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Originally posted by bhall43
I doubt the bonus of variety makes bad plays good.

It won't make them good, but it's possible people will stumble upon diamonds in the rough. Plays that work great for their teams builds.

Originally posted by bhall43
So they will still be running middling plays struggling to contend while the good teams add a couple more workable plays into the mix and work people even more.

You're probably right. Are the middling teams mediocre due to not enough time investment/willpower to figure out what works for their team?

Originally posted by Absolut Zero
It won't make them good, but it's possible people will stumble upon diamonds in the rough. Plays that work great for their teams builds.

Probably not diamonds, but it will more than likely be through copy pasta from the best teams.

Originally posted by Absolut Zero
You're probably right. Are the middling teams mediocre due to not enough time investment/willpower to figure out what works for their team?

Between scrim investment and lack of understanding of how the sim works in respect to the downs most likely. That is what I have noticed most from teams that struggle. I don't think it is willpower or time investment. People spend a lot of time watching other teams. They just don't entirely understand the reasons for why coordinators do certain things.

Personally I love the bonus for diversity, but why wouldnt I.

Originally posted by Absolut Zero
diamonds in the rough.

Diamonds is rough, especially in rookie...

This will buff my defense for its change hybrid fronts should be fun

So...any thoughts?
Cant really say what I feel. Erkner looks awful so far. Could possibly be due to completely new Defense and new HB but also the ittle playbook and thus disadvantage at diversity bonus. no idea. Our blocking looks worse as well. There was either some hidden nerf to blocking or its due to beeing worse in general.

What did you guys feel about the diversity thing?

Originally posted by peeti
So...any thoughts?
Cant really say what I feel. Erkner looks awful so far. Could possibly be due to completely new Defense and new HB but also the ittle playbook and thus disadvantage at diversity bonus. no idea. Our blocking looks worse as well. There was either some hidden nerf to blocking or its due to beeing worse in general.

What did you guys feel about the diversity thing?

there was a nerf to blocking. They improved block breaking on open field blocking interactions. It was hidden at all, Bort mentioned it in the Changelog.

I think I actually have an easier time running more plays with a rushing PB on a game to game basis. The more I open up the passing PB for BSB the lower my completion rate gets. Some of the bonuses I have noticed are pretty cool but the lower completion % just makes the offense that much more likely to sputter on any given drive.

As for the blocking issue you are seeing. Maybe the blocking nerf from seasons ago is finally catching up to your OLine and defenders are above or near your tech/power skills with their BrB/HG? I am not sure though as I can only speculate.

Originally posted by Detroit Leos
I think I actually have an easier time running more plays with a rushing PB on a game to game basis. The more I open up the passing PB for BSB the lower my completion rate gets. Some of the bonuses I have noticed are pretty cool but the lower completion % just makes the offense that much more likely to sputter on any given drive.

As for the blocking issue you are seeing. Maybe the blocking nerf from seasons ago is finally catching up to your OLine and defenders are above or near your tech/power skills with their BrB/HG? I am not sure though as I can only speculate.

Yeah, the last thing could be true, definitely

I've only tested at rookie. I'm assuming the bonus is some kind of % increase in skills - so I just don't think it will be noticeable in early rookie

Originally posted by TxSteve
I've only tested at rookie. I'm assuming the bonus is some kind of % increase in skills - so I just don't think it will be noticeable in early rookie


Based on what I saw with BSB I assume that it would be noticeable at rookie as well and maybe even more so.

Originally posted by Galithor
there was a nerf to blocking. They improved block breaking on open field blocking interactions. It was hidden at all, Bort mentioned it in the Changelog.

they nerfed open field blocking

I think you guys are just seeing what you wanna see. I haven't seen anything to indicate bonus's for or against my teams.

Originally posted by Detroit Leos


As for the blocking issue you are seeing. Maybe the blocking nerf from seasons ago is finally catching up to your OLine and defenders are above or near your tech/power skills with their BrB/HG? I am not sure though as I can only speculate.

That nerf should've only retroactively impacted players that'd already made investments. Erkner was a fresh rookie team iirc that season, so aside from their caps probably not being as high as they might've been, there shouldn't be any hidden debuff there for them like there is for a team in veteran right now.