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Have a question you want answered about anything regarding GLB? Ask here and we'll do our best to answer it for you. We will keep this thread open until 1/12/2012 and then will lock it up so that we can get the questions answered.

Rules of this thread are simple:

1) All forum rules apply
2) Before asking a question, please make sure it hasn't already been answered. Go here and enter in the keyword/topic for the question you have: http://www.glbwiki.com/qa/search.php
3) Keep it on topic. Ask a question and wait for your answer. This is not an opinion thread, nor is it a place to question/attack other users.
4) Show respect to users asking questions. We want this thread to be a resource for users and a place where they can come without fear of facing forum trolls and personal attacks.
5) General Support related questions (i.e. general game play questions) should still be directed to Support. If I see questions of that nature, I will direct you to contact them.
6) Asking when we are going to add a feature to the game is not really a question. It's a question veiled as a suggestion. If you have a suggestion to make, please do so in the Suggestions forum. We will not answer these types of questions.
7) This also applies to issues that you perceive are broken. If you think this is the case, you need to take it to the Bugs Forum.
8) All off topic posts and questions will be deleted in order to keep the thread organized and focused solely on the questions.
9) Please limit the number of questions you ask in a single post to 1-2 and the total number of questions you ask. If you abuse this, we may not answer some or all of your questions.
10) In general, most sim related questions will be answered by Bort. If I do not personally answer your question it's because I am going to pass it forward to him for review and to answer. It will generally take 1-2 weeks after this thread has been locked before those questions will be answered.

Originally posted by Dr. E

1) Does the default defensive assignment of Zone or any of the other drop down zone assignments count in regards to Ball Hawk working?

2) The "Pass Block" SA says it gives a bonus to blocking. Does that mean to the blocking skill or some overall bonus to making a block?

3) Does Red Zone Freak turn on once a player runs inside the 20 despite the ball being snapped on say the 50.

#1 - if player goes into Zone, then Ball Hawk will work. If he does not, then it won't.

#3 - No.

Originally posted by alindyl
Not sure if you will cover this one but:

What is the difference between the Not a bug and ISSUES DETERMINED NOT BUGS subforums?

Not a bug is one that is easily determined to not be something that is broken by a Bugs Moderator. The other is for issues that have been through the Bugs system and determined either by verification by Bugs Moderators or by Bort/myself that the issue is not a bug. We're going to be revamping the Bugs system here sometime in the next 6 months I hope and those subforums will become obsolete.

Originally posted by byrongame21
Being serious with this one, what is the point of the Test Server Discussion Forum? "Testers" never seem to provide any updates despite the fact that the userbase is told that the majority of new changes to the game are given extensive testing before they are implemented. And when users attempt to start discussion in there, almost every thread is not only locked but then deleted. Is every user in GLB that attempts in that forum doing something wrong?

At one time, we used testers and the test server quite extensively and there was discussion regarding this testing. Now the majority of the testing is done by Bort and myself and there is no need for transparency since users are not testing (which was the reason for that forum in the first place). If you have a question regarding a sim change and the testing that was conducted on it, you're more then welcome to post a thread in there and send me a link to the thread and I'll be happy to discuss it.

Originally posted by drezplace
How does Percentage Bias work on the offense package page?

1) Lets say a OC has selected 5 plays to go into package. When choosing a percentage to put into the percentage bias boxes, does the total percentage of all 5 plays need to add up to a 100%? Example, play #1 35 / Play #2 25 / Play #3 20 / Play #4 10, Play #5 10.

2) Or can the OC just place any percentage? Like for example, play #1 - 60% / Play #2 35% / Play #3 30% / Play #4 20% / Play #5 15%. Which it will not add up to a 100% in that package. This is totaling 160.

How does the Percentage Bias work? Thank you.


It recalculates to 100% no matter what numbers the user enters so the values you enter do not technically matter.

Originally posted by Aaron Rodgers
What are some of the projects that you have to do in order to get out of beta?

Really only one needs to be completed before we go out of Beta and that is Player Achievements. Hopefully we'll be able to get this done by the end of season 27.

Originally posted by HOODjelly
With the addition of "Big" formations, which TE slot (TE/BTE) does the sim see as "higher depth position" regarding "go to guy" triggering?

TE

Originally posted by Slow Built Children DTD
which ability impacts turn the shoulder more, speed or agility for a QB?



Agility

Originally posted by Ken1
Before the game comes out of Beta if not sooner, will there be tests on the SA's to make sure they all do what their description says they do, and buffing to the SA's that, even if they work as described, are pretty universally considered worthless (Smooth Operator as just one example; many others exist), so that all SA's are at least reasonably viable choices?

All SA's work as their description says they do. We will not be buffing/nerfing any SA's unless something becomes imbalanced in regards to the sim. Just because you think a SA is not doing anything does not mean it is not.

Originally posted by MoJames
When will coaches be introduced?

Do you miss being just another GLB user?

Do you think having massive coalitions is wrong?

Probably never unless Bort changes his mind.

Sometimes, yes, but I do love what I do so it's a price I have to pay.

No.

Originally posted by Supaeagles
is it possible when creating a player to make him a two position player?

No.

Originally posted by We_Rule
Does Lead Block work for any other position than the FB slot?

Yes.

Originally posted by titans-forever
just wondering if there is a thread somewhere that explains or teaches how to be a OC?

thanks in advance

No, but there are private forums that exist where you can get plenty of help. Look through here and I'm sure you'll be able to find one:

http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread_list.pl?forum_id=294

Originally posted by tonnyrat
Does the fumble prevention bonus on Mr Reliable work for HBs carrying the ball on 1st and 2nd down?

Yes.

Originally posted by Hagalaz

E) The plan to be out of beta by the end of last year didn't go through. What gives?

F) Was the plan to sweep the SAs and VAs to pick up any that were underpowered/overpowered and improve/nerf (respectively) them where appropriate been scrapped? If so, why?

G) The past few seasons have been incredibly full of changes with huge effects. Any idea when(or if) the sim will become a bit more stable from season to season? Is that even an objective of bort?

Thanks for your time.

Not going to answer all your questions - I will submit the pass interaction ones to Bort and answer the above. The remainder you will have to ask at the next Q & A.

E) Had more projects we wanted to get done before doing so. Things like the Preset AI's. Main reason, however, was the switch to accelerated player development. Didn't want to go out of Beta with shifting league structures every season.

F) We're satisfied with how SA's and VA's work. As is always the case, however, if we determine something is causing an imbalance we'll make changes (see last season's VA changes as an example)

G) We're at a point where we won't be making any major sim changes other then to fix bugs and/or exploits.