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Originally posted by The Kingpin
Asked in last thread no response so let's try it again:

Why do we have to pay for EQ color conversion? Why is it not free?

Was deleted because it's a suggestion veiled as question. See #5 above. Won't be answered here either.

That being said, when I am creating a new piece, I can change the color freely. It's not possible to change the color of a piece after it's been purchased or created. You can convert it to a different body part (and choose a different color at that time). If that's the option you are talking about, it was not meant to be able to change the color for the original body part.

Originally posted by Larry Roadgrader
Do you think there's some merit to allowing ANY % equipment pieces (regardless of purchase date) to be swapped once season 23 has concluded? As just one example, my FB's build required a second % piece to be effective within the CURRENT sim--so I pulled the trigger on that piece. It'll be fine for the current season and season 23 as well, but the rules regarding season 24 means that piece may no longer be a no-brainer at that time. I'm hoping I'll have at least the option to swap it for something else once we head into season 24?

You will have that option. I'm not 100% sure of the system Bort is going to set up but since I'll be the one testing it and making suggested changes/revisions I'd say that it's most likely you'll be able to swap it for any similarly valued replacement piece (i.e. if you spent 100 bonus tokens for a +3 Attrib, +5% piece, you'll be able to either sell it and get a full refund of the 100 bonus tokens or swap it for a +3, +60 BT SA piece). And of course you'll also get any BT's used for upgrades refunded as well.

Edit to Add: If you spent 6 bonus tokens to get a +3 Attrib, +5% piece you WILL NOT be able to get 100 bonus token refund. You'll get 6. You will be able to swap it for a +3, +60 BT SA piece however though or another +3, +5% piece.

Edit to Add #2: You will also not be able to swap a +% defensive piece for a +% offensive piece. For example, you won't be able to swap a +5% force fumble piece for a +5% break tackle piece.

Originally posted by Rage Kinard
Are there any plans to

1. Create a different goal line defense that doesn't have CBs (like a 6-3-2 with 2 safeties or a 6-4-1)?

2. Are there any plans to move the DE to the outside of DT2 in the current goal line defense or to allow DT2 to be assigned to cover the flat strong zone? If not why?

3. Why hasn't Bort given DCs the ability to select the zone players cover if their initial responsibility is man and the man they are assigned to cover doesn't run a route?

1. Yes, just not sure of the exact time frame of when it will happen.

2. No. Because it would require having to deal with all the existing goal line formation plays and it would take quite a bit of time to clean that up (this is per Bort from when I asked him about this).

3. Because he hasn't had time to code it yet. It's on the to do list.

Just wanted to clarify above response with the following as it'd be pretty exploitable otherwise:

Edit to Add: If you spent 6 bonus tokens to get a +3 Attrib, +5% piece you WILL NOT be able to get 100 bonus token refund. You'll get 6. You will be able to swap it for a +3, +60 BT SA piece however though or another +3, +5% piece.

Originally posted by dagwood13
Red Zone Freak, does it only work when the player is inside the 20 or the ball spot?


If Ball Spot, if the other team is punting on the 18 and my Kick Returner has 15 in Red Zone freak will it have a chance to activate?



When the initial ball spot is inside the 20 (either your opponent 20's on offense or your 20 on defense) before the snap.

Originally posted by Roger6363
Why not allow the AEQ conversion before S24? Why wait till S24 for this change? What is the benefit over say S23?

We wanted to give people time to be able to prepare for the change.

Originally posted by Gart888
Catch, to follow up on the AEQ swap out thing. How about pieces that are enhanced? I'm sitting on some +3 attribute pieces, and i'd like to add some % modifiers to them. If i enhance those pieces now, do you think I'll be able to either swap them for similarly valued pieces, or get a full (whatever i already paid for them + the enhancement cost) bonus token refund?

Any value you put into the piece will be returned. We're going to look at total cost invested in BT's and if you choose the refund option that is what you will get. Similarly, if you want to swap it, you'll be able to swap it for a similar piece. So for example if you purchased a +3 speed piece using 10 BT's in the store and then enhance it for 60 BT's with a +5% modifier, you would then be able to refund it for 70 BT's (assuming you did no upgrades) or swap it for a +3, +5% piece or +3, any SA piece (since the most expensive SA is 60 BT's).

Originally posted by bug03
How do you think zones are working thus far into the season? Also, what exactly did the changes do? My Safeties are now moving up in biting on underneath routes more often and worse than before. What have you seen and what needs to be changed still?

Will there be a real test process scheduled, or is that even possible?

Honestly, I'll say this. With a team that was not build/designed with zones in mind, zones suck. I think the changes helped the zones a bit, but it's really hard to tell how zones work, don't work without having the properly built scheme in place. I might spend some time testing on the test server with some end game builds that are "zone" focused and work from there to see what improvements/enhancements/changes we need to make.

So yes, you win. I fail at zones at WL level.

Originally posted by Aaron Rodgers
What's with the casual playbook change right before the season starts?

May 11, 2011
- Add a premade playbook option to basic tactics, with play selections designed to work better with casual teams and outside goal line plays removed

Then, the next day:

May 12, 2011
- Update basic tactics playbooks option to allow selection via percentages instead of one set form

WHY?

Just wanted to piss lolCasual off. I kid, I kid. I was actually a big Casual guy until people started whining that my team was too good.

Was something we had been working on and finally got around to testing. Our stance on putting changes live is to typically not do so after the regular season has started unless it's a fix for a glaring issue. The update on the 12th was to give a little more flexibility to casual owners and a little more creativity when it came to an offensive game plan. We'll be doing the same for defensive formations as soon as we have some more defensive plays/capabilities to choose from.

Originally posted by tpaterniti
Generally speaking how do +% pieces work? Do they modify the final roll or affect the individual attributes that go into it?

I'll let Bort answer this specifically as I think it'll be useful info for people, but it's final roll. It adds to the base value of a roll. If someone has a 25% chance to do something, then +% modifier adds to that chance.

Again something I'll let Bort answer more concisely though.

Originally posted by Aaron Rodgers
So, when do you think the defensive formations will come to play?

Also, what's the status of the GLB app?

1-2 seasons hopefully.

The iPhone app has been submitted to Apple. Waiting on them now.

Originally posted by glwarriors
Will rephrase my question - what are the attributes for O-linemen that go into the rolls for determining if they are reverse pancaked?

What is the roll sequence?

I know this has probably been covered before, but I am wondering if there have been changes since that was posted.

No need to rephrase it. I typically let sim questions be answered by Bort if I don't know 100% the answer to it.

Originally posted by lardaddy
two questions:

how seriously have you guys considered just getting rid of VAs altogether?

many seasons ago, it was indicated another level of play that would reside somewhere between the casual and hard core gamer would be provided. will that be rolled out simultaneously w/ the preset AIs or is that no longer planned?


We won't get rid of them and it's never been seriously considered. Bort's been crystal clear on that one for a long time. And tbh to do so now would require almost a complete reworking of the game.

Not sure on the latter. It's still possible but we need to finish a few things (more preset defensive plays, preset packages/playbooks/AI's) before we decide whether or not we want to pursue that.

Originally posted by Aaron Rodgers
Another

Are you guys happy with the age based leagues? Or are are you trying to find something between age and level based leagues?

Yes, we're happy with them. No, we're not looking to find something between age/level based. We are, however, looking at some things that would severely reduce the number of levels there are (mainly by accelerating player development).