I hope this thread has been noticed by GMs and BBs, though only one GM wrote anything during the discussion...
it would be great to hear that somebody at least read and considered what we all wrote here...
thanks for all comments and ideas, hopefully this thread will be continued until the issue is solved!
well, this is a very sensible discussion.
I admid I didn't read everything (I picked up the thread too late for that) but yes, there is a point in saying the 'problem' should be fixed. On the other hand, it will not be so easy, and it's the same for everyone.
Buying 1 or 2 monsters does not guarantee the trophy.
the player can get injured, or he can get a bad shape, or the game can be lost by tactics or bad luck.
But ofcourse it will help.... a lot...
So personally I have mixed feelings: the opportunity is there for everyone, and the players exist. We can not make the player go away. We can not forbid managers to sell players, and certainly not to buy players.
The transferdeadline has been put in place, for the reason that is mentioned here. This is nothing new. This discussion has taken place many seasons ago, and the solution then was: transferdeadline to play in POs.
In the meantime however, players have evolved, and now we can talk about monsters wandering in BB-world. So the solution, which worked well back then, seems not working that good anymore now.
If this is getting out of hand, and the BBs feel the balance is realy wrong (again), they will look for a solution.
That solution probably might be the best and easiest, to move the deadline. If they move the deadline 2 or 3 weeks earlier in time, the monsters will cost the teams 2 or 3 weeks more wage.
Any other solution I can think of (for instance not being able to sell the player within a sudden timeframe, so a team buying such a lpayer is forced to keep him a while) might ruin teams to a point they will loose their entire team. We must be carefull not to take such measures, as that can never be the purpose.
On the other hand, I'm not so sure there realy is a problem.
to reach the POs, one needs a solid team the entire season. As competition is often tough, especially at higher leagues, managers often have little savings left to invest in monsters. So you might see it as a good tactical call if a manager succeeds to save enough during the season, still reach the POs, and then strengthen his team for 3 weeks to get the trophy. It's not THAT simple to put it just like: hey anyone who wants a trophy, just by a mutant, it's easy.
So I hope everyone understands the delicacy of this topic.
on one side you have the tactical options, and good planning, with the recources available in BB at this time.
on the other side you have the hard working manager, going for the long term strategy, seeing his chances to win the title reduced drastically, because a 'lesser' team bought a few monsters to get 1 shot at glory.
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