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Hey,
I have couple of ideas about transfers and free agents (FA):

1. Close the transfer window completely after the allstar break OR do not allow players that are bought after allstar break to play in playoffs.

That will disable everyone from buying strong players at the last minute to use them in playoffs only and than selling them next season. It will force everyone to create their rosters more carefully and it will make the game much more fun. More difficult and challenging but more fun!


2. Enable buying of FAs only at the very beginning of the season. Make that FA window open for couple of weeks to max one month. Also allow buying of FAs under 20k salary throughout the year in case someone needs to fill their roster or temporarily replace their injured player.


I think those 2 ideas are very solid. Yeah, sure...they might need to change a bit but essentially they are good and would change BB in a better way. It'll make the game much more interesting and challenging. And that's what we all want. I know some people wont like these ideas because it might ruin the way they play but i assure everyone that it will be much more interesting and equal game.

I don't like at all.

1. Your 2nd best player gets injured for 4 weeks, in the 1st game after the All Star break, no you can't buy a replacement player.

2. Your a new team, that takes over a sub .500, but is only 2 games out of the playoffs. This team will not be able to make any roster movements, to try and improve.

3. a Team's schedule was road heavy in the 1st half of season, when they finally get home games they cannot improve their roster. How is that fair?

This whole suggestion sounds like sour grapes. Their were no rule changes, so everyone that has been here, should have known this is always a possibility and should be prepared for it if they want to advance.

I think completely shutting down the TL at any point is a bad idea. New teams in particular would be stuck with the players given to them by the game with no ability to replace them. I joined the game right around the Allstar break some seasons ago and by the end of that season I had been able to build a team that made it to the finals. And in general, I think people should always be allowed to make roster tweaks whenever.

The idea of moving the playoff deadline earlier, however, I could definitely agree with. I'm not sure if restricting when FAs can be purchased really is worthwhile - I think the limitations on that should focus on which players can become free agents (if any at all) based on overall player supply, but having windows where a player would retire and windows where they would not is just too confusing to the average user.

TL doesn't have to be shut down completely. Just dont allow players that are bought after the allstar break to play in playoffs. Simple as that. Or maybe extend that period till games against other conference are over.

1. yes, you could buy a replacement but he wont be able to play in playoffs.

2. new teams can be exception to this rule for one season. There are several exceptions for new team in other rules too, so that shouldn't be much of a problem

3. dont know what you mean. think ahead, plan ahead. create your roster not for one or two months, or just playoffs. create it for 2 seasons for example. plan big, plan long


I know the ideas are not perfect but if you all could brainstorm on them they could get great.

EDIT: sorry for deleted messages, i replied to wrong post...twice

I have to disagree.

Speaking from my own experience, I got my team right around the All Star Break. If players off the TL weren't allowed in the playoffs, then there would be little incentive to even try to improve the team for half a season. By that time, you've lost the new player--he's decided it's not worth the effort, gone on to other things, and who knows when he'll come back to the game?

I understand the frustration of those who have tried to manage a team well all season and suddenly have to face a team that is now not a #4 seed but a monster due to late additions, but some of these responses go too far imho.

I do agree with the idea of moving the deadline for playoff eligibility to 2-3 weeks prior to the end of the regular season. By that time, a brand new owner won't have to wait as long to reset their team (their team's playoff fate is probably already an inherited situation), but it forces the tankers to have to pay the exorbitant mutant salary for a few extra weeks. I also agree with some kind of GS adjustment, either for the new transfer, the team as a whole, or both.

I'd also suggest new transfers come in with "Mediocre" GS and the team takes a 2-3 point hit to their Enthusiasm to simulate the adjustment period of getting used to a new teammate. I think these three measures would provide enough of a disincentive to provide some sort of balance to the other playoff qualifiers.

Just my $0.02

Changing the date or the prices doesn't stop it from happening. IF you move date, it will still happen at the new date. If you change the prices, it will still happen. I'm not for or against it, I just think the BBs need to focus on other things.

new teams could be an exception to the rule as i said above. If you're a new team you wont be affected by this rule. You could buy anyone and be able to play that player in playoffs in your first season as a team.

no, if you close TL at least a month before playoffs you wont be able to buy monsters just for playoffs, or at least not as many. you could buy them, sure, but the cost of paying them that month or more before playoffs and during playoffs would be too high for 95% percent of top division teams.

You must be new to MMO gaming? People have found out how to min/max for decades. They will evolve to whatever you change it to.