Official GLB Q & A

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Accounts

Topic	# QA	Who	Last Question Asked	Date
Change Log	2	Bort	You added a Sort EQ Fund awhile back in the changelog, but you had to take out due to a browser problem when I asked you. Any word on that?	April 11, 2010, 7:29 pm
Flex Points	7	Catch22	It appears that you can't combine flex and reward points for boosting players. Is this the case?	March 24, 2010, 4:01 pm
General	20	Catch22	Do you plan on offering more free players in the future, or was that a one time reward for the introduction of archetypes?	April 9, 2010, 1:48 pm
Support	12	Bort	Is support backlog one of the biggest things that is keeping offseason lengths so long? If so, what can support do besides put in more time to solve these floods? If not, what else is being done to ensure shorter offseason lengths?	February 19, 2010, 11:47 am

Game Mechanics

Topic	# QA	Who	Last Question Asked	Date
Cruise Control	1	Bort	I know that teams that win by 70+ in a blowout get max XP, do teams that also lose by 70+ get the max XP for a game also?	February 7, 2010, 10:01 am
Friendly Challenges	3	Bort	Do QB's throw to where WR's are going to be? or where WR's should be? In conjunction- Does ballhawk add on to the lead the QB gives WR's?	April 11, 2010, 7:09 pm
Game Simulation	79	Bort	When a HB, FB, or TE is held in to block, they always seem to go to double team a rusher allowing one in, is it coded in that they are there to help, how can we get them to actually pick up the guy that is not being blocked.	May 25, 2010, 1:23 pm
General	27	Bort	Are the Stamina/Confidence effects being increased this offseason? (s15)	May 25, 2010, 1:13 pm
Offseason	1	Bort	With the change-a-thon coming this offseason, how long do you think the offseason will be this time? Are we possibly looking at like Day 54 before rollover?	March 12, 2010, 3:18 pm

League Play

Topic	# QA	Who	Last Question Asked	Date
General	10	Bort	Proposed Super-Casual League... 1. no AE? that takes a bit of fun away from player building long term, and its not a burden when your upgrading equip every 8 levels anyways. 2. is chemistry a non-factor from what i read? 3. what would be a motivating factor for a player to sign on a .500 team when cash and AE and are not a factor? 4. what about custom equip costs? half for them too? that would motivate users to come to this exclusive league, it could give a greater range of multiple CE pieces for a bit of variety and money (FP) in your bank!	April 24, 2010, 9:05 am
League Restructuring	33	Catch22	For either of the admins - have you considered adding "locked leagues" in the near future and what are your thoughts on leagues such as League Underground?	April 12, 2010, 3:04 pm
Level Caps	5	Catch22	Will Casual Uncapped be gone next season?	April 12, 2010, 4:53 am
Playoff Seeding and Tiebreakers	3	Bort	First round bye in Playoffs for #1 and #2 seeds? .. has this ever been proposed?	February 19, 2010, 11:39 am
Promotion and Relegation	12	Bort	Cap 4 Winners get treated like every other league and get mandatory promoted to Cap 18 even with the level disparity?	April 7, 2010, 6:55 am

Player Information

Topic	# QA	Who	Last Question Asked	Date
Ability Softcaps	2	Bort	Penalties on SAs due to archetype...are they floored at 0?	April 11, 2010, 7:25 pm
Advanced Equipment	23	Catch22	If i have a 5% catch AEQ i upgraded can i add +3 speed to it come the new system?	May 17, 2010, 7:11 pm
Age	1	Bort	Does effective level take skill decline from age into account?	February 24, 2010, 9:55 am
Archetype	38	Catch22	Will you ever consider a balanced WR archetype? One that features speed, agility, catching and strength as majors (of course with a fifth)?	April 7, 2010, 6:55 am
Attributes	28	Bort	Are the Stamina/Confidence effects being increased this offseason? (season 16)	May 17, 2010, 6:29 pm
Boosting	2	Catch22	Has there been any discussion regarding lowering the flex cost of WRs? As it stands, they arent worth the cost of carrying them out to level 70+.	February 6, 2010, 10:54 pm
Custom Equipment	1	Catch22	Will there be any type of custom equipment reset with all the upcoming SA changes?	March 12, 2010, 3:22 pm
Endorsements	6	Catch22	I was Offensive MVP going into playoffs, but my contract expired and I am no longer listed on the Offensive MVP list. Will I still get my Endorsement?	March 29, 2010, 6:17 pm
Energy	2	Catch22	Is there a way to see if a returner has low morale/energy? They start off page and so the sweat and faces don't show.	April 11, 2010, 7:37 pm
Experience	2	Catch22	Is max XP for all players definitely getting implemented?	March 22, 2010, 9:45 pm
Fame	5	Bort	Is there any one attribute/veteran ability/special ability that you feel is overrated? (you see people loading up on it (overkill) when really they don’t need that much).	May 25, 2010, 1:18 pm
General	29	Catch22	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.	July 26, 2010, 1:16 pm
GLB Money	7	Catch22	Does player money have any meaning now?	May 25, 2010, 1:29 pm
Height & Weight	6	Bort	Do the effects of height and weight in the correlate pretty strongly with the bonuses they give upon rolling or is the interaction between height and weight more complex? For example, does a 5'10 olineman that weighs 300 lbs have the same agility as a 5'10 olineman that weighs 270lbs? Does the heavier olineman of the same height have a penalty to agility in addition to speed because of his weight, despite the fact that they are the same? Another example: a 6'3" 210 lbs CB vs. a 6'3" 180lbs CB--does the decrease in weight help overall movement or just speed?	March 12, 2010, 3:21 pm
Leveling	5	Bort	Does level account for any hidden bonus to a player?	February 19, 2010, 1:48 pm
Morale	5	Bort	Is the morale/stamina buff set in stone?	March 13, 2010, 9:17 pm
Player Building Techniques	15	Bort	Is there any one attribute/veteran ability/special ability that you feel is overrated? (you see people loading up on it (overkill) when really they don’t need that much).	May 17, 2010, 6:40 pm
Player Tactics	4	Bort	What's the purpose of the sliders on a dot's page ? To simplify , why are they even there if the coordinators can set distances and the like ? Was the intent to allow an agent to use them ?	April 12, 2010, 3:07 pm
Retiring Players	6	Bort	When will we be able to retire our younger dots for the enhanced refund? Will this happen immediately on day 40/41, or will there be a wait before the enhanced refund is rolled out?	March 13, 2010, 8:40 pm
Special Abilities	98	Catch22	Does Field General SA attempt to trigger on every down...or just passing downs?	July 26, 2010, 1:13 pm
Training	9	Catch22	Is the first Attribute free or do you have to use the 10 free BT to unlock it? Does the Attribute levels start at 1 or 0?	May 17, 2010, 7:02 pm
Veteran Abilities	54	Bort	Say a player has 100 strength and 100 agility. After bull rusher, would said player have more or less than 115 strength on break block rolls on run plays?	May 25, 2010, 1:20 pm

Team Ownership

Topic	# QA	Who	Last Question Asked	Date
Buying/Selling a Team	21	Catch22	When will the differnt levels of casual teams be available and when will we be able to own more than one team in the same category (ie Casual, etc)?	May 25, 2010, 1:24 pm
Contracts	2	Catch22	What will the contract offers look like with the salary cap? Will their be a limit that helps you or a suggested amount?	May 17, 2010, 7:16 pm
Defensive AI	15	Bort	would it be possible to change the way the tagging feature works? For example, instead of tagging to a specific defensive play or package, have the tag allow for specific man-to-to man match ups.	May 25, 2010, 1:22 pm
Depth Chart	4	Catch22	will the SS and FS postions have their custom slots like NT1 and MLB1 and so on	May 17, 2010, 7:21 pm
Finances	14	Catch22	Will cash left over at the end of the season roll into next season or be dumped into the overage fund?	June 7, 2010, 9:52 am
General	16	Bort	Just wanting to know if any progress or further thought has went into this? (OC/DC PLAYBOOK OWNERSHIP)	May 25, 2010, 1:31 pm
Offensive AI	16	Bort	the "short/med/long" labels in the playbook are just for organizational convenience, but have no bearing on the actual sim or route distance evaluation per se. ************** does this mean that even on 3rd & 10 with a long pass play, if the WR has a 5 yard in route, the WR will be determined to be far enough?	May 25, 2010, 1:16 pm
Recruiting	6	Bort	Why do teams now have to sell out and join somebody's network in order to win? It's getting harder for the independent teams to recruit the best dots when they're already allocated to some Pro/WL parent club two or three seasons down the line. No disrespect to the Addicts, Black Hand Cartel, DTD, etc. because they're pretty cool. But owners who prefer to keep their team's identity intact should have the opportunity do do so and still have a reasonable chance to recruit great dots, win games and advance to the highest levels as well.	April 11, 2010, 7:08 pm
Stadium Construction	3	Bort	Concerning losing stadium sections when demoting: I worked long and hard building it, sacrificed my own players to help build sections, and now I have to tear it all down?	February 24, 2010, 11:37 am
Team Chemistry	1	Bort	Is there going to be a chemistry grace period for demoting teams?	March 22, 2010, 9:16 pm
Team Tactics	12	Catch22	Do things like the Team Bus and other seasonal morale upgrades apply to scrims? Contract morale bonuses?	May 25, 2010, 1:10 pm
Ticket Pricing	1	Bort	How does Ticket Pricing and sales work?	February 19, 2010, 1:55 pm
Trade and Cut Rules	1	Catch22	Why can't the trade deadline be improved in the Cap Leagues? For instance say your in a Cap 34, and need a couple of pieces for your playoff run. The current system only allows you to trade for Level 34 players and below. By midseason most players in a Cap 34 have used their 3 boost and have leveled up at least 2 times. Why can't it be made to be where you can trade for players at, at least your team median? Maybe make it where you can only trade for players in your current Cap League. This would make for a more lifelike experience and it would give teams that are out of contention a chance to add some needed finances that under normal circumstances couldn't. Most of the time the roster you start with has at least 1-2 players that decide to go inactive and this hurts the entire team. I realize there are many potential exploits to this but I think this could be implemented with strict guidelines.	February 6, 2010, 10:48 pm

Website

Topic	# QA	Who	Last Question Asked	Date
Announcements	3	Catch22	Will there be anymore of the Take this Poll get 100 FP announcements?	April 7, 2010, 6:53 am
Forum Rules	2	Catch22	there has been suggestions of lolmods to be able to issue bans for posters in their particular forums instead of having a normal mod have to come in to do that, is this being considered?	February 6, 2010, 11:02 pm
Free Agents Looking for Teams	1	Catch22	When Bort added the marketplace he talked about doing away with the players looking for teams forum. With the ability to now add comments, the purpose is even less needed now. Is there plan to shut down these forums and move everything to the the marketplace system?	April 11, 2010, 7:20 pm
General	23	Bort	When GLB goes out of Beta ... what is your outlook for the future of this game?	May 17, 2010, 7:20 pm
Marketplace	2	Bort	We've heard a bit about Bort wanting to make the marketplace more a part of recruiting etc, how far away are we from seeing that become more functional?	May 17, 2010, 7:18 pm
Private Forums	2	Catch22	Why do private forums get scrambled whenever you add a new one? Is there any order?	April 11, 2010, 7:11 pm
Search	1	Bort	Will forum search ever be fixed? It would help players to be able to search on specific words or phrases.	February 7, 2010, 10:10 am