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Don't take it personal, it is a game. Can't win all of them & sometimes you run up against the guy that is just rolling 7s all day long (as in Craps).
I have had most of my players on many crappy teams before the last 2 season, the level disparity thing has been something I have been dealing with constantly. Now my player builds are shaping up, they are competitive, & after that most of the game is outside of my influence. Once you get past a point, it just comes down to lucky rolls.

Originally posted by reneg2
Originally posted by finchfan0


Why is it always the new teams that whine?
Anyway, level difference has very little impact. Last year 2 newly promoted teams made the championship...and they were both out-leveled. Also look at the Bavarian Motor Works team. They have been out leveled all year and they are kicking butt.

Also a team that has been in the league for a few years and never been promoted should be penalized by kicking all their players who remained loyal off the team? I've stuck with the viks for a few seasons and we were on the verge of a championship when our owner had to quit playing and we basically got gutted. So we had to start from scratch again, yet I stuck with the team. And now it is unfair because a newly promoted team comes in and loses 2 out of 9 games?



One of the newly promoted teams that made the Championship from last season pretty much brought in an entirely new roster.

Aside from that fact I mean we don't have a ton to whine about, despite being one of the lower level Alpha teams we're still sitting at 8-1. I did an average level break down for my team at the start of the season and we were the 7th lowest level Alpha team in WEA. I have no gripe with the Vikings or any other team that remains loyal and gets a bit stacked level wise. I think the main gripe is with the SIM itself, there seems to be an issue this season when there's a level disparity. Not to harp on your team too much, but I can guarantee you that despite being higher level your builds aren't all that superior. The pancake fest that happened week 1 was something I've never seen before and with the builds we have on our DTs/NTs that should have never taken place. That wasn't the only issue with that game, but I'm not going to make a bunch of excuses.

The pancake fest is normal. Blob has led the league the last 4 seasons and was 2nd his first full season...including the first 3 years he was majorly out-leveled.
Also level difference doesnt play that much into it, we scrimmaged against a higher tier team and he still pancaked the hell out of them. (Proof: http://goallineblitz.com/game/game.pl?game_id=451623) This was against a level 49 DT.
The first 3 seasons he lead the league, I was building him a certain direction. Then last season I tried a few tweaking. This tweaking along with VAs made him virtually unstoppable. But do realize, everyone benefits from VAs...so it is not all VAs.

Originally posted by mcgovern10
Well ladies and gentlemen, I'm not sure how much longer you'll have to worry about the East Cairo Argonauts. With whatever changes Bort has made to the game--YET AGAIN--it seems we are no longer a halfway decent team at all, and surely not worthy of our 7-2 record.

Apparently a team that has had only 1 fumble all season long is now shitty enough to have 4 of them in one game. Apparently a team that has never given up more than 37 points in a regular season game is now bad enough to give up 76. Apparently the team that has had the LEAST missed tackles in the conference for 2 years running is capable of allowing plays like THIS to happen: http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=398290&pbp_id=10034019 I am the lone OC/DC of the team, and I'm afraid I'm unwilling to put any more of my precious time into a game that the maker(s) are constantly changing.

To some extent I understand Bort's wanting to 'improve' the game on many levels, but I don't find it acceptable to start making the changes he's made halfway through a season--especially in leagues with higher-level players who level much more slowly and who will take weeks of real-time to correct build flaws. I also remember his poll that we all took part in last season, voting whether or not we wanted more realism or more inflated stats in this game, and I believe a vast majority voted for realism.

Tell me, what is realistic about a guy breaking 5 tackles in one play like the replay I posted above!!??

I now understand the Passion Fruits' frustration when they went up against the Pancake Machine earlier this season.

Up until this point I have enjoyed matching wits with opposing teams' coordinators, and have never regretted the hours I've put into gameplanning and strategizing. That all stops today. The Eat Cairo Argonauts you all face in the days/weeks to come will not be the same Argonauts.

I know there are some of you who may feel that I'm being a pussy and copping out after receiving a thorough asskicking, and you're certainly entitled to your opinions--but they won't change anything.

It's been fun.

It's been as real as an online game can be.

I love you all.

Good night.



In reference to the bolded section above: http://goallineblitz.com/game/game.pl?game_id=257350 you gave up 54 points there genius, guess you forgot about that one.

You and I have had our differences mcgovern, we all know I think you're a pompous ass and you've probably got some skewed opinion of me as well but because you got your ass handed to you you're going to up and quit? I always knew you were a little bitch but not that much of one.

Do you not see what you were up against? We outlevel you, I'm pretty sure our builds are better than yours and I would venture a guess that we knew how to out grind you. Don't cry because you got BEASTed, yes Powerbacks are overpowered this season but Beast has not had a bad season yet(hint: Power Thru/Stiff Arm for the win!). So don't fucking quit, use this as ammunition to come back bigger, badder and better next season.

I also don't know why everyone is bitching about level difference and what not, keep in mind that most if not all of us(Vikings excluded) started on the same level playing field back in Season 6, you guys have had just as much of a chance as the rest of us to pick up higher leveled players, we certainly didn't expect Kobenhavn to get promoted after that first season but we did the best with cards we were dealt. Also, keep in mind we like the rest of Alpha spent most of last season getting assfucked by NBK, now we have the great pleasure of returning that favor to the rest of you. So I urge any of you to take a page from mere's book and take losing gracefully and focus on how you can make your team better so that next season you can be the team that destroys everyone

that Beast is a beast!

Originally posted by Flame
So don't fucking quit, use this as ammunition to come back bigger, badder and better next season.


Thanks for the support, all--especially Flame and Reneg2, whom I've had my forum differences with in the past.

I just spent a ton of time preparing for that game and really thought it could be competitive, and it turned out to be anything but that. The first quarter was looking alright, and then Kobenhavn's whopping 77 team chemistry dominated our 100 chemistry and the rest, as they say, is history. I actually thought it would have been the other way around--I thought we would have to weather the storm early on and shore up their running game and make our move in the 2nd half. I have watched every play of every game they've played this season, and they seemed to be a way better 1st half team to me on film. Up until now I really thought team chemistry meant something in this game, now I'm convinced it just exists on your team's home page to make it look pretty.

As for being outleveled, I totally expected that coming into this league, but remained optimmistic about our chances and retained faith in all of my players' builds. In fact, I only realisticaly expect a team to be able to recruit 5-7 players each off-season, so w/ Kobenhavn's 1 season jumpstart on us in promotion, I really only expect they'd have 5-7 more higher-level players than us (haven't checked the roster, just guessing). I certainly don't blame the margin of defeat on their outleveling us, that's for sure. Then again, I don't know what the sim is doing during these games, either, or how it takes into account broken tackles, forced fumbles, etc. during the vision checks and dice rolls.

In short, the Argonauts will still be playing hard this season, but I won't be dedicating nearly as much time to the gameplanning aspect of it any longer. Will it make a difference when you watch the film? I certainly hope so...otherwise wtf have I been doing these last few weeks!!??

Originally posted by mcgovern10

especially Flame and Reneg2



well fuck you too then~!

Originally posted by faedie
Originally posted by mcgovern10


especially Flame and Reneg2



well fuck you too then~!

Nah, I's just sayin' that b/c you and I never had any beef, Faedie.

And Lambda, I thought you and I settled our shit via PM...

Okay, alright...

...ESPECIALLY FLAME AND RENEG2 AND FAEDIE AND LAMBDA...

is that better?

Well, it was a bit convenient that I sold my own team on day 30 of Season 6 and my buddy sold his a few days later and Kobenhavn got promoted not long after. So we got a major jump on some of the other teams that came up last season since we were able to bring in 5 high level players of my own, 4 of which are still there. We worked our asses off to bring in more guys this offseason and will likely do the same in this upcoming offseason. Chemistry does play a big part in this game but I've found unless it's a really major chemistry difference then it doesn't have a really big effect on the game and I have to say that I wish there was more of a penalty for having 20+ chemistry differences. Anywho, good luck to the rest of you and if you get BEASTed then my apologies to you

we never had shit, all for publicity, shaq and kobe style

lambda just likes to stir the pot.

I will say this about KH...they have never asked anyone to leave the team for a higher level player. The players that left...left on their own accord (some for their own teams). Just very fortunate that the agents we had, brought in their higher lvl players of that position to fill the void.

Originally posted by mcgovern10
Originally posted by faedie

Originally posted by mcgovern10



especially Flame and Reneg2



well fuck you too then~!

Nah, I's just sayin' that b/c you and I never had any beef, Faedie.

And Lambda, I thought you and I settled our shit via PM...

Okay, alright...

...ESPECIALLY FLAME AND RENEG2 AND FAEDIE AND LAMBDA...

is that better?

I'd still slit your throat while you sleep.

Originally posted by reneg2

I'd still slit your throat while you sleep.

Well that wasn't very nice...

Originally posted by mcgovern10
Originally posted by reneg2


I'd still slit your throat while you sleep.

Well that wasn't very nice...

lol....but you have to admit it was kind of funny

Yeah, as long as he does it in a loving manner I guess it's ok.