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From: Axis123
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Date: 5/28/2012 2:58:06 AM
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As per the BB start page, there is a mention to "deal" with the tanking issue. Do you think something should be done? If so, what? If not, why not? I have some thoughts of my own, but am keen to hear what others think.

(Edit: To help you with your decision, it is a good idea to read the thread and look at the different opinions.)

Last edited by Axis123 at 5/29/2012 10:44:01 AM
Poll:  Should the BB gods do something about tanking?
Response Votes Result
Yes 259
67.4% 67.4% 67.4%
67.4%
No 125
32.6% 32.6% 32.6%
32.6%
This poll ended on 8/19/2012.

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218937.2 in reply to 218937.1
Date: 5/28/2012 3:48:49 AM
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I think something needs to be done about the strategy of buying up players just for a playoff/relegation series. It's almost become the optimal strategy for playing BB, which I'm sure wasn't the original intention when the game was developed.

To counter this: players must have played a minimum of 8 - 10 games / been on your team a minimum of 4 - 5 weeks to be eligible for playoffs. This prevents teams from buying up $200k - $300k salary players for two weeks as hired guns just for the finals.

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218937.3 in reply to 218937.2
Date: 5/28/2012 5:06:15 AM
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I like this but maybe this deserves a thread of its own. What do you think? What about managers who tank the season?

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Date: 5/28/2012 5:34:14 AM
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If you take the option of buying up at the end of the season away from managers, you'll stop a large percentage of the current tanking.

From: Axis123

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Date: 5/28/2012 7:23:17 AM
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You can't force people fight for a place in a league if they have insufficient finances or if they have no chances of winning the league. It's a tactical decision similar to the one of not training players and buying cheap 30 year olds.

Perhaps they don't need to be forced to fight for a position in the league, but they could earn less (i.e. decrease the profit margin from tanking).

Maybe it's time the fan survey part of the game was looked at.

From: Axis123
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Date: 5/28/2012 7:27:20 AM
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I don't know... just throwing ideas around.

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218937.8 in reply to 218937.7
Date: 5/28/2012 7:50:17 AM
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Agree with your thoughts that the issue needs to be looked at.

If the 'optimal' strategy is to tank and earn a whole bunch of money in the process, there's something inherently wrong with the game...

From: Matt1986

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Date: 5/28/2012 8:22:22 AM
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Which is easily fixed my making them ineligible for playoffs, unless they have played a certain number of games for your team.

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Date: 5/28/2012 10:48:34 AM
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They need to add transfer deadline somewhere just after the all star game and increase minimum salary to like 150% the tv contract.