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So, in the arcade version, I field my best team no matter what. I don't get any rewards, I don't suffer any pains, only my ego is bolstered, when I win.

I would treat the B3 like PL leagues. I usually play top players but do some experimenting, move players into other positions, or use basic tactics as a barometer of how training/GS has affected my team.

Also, I would hesitate to use my best team/tactics for a no-reward tournament, as it just gives away more info to my opponents, especially ahead of big games.

Last edited by brian at 6/6/2008 11:31:47 AM

To your first point (quantifying and then stating opinions): If I had no oppinion, I would not write in this forum.

I didn't mean you shouldn't state opinions, I meant that you should not call out people for failing to quantify their opinions and then fail to quantify your own.

And when I read a lot of these posts, I do get the feeling, that people are complaining because of the compensation, that participants receive in B3.

You are right about that, but I think you miss my point. Some of the people who are complaining about B3 benefits would happily agree to paying the cup winner or league winner some prize money. I was pointing out that there was even less benefit coming from B3.

Totally agree with this.

Arcade mode would take away a lot of strategic desicions and make it less interesting.

I fear that it would be like PL games, you want to win the, but if you don't, you dont really care.

Totally agree with this.

Arcade mode would take away a lot of strategic desicions and make it less interesting.

I fear that it would be like PL games, you want to win the, but if you don't, you dont really care.

that's a nonsense. PL is organized in a private way (really? :P). there are is not income for matches. if you lose you can create a new one with friends.
arcade doesn't meen PL. there are many people asking the NTs to play as arcade competitions. I don't think that will decrease the interest in NT

Your team is probably one of the most scouted teams in the US so no matter who you put on the floor, who you buy, who you sell it would be seen and probably scrutinized.

I don't think the recommendation said no-reward. I would welcome a tournament played in arcade mode without the attitude. All the strategy is still there since you have to manage your lineup and tactics. It also reduces the negative feelings that have occured with the saving of attitude.

If you are the best, this mode would prove it.

Wow!!!

I just read this whole thread from start to finish for the first time. I especially liked the part where one guy started going on about how cheaters did not represent America. I haven't laughed so hard in a long ime. Look at our current home run king, president, 4x400 relay team (3 of 4 on the juice!?!), basically the entire country is a seething horde of cheaters and manipulators from the born-again money preachers to the Super Bowl winning coaching staff to Enron. If, in fact, the NBBA is cheating or manipulating the rules it would only be right.

Having said that, and with the caveat that I will never mutual TIE because I don't think it is in the spirit of competition, if others want to do it, go for it.

Now, on to the topic. My lame little team played in the BBB. We played one game, got smoked, and returned to the world of the small fry. It was awesome. The game was away at an arena that held 5758. The total revenue for the match was 180k, of which I received $90k I think. I bought two players to try and strengthen my squad ( not quite...ha ha ) which cost me $900k. I reaped an impressive -$810k monetarily from the tournament. In training I fared a lot better- I got 5 pops that week. 3 in free throws and 2 negative pops in stamina.

Benefit? I can't wait to win my league and once again have the opportunity to lose 800 grand and realize 1 net pop. Honestly.

Sure things might be better and I'm sure improvements will come, but I (being one of the first to suggest a TOC http://www2.buzzerbeater.org/BBWeb/Forum/read.aspx?thread=22182&m=1 )
think it is an awesome aspect of BB.

Good luck to all the teams left in the tourny.

Now, on to the topic. My lame little team played in the BBB. We played one game, got smoked, and returned to the world of the small fry. It was awesome. The game was away at an arena that held 5758. The total revenue for the match was 180k, of which I received $90k I think. I bought two players to try and strengthen my squad ( not quite...ha ha ) which cost me $900k. I reaped an impressive -$810k monetarily from the tournament. In training I fared a lot better- I got 5 pops that week. 3 in free throws and 2 negative pops in stamina.

Benefit? I can't wait to win my league and once again have the opportunity to lose 800 grand and realize 1 net pop. Honestly.

Exactly. And as I said before, that was the situation for half of the teams in the competition. And not only for small teams. I, for example, had a decent team and thought I could make a good run in the B3. But I had only 10 players in my squad, which was enough to win the league last season, but with 4 games per week now I would need much more. So I bought 8 new weaker players. Then the draw comes and I faced in my first game one of the favorites (Springlfield Drunkers) and lost.

With that 1 extra game I got a little revenue cash and 1 miserable extra pop (which is useless because doesn't really increase the value of this weak player). Now all the money I spent on those 8 guys is wasted, because they are not being played. When I try to sell them, I lose a lot of money (because of the taxes) and my enthusiasm drops one whole point for every sale.

And I will emphasize again: only 25% of the teams on B3 had more than 2 games on it.

Last edited by raonne at 6/8/2008 9:49:28 AM

and my enthusiasm drops one whole point for every sale.

Huh? I thought this change got replaced by the new tax system?

pretty hard to manage glory team:)

Huh? I thought this change got replaced by the new tax system?

Does it? I guess it is possible that coincidently my enthusiasm dropped 2 points the same day perhaps because my enthusiasm was too high.

I would assume that yes.

Because this was the last alinea of the news item about the new tax system:

This will replace the previously-announced changes, which would have limited daytrading but would also have hurt the ability of other teams to do business (and particularly would have hurt new teams trying to learn how to play BuzzerBeater).