Posted by Benis on 10/11/2017 5:46:00 PM (view original):
Posted by Benis on 10/11/2017 1:18:00 PM (view original):
Posted by plague on 10/11/2017 1:04:00 PM (view original):
Posted by Benis on 10/11/2017 12:49:00 PM (view original):
Basically something like this would be better in my opinion
Top 25 on big board all leave - 100%
No player not on big board ever leaves early.
I think getting rid of those two ends of the spectrum would make a lot of sense. Just my 2 cents.
While we are at it why not just say the best team wins every game.
There needs to be some fixes to the game but in my opinion making absolutes is not the way to go.
I understand my #2 player on the draft board is almost surely going pro but I like the thrill and disappointment leading up to the day that players declare.
In real life usually 40 to 70 players a year leave early and declare for the pros.
I guess its a difference of opinion on what is thrilling or disappointing.
I like the "thrill" of going on deep run in the tourney because I feel like it was my success and I influenced how it played out. I know that probabilities were involved and maybe I did get lucky but it still feels like I made the right choices along the way.
And conversely the disappointment of losing works the same way. I could at least understand what I did wrong or what I could have done differently to improve my chances of winning.
When players declare I would never get the same type of experience. If a top guy stays, I'd think well that was super lucky. Or if a scrub leaves, I'd think well that was super unlucky. It wouldn't really produce much enjoyment for me either way.
Here's how I view the aspects of HD.
Recruiting and the simulation of games are like Poker.
Poker is probabilistic at it's core but during the game you can influence quite a bit what happens or doesn't happen. You can definitely get a bad beat on the River like you could get beat in HD on a lucky 3 pointer from a Center with 20 Per. It sucks but you were at least a part of helping determine the outcome even got to that point.
Poker is obviously highly competitive but someone who understand the game will win a lot more than they lose despite these probabilistic events. Same type of thing for HD. Good coaches will gameplan better, will build teams better, will recruit better. I find this type of competition fun and engaging.
On the other hand, I view this EE big board thing like Bingo.
Bingo takes no skill and the user doesn't influence how the game will play out. Balls will pop out and you'll mark the sheet until someone wins. You can purchase more sheets to increase your probability of winning but that's it.
I feel like they just hand out Bingo cards to teams with players on the big board and then whatever happens, happens. Even when you win, you're happy you won the prize but is there really an sense of satisfaction? It's possible to play poker and enjoy it without any monetary stakes and still have fun but without a prize, Bingo is unplayable.
I don't find this probabilistic aspect of the game fun or engaging. Bingo isn't a competitive game for a reason. Dullsville.