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Date: 12/19/2020 1:52:27 PM
TrenseRI
III.2
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ChiLeaders
What happened to BB-Simone? If he's gone for good, does he plan to get another helping hand for development from the userbase?
BB-Simone is still with us, in the role of an advisor. We'd love to have more people like him helping us out, but adding a team member is a process which we don't always advertise, for reasons already mentioned.

Why hasn't BuzzerBeater advertised more?
We have had mixed results with our advertising spendings and will increase it once we have a suitable person or company to handle it properly. We are currently in the process of making that happen.

Can you get a chat system working for games or the site? The current chat system does not work that well for games. Live Chat is something people want.
A better chat system that will be an integral part of the whole BB experience is planned as a part of the new app/site.

How is the league schedule set? Sometimes it feels unbalanced with how the games are scheduled for some teams. Back to back home games for example.
The schedule is set by forming a list of teams sorted randomly and then using the same pattern for everyone, arranged into matches for the season.

Have you ever thought about changing the weekly schedule for Buzzerbeater?
There have been discussion. The overall conclusion is that this is something we might want to do but can be very difficult to implement properly, hence it is not planned at the moment.

It would be helpful for new teams to have the option to get a loan to build up their arena faster. Thoughts on implementing something like this? Difficult for new teams to get revenue.
We already upped the initial arena numbers for new teams at one point. Implementing loans is not an option for BB, even if it is for a very specific use.

Is there a plan to add weekly maintenance costs to the economy page so that there is an accurate representation of how much revenue teams are making every week?
Yes. It is in the works.

Is there a plan to automate the MVP votes for a spesific time so we will not need to ask you to run it manualy every off season? And are there plans to move some more stuff like that to the end of the regular season?
Automation of that specific part is not implementable in a way that wouldn't cause processing delay - so, for now at least, it will still be run manually. Also, I love getting emails from you About the second question: no.

Is it true that nominally open outside shots have team rating OD applied to them and if yes, can we do something about it?
Every shot has a team OD rating applied to it, in various degrees. We are currently modifying that and other factors to make the GE more balanced. The new GE should reflect that.

Could we have a more realistic economic feature?
Yes! When? I don't know, really...

Why are there so many unnecessary bot teams in a lower leagues when there could be less leagues but with only human teams, which would be much more fun for everyone playing there?
It is a very long standing idea of making a different kind of promotion and demotion structure for all countries - something that would look more like a skyscraper rather than pyramid. We're still considering the best way to implement and have options open to expand back when/if users numbers grow. This might happen after the app is released so we'll first wait and see how that affects our user numbers.

Since the server migration i am unable to use players hyperlinks from my excel sheets as NT coach. (i guess it has to do something with http protocol). Is there anything i can do about it?
Access to player overview pages without logging into the game has been disabled as our ongoing fight with datamining. Just log in and then the issue is gone.

Is this site undergoing updates? Are there more changes in source code coming? Will you tell us when its ready?
Yes, yes and yes!

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Date: 12/19/2020 1:52:47 PM
TrenseRI
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ChiLeaders
How would you attract more female managers to BB?
We'll this is something we should do market reseach on My first thought would be to have the option of controlling another team, this one being of female players, a WBB team, in most regards similar to Utopia teams. It's just an idea though...

Is it possible to enhance the bot teams level and skills?
Of course! We made them intentionally weak to help human teams promote faster but we can make them more challenging without much effort. But it is not planned at the moment.

Did you ever consider a decrease in stamina values. For example is it possible to make that a guy can play 48 minutes in a match only if he has legendary stamina level. If less, player has to be substituted with another player or lucky fan. Basically there should be meassures to prevent ~7 or less player teams in the game. I think stamina could be simple solution to that.
A good suggestion. We'll consider it and get back to you.

Can we get some of the criteria that counts for the MVP awards? Like, top point scorers will give the same mvp points as a top rebounders?
Nah, it's better to leave this a mystery, at least at this time.

What happens if Marin decides he's had enough of this? It's a pretty thankless task at times, get's a lot more abuse than thanks... The server move last offseason doesn't seem to have fixed the stability of anything this offseason. No or very slow development elsewhere, etc. Is there a backup plan or if Marin decides he's done or is BB done too?
Wow, what a question for the end of the Q&A! First of all, let me put your mind at ease - I will never abandon BB, so barring force majeure - I will work for BB forever. If something happens to me, there are other people that can take care of the site on their own and can take over at any point. I might get tired and overwhelmed at times, and while things seem to have been moving slowly lately, we have great plans for BB's future and I'm very excited to see them realized!


Last edited by BB-Marin at 12/19/2020 1:54:19 PM

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Date: 12/19/2020 3:07:18 PM
Freccia Azzurra
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we have great plans for BB's future and I'm very excited to see them realized!


That's enough, thanks!

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Date: 12/19/2020 5:20:48 PM
Agliana Angels
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Thank you Marin ;-)

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Date: 12/19/2020 5:23:09 PM
Golden Eаgles
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We've been waiting for your messages for so long!

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Date: 12/19/2020 6:43:49 PM
BC Ronningen
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Grateful for your replies and looking forward for BB future! You and the rest of the team are doing a good job. Keep it up and keep following the plan you have in mind

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Date: 12/19/2020 6:48:16 PM
Joruus
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Interesting. Thank you. :)

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Date: 12/19/2020 7:51:38 PM
Hip Hop Macedonia
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I will never abandon BB, so barring force majeure - I will work for BB forever. If something happens to me, there are other people that can take care of the site on their own and can take over at any point. I might get tired and overwhelmed at times, and while things seem to have been moving slowly lately, we have great plans for BB's future and I'm very excited to see them realized!


Gave me goosebumps.

Also, can someone close the "Is BB slowly dying" forum topic, finally? Thanks! lol



Last edited by Hip Hop Car! at 12/19/2020 7:52:39 PM

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