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Does this mean that supporters can only help new players about their questions?

Huh why would that be the case?

I believe we didn't have a search function untill 2 days ago. That's about 5 seasons and 9 weeks. I guess the new users found their help when they needed it untill know, which has nothing to do with being a supporter or not, so that won't change at all.

Last edited by BB-Patrick at 10/19/2008 5:43:21 AM

I somehow don't understand this logic...

I understand that this doesn't give supporters any sort of advantage, but to me, this really shouldn't be considered a luxury option when it is a relatively common feature in forums.

Personally, while I could live with/without the feature (i.e. Hattrick doesn't have this feature for anybody), it's something that should be free for everyone to use and there for everyone's convenience.

This would like asking you to pay extra to get a seat on a bus. You don't need to sit down to get from start to finish, but it should would be nice to know you have that option. Just my 2 cents.

That's a fair explanation,

Again, I'm not complaining that I don't have it, as I'm just fine with or without it.

To me, it just seems like if you were to implement the search option at all, it should be something that you release when everyone can use it.

IMO, this announcement came off as a rather "snobbish" move from the developers that make it seem like you should pay in order to get what seems like a very basic feature (no talking about the other features, but just this one in particular).

IMO, this announcement came off as a rather "snobbish" move from the developers that make it seem like you should pay in order to get what seems like a very basic feature (no talking about the other features, but just this one in particular).

You have to remember that while the BB team has an unparalleled passion for BuzzerBeater, BB is also a business. and as such the business needs to make enough money to be self-sustaining.

Creating features that do not give an inherent in-game advantage that fall under the Supporter umbrella is a necessary part of that.

Let me relate a personal story here.

I've been yelling, screaming, begging, etc. for a forum search for, well, forever. It's incredibly useful in the moderating of the forums, and it's never been technically feasible to do for even one user (me).

Now that a way has been found to make it available to a limited amount of users, there has to be a consistent way of deciding who gets it, and that's why it falls under the Supporter package as of now.

I can understand your position, but please understand that these decisions aren't taken lightly, and Charles did a fantastic job of outlining why.