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What do you mean by "extra training"? It is my understanding you can only train 1 area per week. So far I have only trained stamina and FT so I haven't delved into the specialist training just yet, I am waiting for the new season to start.

Training is based on the amount of playing time at a position during the week. But a player who plays more than 48 minutes in a week doesn't get any training benefit past 48 minutes. And a player with less than 48 minutes doesn't get a proportional share of training. That is a player who plays 36 minutes doesn't get 36/48 (3/4) of the training.

So ideally to maximize your training - you would want to have all your trainees play 48 minutes per week. Anything over 48 is wasted. Anything less than 48 is less efficient. This is somewhat similar to the idea in HT of using the maximum number of training positions (eg if you train defense, use 5-3-2 or 5-4-1 in both matches).

But it is hard to have 3 players each play 48 minutes at a position, say C. You have two league games, and you may want your best center to play perhaps 30 minutes per game (60 total), assuming you want to win. The backup might play 36 minutes in the two games.

So then you have your scrimmage. You'll probably want your backup to get the 12 minutes to bring him up to 48 (which are the most effective), and it will also help maintain his GS.

That leaves you with the final 36 minutes (at best). The question is it better to have a dedicated center trainee, who doesn't get 100% training. Or is better to use the training for other players. If you are training rebounding, you could use a forward or even a guard as a C in the scrimmage.

I was using "extra training" to mean any training minutes beyond those needed for your top 2 players/trainees to get their 48.

OK I follow you. Very good to know, I didn't realize anything beyond 48 was wasted.

Right now I am only training FT but when the new season starts I will definitely use this example.

Here's a question then:

The training system takes in consideration the whole week and the minutes played at the trained position during the days. But if I change my training during the week, what happens to the minutes trained so far?

e.g: I train my C at ID. He plays in the 2nd day of the week a game in which he does the 48 minutes. If I change to IS to the other two games, will the game discard my ID train and consider that I played my 3 games of the week at IS?

Here's a question then:

The training system takes in consideration the whole week and the minutes played at the trained position during the days. But if I change my training during the week, what happens to the minutes trained so far?

just like in hattrick the training you set right before the trainingsupdate will be the one that is going to happen. You can change the whole week to whatsoever, if you put IS as training before the update happens, then Is it will be and nothing else.

BB is gullible. It thinks you trained whatever your setting is at the time of the training update on Friday. All that happens during the games is to record the number of minutes played at each position. The game engine does not check what you are training.

Clearly, it makes sense for you to decide your training at the start of the week, and to use lineups that will maximize your training benefit. But things can go wrong. You can be training C, but one center can get injured after 6 minutes. He will still get training for those 6 minutes even if he is injured at the time of the training update, but 6 minutes might only get 5% of what 48 minutes would give. So later in the week you might decide to switch to some other training which will be more effective.

Thanks for the great tips everyone.
Good think I play HT, being that tthe games are so similar.

Don't wanna start a new topic and I think this just might fit in this thread:

Is there any limit on how high you can train stamina? At least there weren't any players over prominent stamina on TL.

Last edited by hoo-cee at 8/7/2008 2:13:27 PM

Prominent is the cap on stamina.

Thanks. Would be good if that was mentioned in the rules, I'd say. And also that proficient is the cap on game shape(?).

Yes.