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cjsweat
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Just saw this: 

WIS NewsWire oriole_fan accepts head coaching position at Hanover College... 4/21/14 2:04 PM
4/21/2014 2:17 PM
gt_deuce
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Are you sure it wasn't ori0le_fan? Or orie1o_fan? Or so on? :)
4/21/2014 3:29 PM
jfootball88
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That may be true but Oriole_Fan is dead to me...
4/22/2014 1:53 AM
vikesrule69
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I just got a reply to a ticket that an update was coming soon LOL
4/22/2014 2:49 AM
jfootball88
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Yeah by soon they mean Spring of 2016
4/22/2014 2:58 AM
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GD Faithful,

We have some exciting news to announce:   Gridiron Dynasty 3.1 is coming on May 6th.

Our previous release focused on re-building the game engine.  This release focuses on the interface and user experience.

Many users that visit GD are overwhelmed at the coaching interface – too many settings, textboxes, tabs.  Pages could feel like work instead of fun. Those days are over with this release.

We’ve expanded upon last release’s “Game Mode” concept with the introduction of a “Beginner” mode.  This mode is used exclusively in the D-III worlds; it simplifies most of the coaching pages while creating a level playing field for beginners and veterans at this level.  As you learn the system you will see short explanations that hint at what’s available as you advance to DII and beyond.   We believe these two changes will help us grow (and maintain) the number of users playing GD.  This should be a benefit for our existing and veteran owners – less matchups against Sim AI and larger rewards for doing well (as rewards go up with the number of human coaches in the world).

If you’re a veteran user that’s been playing at D-III for a while, this will present some change. To access all the advanced settings you may be used to, you will need to move to D-II.  To make this transition simpler, we will be temporarily relaxing the criteria needed to move to D-II. We know many of you enjoy playing at D-III because you’re in a conference with your buddies. As a result, we ask conference mates to communicate with one another so you can all move to the same conference at D-II.

Lots of these changes will ease coaching difficulties across all levels and will make running your dynasty easier than ever. At D-II and higher, these changes are to assist you in creating your coaching strategies and all of the previous control still exists.  Screenshots will be coming through the week, please take a quick look at the thread in Critical News that regards this update for some of pages that will be changing.

Most of these changes will not be seen until the first world roll over after May 6th.

We have scheduled two developer chats to answer all the questions you may have.

Pre-Release:  May 1st, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Post-Release:  May 27th, 4:00pm – 6:00pm

In addition, the new fatigue model will be released on May 6th with the new interface and an upgrade to resolve most of the current significant bugs in the engine. 

We look forward to your feedback once the release is out and you’ve had some time to work with the new pages.  As always, thank you for continuing to play and enjoy Gridiron Dynasty.

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4/22/2014 10:51 AM
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If they actually do this they're INSANE! This would single handedly force a lot of Good coaches to quit that only play D-3. They must be kidding, I understand they want to create a level playing field for new members but this is beyond crazy....
4/22/2014 2:26 PM
cjsweat
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I still don't get why they didn't incorporate some minor JUCO/high school or assistant coach level. There are certainly ways of doing that. 

I think, eventually, this will work out fine. But they are definitely going to lose a lot of current customers. 

Wilkinson went from 202 humans to 185 this season. We've picked up seven new coaches (one of those is oriole) since new signups started. But those numbers certainly don't look good. 
4/22/2014 2:59 PM
jfootball88
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Not to mention I'm 100% positive that of those 185 coaches they're at least a  dozen coaches in each world at each LEVEL that are moderated by WIS to keep any Divisions from being entirely SIM AI. They do it to make it seem like people are actually playing when in fact it's just  a customer service rep or whomever managing the recruiting once  a month and leaving it as is.
4/22/2014 3:49 PM
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Give new players a free season to get indoctrinated. Bring back Sportsbook and it's reward point payout system. Pump up the P/O and bowl reward points and the worlds will fill up like 5-6 years ago.
4/22/2014 6:15 PM
samson75
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Terrible idea. 
4/22/2014 7:22 PM
harriswb3
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Posted by jfootball88 on 4/22/2014 2:26:00 PM (view original):
If they actually do this they're INSANE! This would single handedly force a lot of Good coaches to quit that only play D-3. They must be kidding, I understand they want to create a level playing field for new members but this is beyond crazy....
AGREE!  These guys are morons.  They need to fix the interface...not dumb it down for newbies.  The current interface is too much like work...for everyone.

2 months of silence and we get this piece of crap?
4/22/2014 8:11 PM
basebalguru
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Things were much better when he was still "Dead" lol
4/23/2014 1:59 AM
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you guys are too much :)
4/23/2014 10:15 AM
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This is just a way to force people from D3 to move up and open potential spots for new customers.
4/24/2014 11:53 AM
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