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What is the new structure going to look like?
Still being finalized, DD will be posting it in the league structure discussion thread soon though.

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With the new extended plateau program being implemented, some S6 dots will be left with unfinished AEQ due to no more training from 441-472. Is there any chance they will be able to be refunded their original investment in this AEQ?
-No they will not be.

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Any plans to get rid of the dreaded 1 training point left over after trading in XP?
-Yes, just trying to figure out the best method. It's something we'll likely get done this off season.

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Does Field General SA attempt to trigger on every down...or just passing downs?
-Every down, run or pass (confirmed)

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Still no timeline for 2nd team ownership? Or permanently table for the time being?
-No time line - other projects have taken precedence for now. We have a new programmer coming on so that might be something he can work on.

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How does one become a Mod?
Edit: (Like a General Area Mod, or Suggestions Mod)
-applications@goallineblitz.com - also good posting history and being helpful in the forums. When openings exist they tend to look for people that have been active/helpful.

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Is there any plan to adjust the power any SAs, VAs, or AEQ? Should we expect any to be toned down in the offseason?
-Probably, but not anytime in the near future. We're going to be undergoing some very extensive testing soon (as soon as I finish up the new test server procedures).

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Will the new structure include changes to the Pee Wee structure? and if so, and what ways if you can talk about it before DD presents it.
-No, Pee Wee isn't changing as far as I know.

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You said coaches will likely be put on the backburner for now.

How likely?

-Just not going to happen for season 17 - still going to happen, just didn't have time to get done this season in time for season 17.

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for example, cap 46 leagues can include Dots ranging from 38 to 46 pre boosted. Again as an example can we expect cap 46 to be 42-46 pre boosted?
-Ah no - that's not going to change any

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I suppose the poll project has been pushed back farther too? meaning no HoF for like another 10 seasons.
-Bort asked for some specifications the other day - I think it might happen eventually.

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Has the Catch22 evaluate each and every SA to make sure it works and works with the right amount of power project gotten underway?
-I started it but just was no way I could do it all myself with all the other things I have to do so I received permission from Bort and am going to be having testers conduct thorough (and very well documented) testing on these. It's my next project that I will hopefully get kicked off soon.

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Are there any plans to revisit the screen passes? They went from overpowered to irrelevant in the last couple seasons.
-All I can say is we're going to be working on sim issues much more over the next 6 months - I compiled a list of sim issues from GLB users and am going to use that as a foundation for things we need to improve upon. I can't recall if screen passes is on that list or what the specific issue is (I've admittedly not watched as many high level games this season as I have in the past).

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Any chance that we will ever see GMs getting Tournament trophies? Not sure if there are only certain admin types with access to upload trophies or not...
-Probably not unless Bort automates it.

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Will effective level's be taken into account in promoting teams with the new structure?
-No it's still going to be the Normal-Competitive-Elite promotion type system based upon performance primarily.

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With the passing game being at an all time low across GLB nation what was borts thought process to nerf it further?
-Seriously, he didn't nerf it - he just changed the success ratio of longer passes (harder) and shorter passes (easier).

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Im sure you hear this all the time, but Is GLB ever going to leave Beta?
-Yes, GLB will leave Beta, but not before the game is stable.

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If my team goes 15-1 and makes the playoffs, can I choose to only promote one step if my entire team is below the level cap?
-No. http://goallineblitz.com/demotion_faq.html

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Any chance you fix it so that when a player fumbles, his stats that he accumulated on the play are counted? Currently, they are not.
Example: Player catches a 95-yard pass, fumbles...he, and the quarterback, lose those 95 yards, the reception, and the completion.
Seems like a very simple thing to correct.

-I believe there is a bug filed on that - matter of Bort correcting it.

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Having been with GLB as an employee now for a reasonable duration, does the distance to a finished product seem further away, or closer than you initially imagined when hired? (Now that you truly understand the scope of the game, and the sim driving the meat and potatoes of it.)
-Closer. When I was a GLB customer I thought it would be at least 2012-2013 before this game left Beta. I don't think that will be the case.

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Are dots heading into extended plateau going to be granted VA resets at all to reflect the change in their usage on their teams?
IE. Some older dots start gearing up for new roles on ST and are now going to have longer shelf lifes as normal players. Are they going to be granted a chance to get their VA's right?

-Only the 441-480 day old dots will get full VA resets, all other players will get their normal resets.

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In a perfect world, how would morale work in the sim? Would it be the difference maker between equally matched teams only, or would you like to see it create big upsets and by extension, possibly create even bigger blowouts as morale spirals? Are you happy with morale reducing SAs and how they function right now?
-I suggest looking at this thread: http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=4114543
We're not happy with it and we're going to be reworking the entire morale system from the ground up.


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Are you guys working on an Android app?
-Not right now no, but depending on how well the iPhone app does it's always a possibility.

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Why is there rollover? Why can't we train, assign skill points, etc. without having the player locked up for several hours a night?
-Because there are numerous scripts that need to be ran and in order to do that various parts of the site have to be "locked"

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What was the final word on accelerating player development? There was a lot of support for it, and it really seems like something that would be in the best interest of GLB.
-Still undecided - the priority for GLB was the extended plateau. We want to see how this works before revisiting accelerated player development.

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What's the feeling around the admin crew on games that Sim in the WL that end in scores with deficits of 90-100 points?
Is the margin for error between top teams, and the next tier teams where you want it? Working as intended or something to be worked on?

-Something to be worked on but it should also be noted that in a game like this, you can't fix people's mistakes. At the top levels those mistakes (either via the AI but mostly the player build process) get magnified.

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any idea if pooch punts or fake punts are on the docket for, well, ever?
-I'm not Bort but I doubt it, seems too exploitable.

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What about fake fg's, or multi laterals in the KR'ng game??
-Very very unlikely.

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Is there any plans to nerf bull rusher? It's currently the only SA which gives a multiplier based on post-equipment values, and a lot of people it is too blame for the death of the high level inside run game/revcakefest.
-Not at this moment. I'd like to conduct some thorough testing before changing it (or any other SA/VA).

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Going off the thought about magnified mistakes, has there been any talk about a major look at VAs and how they operate?
-Same thing as SA's - yes.

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Now that you have seen Archetypes working for a few seasons... Are there any more tweaks you are planning to make to that system?

Diversity of builds is a good thing. And this was a much needed addition IMO... But I'm interested to hear if you think it is 100% working as you thought it would.
-Already answered this, but yes, it's working as we thought it would. It'll definitely be something we evaluate as these builds reach plateau though.

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If/when an intermediate level of the game gets implemented between Casual and Regular GLB, what sort of options do you see added to the hardcore leagues? (for instance: custom slots at each position, etc.)
-Hardcore I imagine will have everything possible that people want including custom slots for each position - those are still undiscussed as far as the details go though so I can't give specifics.

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Will there ever be a GLB endorsed method of moving entire defensive AIs, including custom plays and packages, to another team in one step? What about coordinator-owned playbooks?
-I'd like to say yes and that we'll try but I can't promise anything. I know it's been discussed before though and is probably on Bort's huge "to do" list.

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Will the FAQ/documentation for GLB ever be updated to match what's currently going on in GLB?
-Yes - Thorn is working on a dynamic FAQ system that will allow us to update those more easily (right now only Bort can do it).

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I have a lot of dots, and in comparison to others, I only have like 1/3 or 1/8 the dots that some of the power users have. For example, upgrading EQ is a mundane task. Can you help users with tons of dots to automate some of the mundane task?
Auto training is a huge improvement... But we need more tools like this to keep us from burning out managing all these dudes.

-Always possible, not high priority wise right now though.

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Will there ever be a way to scrimmage your own team? Being able to test out your AI, against your own team.
-Unlikely - would require quite a bit of coding work.

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I know there is the thread for possible changes to morale and what not. Just curious, what would u like to see done to morale?
-A complete reworking of how it works. Basically I want it to make sense. Right now it doesn't.

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Are there plans on introducing more incentives (through VAs or SAs, I suppose), to encourage people to not Min/Max all the height and weights of their players?
-Hasn't been discussed but I can definitely understand what you're saying and wouldn't be opposed to something that would take on that issue.

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If an agent has flex left in there account and decides to take some time off, can they donate it to a tourney or give it to an in game associate? Or both?
-The general answer to that is no.

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Any news on the Iron Man Leagues?
-No. Sorry. I know Bort said he was for them but he just hasn't had time to work on them yet. I imagine he'd probably try and roll this out at the same time as the Hardcore/Super Casual leagues he's been talking about.

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If you could choose 1 epic suggestion to implement, or any suggestion for that matter in the future... when these major projects are done, what's your pick?
-Something similar to this one: http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=1801486

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Catch..Any chance in the future we could customize our team pages,or at least make the team logo size bigger?
Not even sure you can answer this,but just thought i would anyway.

-Can't really answer it - I know I mentioned it to the design guy once about bigger team logos and he said he could do it, he's just been busy working on flash and design for the baseball game. Shoot me a pm and I'll try and remind him.

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Do you intend to speed up player development?
-My guess is that we will not in the immediate future. We might revisit it later on down the road.

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Any rough date for pre-beta on the baseball game?
-Still quite a ways off - football is still the primary focus.

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Will GLB ever allow people to just GM 1 team in each league? I think this will make for a more competitive league. I see many people Gm'ng 3 plus teams in the WL. If they would just have to chose 1 their would be more loyalty and more great minds to go around to other teams.
-Answer is no.

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Does GLB have any plans to start promoting the game on various markets? Any test marketing? Etc...
Seems like there is a huge base of Beta users here, but I am sure there must be some strategy to help promote the game other then word of mouth.

-Yes - especially when we come out of Beta. We've already done some small ads on a few sites.

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Noob Question. What does AGLs stand for?
-ALG's not AGL's - it stands for automatic level gains - gains a player gets automatically to attributes every time they level up.

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Do you ever forsee any changes to player flex costs? ( WR is mentioned frequently in conjunction with this question), but really I'm just wondering if it's been considered in any case.
-Nope.

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Catch - any thoughts on changing Custom EQ? Right now, imo, top end AEQ is significantly better and costs 0 flex.
-I doubt it but I'm not averse to listening to a well thought out suggestion on it. Like DB said, it can't replace it so it'd have to make sense.

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Hey Catch, I'm going to ask my standard questions for this

1) Are we getting closer to play names on replays; and

2) How soon are we to being able to program the blocking side of HB/FB on pass plays?

-1) Don't know - I know it's on Bort's list of things to do.

-2) That's probably not going to happen as it adds to complexity - might be something for Hardcore leagues in the future though.


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Previously it's been stated, that GLB Inc telecommutes to do their work and meets up every once in a while. Are there any plans for a GLB Brick & Mortar office, so that the admins can collaborate in person and DD can smack you with a rolled up newspaper when you fall asleep at the wheel?
-It's been discussed. If GLB continues to grow I imagine it'll happen. Would be the end of my days with GLB lol.

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How do you like living in the Pacific Northwest?
-It's nice here, especially in the summer. Definitely cooler than Las Vegas lol.

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Catch how did you do at the WSOP?
-I only played one event - was mainly just hanging out with friends and playing some satellites trying to get into the Main Event. Didn't cash in the event, ended up down about 1K for the trip.
 


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