Posted by ardthomp on 10/5/2016 11:51:00 AM (view original):
Posted by rogelio on 10/5/2016 11:45:00 AM (view original):
The emails were added as an afterthought. They mean nothing other than identifying that you have unlocked the ability to take an additional recruiting action. So, those meant...you can now offer a schollie...a campus visit...a home visit...a start...not that you must or even should.
The need for these emails demonstrates a significant problem with the concept of AP unlocking actions over time. It is cumbersome and requires checking back in too frequently. Not sure whether these emails may be turned off. Hopefully that user setting may be added in the future.
Checking in at 5/11/5/11 is too cumbersome compared to every three hours like before?
That isn't the issue. Besides, you only needed to check in every 3 hours if you were trying to pull someone down. Once you did, then you could apply effort as you wished.
In the new system, you need to apply AP...then wait...check back in to see what you've unlocked...apply that, if possible....then wait...check back...apply what else has unlocked....see whether there are any significant battles...try to recall what his signing preference is to time whether you need to sink in more effort. If you realize you are in trouble, then you need to move the AP to a backup target (assuming you had already identified one...otherwise you've got to re-scout), then wait...take actions that are unlocked....etc. If you end up in many battles, then it may be impossible to move AP to unlock quality backups.
Frankly, the old system was not perfect and was subject to abuse. Veterans could lock down on a couple choice recruits for next to nothing, then wait until the signing cycle, checking back leisurely to verify no battles and select a poaching target, then poach a recruit to complete their class at the signing cycle and roll over excess budget. I'm fairly sure that some coaches would build up a significant rollover budget tactically over a few seasons, then operate to assure they could maintain that dominant budget. WIS could have fixed that by 2 lines of code capping the rollover (and having the AD send an email stating that the department was going to use those excess funds on Title IX programs) and it would have changed strategy, but they chose this.