Most B3 winners are daytraders and always have been (winning on a renta-player season).
MANY B3 winners have tanked.
Most B3 winners can train in the current system, especially while tanking.
Most B3 winners just run LI MtM
That means most B3 winners do so with money from tanking, micronation situations, grandfathered bank account and daytrading....in other words with raw fundage- not competitve league play over the long term, not players staffed for multiple seasons, not diverse tactics.
As a previous BB3 winner (many moons ago in season 10 where my opponent 'maybe' only had the one team - cleverly worded so no need to delete) the way to win did include day trading but the outcome was dependent on who had the best players.
At the time there were only a handful of great players & when one came onto the TL you had to buy
(ie. UPGRADE/TRADE) or risk your rival buying and using him against you to win. So, yes, money helped but it was purely an arms race (similar to now but the money aspect & player development has just taken the current arms races to levels again where only the few can compete.
So despite the winning rosters being different in value thru the seasons, the fundamentals have remained - there has been no introduction of an equaliser that brings teams closer to competing on a similar level. The variables have been allowed to continue & so as you point out, money talks.
Now whilst I don't think that is necessarily a problem - it would be nice to have a david/goliath factor. As it stands its down to patience. Do you hoard to have a crack (whilst diminishing the competition around you & arguably the enjoyment/spirit of the game) or do you resign yourself to accepting the flaws in the system & carry on battling it out domestically rendering the BB3 meaningless under the current rules.
Last edited by Superfly Guy at 1/19/2012 3:14:40 AM