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Reserved for tonight's Q & A.

How the Q & A will work:

The thread will be locked. We will give users the chance to ask questions. Once there have been about 10 questions asked the thread will be locked to give us the opportunity to answer them. The Q & A session will run for approximately 1-2 hours and we'll probably open it up for general chat/discussion for the last 10 minutes or so (during this time, don't expect questions to get answered).

Rules for the Q & A:

1) Ask your question only once. If we don't answer it immediately, don't repost it.
2) Keep it on topic. This is not a discussion thread, this is a question and answer session. Ask a question and wait for us to answer it. If you have something to say with another user, do it via private message.
3) Limit your questions so other users have the opportunity to get a question answered.
4) This is not the forum or avenue to try and get a suggestion looked at or implemented. Please avoid asking questions that are suggestions.

If you violate any of these rules you will receive a temporary forum ban until the Q & A is over. Forum rules will also apply and any violations of those rules will lead to warnings/suspensions.

K, just waiting on Bort - should be here soon. Will unlock for initial series of questions.

Originally posted by English Pats Fan
Will there be any changes to the league structure below National Pro Level to encourage more rivalries to develop? Perhaps bringing back the Regions and adding an age cap to each level?
Also on the topic of teams and leagues.....
With the decline in Pee Wee teams being sold and a clear decline in forum activity for Pee Wee, is GLB looking at any plans to re-vitalise it? Perhaps lowering the price to encourage ownership considering the fact that it's a lesser product than both Casual and Regular Teams?


No changes to league structures - what you see is what it's going to be. There are already age caps at each level.

No changes for Pee Wee pricing structure.

I know not the answers you're looking for, but that's where GLB is at in regards to those two issues.

Originally posted by evileyez
blah blah blah LB blitzing blah blah blah .. sound good?

Banned for trolling.

Originally posted by jampysos
Does GLB still maintain its stance of not offering support for non boosting leagues and tournaments such as the ILOF?

That is all 4 now

Yes - we will not support non boosting leagues and tournaments.

Originally posted by jdbolick
Has any thought been given to removing the strength halving for QBs in the pocket? Even the most immobile NFL QB eludes some sacks, but the WL QBs with at least 50 pass attempts this season have 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0 broken tackles.

I have not tested that recently. If that's truly the case maybe it should be 75% instead or something. Maybe catch could test it out this offseason.

Originally posted by Handmonster
Is there a plan to have the Casual Presets updated?

Not at this time no. We could possibly do some contests down the road to have users submit Presets and select the best few to be added.

Originally posted by LordEvil
Any chance any new plays will be added in seasons to come?

Probably not but I wouldn't say not going to happen.

Originally posted by JT_HOOD
To help with some of the short routes could we ever see the ball spotted in the middle of the field for every play instead of on the hashes?

It's just set up to simply mirror the real life rules. I could have it spotted where the ball landed if the play ends between the hashmarks, I suppose, since that would mirror real life as well. Haven't really given that any thought, really.

Originally posted by yello1
I have been dutifully posting a variety of suggestions to improve/expand upon the user interface, notably in the scouting pages but elsewhere as well. I am curious if I am spinning my wheels more than usual.

So I ask -

Does being "Out of Beta" mean that utilitarian changes to the interface are off the table? Or is there some chance of changes in that area at some point?

Not game play changes but purely changes to how and what data is used and or displayed etc.

Not asking about any given suggestion, just the overall open minded or close minded state to that type of change.

We're still open to implementing suggestions as long as they do not impact the game in a major way.

Originally posted by jampysos
How are you looking to promote the game now we are out of Beta? I've heard some effort has been made but many GLB users think there has been none that is sufficient enough to expand the userbase.

Originally posted by RiverRat2
Are there plans to expand the userbase/bring in new users?

Our main focus right now on the growth front is to finish other projects we have gotten going so we can have more than one game to pull in customers and cross promote them. Then we will be doing an ad campaign across different sites, etc. We recently discussed running some facebook ads and maybe looking at some of the interstitial flash game ad providers as well, but that's kind of up to the money/marketing/pr focused folks at the moment.

Originally posted by PLAYMAKERS
sup bort which sport are you working on?

Right now, football

Originally posted by Dr. E
If a dot (eg a Guard) has high VIS but low SPD/AGL then what happens when he sees a blitzer that is inside his vision radius but outside of his ability to get there ? Will he go for it anyway (inevitably failing) or will he recognise that its out of reach and stay put ? (where he might end up usefully blocking someone else)

He'll try and head toward him, since that's his assignment. If the player gets picked up by somebody else or gets behind him, that's when he might "head home" or go for another target.

Originally posted by rileyx4
cannot adjust playoff ticket pricing over 1.5....when can we do this for our strong playoff teams for the 1.75

No plans on changing this.

Originally posted by Dpride59
as a 3 time world league champion who has done all anyone could ever want to accomplish on this game, what new hurdles will the new game present someone like myself who was not only born and bred for success but also applies it into every area of life?

Has bort worked on his toastmaster skills as we are about to roll out this new game? I feel he really lost touch with the user base as of late but it doesn't appear to be his fault, I feel if he attended a few toastmaster seminars he might better understand how his communication (lack thereof) is perceived by his paying customers. I mean if the goal is to make this product great than the people who spend money on this game need to know that the guy who is at the top actually wants it to succeed. Any plans on improving your interpersonal skills for the next game?

All new games ever created by anyone ever = new systems to figure out and new challenges to face.

Also, developers generally do not interface with the public much; this is kind of a special case. That's why we have hired other admins such as Pallow and Catch22. I will pop in from time to time and I always read feedback.