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No offense but the auto-bid is a ridiculous idea. If a user isn't around to bid then too bad, go for the next one. Autobid would be a disastrous attempt to fix something that is not really broken.

I will repeat my claims here...

1) This game is about BB managing, not about who can get more online whenever he wants.

2) An auction in the real-world will be set to a time that as much participants (biders) could attend to.

3) Current system gives great advantage to a very narrow type of users. Otherwise (in case it will not change anything)you would not support it.
BB game is intended to be played by as much potential users there are.
By the current system defined there are much who have left the game or will be leaving the game.

Basically you didn't gave a claim that holds ground but just repeated arguments that are just irrelevant to BB managing and your main concern is to keep this unfair advantage, that you probably enjoys, in place.

Auto-bidding system will just make it more fair for all users, and by that will expand the amount of users playing this game.
A player that can't compete due to rules who gives great advantage to others, advantage that has nothing to do with BB managing, will just leave the game in the end.

Let's summarize this issue.
Here are the questions that are needed to be answered;

1) Question: Does it gives any advantage to narrow type of users?
Answer: Definately - users that can get online whenever they want through out the day can place better bids and be part of more bids.

2) Question: Does this game is intended to be played just by those type of users that can get online "whenever they want"?
Answer: No, it is intended to be played by variety of users. Most, cannot attend a bid or get active in BB whenever they can.

3) Question: Is BB managing is measured by how much time a day a manager itself can be free for setting deals with players?
Answer: No, it is not part of the BB manager!
The manager, in real-life, defines the max price for a player and its representative is requested to close the best deal he can.
Sounds like Auto-Bid system to me...

4) Question: Will users lose the fan of being part of a bid-war?
Answer: This calim is absurd.
Currenlty the claim to this majority of users is that they should put the MAX price from start, so what is the difference?
Those who favor of bid-war could start their bid-war from exactly that price (more precisely, a little bit less), when the auto-bid part ends.

5) Question: Is this suggestion is good, but just not important?
Answer: As the main point any game is to be fair, and to have as many possible users as can be (under the limitation that there is need to be a challenge in the game), it is most definately one of the top priorities.
Moreover, setting an auto-bid system is rather simple.

Last edited by Pini פיני at 10/22/2011 11:09:22 AM

Now this is just a bad excuse.x2

Are you on drugs and does your mom know? How are these bad examples. They are valid answers to your questions. It's not my problem that you can't understand them.
Players have 3 day transfer window. You have plenty of time to make your bid. You do not have to be online 24/7, so please stop stating that as a fact. Search the TL, if you are a supporter, bookmark them, if you are not, mark the players and times into a separate file. Check those players every time you log on (unless you plan to log in next after 3 days) and make bids according to your funds and if you can be online or can not be online, at the time of selling.
I asked you a direct question: What is the "correct" amount of logins per month/week/day? I need an answer. Let me remind you, that you in no way can suffle through TL in 5 minutes effectivly. So think it through thoroughly before you answer.

Basically you are arguing against it for one reason only - you can get online whenever you want, and it gives you great advantage.

What exactly are you basing this on? Do you know me? Look at my transfers, read my previous posts about how I have acquired my players. This game does not need you to be online 24/7 to be successful. It needs you to log on once every 2 days. The better your team gets, the less you need to log on.
So I will be waiting for your answer on the question above.

Last edited by Kukoc at 10/22/2011 9:44:53 AM

Well, except speaking dirty (and proving by that what?), you haven't raised any claim. Again.

You've asked a single Q though:

What is the "correct" amount of logins per month/week/day?

The answer is that searching the TL takes different time upon your limitations.
When you get to an higher league, you need better players and it is harder to find (I guess...).
Anyhow, I guess that one hour a day (and even less) is enough.

Although, this question is void.

The question is not how much time, but whether this player needs to get online whenever an auction he like is going on.
The answer to that - Definately no.
He can get online whenever he wants, choose the auctions interesting him and set an auto-bid.

And I will repeat one more time.
Setting the MAX bid is not like finding the best price you can get, which is what those very thin group of users can do.

I've put another message with Q and A.
Find a Q that you think the A is wrong.
Bring a claim and do not repeat Q already answered.
You are most definately defending a position with cause. Otherwise you wouldn't bring your false claims.

Why don't you just admit that you are one of those guys that can get online much more than the others and this is the only reason you are against it?

cause i am not, i just think your merging ideas aren't practical. And i didn't see your moinority on the old system.

You just keep repeating the same stuff, don't you? I'll play one more round, but that is it.

1) No it will not be more complicated.

Yes, it will. There will be more parameters to handle if you want to make the system useful. An important principle in BB is that the bid amount is frozen until the transfer completes or you are not the highest bidder anymore. This will either limit the usefulness of auto-bid (and there would at least seemingly be an advantage for those who have a lot of cash; I didn't really think this aspect through yet) or the system will require more complicated management. There are many potential issues: you may be in a situation where you preferred auto-bid will lag a less-desired one, or you are left wondering why your auto-bid never happened (e.g. if you ran out of money during the period and the bid therefore went inactive). You may claim that the system would not be more complex if you like, but you are just dead wrong.

Rookie-users could continue bidding online.
It will just start from the price set by the auto-bidding system.

Do you think this will put the new users in a disadvantage? Choose carefully. :-)

In addition. I didn't see any interaction besides the bidding itself in an auction at BB.

I did. For example, I have been several times in a bid war with the same team. I have been in bid wars with teams from the same league, with friends, etc. I have seen teams' bids because they may actually stay visible on the transfer list for a longer period in the current system.

So let's write exactly your claims here and we will quote them.
1)

"Giving advantage to those who are willing to spend some time is IMO actually a pretty good approach."

So you are claiming:
a) There is an advantage being oniline whenever you can.
b) There is a reason why it should give this advantage.

There is an advantage in the sense that you are there to make the call whether you want to go one higher as the auction is closing. This is a tradeoff in time. You spend the real-world time in the game to potentially land a player (a certain skill set) you want sooner than you would on average get a similar player (skill set) at potentially a lower price. I think this is appropriate, yes. I have seen no argument against this that actually holds water. Your argument (which I cut) is that this game is about BB management, which is not an argument that has much meaning. I am not even sure whether you mean 'basketball' or 'BuzzerBeater' by saying BB.

2)

due to supply of players, the advantage is generally rather insignificant for the majority of users.

And here is the opposite claim.
There is no in between.
Or that it gives an advantage or not. period.

There is no opposite claim. A small advantage is still an advantage, no? In majority of cases it is so insignificant that it does not matter much in the game. Try to see some shades of grey, please.

3)

I do not believe the transfer market should be designed such that everyone is automatically going to get the best possible deal on any given player. Where's the fun in that? This is a game after all.

Basically you are consistently contradicts yourself - now you are arguing:
It gives great advantage for frequent online users and we deserve it.
No you don't. This is BB managing an not anything else.

Now you are simply insulting me and the readers of this thread. I admit that I have not read your latest answers to other users carefully, because you seem to just repeat the same stuff over and over again. I am however not happy with your style of twisting other people's arguments and putting words in their mouth, which has become very apparent in your replies to me and others.

Generaly speaking you are suggesting any claim (that contradicts each other) in favor of keeping your advantage.
By that keeping this game narrow to much smaller community.

Why not just giving money upon time a person is active on site?
It is purely the same.

I have explained to you already that there is no contradiction. And I am most definitely not trying to keep some super advantage to myself. How do you come up with this stuff? Look at my transfers, count them, see when I started in this game. I have lost many more bid wars (in the dozens) than won (perhaps half a dozen), and given the activity level of the average user I believe an auto-bid system would rather increase than reduce any advantage that I may or may not have.

I'm done with this, thanks.

I just think your merging ideas aren't practical.

Aren't practical?
First, you are changing again your argument,
Second, why isn't it practical? [Basically it is a claim w/o content].

And i didn't see your moinority on the old system.

Didn't understood your claim.

Aren't practical?
First, you are changing again your argument,
Second, why isn't it practical? [Basically it is a claim w/o content].

i never said anything else and explained it to you where detailed, don't know how you come up with changing mind.

Anyhow, I guess that one hour a day (and even less) is enough.

A team does go bot after 6 economic update. You are suggesting that this game should be equally playable for everyone. No just those who can log on whenever they want. Let's say a user can log on once a week. How can you make this game fair for him? Are you saying anyone that can not log in every day should not play this game? How can you expect a result in a discussion, when your starting theory is wrong and the outcome of your main claim is utopistic.

1) Question: Does it gives any advantage to narrow type of users?

Let's try to widen the search for your first question. Does knowing english in general give you any advantage in this game?, does more online time give you any advantage in this game?, does playing in small country give you any advantage in this game?, does better than dial-up connection give you any advantage in this game?
Should we forbid forum posts that are not understandable to everyone. If you want to post, you must have 98 translations (give or take) ready. Limit logins and time spent online. You can log in 5 times a week, not more than 5 hours total online time per weel (so you have to choose, either you want to do something else or watch games). Give everyone dial-up connection speed on the site (now this would be fun, most of us would soon quit).
If you read the forums carefully, I have been against many of the suggestions trying to give supporters any ingame or moneytary advantage. Notice the fact that I am a supporter myself. So your this assumption is also wrong ->

You are most definately defending a position with cause. Otherwise you wouldn't bring your false claims.

I don't like a game where you log in, push optimize button and log out. I like a game where I can influence things. Like: dealing with injuries (changing lineups), scouting opponents, choosing tactics, buying players. I don't need a comp to do those things for me.