and gun because the next opponent may predict that we are playing low-post, we will be at disadvantage. Phil Jackson has led the chicago bulls to the 6 NBA title not by using different offensive tactics every game.

If there's a problem with the LI wherein it becomes the most used, why not fix it? Now, even the non-LI users are also affected. why not play the normal simulation, where gamers try to counter the LI offense with 2-3 zone, or other defensive means? There are still other defensive tactics that are not included in buzzerbeater like half court trap, half court press, etc. Instead they implement GDP... Making gamers think twice using LI or play LI with penalty.

Like I said before, I dont expect something like change, like they remove GDP. I am just sharing what I think is not right. I think I have the right to share opinion as a gamer and a supporter. I only want to voice out my reasons.