BuzzerBeater Forums

The functionality to add overage players for U21 has been removed.

Players must play in games to get the merchandise boost - merely being on the roster doesn't do it.

I'm glad to hear this

Yeah, including by-passing the rules by claiming 26years old are actually 21.

Last edited by docend24 at 10/14/2009 1:37:58 AM

If you remove the possiblity of having too old players in squad you will have no criticism as well. I do believe that this topic will be up repeatedly as long as you can have an overaged player in the squad even if it does increase merchandise or in anyway being an advantage to your team.

That they chose and perhaps even play their own crap players is almost unavoidable though. Only way to stop that is to actually limit what players that are chosable for national team squad (by salary or whatever) but that is something that I do not believe in.

i have an additional question about the merchandise boost for NT players, did only the NT performances of the last week count?
Or did it have a memory, so that old efforts will also count(maybe just the ones of the last three weeks)

Yeah, including by-passing the rules by claiming 26years old are actually 21.

Who couldn't play a single minute. Just bad managing, wasting free roster spots for unfieldable players.

Last edited by BB-Patrick at 10/14/2009 3:46:38 PM

No. Try again. First, it doesn't matter if it did any to harm others or not. Second, at times when FAs are not switched on, only way how to safe potential nt players is by call ups (and drops later when enthusiasm is not an issue) - which u21 teams should be able to do only with players not older than 21, there is 18 slots per nt team for a reason. It obviously wasn't the case this time (but it shouldn't matter) , in this case - since all wrong players were from u21 coach team - it was obvious that someone misunderstood how merchandising boost from nt players work (or hoped for a bug occuring in a formula) and exploit buggy feature - abulity to call up old players to u21 team. Which is obviously against the rules - yes, there is no direct meniton in the rules but neither was bout 22 years old actually playing for u21 team couple season ago and that was punished as an abuse. You can't chose one without the other.

I don't care if he is cheating or not, someone other would have to submit a cheaters report - which i think is pretty moot considering that coach is actually a GM (!). What is sad is the whole "oh, they can't play, everything is all right then, what's the buzz about it?" type of reaction from BB authorities, which is sending a pretty bad message to community and surprised many (non-global users included).

(unlike Juice I think critics make things better)

(unlike Juice I think critics make things better)

There's a difference between criticism and attacking.

I'm always surprise the way you seem to represent (and speak for) the community. Nobody is sending that message, you just conclude things in a strange way.

Also I find it pretty weird to raise the subject cheating while you say you didn't care. Also be aware that public cheating allegations aren't allowed. Please just submit a cheating reports (if you care) next time, I'm sure the community would love you trying to make this a better (and more fair) game by submitting cheater reports.

Last edited by BB-Patrick at 10/14/2009 6:31:05 PM

i don't think this is a kind of cheating to be reported that way. this "mistake" was made by a NT coach whose intention was obvious. it is a situation that clearly needs to be pointed out and discussed. there might be other ways to take advantage of "bugs" which in this case doesnot have an effect more than this guy's intentions. ı would certainly take some actions against him if i've been a BB, and if that wont be the case, then at least there must be some corrections on those bugs and a public notice would be more than necessary.