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LA Request

1. Please take a few seconds or a minute to post in the FCS Inaugural Thread, which is our GG thread for the first season.

2. In gameplanning, check on Off Plays and Def Plays, using "Number of Recent Games" on 1, and "Minimum Times Used" set on 1.. If your are not getting more than 30 of 40 offense plays used at least one time, or 25 of 30 defense plays used at least once, please pm me and I will help you with your settings. Or adjust them yourself. The closer you can get to 40/40 and 30/30 the better. If you had play overuse in your game, then you really need to make an adjustment.

Anyone get the perfecto? 40/40 and 30/30? Mine was 31/40 and 20/30, have some adjustments to make. Dont go by the numbers at the top, that only shows you "Selected Plays", not how many times they were used, if at all. You have to count the play result boxes, 3 to a line.

3. Sim for the next game will be delayed until at least 50% of the league has posted in the GG Inaugural thread. Will check at 12am, about an hour before sim time. It only takes a few seocnds or less than a minute, you are a part of a very unique league in this game and part of the enjoyment is interaction, game comments, observations, tips/advice, comparing notes, etc. Difference of opinion? Post it, no hard feelings. I dont ever think that my opinion and view is the only one that should be considered.

Overall, am really enjoying this league so far, how about you?

I’m trying to use 40 /30 plays but some of them are absolute shite, so have subbed out and new ones in , more shite.
I’m going to run out of plays soon, am I still meant to keep these shite plays in? Which is fine so long as everyone else is.
Last game I got my pants pulled down.

Me too Gus! lol, and yes, we are going to be dealing with plays that are not as good as others, shite plays as your referred to them. the challenge is to get the best balance that you can. It is also why its important to have everyone on same page with it, those who have more plays that are consistently good and using them more than 5 times a game have a distinct advantage over those who are going for variety. Im not the only one responsible for ensuring this, we are all in this effort. Alert your opponent if you see deficiencies, I have posted the easy way to get the play calling spread out, and the rules to prevent automatic use of the GL defenses and Nickel. Those are the things that lead to play overuse. Post your play count and if you need help getting there, Im available. :)

and lets keep in mind we are all trying/learning so imo it will take a bit to get it all balanced. as long as we trying to improve it.

Also with new players teams a lot of players learning plays coupled with a lot of rookies bias towards mistakes and poor play. So yup some shite going on but team owners are good and will figure it out

Thanks Red, and exactly right, we are all learning and adapting to get "there". Where "there" is at? 35 to 40 different offense plays used and 25-30 defensive plays used, with the ultimate being all 30 and 40, but there will usually be circumstance(s) in a game that prevents a full use.

TO ALL .......Now that the 2nd league game is done, before game 3, please take a good look at your play selection and use. If you are not sure how to do that, here is the guide.........

First thing after viewing the game, go to gameplanning, OFF Plays. Personnel, Formation, & Plays are set on ALL. SORT BY is on Times Called. Number of Recent Games is on 1. Minimum Times Called is on 1. Same for DEF Plays.

Check your Selected Plays, mine was 38/40. I need to add 2 plays on offense.

Then you count the boxes (the plays). Mine was a total of 31 offense plays, I want to get that to 36-40. which means that I need to add the two plays and make an adjustment in the Offense category on the gameplanning page, the one of the far left. There are two categories that affect the play selection. 1. Gameplan - type of play, area of field. I dont vary it much at this point but will adjust it to affect the play selection, for first down I use an even number for Inside Run and Short Pass, and about half that number for Outside Run and Med Pass. So, my current setting wil have more calls made on Inside Runs and Short Passes, which will affect the total play use.

First thing after viewing the game, go to gameplanning, OFF Plays. Personnel, Formation, & Plays are set on ALL. SORT BY is on Times Called. Number of Recent Games is on 1. Minimum Times Called is on 1. That will give you your offensive play count/use. Same for DEF Plays.

Check your Selected Plays, mine was 38/40. I need to add 2 plays on offense.

Then you count the boxes (the plays). Mine was a total of 31, I want to get that to 36-40. which means that I need to add the two plays and make an adjustment in the Offense category on the gameplanning page, the one of the far left. There are two items that affect the play selection. 1. Gameplan - type of play, area of field. I dont vary it much at this point but will adjust it to affect the play selection, for first down I use an even number for Inside Run and Short Pass, and about half that number for Outside Run and Med Pass.

2. Personnel .... real simple, same number for all personnel sets. 10l.

Defense.... same settings, 1 game, 1 play minimum used. My selection was 30/30, and 23 plays were used in the game. So will need to adjust my Secondary settings. My Linebacker setting are all on 20, other than 2+ Blitz, which is set to 2.


Rules .... will really affect play selection, so you need to be careful outside of the 2 rules that have been posted to prevent the Ai coach from automatically calling GL defense and Nickel. If you have a rule that specifically calls for the use of a personnel set or play type, that will affect your play selection and use. We have 2 recommended rules, and they are used to prevent the automatic GL & Nickel defense calls. Those are the only two you should be using other than for 4th and 0-1 offense situations, going for it on 4th down when behind by more than 10-14 points, not kicking a FG when in 4th quarter and leading by more than 22, and any other particular situation that you want to control and not have the Ai coach do the opposite.

Anyone having trouble with rules, please PM me, and I will help.