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154421.43 in reply to 154421.36
Date: 8/22/2010 4:00:11 AM
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I'm glad I'm not a BB.

I see it as them having two paths to choose from:

Path A

1) Put hours into creating a major new feature to improve gaming experience for your users..
2) Test thoroughly to ensure no bugs.
3) Have Harry, his sister, his kid brother and even their grand mother complain the new feature is not out.


Path B

1) Put hours into creating a major new feature to improve gaming experience for your users..
2) Rush the launch to please users.
3) Have Harry, his sister, his kid brother and even their grand mother complain the new feature is bug ridden.

Either way its hours of work and user bitching.. lol...
Earning money is tough eh boys? :P

There is also a Path C.
Spend 30 seconds to write two lines on this forum saying whatever there is to say (the draft list will come out soon, the new feature is not ready, the new draft was only a joke, etc.)

In the meantime I will drop my investments on the scouts.

Last edited by Newton07 at 8/22/2010 4:01:22 AM

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154421.44 in reply to 154421.34
Date: 8/22/2010 7:02:04 AM
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sigh.
My point was trying to help you, who said that your first language is not English. What the post meant was that EVERY SEASON there will be a scouting combine held during the all-star break. And every year, beginning after the all-star break you can spend your 10 "points" to see it. The post, grammatically speaking, makes no connection between a release date for the new draft system and this year's all star break. If you or your LA interpreted it as such, I can see why you might be upset. But, the fact is that if you did so, you were mistaken, not the BB's. The draft doesn't happen until after the season is over. No one should expect a new system to be implemented before "(for Season 13, later in the season)" because this was and is the only time frame given by the developers. If you need help understanding "later in the season" let me know.

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154421.45 in reply to 154421.44
Date: 8/22/2010 7:46:32 AM
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Later in the season refers to the publishing of the initial rankings in Season 13; the point about the combine at the ASW is not qualified.

I read it as a logical deadline, that if we had to make a decision at the ASW about whether to run the combine or not, then we'd get the initial list before the ASW, as that is implicit in the original statement.

I think maybe that was the original intention and the BBs are running late.

Fair enough - BBEdju hjas said there will be news soon - although why the friggin' mystery, I don't understand. If it's being debugged and there's no soft or hard launch date yet, why not just say so?

When all is said and done, there is still a fair few weeks before the draft. Some clarification, however, would've been the sensible thing to do and I'm not sure "soon" cuts it, although it's something.






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154421.46 in reply to 154421.43
Date: 8/22/2010 8:01:50 AM
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What would you like them to write?

We're working on it people! Its coming soon!


won't that jus lead to more threads like this? : )

Soon? When?

If they set a date... again it leads to path A or B.


Just take a chill pill. Either way you won't be getting your drafts till the end of the season. Does it make a major difference that you get to see the new scouting system two days ago instead of next week? but yea... BBEdju did say its almost done... perhaps he could have put a short notice like u suggested.. *shrugs*

I'm pretty hooked on this game... but I know when to step back and let the developers do their job :P

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154421.47 in reply to 154421.46
Date: 8/22/2010 9:29:54 AM
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Give supporters a new feature.
Just tell us if you are working on it
No sneak peaks or teasers.
I would rather a two sentence post saying you are working on it.
I want the real thing sooner than teasers now. :}

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154421.48 in reply to 154421.45
Date: 8/22/2010 9:31:15 AM
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You are absolutely right.
The new system being new suggests that the initial release of the combine results will be the initial release of the system, although it takes a bit of extrapolation to reach that conclusion. The real release date was given here:
"Season 13 will debut a new, more interactive scouting system!"

Why would any more clarification than" it is coming in season 13" be sensible, judging from the reaction we are seeing in this thread? I understand that people no longer have any patience. I understand that people feel they deserve some sort of extra service because they pay, although what they pay for are all of the extra services they already receive. I just disagree that they are right or that the developers are under any obligation whatsoever to A) release a feature that isn't ready or continually update what is going on in game development.

Last edited by somdetsfinest at 8/22/2010 9:34:58 AM

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154421.49 in reply to 154421.48
Date: 8/22/2010 9:36:50 AM
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Try to look at this a different way. I realise, as I am sure most people do, that the BBs are working hard and doing the best they can to release this new feature as quick as possible and with as few problems or bugs as possible.

But people are impatient. People like to know what is happening, regardless of whether they pay or don't pay.
Would it really be that hard for a BB to post a message on the news page once a week saying something like, "The new draft system is looking good and should be ready for release in a few weeks", or "The draft system is nearly finished and should be released later in the week."

I'm not saying they have to do this, I'm just saying that it isn't that hard to post a message once a week on the subject to keep us all updated and prevent people complaining about it for hundreds of posts.

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154421.50 in reply to 154421.49
Date: 8/22/2010 11:07:26 AM
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people are impatient.


This says it all.

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154421.51 in reply to 154421.50
Date: 8/22/2010 11:14:10 AM
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What about, customer is always right? hahaha

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154421.52 in reply to 154421.46
Date: 8/22/2010 11:42:19 AM
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What would you like them to write?

We're working on it people! Its coming soon!


won't that jus lead to more threads like this? : )


I think this thread started because it was ASW in a few days time (when the first post was made), which is one of two times in the season when new features generally are added. I don't think the thread started off as any more than a request for clarification on whether the new draft system would be introduced during ASW.

I don't think generally that supporters hound the BBs for details on proposed new features*.

*Let's just leave the economy out of this.

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154421.53 in reply to 154421.52
Date: 8/22/2010 12:48:29 PM
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Listen, this thing is coming soon - real soon.

However, we want to make sure it works before we release the final product. We don't want to be like a software company that releases a console game and then has to release several patches to fix all of the items that do not work just so that they could rush it to market more quickly so that they can make money more quickly.

We don't have that financial burden - we do not have to rush something to make more money.

To quell fears, any scouting you've spent money on will be available when the new scouting system comes out (and please note that this is actually a new scouting system, and that the actual draft event itself will remain the same).

I'll be glad to answer any questions that are not "what precise moment will the new scouting system be released" =)

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