Steve

The dream is dead.  After getting 34 points during a recent stretch of 16 games, it looked like Elite were poised to not only climb out of the basement, but make a run for 10th place and avoid regulation.  Now losers of four straight against less admirable opponents than during that 16 game stretch, one against said 10th place team last night, there is just too much ground to make up.  Still playing for the play-in game is the best we can hope for.  My only hope is to beat up on Turkey Creek during the two times I will likely meet them in the play-in playoffs!  

I think it was day 66 in game world Buzzer.

Day 66.  It's displayed on the League Schedule page.
Then it opens up again on Day 87 (during the playoffs) for all teams who are eliminated.  From what I understood in a post from Anders, playoff teams will be allowed to trade again once they get eliminated from the playoffs. 

Ok, I have been in the past too long in GHL, so I don't know how the promotion works. I understand the fact about positions and playoffs, but I'm not sure what happens with players:
- with no clause
- with 1W clause
- with PC clause
- which players I can remove in higher league without penalty?
 
In my world the regular season ended and if I offer contract now, the player is asking for higher league contract, so this will remain the same?
Example: I'm in CHL, the player has 1 y, $140 000 1W, PC contract and he is asking for BHL level, 1 year one way promotion contract with a salary of $201 000 per year. So will be no more increase, just the 61k?

Steve, I also thought I improved my team through trades. Last 5 games with 0 points, last 8 games with 7 points. Sinking down fast. Expected "top improvement" player 1 assists and -6 in those 8 games.

My players clearly bet against their own team at the beginning of the season. If LIHL is anything like Russian lower leagues, they're getting visits from strange men in Adidas tracksuits right about now.

I had some funny ones in the old world.
 

 

Are you talking specific attributes or overall rating?  I've had 15-20 attributes increase (Passing from 87 to 88, etc.), but only 2 younger players have increased their Overall rating.  I think this is to be expected.
 
Two things to consider:
 
1) The worlds went from 77 to 108 days.  The timing of ratings increases should decrease for this reason.  If a player under the old world increased every 25 days, that would be equivalent to increasing every 36 days in the new world.  In both cases, the player increases 3x per season.
 
2) Part of the reason for the refresh was to even out player ratings and make them more realistic (not have a GHL team where 90% of your players are 90+).  I think ratings increases have been scaled back for this reason.  So combining both of these changes, managers will start to notice much slower improvements to players.

Update/edit - trading away:
 
-Štulrajter, 27yo - C - 85
 
-2x 2nd round picks
 
 
Looking for:
 
2nd-3rd line Center that can play on penalty killing unit.

The PM, Announment features are great adds!!!

This has been suggested and it gained quite some favor. The idea was to display jerseys in game previews and reports. This also spawned discussion about away jersey, so the teams would actually show their appropriate jersey whether they're the home team or a visitor. I'm sure it was buried at this point because of time limit. 2.0 had to be pushed out rather fast. I hope, however, that in the not so distant future we'd see this.

Hey... HEY!  This thread is for "Top" Jerseys, not "Jerseys I think are crap". 

Ugh, I actually hate the B's jersey and therefore Paul's!  haha.  But yes, it is subjective.  I prefer to see people's jersey's that are original, give me something I haven't seen before and memorable.  I actually really like Sheshegwaning Dragons jersey a lot!  Also, it's just a fun team name to say, if not spell!  
 
Related, I wish there was a way to incorporate our jerseys more into the game.  Honestly, other than in our signature on here and on our team homepage, does it even show up anywhere?  Our emblem shows up on the scores and recaps, but not the full jersey.  I think it would be kind of cool (although graphic heavy from a programming standpoint!!!) to see the jersey next to the team name on the Preview and Recap screens, plus in the standings.  Just a very minor opinion.  
 
I also think that had you bothered to scroll down to the bottom of the standings, you would have loved The Elite's jersey as well!  haha.  Still miss my old emblem shown here as my avatar.  Couldn't find anything remotely close.  

Ugh, I actually hate the B's jersey and therefore Paul's!  haha.  But yes, it is subjective.  I prefer to see people's jersey's that are original, give me something I haven't seen before and memorable.  I actually really like Sheshegwaning Dragons jersey a lot!  Also, it's just a fun team name to say, if not spell!  
 
Related, I wish there was a way to incorporate our jerseys more into the game.  Honestly, other than in our signature on here and on our team homepage, does it even show up anywhere?  Our emblem shows up on the scores and recaps, but not the full jersey.  I think it would be kind of cool (although graphic heavy from a programming standpoint!!!) to see the jersey next to the team name on the Preview and Recap screens, plus in the standings.  Just a very minor opinion.  
 
I also think that had you bothered to scroll down to the bottom of the standings, you would have loved The Elite's jersey as well!  haha.  Still miss my old emblem shown here as my avatar.  Couldn't find anything remotely close.  

Ugh, I actually hate the B's jersey and therefore Paul's!  haha.  But yes, it is subjective.  I prefer to see people's jersey's that are original, give me something I haven't seen before and memorable.  I actually really like Sheshegwaning Dragons jersey a lot!  Also, it's just a fun team name to say, if not spell!  
 
Related, I wish there was a way to incorporate our jerseys more into the game.  Honestly, other than in our signature on here and on our team homepage, does it even show up anywhere?  Our emblem shows up on the scores and recaps, but not the full jersey.  I think it would be kind of cool (although graphic heavy from a programming standpoint!!!) to see the jersey next to the team name on the Preview and Recap screens, plus in the standings.  Just a very minor opinion.  
 
I also think that had you bothered to scroll down to the bottom of the standings, you would have loved The Elite's jersey as well!  haha.  Still miss my old emblem shown here as my avatar.  Couldn't find anything remotely close.  

The post that had to come eventually...
 
I just wanna mention give a shoutout my favorite jersey designs in each league in no particular order and then also mention some notable designs I thought were missing that extra something. If I don't mention you, your jersey probably sucks. (Just kidding, I just do not want to mention dozens of jerseys as it would take forever.)
 
GHL:
 
Yonker Wolverines: it's clean, good color scheme and logo matches
Blenheim Pirates: The jersey really gives me old jersey vibes.
Deferiet Leopards: Colors match nicely and I am really getting a Bruins feeling off this design.
Mississauga Stealheads: it's clean, good color scheme and logo matches
 
notable mentions: Kegashka Prairie Stars, Scandinavia Steelers, Brass Castle Berserkers, Cedar Rapids Minutemen, Netherhill Nightmares,
 
SHL:
 
Crabtree Defenders: Super clean and super simple, I like it.
Benacour Patriots: Idk what to say, it just kept the grabbed the attention of my eyes.
Rocky Mountain House Owls: The logo slides into the design as well as butter.
Louisbourg Lions: It's not often you see a team with a brownish colour scheme, but you nailed it.
Queenston Kingsmen: It's simple, it's clean and I like it.
 
 
Noteable: Zenda Destroyers, Englewood sabercats, Mundare Salt Dogs, East Newark Giant Strikers, Canuck Red Dragons, Pittsboro Plastic Attack, Adrian Alley Cats
 
BHL:
 
Summertown Six Pack: It's clean and the colors go well together. 
Cape Girardeau: This jersey really give me an major junior vibe, they've got some of my favorite jersey designs.
 
Noteable: Athabaska Articwolves, Rayne Sea Warriors
 
CHL: (Trying to limit myself to my favourites, this league was hard, probably because it is not yet full of human managers)
Dustine White Devils: For a busier logo, you've still managed to keep the design as a whole super clean.
 
Noteable: Okauchee Lake (AI), Courville Barons (AI), Macamik Marauders
 
IHL:
 
Altona Bald Eagles: I can't say that I've see many turquoise-ish color schemes, but you've rocked the design.
Chest Springs Ghosts: While I'm not a fan of that type of logo, you've managed to work weave it into your jersey design very well.
Shebandowan Natives: I'm not sure what to say other than I really like the design.
 
Noteable: North Haven T-Wolves, Coulter Wildfire, Butte City Battlers Clements Badgers
 
LIHL: 
 
Fillmore Hill Cats: I thought about putting this into my natable category, however your design had me staring at it a while and I decided that was worth a bump to my favourites category. Super uncommon color scheme, but it works nicely and really pulls your eyes.
 
Ripon Scorpions: Jersey looks super nice and clean with an uncommon color scheme. My only complaint is that in my opinion, the name doesn't fit with the logo...
 
Chattanooga Golden Tigers: Colours all fit as smooth as butter.
 
Noteable: Manila Pacific, Cave Springs Corsairs, Gravenhurst Hounds, Dudleyville Lancers, Rogersville Disaster, Constantine Wild Cats, 
 
 
 
 

Debated listing these two players because I'm not looking to give them away.  They just don't fit my tactics so I'm testing the market.
 

 
 

There should be NO Free Agents after the initial list generation at the beginning of the season UNLESS a player gets cut!  Having these random players show up is ONLY going to reward players that have hours a day to follow the FA list, which is unfair to the majority of players.  I'm not faulting the manager that picked up the latest one, but the SYSTEM!  This is almost as bad as pay-for-play style systems.  The point of GPHM is that we all compete as managers evenly on that skill level, not on how much time we can devote to the game (stats analysis not included).  

There should be NO Free Agents after the initial list generation at the beginning of the season UNLESS a player gets cut!  Having these random players show up is ONLY going to reward players that have hours a day to follow the FA list, which is unfair to the majority of players.  I'm not faulting the manager that picked up the latest one, but the SYSTEM!  This is almost as bad as pay-for-play style systems.  The point of GPHM is that we all compete as managers evenly on that skill level, not on how much time we can devote to the game (stats analysis not included).  

There should be NO Free Agents after the initial list generation at the beginning of the season UNLESS a player gets cut!  Having these random players show up is ONLY going to reward players that have hours a day to follow the FA list, which is unfair to the majority of players.  I'm not faulting the manager that picked up the latest one, but the SYSTEM!  This is almost as bad as pay-for-play style systems.  The point of GPHM is that we all compete as managers evenly on that skill level, not on how much time we can devote to the game (stats analysis not included).  

There should be NO Free Agents after the initial list generation at the beginning of the season UNLESS a player gets cut!  Having these random players show up is ONLY going to reward players that have hours a day to follow the FA list, which is unfair to the majority of players.  I'm not faulting the manager that picked up the latest one, but the SYSTEM!  This is almost as bad as pay-for-play style systems.  The point of GPHM is that we all compete as managers evenly on that skill level, not on how much time we can devote to the game (stats analysis not included).  

No more free agents after the start of the season please! Unless they r low rated players. Maybe a roster cap size so people cant hoard players?

This. Any sort of FA spawning should be kept to minimum, and timed at one certain point (start) of a season.
 
The most frustrating thing is when you acquire a player in a trade, and then see a better one magically appear in FA a day later.

There is a thing with FA, that somehow allows loopholes in trading system. I will try to explain the logic behind it:
 
I trade 2 of my 88 guys for a 92 guy (for example). Then I sign FA player, the stronger the better. Then do it again. Etc. In some time I will have team stacked with much better players. If I am careful, salary cap won't be a problem, you can always waive.
 
If FA players keep appearing they are devalueing players we currently have.

Agree.  I'm not sure why they appear at all.  I suppose it does add some excitement to the game there's no denying that.  But if players that are randomly spawning out of thin air are GHL 1st & 2nd line caliber, we are going to end up with all star teams like in the old worlds.