February 16th, 2010 Q&A with Support Admins
ARCHETYPE ETA
Q. Quinton Jackson- When is this archetype thing going to be implemented?
A. Catch22- High probability of being in effect for next season [s15] - when it's actually uploaded to the live server depends on coding/testing.
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Q. OBFuSCaTe- A lot of people make players D41 then boost. Is it possible that the new archetype is in effect D41 rather then next season. Or is D41 definitely not going to happen?
A. Catch22- There's a good chance it will be available sometime in the post-season. But no guarantees.
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LOCKED LEAGUES
Q. Ignatius J Reilly- What is the plan with Locked Leagues. Are they coming in the near future?
A. Catch22- Not going to happen - so no.
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UNANSWERED SUPPORT TICKETS
Q. CMON- What is the best way to go about an unanswered Support Ticket? I'm talking months.
A. EllisBell- If you have a ticket that hasn't been responded to, please PM support again with the original ticket#. We try not to lose tickets but if you have been waiting months this is likely the case.
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WHERE DO THE ADMINS WORK?
Q. [Where do the admins work? Do you meet up?]
A. Catch22- Every one works at their own home and we meet at scheduled times to discuss GLB issues.
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WILL GLB EVER BE A “LIVE” GAME (ala MADDEN/QUICKHIT)
Q. James Madison- Is there any possibility in the future that the game will actually be playable? For example, QuickHit football...lets you play the games by picking which play your team does and then it simulates the play, while you get to watch.
A. Catch22- No, it'll never be a "live" game per se as far as I know.
A. Max Zorin- There are no plans to make a more 'live' version of GLB, which is what QuickHit has. We want to keep the 'you don't have to be there at the very moment to play the game' aspect of GLB intact. We would prefer to keep ourselves separated from QH.
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POLL RESULTS FOR BORT'S NEXT GAME
Q. ZXC- With that poll that Bort did for Super Sunday, what was the most popular answer for next game to be made?
A. Catch22- Baseball, followed closely by Basketball.
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PYRAMID LEAGUE STRUCTURE
Q. I'mTheScientist- Has any thought been given to eliminating the Pyramid structure all together and going with a different system?
A. Catch22- No but doesn't mean we won't revisit it at a later date.
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BUYING CPU TEAMS MIDSEASON
Q. Ignatius J Reilly- Is it possible to buy CPU Teams mid season?
A. Max Zorin- Not at the moment. But this option is very much being considered.
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ARCHETYPE REVISIONS AND EDITS
Q. Kayoh-
1.Why was the OL and DL archetypes toned down from 3 to 4 majors?
2. Why was Confidence added to the Combo LB's major list?
3. Why do WRs now have 5 majors (.4 per) and CBs still have 4 majors (.5 per)?
A. Catch22- All were balance issues after evaluating how end game builds would be with the initial proposed archetypes.
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GLOBAL RANKINGS
Q. vike fan 4 life- Are there any plans on a top 10 global rankings for everyones view so we dont have to go on which hunts for them?
A. EllisBell- This is something we are looking into - a possible "Agent" ranking and or "Team" ranking
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GAMES EVERYDAY
Q. wombat killer- Has the idea of games every day ever been considered?
A. Catch22- No. Some people like/need the day off to prepare for the next game and take some time off.
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MINIMUM LEVEL AND CPU RESTRICTIONS
Q. jrsmith099- Any chance of a minimum level restriction and a minimum # of non-cpu players per roster in the higher leagues?
A. EllisBell- There are currently minimum levels and if teams have too many CPU Players they may not qualify for Media Revenue, a deterrent to not signing human owned players
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ATTRIBUTES OVER 100
Q. I'mTheScientist- How does Bort feel about allowing attributes over 100? Will there come a day where he will make 100 (including EQ) the max?
A. Catch22- Discussed - not going to happen. We're talking about several ways to balance uber high attributes though, mainly through making the secondary attributes have more value/meaning in the sim.
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FAME
Q. DONKEIDIC- Is anything new being done with fame?
A. Catch22- Not right now - it might be down the road though.
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REGION SWAPPING
Q. CMON- Will region swapping be allowed again to at least have a few strong regions?
A. EllisBell- During the offseason you can place a request to transfer your team to a new region if you would like. If there is space available and your team qualifies we will accommodate this request. We will also go through and consolidate regions as best as possible to get rid of extra CPU teams.
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FLUFF QUESTION
Q. ITS- Catch, if you could change 1 thing about GLB that is not currently being addressed....what would it be?
A. Catch22- The thing I plan on addressing with my next project - making it to where owning/coordinating doesn't always require so much work.
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FREQUENCY OF MAJOR CHANGES
Q. spoons04- Why all the player build changes every other season? Will this ever stop?
A. Catch22- It will stop - a reason we're doing a lot of these changes now is with a goal of having more of an end game in terms of player development in mind. Doesn't mean we won't tweak things that need fixing or add things as needed but the player archetypes is probably going to be the last major change we do to player development.
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NEW VA's & SA's
Q. ITS- Any new VA's or SA's on the horizon for season 15?
A. Catch22- Yes.
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PASS BLOCK ARCHETYPE AND PROTECTOR SA
Q. Kayoh- I saw that the Pass/Run blocking OL archetypes give a bonus and penalty, respectively, to the Protector SA to all OTs. Does that mean that both LTs and RTs will be able to use Protector starting next season?
A. Catch22- No, that will still only apply to players playing LT.
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NEW LEAGUE BETWEEN REGULAR AND CASUAL
Q. OBFuSCaTe- Catch, you eluded to a league between regular and casual being a potential next project. Offering more customization then casual and less AI then regular. How far out on the horizon is this league... are we talking S16, 17, or no clue. And when/if this league is created, would we be allowed to shift regular/casual teams to this new league?
A. Catch22- If I had to guess I'd say s17 or later. Going to take me a while to do all that is involved with that. Not sure on latter question but I'm sure we'll probably do something.
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ADMINS INDIVIDUAL AREAS
Q. ZXC- I realize that the Admins help each other out, but what are the ACTUAL jobs for each Admin OR for each MAIN Admin?
A. Max Zorin:
Pallow - Forums
Boz, Rick Blaine, Jim Rockford, euchrid, EB - Support
Myself - Mix of Support and Forums
Catch - Bugs Issues, Heads up Testing, Q&A
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COLLUSION
Q. CMON- Collusion -- other than the forum, is there anywhere in which rules can be posted, like a top tab? Seems like there is a lot of collusion going on and no one knows the rules.
A. Catch22- Probably something that should be done/posted but hasn't been. The problem with collusion is it's hard to police because of the number of teams out there and enforcing is another matter because it's often a matter of interpretation. I agree there should be some guidelines but hopefully the things Bort is working on in regards to this will help resolve a lot of the collusion type issues that take place. It's definitely something we are aware of and working on.
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SPECIAL TEAMS AI
Q. Guppy, Inc.- Will we ever get a [Special Teams] AI?
A. Catch22- I won't say no, I'll just say not likely.
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NEW OFFENSIVE PLAYS AND OPC
Q. burn_209- Any new plays. I know we had that create a play thing and I was wondering if you guys are going to add any of those plays or honestly just give us a OPC?
A. Catch22- OPC is not going to happen. We're working on adding more plays in the near future and potentially more offensive formations down the line.
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FIRST ROUND BYE
Q. mccollums- First round bye in Playoffs for #1 and #2 seeds? .. has this ever been proposed?
A. EllisBell- Not sure if this has been proposed before, it isn't a bad idea but not sure if the current playoff system would need to be majorly changed to allow for it.
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INAPPROPRIATE NAMES AND AVATARS
Q. Rumble Bee- While support is currently going after and changing Inappropriate player names will they be going after Inappropriate avatars also? Will we be allowed to re-change their players name?
A. EllisBell- Inappropriate avatars should be reported to support and will be changed. If your player name is changed you can submit a new name change request without a waiting period. However, If you repeatedly choose inappropriate names you may lose your naming privilege
A. Max Zorin- We will be cracking down on avatars with the upcoming change of forum rules.
You can re-change your player name, yes and you should not be waiting more than a few days for that.
If you are not able to submit the name change because of it being done within the last 30 days, you can send in a normal Support ticket for it.
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INTENSE TRAINING COMBOS
Q. Kayoh- Are we going to be able to do any two attributes for intense training when the archetypes come out?
A. Catch22- It was discussed but Bort would rather make it to where players can unlock training options rather than just make them all available. Since he wants to do this he can't open them all up because he wouldn't be able to go backwards to implement what he wants to do.
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INCREASE IN PLATEAU
Q. pennstateboy17- Will there ever be a increase in decline (a longer wait for decline to take affect)?
A. Catch22- Another thing that has been discussed that does not seem likely to happen.
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MORE OPTIONS TO SPEND MONEY ON
Q. Husker2- Do you see anything coming soon that will give players more options to spend their money on?
A. EllisBell- Yes!! some cool ideas are being discussed. Nothing is official yet.
A. Max Zorin- Yes, very much in the works. More info will be available as things are developed further.
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RESETTING STADIUMS
Q. jpjn94- At one point in time I saw a post about taking team’s money and parts of their stadium when they reset their team and drop down to restart. Is this on your radar for things to happen in the near future?
A. Max Zorin- Yes. It's currently being worked on.
NEW PLAYER TACTICS
Q. pennstateboy17- Catch, any new Player Tactics coming?
A. Catch22- No.
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LOSING STADIUM SECTIONS AND MONEY WHEN DEMOTING
Q. jpjn24- At one point in time I saw a post about taking team’s money and parts of their stadium when they reset their team and drop down to restart. Is this on your radar for things to happen in the near future?
A. Catch22- Already being done in some cases and evaluating doing it in more/all cases.
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MULTI SUSPICIONS
Q. PING72- If we see some suspicious activity as far as possible multi's, but really have zero proof--do you want us to say something to have it investigated...or would you really rather not be bombarded with a bunch of speculative claims that largely don't pan out (but may catch a couple of guys)?
A. Max Zorin- If you suspect a multi, definitely let us know via Support. If it pans out as a multi, we will handle it, if not, no harm done.
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ELUSIVE WR ARCHETYPE
Q. j10er- Why isn't there an Elusive WR archetype?
A. Catch22- You can create an elusive WR using the Speedster archetype. We didn't feel the need to have two different archetypes just for the sake of having different bonus SA's.
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ROSTER LIMIT
Q. CMON- Any updates on Roster Limitations? I know a while back you guys said somewhere that the 55 limit was going to come down.
A. Catch22- Was discussed but I think for now we're going to keep it as is.
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FATE OF LONGTIME INACTIVES
Q. pennstateboy17- What are you guys going to do with inactive agents players (not kinda inactive but REALLY INACTIVE) like players who have not logged on since Season 8 (ect)
A. EllisBell- For now they are around for the Agents if they decide to return to the game
A. Catch22- pretty sure they just sit there taking up database storage space. Up to Bort if he ever wants to clean that up.
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TEAM EQ
Q. cwrujosh- Catch, what's the over/under on Team Eq being implemented in S15?
A. Catch22- I'd say s16 is more likely.
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ELITE LEAGUES
Q. pennstateboy17- Are there elite leagues for every cap?
A. Max Zorin- 22 and up in Minors, 28 and up in Casual. Capped only of course.
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PICKING A REGION
Q. TrevJo- how does a team in Minors request which region they want to join?
A. Max Zorin- When you move from Minors up to a region, the region is picked based on need.
Once you get up there, and you don't like the region, we can sometimes swap you into another region with a CPU team. This done BEFORE schedules come out for the next season.
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ADDITION OF NEW ATTRIBUTES
Q. pennstateboy17- Will there ever be a Mobile or Mobility skill? Because imo there is a difference between speed, agile and Mobility.
A. Catch22- No - the attributes as they are will likely always be the attributes we use. To add a new attribute would require a complete reworking of the game code.
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SSB SEPERATION
Q. Kayoh- Is anything going to be done to separate SSBs and/or non boosting players from normal (nonSSB, nonboosting) players?
A. Catch22- Effective level will help with that - I know that was one of the reasons Bort implemented it.
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SPONSORED TOURNAMENTS
Q. vike fan 4 life- tournaments like the magellan cup used to be a big part of glb, would it be possible for you guys to run tournaments of this sort between pro leagues so they're organized and happen every season?
A. MAx Zorin-Currently, we just don't have the resources to do more officially sponsored tournaments.
I think it would be a great addition, but again, we would need to have almost a dedicated Tournament Admin to be able to do that. As of the moment, we just are spread out too thin with Support related things.
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ADMIN NICKNAMES
Q. 49ers4life- Do all the admins all have nicknames for each other?
A. Max Zorin- We often call one another by our user names in person, and that can be a little weird.
A. EllisBell- Just shortened versions of our usernames
A. Catch22- I still have a problem not calling Bort - Bort.
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TEST SERVER INFO
Q. BengalDuck- Is anything being done to make test server builds more easily accessible for us common folk?
A. Catch22- You mean like this?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread_list.pl?forum_id=8273
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EXTRA DEPTH CHART SLOTS FOR DE/FS/SS/LB
Q. saskrider- Will there ever be FS1, FS2 depth chart positions, or maybe LBer, SS??
A. Catch22- No.
Q. coyote4848- Chances of RDE1 and LDE1 slots in the future - ADMINS?
A. Catch22- No.
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BETA ENDS?
Q. ZXC- Will this game ever stop being a BETA, besides the occasional tweaks and updates?
A. Catch22- If I had to give an answer I'd say the game leaves beta in 2010. Bort knows that one best though.
Q. David Stern- When that happens will there likely be an entirely new server for this game, and would new players on this beta server be no longer created? How exactly do you think that transition would go?
A. Catch22- Not the person to ask but I'd say no, there is never going to be a rewipe/restart.
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ADVERTISING
Q. lt906- Why has there [been] minimal to no advertising (besides referrals) about this game? You'd think as a legitimate business that youd want to get the word out
A. Catch22- I know we just placed an ad on a website and are planning on placing more. EB knows a lot more about this than I do though.
A. Max Zorin- When GLB started, it blew up mainly just from referrals/online viral marketing. At the time, there really wasn't much need to do any advertising.
At this point however, we are now beginning a small online marketing campaign. Targeted ads on sites, etc.
Honestly, we just don't have the resources to handle the flood of new customers that major advertising could bring in. So for now., it's baby steps.
A. EllisBell- We are starting to get our feet wet with a little bit of web advertising... don't be surprised if you see our ad on a site some day.
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FLASH REPLAYS
Q. LordEvil- This new flash version of replays, will the plays load up each play or will it be a packet that takes a few minutes and does the whole game? Also what is the advantages of using flash over what we use now? Will the animation be better? Any chance we can get an option of making the field and dots bigger?
A. Max Zorin- The plays will load one at a time, but they will be loading in the background as you are watching a current play. So much better as far as loading time.
Flash, better browser compatibility, and much much faster. Flash also has a zoom feature.
I've seen the Flash replays, and they are very shiny.
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COMPLICATED AI
Q. coyote4848- If AIs continue to get more involved(I'd like to see that NOT happen), will there be an extra day or 2 between games? The working class man with a family and disposable income(best for this game imo) doesn't have the time to do everything required to maintain a competitive game.
A. EllisBell- I don't think there is a plan to make AI's more complicated
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REGIONAL FORUM MODS
Q. Husker2- will there ever be [regional] forum mods?
A. Max Zorin- Yes, eventually some regional forum mods will likely be added.
A. EllisBell- Not sure if there will be area mods, for now if you need assistance in your forum please feel free to PM a Mod or Support directly. We can unsticky old threads and issue forum bans for inappropriate posts.
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MANDATORY ARCHETYPE SELECTION CUTOFF
Q. blackrock- Why is the Mandatory Archetype Selection Cutoff 80 Days Old?
A. Catch22- Day 80 was what Bort and I decided was the most arbitrary cutoff date and easiest to work with in terms of simplicity. Players are still young enough to where they can retire/start over without having lost a lot of time and if they choose to not play, forcing them to choose an archetype balances them somewhat with players that are older/younger then them.
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EPIC FORUM
Q. Guppy, Inc.- will the epic forum be reviewed in the near future? its always nice to see which epics really have no chance to ever be implemented
A. Catch22- I hope to do that someday but I have other things I'm working on right now that are taking precedence.
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OFFSEASON LENGTH
Q. Octowned- Is support backlog one of the biggest things that is keeping offseason lengths so long? If so, what can support do besides put in more time to solve these floods? If not, what else is being done to ensure shorter offseason lengths?
A. Catch22- I talked with Bort about this - it's usually a combination of things. Teams promoting/demoting/moving/issues is a big reason though. Then we get issues with changes that are uploaded and need fixing/testing. Ideally we'd like the offseasons to be shorter. Longer offseasons mean less money for GLB so it's not in our best interests to have 10-12 day offseasons. Hopefully as systems get in place and the game becomes more stable, the offseasons will be shorter.
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INJURIES
Q. Husker2- I know this has been talked about, the idea of adding injuries into the game.
A. Catch22- No plans of injuries afaik - I know I wouldn't like someone I paid money for not being able to play.
A. Max Zorin- Injuries have been talked about for quite awhile, but I do not think there are any plans to add them in the near future. It would add a nice element of realism, but would be an issue with many users for the reasons you state.
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RL FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE OF ADMINS
Q. northstar09- What kind of football experience do the Admins have IRL? Coaching, playing, etc.
A. Catch22- I've played and coached in my younger days.
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FREQUENT FLEX REWARDS
Q. comeasur337- Are there any plans to reward higher volume flex buyers in the future. Maybe the probability of getting an endorsement could be influenced by the number of players an agent has? Or fame can be slightly influenced by the number of players an agent owns?
A. EllisBell- I am not sure if the reward would/could come in the way of in game advances but appreciate the suggestion, and there could potentially be other awards for frequent purchases. This is the second time it has been brought up in this thread and will be looked into.
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iPHONE APP
Q. David Stern- Have you guys tossed around the idea of an iPhone app? This game would really really take off, think you could handle it?
A. Catch22- In the works.
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COMPREHENSIVE KNOWLEDGE BASE
Q. clarlune- is anyone working on a comprehensive knowledge base for customers and/or a search function for the forums? would help eliminate the number of repeat posts in the forums.
A. EllisBell- search function is being looked into
A. Catch22- Q & A guys are actually working on something along these lines
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BORT-CATIONS?
Q. kalkmanc- Is it pretty much impossible for Bort to ever go on vacation?
A. Max Zorin- Yes.
A. bozkq21- vacations come to him. Vacations take Bort not the other way around
ARCHETYPE ETA
Q. Quinton Jackson- When is this archetype thing going to be implemented?
A. Catch22- High probability of being in effect for next season [s15] - when it's actually uploaded to the live server depends on coding/testing.
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Q. OBFuSCaTe- A lot of people make players D41 then boost. Is it possible that the new archetype is in effect D41 rather then next season. Or is D41 definitely not going to happen?
A. Catch22- There's a good chance it will be available sometime in the post-season. But no guarantees.
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LOCKED LEAGUES
Q. Ignatius J Reilly- What is the plan with Locked Leagues. Are they coming in the near future?
A. Catch22- Not going to happen - so no.
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UNANSWERED SUPPORT TICKETS
Q. CMON- What is the best way to go about an unanswered Support Ticket? I'm talking months.
A. EllisBell- If you have a ticket that hasn't been responded to, please PM support again with the original ticket#. We try not to lose tickets but if you have been waiting months this is likely the case.
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WHERE DO THE ADMINS WORK?
Q. [Where do the admins work? Do you meet up?]
A. Catch22- Every one works at their own home and we meet at scheduled times to discuss GLB issues.
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WILL GLB EVER BE A “LIVE” GAME (ala MADDEN/QUICKHIT)
Q. James Madison- Is there any possibility in the future that the game will actually be playable? For example, QuickHit football...lets you play the games by picking which play your team does and then it simulates the play, while you get to watch.
A. Catch22- No, it'll never be a "live" game per se as far as I know.
A. Max Zorin- There are no plans to make a more 'live' version of GLB, which is what QuickHit has. We want to keep the 'you don't have to be there at the very moment to play the game' aspect of GLB intact. We would prefer to keep ourselves separated from QH.
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POLL RESULTS FOR BORT'S NEXT GAME
Q. ZXC- With that poll that Bort did for Super Sunday, what was the most popular answer for next game to be made?
A. Catch22- Baseball, followed closely by Basketball.
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PYRAMID LEAGUE STRUCTURE
Q. I'mTheScientist- Has any thought been given to eliminating the Pyramid structure all together and going with a different system?
A. Catch22- No but doesn't mean we won't revisit it at a later date.
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BUYING CPU TEAMS MIDSEASON
Q. Ignatius J Reilly- Is it possible to buy CPU Teams mid season?
A. Max Zorin- Not at the moment. But this option is very much being considered.
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ARCHETYPE REVISIONS AND EDITS
Q. Kayoh-
1.Why was the OL and DL archetypes toned down from 3 to 4 majors?
2. Why was Confidence added to the Combo LB's major list?
3. Why do WRs now have 5 majors (.4 per) and CBs still have 4 majors (.5 per)?
A. Catch22- All were balance issues after evaluating how end game builds would be with the initial proposed archetypes.
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GLOBAL RANKINGS
Q. vike fan 4 life- Are there any plans on a top 10 global rankings for everyones view so we dont have to go on which hunts for them?
A. EllisBell- This is something we are looking into - a possible "Agent" ranking and or "Team" ranking
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GAMES EVERYDAY
Q. wombat killer- Has the idea of games every day ever been considered?
A. Catch22- No. Some people like/need the day off to prepare for the next game and take some time off.
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MINIMUM LEVEL AND CPU RESTRICTIONS
Q. jrsmith099- Any chance of a minimum level restriction and a minimum # of non-cpu players per roster in the higher leagues?
A. EllisBell- There are currently minimum levels and if teams have too many CPU Players they may not qualify for Media Revenue, a deterrent to not signing human owned players
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ATTRIBUTES OVER 100
Q. I'mTheScientist- How does Bort feel about allowing attributes over 100? Will there come a day where he will make 100 (including EQ) the max?
A. Catch22- Discussed - not going to happen. We're talking about several ways to balance uber high attributes though, mainly through making the secondary attributes have more value/meaning in the sim.
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FAME
Q. DONKEIDIC- Is anything new being done with fame?
A. Catch22- Not right now - it might be down the road though.
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REGION SWAPPING
Q. CMON- Will region swapping be allowed again to at least have a few strong regions?
A. EllisBell- During the offseason you can place a request to transfer your team to a new region if you would like. If there is space available and your team qualifies we will accommodate this request. We will also go through and consolidate regions as best as possible to get rid of extra CPU teams.
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FLUFF QUESTION
Q. ITS- Catch, if you could change 1 thing about GLB that is not currently being addressed....what would it be?
A. Catch22- The thing I plan on addressing with my next project - making it to where owning/coordinating doesn't always require so much work.
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FREQUENCY OF MAJOR CHANGES
Q. spoons04- Why all the player build changes every other season? Will this ever stop?
A. Catch22- It will stop - a reason we're doing a lot of these changes now is with a goal of having more of an end game in terms of player development in mind. Doesn't mean we won't tweak things that need fixing or add things as needed but the player archetypes is probably going to be the last major change we do to player development.
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NEW VA's & SA's
Q. ITS- Any new VA's or SA's on the horizon for season 15?
A. Catch22- Yes.
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PASS BLOCK ARCHETYPE AND PROTECTOR SA
Q. Kayoh- I saw that the Pass/Run blocking OL archetypes give a bonus and penalty, respectively, to the Protector SA to all OTs. Does that mean that both LTs and RTs will be able to use Protector starting next season?
A. Catch22- No, that will still only apply to players playing LT.
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NEW LEAGUE BETWEEN REGULAR AND CASUAL
Q. OBFuSCaTe- Catch, you eluded to a league between regular and casual being a potential next project. Offering more customization then casual and less AI then regular. How far out on the horizon is this league... are we talking S16, 17, or no clue. And when/if this league is created, would we be allowed to shift regular/casual teams to this new league?
A. Catch22- If I had to guess I'd say s17 or later. Going to take me a while to do all that is involved with that. Not sure on latter question but I'm sure we'll probably do something.
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ADMINS INDIVIDUAL AREAS
Q. ZXC- I realize that the Admins help each other out, but what are the ACTUAL jobs for each Admin OR for each MAIN Admin?
A. Max Zorin:
Pallow - Forums
Boz, Rick Blaine, Jim Rockford, euchrid, EB - Support
Myself - Mix of Support and Forums
Catch - Bugs Issues, Heads up Testing, Q&A
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COLLUSION
Q. CMON- Collusion -- other than the forum, is there anywhere in which rules can be posted, like a top tab? Seems like there is a lot of collusion going on and no one knows the rules.
A. Catch22- Probably something that should be done/posted but hasn't been. The problem with collusion is it's hard to police because of the number of teams out there and enforcing is another matter because it's often a matter of interpretation. I agree there should be some guidelines but hopefully the things Bort is working on in regards to this will help resolve a lot of the collusion type issues that take place. It's definitely something we are aware of and working on.
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SPECIAL TEAMS AI
Q. Guppy, Inc.- Will we ever get a [Special Teams] AI?
A. Catch22- I won't say no, I'll just say not likely.
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NEW OFFENSIVE PLAYS AND OPC
Q. burn_209- Any new plays. I know we had that create a play thing and I was wondering if you guys are going to add any of those plays or honestly just give us a OPC?
A. Catch22- OPC is not going to happen. We're working on adding more plays in the near future and potentially more offensive formations down the line.
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FIRST ROUND BYE
Q. mccollums- First round bye in Playoffs for #1 and #2 seeds? .. has this ever been proposed?
A. EllisBell- Not sure if this has been proposed before, it isn't a bad idea but not sure if the current playoff system would need to be majorly changed to allow for it.
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INAPPROPRIATE NAMES AND AVATARS
Q. Rumble Bee- While support is currently going after and changing Inappropriate player names will they be going after Inappropriate avatars also? Will we be allowed to re-change their players name?
A. EllisBell- Inappropriate avatars should be reported to support and will be changed. If your player name is changed you can submit a new name change request without a waiting period. However, If you repeatedly choose inappropriate names you may lose your naming privilege
A. Max Zorin- We will be cracking down on avatars with the upcoming change of forum rules.
You can re-change your player name, yes and you should not be waiting more than a few days for that.
If you are not able to submit the name change because of it being done within the last 30 days, you can send in a normal Support ticket for it.
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INTENSE TRAINING COMBOS
Q. Kayoh- Are we going to be able to do any two attributes for intense training when the archetypes come out?
A. Catch22- It was discussed but Bort would rather make it to where players can unlock training options rather than just make them all available. Since he wants to do this he can't open them all up because he wouldn't be able to go backwards to implement what he wants to do.
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INCREASE IN PLATEAU
Q. pennstateboy17- Will there ever be a increase in decline (a longer wait for decline to take affect)?
A. Catch22- Another thing that has been discussed that does not seem likely to happen.
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MORE OPTIONS TO SPEND MONEY ON
Q. Husker2- Do you see anything coming soon that will give players more options to spend their money on?
A. EllisBell- Yes!! some cool ideas are being discussed. Nothing is official yet.
A. Max Zorin- Yes, very much in the works. More info will be available as things are developed further.
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RESETTING STADIUMS
Q. jpjn94- At one point in time I saw a post about taking team’s money and parts of their stadium when they reset their team and drop down to restart. Is this on your radar for things to happen in the near future?
A. Max Zorin- Yes. It's currently being worked on.
NEW PLAYER TACTICS
Q. pennstateboy17- Catch, any new Player Tactics coming?
A. Catch22- No.
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LOSING STADIUM SECTIONS AND MONEY WHEN DEMOTING
Q. jpjn24- At one point in time I saw a post about taking team’s money and parts of their stadium when they reset their team and drop down to restart. Is this on your radar for things to happen in the near future?
A. Catch22- Already being done in some cases and evaluating doing it in more/all cases.
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MULTI SUSPICIONS
Q. PING72- If we see some suspicious activity as far as possible multi's, but really have zero proof--do you want us to say something to have it investigated...or would you really rather not be bombarded with a bunch of speculative claims that largely don't pan out (but may catch a couple of guys)?
A. Max Zorin- If you suspect a multi, definitely let us know via Support. If it pans out as a multi, we will handle it, if not, no harm done.
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ELUSIVE WR ARCHETYPE
Q. j10er- Why isn't there an Elusive WR archetype?
A. Catch22- You can create an elusive WR using the Speedster archetype. We didn't feel the need to have two different archetypes just for the sake of having different bonus SA's.
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ROSTER LIMIT
Q. CMON- Any updates on Roster Limitations? I know a while back you guys said somewhere that the 55 limit was going to come down.
A. Catch22- Was discussed but I think for now we're going to keep it as is.
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FATE OF LONGTIME INACTIVES
Q. pennstateboy17- What are you guys going to do with inactive agents players (not kinda inactive but REALLY INACTIVE) like players who have not logged on since Season 8 (ect)
A. EllisBell- For now they are around for the Agents if they decide to return to the game
A. Catch22- pretty sure they just sit there taking up database storage space. Up to Bort if he ever wants to clean that up.
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TEAM EQ
Q. cwrujosh- Catch, what's the over/under on Team Eq being implemented in S15?
A. Catch22- I'd say s16 is more likely.
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ELITE LEAGUES
Q. pennstateboy17- Are there elite leagues for every cap?
A. Max Zorin- 22 and up in Minors, 28 and up in Casual. Capped only of course.
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PICKING A REGION
Q. TrevJo- how does a team in Minors request which region they want to join?
A. Max Zorin- When you move from Minors up to a region, the region is picked based on need.
Once you get up there, and you don't like the region, we can sometimes swap you into another region with a CPU team. This done BEFORE schedules come out for the next season.
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ADDITION OF NEW ATTRIBUTES
Q. pennstateboy17- Will there ever be a Mobile or Mobility skill? Because imo there is a difference between speed, agile and Mobility.
A. Catch22- No - the attributes as they are will likely always be the attributes we use. To add a new attribute would require a complete reworking of the game code.
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SSB SEPERATION
Q. Kayoh- Is anything going to be done to separate SSBs and/or non boosting players from normal (nonSSB, nonboosting) players?
A. Catch22- Effective level will help with that - I know that was one of the reasons Bort implemented it.
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SPONSORED TOURNAMENTS
Q. vike fan 4 life- tournaments like the magellan cup used to be a big part of glb, would it be possible for you guys to run tournaments of this sort between pro leagues so they're organized and happen every season?
A. MAx Zorin-Currently, we just don't have the resources to do more officially sponsored tournaments.
I think it would be a great addition, but again, we would need to have almost a dedicated Tournament Admin to be able to do that. As of the moment, we just are spread out too thin with Support related things.
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ADMIN NICKNAMES
Q. 49ers4life- Do all the admins all have nicknames for each other?
A. Max Zorin- We often call one another by our user names in person, and that can be a little weird.
A. EllisBell- Just shortened versions of our usernames
A. Catch22- I still have a problem not calling Bort - Bort.
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TEST SERVER INFO
Q. BengalDuck- Is anything being done to make test server builds more easily accessible for us common folk?
A. Catch22- You mean like this?
http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread_list.pl?forum_id=8273
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EXTRA DEPTH CHART SLOTS FOR DE/FS/SS/LB
Q. saskrider- Will there ever be FS1, FS2 depth chart positions, or maybe LBer, SS??
A. Catch22- No.
Q. coyote4848- Chances of RDE1 and LDE1 slots in the future - ADMINS?
A. Catch22- No.
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BETA ENDS?
Q. ZXC- Will this game ever stop being a BETA, besides the occasional tweaks and updates?
A. Catch22- If I had to give an answer I'd say the game leaves beta in 2010. Bort knows that one best though.
Q. David Stern- When that happens will there likely be an entirely new server for this game, and would new players on this beta server be no longer created? How exactly do you think that transition would go?
A. Catch22- Not the person to ask but I'd say no, there is never going to be a rewipe/restart.
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ADVERTISING
Q. lt906- Why has there [been] minimal to no advertising (besides referrals) about this game? You'd think as a legitimate business that youd want to get the word out
A. Catch22- I know we just placed an ad on a website and are planning on placing more. EB knows a lot more about this than I do though.
A. Max Zorin- When GLB started, it blew up mainly just from referrals/online viral marketing. At the time, there really wasn't much need to do any advertising.
At this point however, we are now beginning a small online marketing campaign. Targeted ads on sites, etc.
Honestly, we just don't have the resources to handle the flood of new customers that major advertising could bring in. So for now., it's baby steps.
A. EllisBell- We are starting to get our feet wet with a little bit of web advertising... don't be surprised if you see our ad on a site some day.
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FLASH REPLAYS
Q. LordEvil- This new flash version of replays, will the plays load up each play or will it be a packet that takes a few minutes and does the whole game? Also what is the advantages of using flash over what we use now? Will the animation be better? Any chance we can get an option of making the field and dots bigger?
A. Max Zorin- The plays will load one at a time, but they will be loading in the background as you are watching a current play. So much better as far as loading time.
Flash, better browser compatibility, and much much faster. Flash also has a zoom feature.
I've seen the Flash replays, and they are very shiny.
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COMPLICATED AI
Q. coyote4848- If AIs continue to get more involved(I'd like to see that NOT happen), will there be an extra day or 2 between games? The working class man with a family and disposable income(best for this game imo) doesn't have the time to do everything required to maintain a competitive game.
A. EllisBell- I don't think there is a plan to make AI's more complicated
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REGIONAL FORUM MODS
Q. Husker2- will there ever be [regional] forum mods?
A. Max Zorin- Yes, eventually some regional forum mods will likely be added.
A. EllisBell- Not sure if there will be area mods, for now if you need assistance in your forum please feel free to PM a Mod or Support directly. We can unsticky old threads and issue forum bans for inappropriate posts.
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MANDATORY ARCHETYPE SELECTION CUTOFF
Q. blackrock- Why is the Mandatory Archetype Selection Cutoff 80 Days Old?
A. Catch22- Day 80 was what Bort and I decided was the most arbitrary cutoff date and easiest to work with in terms of simplicity. Players are still young enough to where they can retire/start over without having lost a lot of time and if they choose to not play, forcing them to choose an archetype balances them somewhat with players that are older/younger then them.
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EPIC FORUM
Q. Guppy, Inc.- will the epic forum be reviewed in the near future? its always nice to see which epics really have no chance to ever be implemented
A. Catch22- I hope to do that someday but I have other things I'm working on right now that are taking precedence.
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OFFSEASON LENGTH
Q. Octowned- Is support backlog one of the biggest things that is keeping offseason lengths so long? If so, what can support do besides put in more time to solve these floods? If not, what else is being done to ensure shorter offseason lengths?
A. Catch22- I talked with Bort about this - it's usually a combination of things. Teams promoting/demoting/moving/issues is a big reason though. Then we get issues with changes that are uploaded and need fixing/testing. Ideally we'd like the offseasons to be shorter. Longer offseasons mean less money for GLB so it's not in our best interests to have 10-12 day offseasons. Hopefully as systems get in place and the game becomes more stable, the offseasons will be shorter.
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INJURIES
Q. Husker2- I know this has been talked about, the idea of adding injuries into the game.
A. Catch22- No plans of injuries afaik - I know I wouldn't like someone I paid money for not being able to play.
A. Max Zorin- Injuries have been talked about for quite awhile, but I do not think there are any plans to add them in the near future. It would add a nice element of realism, but would be an issue with many users for the reasons you state.
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RL FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE OF ADMINS
Q. northstar09- What kind of football experience do the Admins have IRL? Coaching, playing, etc.
A. Catch22- I've played and coached in my younger days.
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FREQUENT FLEX REWARDS
Q. comeasur337- Are there any plans to reward higher volume flex buyers in the future. Maybe the probability of getting an endorsement could be influenced by the number of players an agent has? Or fame can be slightly influenced by the number of players an agent owns?
A. EllisBell- I am not sure if the reward would/could come in the way of in game advances but appreciate the suggestion, and there could potentially be other awards for frequent purchases. This is the second time it has been brought up in this thread and will be looked into.
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iPHONE APP
Q. David Stern- Have you guys tossed around the idea of an iPhone app? This game would really really take off, think you could handle it?
A. Catch22- In the works.
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COMPREHENSIVE KNOWLEDGE BASE
Q. clarlune- is anyone working on a comprehensive knowledge base for customers and/or a search function for the forums? would help eliminate the number of repeat posts in the forums.
A. EllisBell- search function is being looked into
A. Catch22- Q & A guys are actually working on something along these lines
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BORT-CATIONS?
Q. kalkmanc- Is it pretty much impossible for Bort to ever go on vacation?
A. Max Zorin- Yes.
A. bozkq21- vacations come to him. Vacations take Bort not the other way around
Edited by tuba_samurai on Feb 21, 2010 08:09:31
Edited by tuba_samurai on Feb 17, 2010 22:46:20
