Posted by mniven on 10/12/2016 2:59:00 PM (view original):
I've been playing HD since 2003. At times I've had teams in every world at the same time because I was that much of an HD addict. I've scaled back slightly over the past few years, generally managing about 5 or 6 teams at once.

I'm down to 3 teams now, and I'm going to let two of those lapse and just keep one active team. Not because I'm a hater or a whiner. I find the new recruiting engine to be interesting, with some nice features and some not so nice features.

My biggest issue is that recruiting now is just too time consuming for me, especially if you want to do it really well. There are a lot of deadlines and sessions to track and I just don't have time in my life to deal with that on a multi-team scale. I also find there to be much more clicking involved to find the players I ultimately want to recruit. This is obviously due to the greater depth of the recruiting engine and I'm sure I could eventually figure out a way to make it more efficient for myself, but from what I've experienced so far, the new system is definitely a greater burden.

Anyway, I just wanted to give a perspective here from a long-time user on why I'm cutting back.

This is exactly what I've been saying, but in a much more eloquent manner

Posted by noleaniml on 10/12/2016 6:16:00 PM (view original):

Posted by zorzii on 10/12/2016 4:40:00 PM (view original):

Posted by mniven on 10/12/2016 3:56:00 PM (view original):
One other note: My favorite division to play in HD has always been DII, largely because there seems to be the most parity and because recruiting is pretty balanced, meaning even middle of the road or bad teams can land some very good players.

From what I've seen so far in the new recruiting system, the DII coaches who are really good at recruiting could be able to greatly pull away from the field, because it is very possible to land some players that are WAY better than we could under the previous system. That's not a bad thing. But it's certainly different because I can no longer zip in and recruit a bunch of elite players in a matter of an hour or two. That's why I'm cutting down to one team. I don't think I'll be able to maintain an elite program without really diving into recruiting.

That thing is true. But getting top players is going to be luck... And it's a problem. A just saw a 640 player hs Rupp D2. I hope he has no upside.

Getting the top players is a combination of skill and luck just like many other things... just like the game engine... just like recruit gen...

A 640 player going to Rupp D2 is not the fault of the recruiting engine, it's the fault of the D1 coaches that let him slip by.

With so few human coaches, players are going to slip through. Also, all D1 programs have a shot at 5 star and 4 star guys so they're going to be focused on getting them. So I think players slipping through is going to happen, a lot.

I'm curious to see how location plays a part in where good programs are created. If you're in a location that has basically zero D1 competition, you could clean house.

Also, where are the D1 sims? I'm seeing players that have 6-8 SIMs on them but there are others with zero. I think you should have to at least beat a sim for a player like that.

Yeah but it will create some sort of balance problem and as you pointed out, location will become a huge factor. I am for a cap. Rogelio has been advocating the same thing.

Posted by zorzii on 10/12/2016 8:14:00 PM (view original):
Yeah but it will create some sort of balance problem and as you pointed out, location will become a huge factor. I am for a cap. Rogelio has been advocating the same thing.

I have as well.

Posted by poncho0091 on 10/12/2016 8:53:00 PM (view original):

Posted by zorzii on 10/12/2016 8:14:00 PM (view original):
Yeah but it will create some sort of balance problem and as you pointed out, location will become a huge factor. I am for a cap. Rogelio has been advocating the same thing.

I have as well.

Ditto

http://test.whatifsports.net/whatifsports/forums/Posts.aspx?topicID=420636

Just when I was thinking location mattered less than ever.