EXXEO

2 matches left - no one in the top three can make a slip....

Boy, this season is wrapping up in quite dramatic fashion! 3 matches to play and only 3 points separating 1st from 3rd. We have somehow snuck into 2nd - let's see if we can hold it...

There seems to be a great separation between perceived stats/ratings and what the actual player can do. I can't tell you how many goalies I've dismissed or invested into based solely off their OVR rating and initial performance out of the Junior leagues. It's all hogwash with goalies! I have a 76 OVR goalie who is killing it compared to my other higher ranked goalie in the GHL...why? Who knows - but I think it's a hidden factor that tends to make some goalies hot and cold depending on certain factors. Overall, I'm now attempting to dig for those X-factor players rather than just selecting based off of ratings.

There seems to be a great separation between perceived stats/ratings and what the actual player can do. I can't tell you how many goalies I've dismissed or invested into based solely off their OVR rating and initial performance out of the Junior leagues. It's all hogwash with goalies! I have a 76 OVR goalie who is killing it compared to my other higher ranked goalie in the GHL...why? Who knows - but I think it's a hidden factor that tends to make some goalies hot and cold depending on certain factors. Overall, I'm now attempting to dig for those X-factor players rather than just selecting based off of ratings.

Ya know... I think I'm kind of glad I'm not in GHL. There is a lot less bickering and a lot more fun down here in IHL!

How are you guys feeling about your team this season?

Okay, I'm gonna deflect this argument to two places before we have two big threads arguing about trade abuse. The first is the trade abuse thread here http://forums.gmgames.org/topic/7447-trade-abuse/page-5so that this thread can once again be a salty therapy thread 
 
The second was my suggestion on this page http://forums.gmgames.org/topic/7457-ai-trade-values/ on my second post where I suggested that so many assets can only be traded for so many assets, I feel like that idea alone will stop the majority of what people consider abusive trades as they are usually a number thing.
 
As for my opinion on this case, I believe all human-human trades should be considered fair game unless it is blatant cheating (multiple accounts).

Well, the season is about to wrap up so I figured a nice end of the year graph for Zombie Hamilton was appropriate. Good news everyon! He only dropped 3 OVR in the last 20 days - things are looking up!

If my GHL Clapper team was in Biscuit I'd trade you some of my high $ 40 year olds for your 35s in a heartbeat.. They are well aged and have a solid two more years on their contracts! (Yup, I know - newbie move! What was I thinking?!!!)

Nice re-direct

I also notice a bunch of trades where there are a bunch of players going one way and only a pick or single player in return. Perhaps the AI could reject sending/receiving assets that send/receive a difference in assets of more than 3 (awkward phrasing.) 
 
EA: 1 asset leaving and 3 assets coming back = acceptable
2 assets leaving and 4 coming back = acceptable
1 asset leaving and 4 assets coming back = unacceptable
2 assets leaving and 5 assets coming back = unacceptable.
 
This would allow for some weirder trades involving human managers to still go through, but really limit the exploitation that can be done to AI.

I think my team in the BHL is trying to set an all time new record for the number of times a team can finish third without a promotion in the playoffs!

I think my team in the BHL is trying to set an all time new record for the number of times a team can finish third without a promotion in the playoffs!

I personally liked the positive remark about your Goalie's solid checking...did he come off the bench during a fight and deck some people?

The next Morning's Top Cat's inbox message states "Assistant Worried about Angus Veau-Sylvian"
 
...Haradrim clicks on message...
 
"Your Assistant is sad to inform you that Veau-Sylvain is now a zombie, has dropped 47 points in overall skill and has opted to now use reclaimed Segway parts for a prosthetic leg."

Maybe that can be a new aspect to the play-by-play....the zombie inserted notes.
 
Top cats' Angus Veau-Sylvain looses fight to Savage Storm's Junior Hamilton.
 
Next line...
 
Beau-Sylvain will be out the rest of the season with a missing leg and multiple bite lacerations!

My zombie scored on you guys...with your Forward's Leg! But in all reality, that was a good game in Clapper today!

My guy just set an all time new record for the biggest cliff dive in a professional hockey career and is now dropping a point daily! Yup, he dropped another point today...by the end of this season he may be dead!

My guy just set an all time new record for the biggest cliff dive in a professional hockey career and is now dropping a point daily! Yup, he dropped another point today...by the end of this season he may be dead!

The player I was referencing in this post got injured today - checked out what kind of injury we were looking at- "5 days from being old"!

I received a message two days ago that one of my older players had dropped in his ability, today II received the same message from my scout voicing his concern once more. I expect a decline in old guys but this guy seems to have caught some fatal illness or something. I've announced to all my staff that we need to stock up on Centrum Silver as there is a shortage and we can't risk our guys loosing their edge without their multi-vitamin!
 
Anyone else seeing this? Is this normal?

Yeah, essentially but also include a drop down option that allows the player stats for the entire team to show different time frames rather than just the entire season

I had that happen also - the day after I posted this I had my Top line center go down and got my top line defender back but lost him again in the same day due to a concussion. Weird. We're all healed up now and crossing our fingers for promotion!

I had that happen also - the day after I posted this I had my Top line center go down and got my top line defender back but lost him again in the same day due to a concussion. Weird. We're all healed up now and crossing our fingers for promotion!

I actually just noticed this and how it says it was fixed in the patch--and I don't believe it was. I just tried to sign a prospect outside of Silly Season (we're now midway through in Mitts) and wasn't allowed. The prospect I attempted to sign isn't 20YO though, but he is with a foreign club.
 
I assume this is going to be included in the next patch. Not sure the timeline on that one because it may be a somewhat major patch.