Posted by courtmagic on 10/18/2011 2:31:00 AM (view original):

First off, let me say that I sincerely appreciate the patience you've had with the lack of updates in recent months. I know it's been frustrating, and it has been for me too.

Over the next month or two we'll be working on an update including some of the lingering issues that seem to the most pressing. I wanted to give you guys some more details on what's coming. I'm not sure if these updates will come all at once, or spread out over that time period. There's also no guarantee that all of these items will be included in this release, but I believe most, if not all, will be. I already have quite a bit of feedback on most of these issues, but feel free to discuss in the forums. I will do my best to monitor and interact some in those conversations over the next few weeks.

1. Improve the logic to determine a coach's success in the job process, specifically to incorporate more history
2. Determine a better method of showing a player's ratings potential beyond the current "Player Thoughts" inbox message.
3. Improve the calculation for loyalty adjustment when changing jobs
4. Look into the draft early entry process to make it more fair and more predictable
5. Improve the logic for tournament selection/seeding
6. Adjust GPA logic to place more weight on study hall minutes and reduce randomness
7. Create a page to track postseason resumes during the season
8. Improve the logic for coach and player awards
9. Improve the logic for players complaining about playing time
10. A number of minor bug fixes and UI enhancements

*Seble. I either agree or understand most of this, but could you add one more improvement to the list either instead of, or in addition to the 10 above. I've talked with a lot of coaches and whether they are brand new, inbetwwen, or veterans, they all agree on this issue.

1. Improve the logic when the asst. coach is doing a scouting report, i.e.

You send your asst. coach out to scout a PG or SG and you get a report back that talks about how bad his REB, LP, & SB are, and with the right conditioning program you can improve his endurance. "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?' What kind of idiot comes back with a report like that? When you send the asst coach out for a guard you want a report on his SP, BH, & PASS, probably his DEF and if he is a SG, you may want his PER also.  A report like that is down right insulting and makes you want to jump through the computer and strangle someone, let alone being a complete waste of a scouting report and the money you just spent to do it.
 

Posted by coach_ms on 10/18/2011 8:01:00 AM (view original):
I've always said if they fixed #5 -Improve the logic for tournament selection/seeding, the job process would make more sense.. Its funny how they think changing the job process is more important then fixing the tourney selection... Tourney success and job changes go hand-in-hand.

Posted by dacj501 on 10/18/2011 4:52:00 AM (view original):

Posted by courtmagic on 10/18/2011 2:31:00 AM (view original):

First off, let me say that I sincerely appreciate the patience you've had with the lack of updates in recent months. I know it's been frustrating, and it has been for me too.

Over the next month or two we'll be working on an update including some of the lingering issues that seem to the most pressing. I wanted to give you guys some more details on what's coming. I'm not sure if these updates will come all at once, or spread out over that time period. There's also no guarantee that all of these items will be included in this release, but I believe most, if not all, will be. I already have quite a bit of feedback on most of these issues, but feel free to discuss in the forums. I will do my best to monitor and interact some in those conversations over the next few weeks.

1. Improve the logic to determine a coach's success in the job process, specifically to incorporate more history
2. Determine a better method of showing a player's ratings potential beyond the current "Player Thoughts" inbox message.
3. Improve the calculation for loyalty adjustment when changing jobs
4. Look into the draft early entry process to make it more fair and more predictable
5. Improve the logic for tournament selection/seeding
6. Adjust GPA logic to place more weight on study hall minutes and reduce randomness
7. Create a page to track postseason resumes during the season
8. Improve the logic for coach and player awards
9. Improve the logic for players complaining about playing time
10. A number of minor bug fixes and UI enhancements

*Seble. I either agree or understand most of this, but could you add one more improvement to the list either instead of, or in addition to the 10 above. I've talked with a lot of coaches and whether they are brand new, inbetwwen, or veterans, they all agree on this issue.

1. Improve the logic when the asst. coach is doing a scouting report, i.e.

You send your asst. coach out to scout a PG or SG and you get a report back that talks about how bad his REB, LP, & SB are, and with the right conditioning program you can improve his endurance. "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?' What kind of idiot comes back with a report like that? When you send the asst coach out for a guard you want a report on his SP, BH, & PASS, probably his DEF and if he is a SG, you may want his PER also.  A report like that is down right insulting and makes you want to jump through the computer and strangle someone, let alone being a complete waste of a scouting report and the money you just spent to do it.
 

I'd think that would be part of #2 hopefully

Posted by apollo7 on 10/18/2011 5:50:00 PM (view original):
Fast break and press should be seperate options to utilize during a game under certain conditions (or always if that is your choice), but not classified as an offense.

Any update on whether the Fastbreak offense will be replaced or eliminated? I read a few forum posts about this topic and was wondering. (jaisonline - Hall of Famer - 1:20 PM)

I think it makes sense to change how fastbreak works. It's really more of a strategy or style than an offense. It probably won't change for this next release, but eventually it will likely be phased out as an offense and become more of a strategy setting.

Posted by dacj501 on 10/18/2011 6:39:00 PM (view original):

Posted by apollo7 on 10/18/2011 5:50:00 PM (view original):
Fast break and press should be seperate options to utilize during a game under certain conditions (or always if that is your choice), but not classified as an offense.

From developer chat 7/2/09...

Any update on whether the Fastbreak offense will be replaced or eliminated? I read a few forum posts about this topic and was wondering. (jaisonline - Hall of Famer - 1:20 PM)

I think it makes sense to change how fastbreak works. It's really more of a strategy or style than an offense. It probably won't change for this next release, but eventually it will likely be phased out as an offense and become more of a strategy setting.

Posted by courtmagic on 10/18/2011 2:31:00 AM (view original):

First off, let me say that I sincerely appreciate the patience you've had with the lack of updates in recent months. I know it's been frustrating, and it has been for me too.

Over the next month or two we'll be working on an update including some of the lingering issues that seem to the most pressing. I wanted to give you guys some more details on what's coming. I'm not sure if these updates will come all at once, or spread out over that time period. There's also no guarantee that all of these items will be included in this release, but I believe most, if not all, will be. I already have quite a bit of feedback on most of these issues, but feel free to discuss in the forums. I will do my best to monitor and interact some in those conversations over the next few weeks.

1. Improve the logic to determine a coach's success in the job process, specifically to incorporate more history
2. Determine a better method of showing a player's ratings potential beyond the current "Player Thoughts" inbox message.
3. Improve the calculation for loyalty adjustment when changing jobs
4. Look into the draft early entry process to make it more fair and more predictable
5. Improve the logic for tournament selection/seeding
6. Adjust GPA logic to place more weight on study hall minutes and reduce randomness
7. Create a page to track postseason resumes during the season
8. Improve the logic for coach and player awards
9. Improve the logic for players complaining about playing time
10. A number of minor bug fixes and UI enhancements

*Seble. I either agree or understand most of this, but could you add one more improvement to the list either instead of, or in addition to the 10 above. I've talked with a lot of coaches and whether they are brand new, inbetwwen, or veterans, they all agree on this issue.

1. Improve the logic when the asst. coach is doing a scouting report, i.e.

You send your asst. coach out to scout a PG or SG and you get a report back that talks about how bad his REB, LP, & SB are, and with the right conditioning program you can improve his endurance. "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?' What kind of idiot comes back with a report like that? When you send the asst coach out for a guard you want a report on his SP, BH, & PASS, probably his DEF and if he is a SG, you may want his PER also.  A report like that is down right insulting and makes you want to jump through the computer and strangle someone, let alone being a complete waste of a scouting report and the money you just spent to do it.
 

Posted by tem316 on 10/20/2011 9:08:00 PM (view original):
Logic for "Future Stars" recruiting Service should include the Off and Def his current team plays and give a hint at IQ in those phases of his game.