Potential - past, present, and future Topic

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"wasting our time on"....is not a statement that any WIS HDer should be reading in their mailbox
4/24/2009 10:19 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By vandydave on 4/24/2009hard caps must go. just to be clear, im not arguing for unlimited growth, thats not what the old HD had either
Amen...
4/25/2009 3:34 AM
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Quote: Originally Posted By steveatdsm on 4/24/2009
Just one more comment, more on my assistant coaches suggestions than on potential (which I like and think should definitely stay and be "honed").

Would it be possible, once in a while, to have my assistant coach tell me to have XXXXXXX spend MORE time on something he can improve in rather than ONLY tell me what we shouldn't be "wasting our time on".

I hope this was a joke. The last thing that we want is to be flooded with emails about categories that we should put more time into.

You should put more time into the categories you want to improve (and that aren't maxed out). Why would you need your assistant coach telling you that? If that is the case, we might as well just have the practice plans set by the sim.
4/25/2009 7:18 AM
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Quote: Originally Posted By hbmerlin on 4/25/2009
Quote: Originally Posted By steveatdsm on 4/24/2009

Just one more comment, more on my assistant coaches suggestions than on potential (which I like and think should definitely stay and be "honed").

Would it be possible, once in a while, to have my assistant coach tell me to have XXXXXXX spend MORE time on something he can improve in rather than ONLY tell me what we shouldn't be "wasting our time on".

I hope this was a joke. The last thing that we want is to be flooded with emails about categories that we should put more time into.

You should put more time into the categories you want to improve (and that aren't maxed out). Why would you need your assistant coach telling you that? If that is the case, we might as well just have the practice plans set by the sim.
I said that too, funny if you think about it, the FSS change complicated recruiting to the point that beginners will not be able to effectively recruit, then practice planning gets totally dummied up.

But, if they did take away all assistant coaching feedback, practice planning would be an absolute bear - I wonder what folks would think of that?
4/25/2009 8:41 AM
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seble ... thanks for your post.. to let the people know whats going on is the most important thing in customer service .. I work in the IT field and most people are not happy when changes come about .. but if you communicate to people what is going on .. for the most part ... people will accept it and work with you .. the games are great
4/25/2009 10:12 AM
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I'd like to beta test
4/25/2009 9:48 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By oldresorter on 4/25/2009
I said that too, funny if you think about it, the FSS change complicated recruiting to the point that beginners will not be able to effectively recruit, then practice planning gets totally dummied up.

But, if they did take away all assistant coaching feedback, practice planning would be an absolute bear - I wonder what folks would think of that?



You're 100% right on both points.

I like the feedback. Otherwise, it'd be tedious to keep up with my players
4/26/2009 7:32 AM
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Thanks seble for the update.

I am a huge supporter of Potential. I love it and think it adds a lot to the game.
4/26/2009 10:27 AM
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If there is a beta world there needs to be some qualifications to get into it, something like 1000 wins or something.
4/26/2009 1:36 PM
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What do wins have to do with anything? Any half way decent cherry picker can pick up a good team and build up wins before tanking in the first or second round of the NT. Doesn't mean they are any better then coaches who build up there own teams, but in the process take a bit of losses. Look at (VD?) record in those 3 worlds listed by that one coach in the other topic - it sure isn't the greatest. If thats all they saw, hes suddenly not good enough to test? My record isn't good because I refuse to take over any built up programs, but in the NT I am 14-3 on this name, and if you combine mine I likely have a higher win % in the NT then most the other active coaches who over 10+ bids. Overall records doesn't = skill nor knowledge.



All WIS needs is feedback and then they will look into it and do as they please. If you tested and told them whatever (right or wrong for the game) it is still ultimately up to them to decide what to do about it. So, having someone who knows the game is good, but even if they are not an OR or something there feedback still should be good enough for WIS to take a couple of minutes and listen to them about it. They are the future of the game and just as important as anyone who has "mastered" HD.
4/26/2009 4:11 PM
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seble - thanks for the post...as someone who has decided to leave HD and try some other WIS games, i appreciate the credit offer and the approach here

have you guys given any consideration to putting together a world without potential in it? seems like you would get a pretty solid response to that...i know i would join that world...
4/26/2009 5:35 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by furry_nipps on 4/26/2009All WIS needs is feedback and then they will look into it and do as they please. If you tested and told them whatever (right or wrong for the game) it is still ultimately up to them to decide what to do about it. So, having someone who knows the game is good, but even if they are not an OR or something there feedback still should be good enough for WIS to take a couple of minutes and listen to them about it. They are the future of the game and just as important as anyone who has "mastered" HD.

WIS would be stupid not to invite Furry to the beta world. Nobody else finds all the tricks, bugs, and glitches in this game like he does. He's worth 50 other coaches in that department.
4/26/2009 8:47 PM
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Quote: Originally Posted By furry_nipps on 4/26/2009
What do wins have to do with anything? Any half way decent cherry picker can pick up a good team and build up wins before tanking in the first or second round of the NT. Doesn't mean they are any better then coaches who build up there own teams, but in the process take a bit of losses. Look at (VD?) record in those 3 worlds listed by that one coach in the other topic - it sure isn't the greatest. If thats all they saw, hes suddenly not good enough to test? My record isn't good because I refuse to take over any built up programs, but in the NT I am 14-3 on this name, and if you combine mine I likely have a higher win % in the NT then most the other active coaches who over 10+ bids. Overall records doesn't = skill nor knowledge.



All WIS needs is feedback and then they will look into it and do as they please. If you tested and told them whatever (right or wrong for the game) it is still ultimately up to them to decide what to do about it. So, having someone who knows the game is good, but even if they are not an OR or something there feedback still should be good enough for WIS to take a couple of minutes and listen to them about it. They are the future of the game and just as important as anyone who has "mastered" HD.
uh for the record, i have a winning record when you combine those 3 worlds overall records, whoever did that "math" that said i had a losing combined record was apparently an idiot. I'm 268-117 in phelan alone, more than counterbalancing the mediocre records in the other 2.
4/26/2009 11:43 PM
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Regarding improvments to HD, how about core ratings carrying more weight than it does right now. It just seems it's all about IQ, IQ, IQ and it's completely silly. Young teams in college basketball can be successful because they have a lot of talent. Most teams these days are similarly talented because of the potential flaws at the beginning. In due time, hopefully that will change. But core ratings have to carry a lot more weight than it does now.
4/27/2009 1:07 PM
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Sorry, not trying to step on anybody's toes or offend by volunteering to beta test. I may not have the game experience of a lot of people here ( hey, my record says that) but maybe I can bring another perspective someone else might have missed.

Seems like there is plenty of griping go around, (I'm indifferent to potential myself). Just offering to try to throw in two cents for better or worse.

4/27/2009 2:13 PM
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