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Cheers!

Good to know that I did at least something right by extending the arena
Other than that, I seem to have messed up. Used crunch time in my first match thinking it was the playoffs already (was a bit confused by the "simulating" playoff matches at the bottom of the league page and I thought to myself, great timing! just to figure out that it was just another normal league match...but lesson learned). I did read about the standard tactics that bots use so I'll fiddle around with that for a while. Basically, once I figure out my starters I will only work on getting my game shape on and fixing my enthusiasm.

Speaking of figuring out starters, what should I prioritize? If push comes to shove, what am I gunning for? a 90+ TSP 33+ yo or a 24 yo with an abysmal 60ish TSP?

I did read on how training works, but most of the training strategies threads are fairly old. And is there a reason why I'd have to wait for the draft?. I seem to have wasted a tone of money so TL is not really an option, but I could work with that if that's the best step for me to take. Basically, it comes down to, once again, what sort of players do I need to prioritize?Am I going for old farts with some class behind and a good set of skills (they seem to come cheap, yet with big salaries) or do I stick to my good ol' danish amateurs (especially now that the salary cap doesn't apply just yet and it would save me some money)?

As for the trainer...the more I hear about it,the more I am certain that I made a mistake by investing in one. Not to mention that I pressed some other wrong buttons and hired even more staff (go carried away by the idea of having one of my players join the staff too)

Thanks for all the answers though. Still keep on seeing how a "beast" of this game really looks like

Happy New Year! to begin with
I'll focus on that, but I wouldn't want to be in a "comatose" state for the first few months, just to go wild after (can't guarantee my enthusiasm will be the same)
But I will train a PG and a PF for now ...or at least I think I will be doing that (still trying to get a hang of how to distribute the minutes - it tickles my brain and I kind of like it). Just to get used to how to handle training in the future as efficiently as possible
Do the minutes in scrimmages count for training?

And cheers for the transfers advice. Really appreciate and will keep it in mind. That's the kind of information I like

Now I need just to keep my hands away from the TL and fire a couple of more lads

Thanks! Re-read the manual
I deserve my noob badge

I might sound like an idiot for asking this, but the silent one is always the bigger fool

Is there a reason why I am not able to have more than one training covering 2 positions?

I seem to missing out on something and couldn't really find the answer in neither the manual nor the guide

whenever I select, let's say shot blocking, to be trained for C/PF and update it and then go to pick Inside Defense for the same group of players (C/PF) and update it again, the shot blocking training reverts to one position only (C) even though I've updated it for 2

You can only have one type of training per week. The default training for shot blocking is single position (C). So if you pick shot blocking for two positions that will be the training executed on Friday. Unless you change your training that will remain your training choice.

To be clear, whatever training you have selected at the time of the training update Friday will be the training applied to the players that played minutes at the trained positions.

Last edited by Grabby at 1/2/2020 3:22:49 PM

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, I see

and here I was, hyped that I will be getting to train so many players at a time (was already working on cross training, maximizing game efficiency...spent a whole afternoon putting all the info into the spreadsheet)
pfuuu, that kind of kills my enthusiasm for the game. First punch to be knocking me back into reality. So it is one of those auto-pilot games as well.

good that I didn't go full retard and buy that +1 one year membership...booyy, would I have been in for a surprise; having 2 cans of paint spread on the wall waiting to dry would have been a good start for the new year

Thank you Sir. I owe you a drink

PS: is the training at least happening at a decent rate or is it one of those where you can go on a holiday until the next winter holidays?

Welcome! I didn't read through all the previous replies but I'm assuming you already got some answers for your questions. When it comes to training and your most recent questions about its speed etc, I'd recommend checking out a thread "Training Simulator" http://www.buzzerbeater.com/community/forum/read.aspx?thr...

As for the spreadsheet itself, here's a link for a rather good one so you don't have to create one by yourself. Going through different sheets you'll also find the training speeds and the age, height, and trainer coefficients aswell.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1D9a6g4U7S7eFdlQWVhczFiY...

cheers!

lost a bit of the enthusiasm with tonight's "news", but will have a look

I hate to kill your buzz, but Buzzerbeater is a game of the long haul, it's a marathon not a sprint. Training updates every week, and as long as you train really young players you'll get skill pops almost every week. But you can't train a player to a strong competitive level in a season. Most skills take 2 weeks of full training at the very minimum to level up, that is for an 18-yo with 48 minutes, decent trainer or facilities (for example, advanced trainer but no facilities) and single (or otherwise fewest) position training (for example shotblocking for just C, or rebounding for PF/C). Also, the height of the player should match the trained position (because training outside defense on a tall guy goes slower than on a short guy).

For more info on training speed, check the training simulator, it has all formulas and parameters you can play with to forecast progression of training.

However I wouldn't call this an auto-pilot game. There's 3 games every week for which you should prepare, by scouting your opponent, figuring out his strengths and weakness and gameplan accordingly. This won't me much against bot teams, but since there's a lot to figure out anyway when you start you'll have your hands full until you manage to promote and play human opponents. Also, there's a constantly evolving transfer list that you can hunt for proper players, you can spend a lot of time to find good buys, and save money by buying low and selling 'high' (not immediately though).

My advice is to not spend any real money on training yet, it is the most delicate part of the game and shows slowest progression. It also costs more than it brings you financially, and money is the most constrained resource for a starting player. You'd do best to focus on increasing income by expanding arena and buying cheap players that can win you more games (if applicable). You should focus on 27+ players, taking into account that younger is usually more expensive, and there's a big value drop when players turn 33 because at that point they start dropping in skill levels.
You could buy 1 or 2 super cheap (25k or less) 18yo when the season starts, aim for at least all-star potential and 50 TSP and figure out how training works with those. Get a trainer that doesn't cost more than 15k/week and get rid of all other staff.

When you figure out how you should train (what skills, what order because of secondary training and elasticity, how to get players 48 minutes in a game), then you can try to spend some money on training (either in scouting points for the draft or better yet buying young players on the market because you'll know what you get for cheap, and better trainer/facilities).