How do you knock off a SIMAI in this? I have already sent a HV and CV, phone calls, scouting. So far, the SIMAI is still in it. I sent 2 move CVs, will that be enough to knock him off?

Sims generally recruit for 2 less spots than they have openings, so in D3, if a Sim school has 3 openings, they will spend something like 7-8K on one guy. If they have 4 openings, they will spend about 5K each on two guys, etc.

They do hold some cash back to pursue back-up options after signings start, but they spend most of their money on their primary targets.

They also recruit all players as if they were 250 miles away, so distance is not a factor for them.

So, when recruiting against a Sim, you need to look at how much money they have and how many guys they are recruiting, and estimate how much they put into a recruit.  Then look at the prestige difference and your distance to the target.  

So its actually harder to knock out sims than human coaches? I'm coming from GD in which a cycle of 2 CVs, if accepted, generally knock a sim out.

Posted by tianyi7886 on 7/24/2010 12:33:00 PM (view original):
So its actually harder to knock out sims than human coaches? I'm coming from GD in which a cycle of 2 CVs, if accepted, generally knock a sim out.

depends how you look at it. sims spend almost all their money in the first cycle, so compared to a human who just puts a little in on the first cycle and then stops, its harder. but the maximum the sim puts in is a lot lower than a human. sims in HD don't even recruit with money, they are on their own system somehow. usually you can beat them pretty easily, but to knock someone off, you need to give pretty much more effort than they do. in d3, i don't remember exactly, but usually 8 home visits or 4 campus visits would do it. could definitely be less but could also be a little more too.

ok so im close. I already dropped 3 CV 1 HV, so when my final 2 CV gets processed, he might be knocked out.

Players being recruited by sims seem to be harder to unseat since the new update.

Posted by colonels19 on 7/24/2010 12:43:00 PM (view original):
Players being recruited by sims seem to be harder to unseat since the new update.

i agree, spent 22K on a guy and still lost.

Ok I knocked out the sim. Rules for Sims are same from GD to HD right? Once a Sim is knocked out, they won't jump back in? And how accurate is Future stars note:

'Word on the Street' as of 7/24 2:07 pm EDT: Our sources are saying that he's definitely leaning towards playing at Skidmore.

Posted by tianyi7886 on 7/24/2010 2:27:00 PM (view original):
Ok I knocked out the sim. Rules for Sims are same from GD to HD right? Once a Sim is knocked out, they won't jump back in? And how accurate is Future stars note:

'Word on the Street' as of 7/24 2:07 pm EDT: Our sources are saying that he's definitely leaning towards playing at Skidmore.

That's right, once you take the lead on a sim, you will win.  They don't spend more.