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AFC South Champs Jacksonville Jaguars?
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Okay, the spreadsheet should be fully updated, and we have now officially left the offseason, which means I can now complete the Bills/Pats trade and do the second leg of the Dolphins/49ers trade. The 49ers/Wildcats can now re-submit their trade if they wish.

I have decided to sim the preseason the night of Monday, November 6th. This means you need to make sure that you are under the cap by then (aka cannot be in the negatives). Should you not be under the cap when I sim the preseason, then I will have to make cuts for you.
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Oh, I flew in there previously, so I will try that.
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Uh, I've been in the city and haven't received any Holo Caster message, assuming all Holo Caster messages interrupt whatever you are doing and force you to watch it.
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When I first read an article about this earlier today, I read Donald Glover as Danny Glover and was just totally baffled for a minute.
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mnkboy907 posted...

You might as well try the line of post-game sidequests in Lumiose City.

Was that the vague thing that I've been talking about regarding some building in Lumiose that forced me to become champion to use (it shouldn't be hard for me to look to see which post mentioned it), or are you talking about something totally different?
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If nothing else, I have strong reactions to the absurd. They are staples of my playthrough topics, which have included the likes of Ace Attorney and the king of all things absurd, Danganronpa.
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Results from Round 3 of Free Agency (I am also including post-FA AI signings for user teams)

Bills sign CB Steve Washington to a 1 year deal
Browns sign TE Larry Donnell to a 2 year deal
Buccaneers sign MLB Lance Mitchell to a 3 year deal
Falcons sign OT Sean Locklear to a 5 year deal
Falcons sign DE Kalimba Edwards to a 3 year deal
Falcons sign TE Garrett Mills to a 4 year deal
Hawks sign OLB Dwayne Holmes to a 4 year deal
Packers sign MLB Courtney Watson to a 2 year deal
Patriots sign C Andre Gurode to a 3 year deal
Steelers sign DE Ryan Nece to a 1 year deal
Steelers sign QB Jay Cutler to a 1 year deal
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It was nice playing Pokemon again. Having not played for such a long time, the majority of the Pokemon I was unfamiliar with, which is key for me. Experimenting with new Pokemon to see what clicks for you and ultimately come up with your team of six might be my favorite part (that or simply seeing all the new Pokemon).
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So since you all told me that there really wasn't much of a postgame, it seems that all that I really want to do now is see if any of those waterfall or other HM areas house anything useful, try that one building in Lumiose that I had to wait until I was champion to use, and also look for some TMs. I'm not sure that any of this warrants additional updates on my progress.

If anybody has any comments or questions they would like to ask me (or any that I may have skipped over from earlier in the playthrough), now would be an excellent time.
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I caught Zorark on my way to the Pokemon Village cave. It still took two Dusk Balls for whatever reason despite making it go to sleep and its health being in the red. This cave in the village could hardly be called a cave. It was just a single room, but smack dab in the middle was Mewtwo. I used my Capture O-Power and went to work. Level 70! I accidentally KO'd it, so I had to reload my save. On my second attempt, things went a lot smoother. After using one Night Slash out of Greninja, I used Malamar after that. Mewtwo recovered and I was able to bring Mewtwo's health meter down to the red using just one Foul Play. I used Hypnosis to finish off my attacks. It took two Dusk Balls, but Mewtwo is mine.

I flew to Couriway to get everyone healed back up before making the trek to Terminus Cave. I took one step into the flower patch immediately north of Couriway, and I was met with a Level 70 Moltres. Unfortunately, it fled before I could do anything. At the area that I was previously locked out of going to inside Terminus, I found one funky-ass-looking creature named Zygarde. I saw the green bottom part of its body as I was collecting nearby items, but when I went up to where it was located, I saw the rest. It hit hard but not too hard to where I felt like the battle was going to get out of hand. I used a Greninja/Malamar combo again. It took around 10 turns this time, but I caught it from my first Dusk Ball. I bought 20 Dusk Balls in anticipation that I was going to be using a lot of them if either cave housed a legendary Pokemon (I totally did not expect both to).

I decided to meet Sycamore at the Lumiose Station. I am half-joking, half-not sure, but I think I spent more time looking for the station than I did fighting Mewtwo. My Pokedex was again expanded, but I think it's just a combo page of the other three. I grabbed some goodies in Kiloude and bought some TMs. I eventually met up with a man who wanted my help. I'm pretty sure the joke was that all of my answer prompts were variations of saying the same thing, so by "helping" him, I was able to fight and embarrass him. I stopped after that.
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Deadline is over

I will hopefully open up PMs soon and start doing the stuff in the game. Watching the World Series is top priority though.
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I hope to knock out Kirby over the next several days, but my insistence on getting the file to 100% completion could cause me to finish it next week.

If Cuphead goes on sale for XB1, I will grab it, but I still doubt that I would beat it because I've heard it's over 10 hours long.
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Well...I will try and get all the other TMs then.
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Level 3:
Bills
Chiefs

Bonus: Saints/Bucs
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Buffalo Bills (5-2)
New Orleans Saints (5-2)
Atlanta Falcons (4-3)
New York Giants (1-6)
Tennessee Titans (4-3)
Jacksonville Jaguars (4-3)
Philadelphia Eagles (7-1)
Houston Texans (3-4)
Seattle Seahawks (5-2)
San Francisco 49ers (0-8)
Kansas City Chiefs (6-2)
Miami Dolphins (4-3)
Detroit Lions (3-4)
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Buffalo Bills
New Orleans Saints
Atlanta Falcons
New York Giants
Tennessee Titans - SUPER LOCK
Jacksonville Jaguars
Philadelphia Eagles
Houston Texans - LOCK
Seattle Seahawks - LOCK
San Francisco 49ers
Kansas City Chiefs
Miami Dolphins
Detroit Lions

I forgot about Bills/Jets
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If I have time after going through the caves, I might go ahead and meet Sycamore tonight as well
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Looking up TM locations, I found out some are located in a town that I haven't been in yet (with no idea on how to get there), so I will probably focus on the caves tonight.
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bumpers
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bump
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Standings of Fictional Fun
KCF: 61
gameking: 49
Lolo Guru: 34
Mr Crispy: 34
ArkOfTurus: 27
KnightOfNee: 27
Arti: 22
MegamanX: 17
Fenny: 15
tazzy: 14
Robazoid: 13
Suprak the Stud: 10
Wickle: 8
profDEADPOOL: 7
scarletspeed: 7
Shaduln: 7
BetrayedTangy: 5
Eddv: 5
Korayashi: 5
Johnbobb: 4
trdl23: 4
paperwarior: 3
Akira: 2
Bane of Despair: 2
JDTAY: 2
LordoftheMorons: 2
PhantomBanon: 2
TomNook: 2
agc: 1
Azp2k32: 1
Cody: 1
greengravy: 1
Kain66: 1
SantaRPG: 1
shadosneko: 1
SHINE: 1
Tom Bombadil: 1
Wiki: 1
windfish: 1

Spreadsheet with history
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X8E8oqzES42W4S82j7WTfNnzNa8c3uXdSE1rnqYG7WM/edit?usp=sharing

Additional noms this month
Arti - 1
KCF - 1
Wickle - 1
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November's games:
Super Mario Odyssey (Switch)
Cuphead (XB1/PC)
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror (GBA/3DS/Wii U)

What is Game of the Month Club?
Game of the Month is a community project open to all B8ers where users share, discover, play and/or discuss a select few games every month. The games featured each month are chosen by YOU the users (and Lady Luck)

The Basics
- Each month will feature three games that were chosen via a random drawing from a pool of games that users nominated
- For each game you beat, you get a cool point on our just-for-fun standings as well as a nomination for next month's randomized drawing
- In order to receive the point and nomination, you must beat said game within the calendar month
- If you beat one of the current month's games in the previous month, you can apply for a "recently beaten waiver," but you will only receive a point and no nomination should you do so
- Drawing for next month's games is usually around a week before the end of the month
- If you periodically keep us posted on your progress and/or talk about different aspects of the games, then everyone will think you are super awesome!

Nomination Rules
- You get one nomination automatically each month
- You can receive up to three more nominations in a month for each chosen game that you beat
- Each game you nominate has to be different from both your and other users' noms and cannot include a game that has already been selected for GotM
- Each game must be a standalone game that can be acquired and played on its own (aka cannot be DLC/expansion that requires the base game)
- Nominations only carry over if you beat a chosen game after the drawing for next month's games but before the end of the month
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I won't have access to depth charts until after the off-season
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Bully for Xbox 360

Always a pleasure replaying this
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I cut it close, but KCF has beaten Bully

Rockstar might be my favorite game developer, and Bully is my favorite game of theirs, so you can do the math.
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MysteriousStan posted...

Meh. I'm not terribly bummed out. I was planning on moving Thompson and Hall to OLB if they signed with me but with the recent rule changes I probably would have just switched to a 3-4 if Hall signed with me.

You haven't used your position change for the season FYI.
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mccheyne posted...

KCF, when are cuts due for round 3? Or we just waiting until after round 3 since it comes really soon after round 2.

Not allowed because of the deadline being so short. You will have to make cuts after free agency. I intend to sim the preseason on Sunday, so you will have nearly four full days to make any changes to your roster prior to the preseason being simmed.
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The deadline to submit offers for the third and final round of free agency will be Wednesday, November 1st at 11 PM ET

If you exit free agency with any roster holes still remaining on your team, the AI will sign players for you to fill those holes.
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OLB
Dwayne Holmes 4 / $6.40 mil / $1.04 mil
Anthony Felder 4 / $6.40 mil / $1.04 mil
Joshua Massey 4 / $5.60 mil / $880k
Ernie Sims 4 / $5.28 mil / $800k
John Kerr 4 / $5.28 mil / $800k
Shawn Crable 4 / $5.28 mil / $800k
Daniel Brooks 4 / $5.28 mil / $800k
Justin Cook 4 / $5.04 mil / $760k
Aaron Griffin 3 / $2.58 mil / $270k

MLB
Lance Mitchell 3 / $5.88 mil / $600k
Justin Warren 3 / $5.52 mil / $570k
Tim McGarigle 3 / $5.52 mil / $570k
Pat Lowery 3 / $5.52 mil / $570k
Jordan Dizon 3 / $5.19 mil / $570k
Derek Mendoza 3 / $4.86 mil / $570k
Courtney Watson - 2 / $3.24 mil / $380k
Andy Crooks - 3 / $4.86 mil / $570k
James Martin 3 / $2.73 mil / $270k

CB
Ellis Hobbs 3 / $7.77 mil / $810k
Danny Gorrer 5 / $11.20 mil / $1.20 mil
Tony Franklin 5 / $11.20 mil / $1.20 mil
Stanford Routt 3 / $6.72 mil / $720k
Roshaun Fellows 5 / $11.20 mil / $1.20 mil
Harold Dalton 5 / $11.20 mil / $1.20 mil
Cary Harris 5 / $11.20 mil / $1.20 mil
Kelvin Hayden 3 / $6.21 mil / $690k
Steve Washington 1 / $1.2 mil / $150k (leading contract from Bills)

FS
Nate Lyles 4 / $8.12 mil / $1.36 mil
Terrance Washington 4 / $7.60 mil / $1.28 mil
Jahmile Addae 4 / $7.60 mil / $1.28 mil
Trevis Coley 3 / $5.70 mil / $960k
Jason Simpson 4 / $7.04 mil / $1.16 mil
Vincent Meeks 4 / $7.04 mil / $1.16 mil
John Gattis 4 / $7.04 mil / $1.16 mil
Mike Rumph 3 / $4.89 mil / $810k
Corey Walton 2 / $2.20 mil / $340k

SS
Lamon Means 1 / $2.75 mil / $550k (leading contract from Bills)
Daniel Bullocks 1 / $2.75 mil / $1.06 mil (leading contract from Bills)
Ben Emanuel 3 / $4.62 mil / $660k
Dominique Brooks 3 / $4.62 mil / $660k
Paul Thomas 3 / $4.62 mil / $660k
Byron Cook 2 / $2.90 mil / $400k
Joshua Gore 3 / $4.35 mil / $600k
Greg Dockery 2 / $2.90 mil / $400k
Eric Thompson 3 / $2.55 mil / $330k

K
Kris Brown 3 / $3.87 mil / $510k
Billy Cundiff 3 / $3.72 mil / $510k
Jason Robbins 2 / $2.48 mil / $340k
Connor Hughes 3 / $2.67 mil / $330k
Kevin Kelly 3 / $2.31 mil / $330k
Justin Medlock 3 / $2.31 mil / $330k
Greg Zuerlein 2 / $1.58 mil / $220k
Blair Walsh 3 / $2.07 mil / $270k
Skyler Shelton 1 / $450k / $30k

P
Jacob Richardson 3 / $2.43 mil / $450k
Chris Kluwe 3 / $2.79 mil / $450k
Josh Bidwell 3 / $3.15 mil / $450k
Tim Reyer 3 / $2.37 mil / $390k
Eric Wilbur 3 / $2.37 mil / $390k
Jason Baker 3 / $3.06 mil / $360k
Matt Bosher 2 / $1.40 mil / $200k
Jordan Bell 3 / $1.98 mil / $270k
Chris Bolden 1 / $360k / $0k
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OT
Lewis Kelly 3 / $11.43 mil / $2.73 mil
Anthony Collins 3 / $10.14 mil / $2.31 mil
Matt Hardrick 4 / $11.80 mil / $2.52 mil
Michael Roos 3 / $6.27 mil / $1.05 mil
Andrew Cameron 5 / $10.10 mil / $1.65 mil
Geoff Schwartz 5 / $10.10 mil / $1.65 mil
Jordan Black 3 / $6.06 mil / $990k
Travis Leffew - 5 / $10.10 mil / $1.65 mil
Chester Pitts 2 / $3.34 mil / $500k

G
Steve Sciullo 3 / $11.67 mil / $2.34 mil
Toniu Fonoti 3 / $9.21 mil / $1.83 mil
Adam Stenavich 3 / $9.21 mil / $1.83 mil
John Simonitis 3 / $7.98 mil / $1.56 mil
Ian Allen 3 / $7.98 mil / $1.56 mil
Derrick Dockery - 3 / $7.98 mil / $1.56 mil
Rich Seubert 3 / $6.75 mil / $1.32 mil
Mike Otto - 4 / $7.36 mil / $1.40 mil
Michael Parenton 4 / $2.88 mil / $240k

C
Al Johnson 3 / $6.09 mil / $1.17 mil
Andre Gurode 3 / $5.67 mil / $1.05 mil
Scott Mruczkowski 3 / $5.31 mil / $960k
Na'Shan Goddard 3 / $5.31 mil / $960k
Tim Schafer 3 / $4.62 mil / $810k
Richie Gandy 3 / $4.29 mil / $750k
Bruce Nelson 3 / $4.29 mil / $750k
Mike Pucillo 3 / $3.36 mil / $660k
Clint Mayhew 3 / $2.10 mil / $240k

DE
Ryan Nece 3 / $10.32 mil / $1.98 mil
Ben Taylor 3 / $9.24 mil / $1.68 mil
Erasmus James 3 / $7.05 mil / $1.05 mil
Michael Boley 3 / $7.05 mil / $1.05 mil
Matthew Rice 5 / $9.50 mil / $1.15 mil
Tamba Hali 5 / $9.15 mil / $1.10 mil
Jorrie Adams 5 / $9.15 mil / $1.10 mil
Rhyan Anderson 5 / $8.80 mil / $1.10 mil
Darrick London 4 / $3.88 mil / $440k

DT
Gabe Long 5 / $14.20 mil / $2.80 mil
Corey Clark 5 / $14.20 mil / $2.80 mil
Quinn Pitcock 5 / $14.20 mil / $2.80 mil
Brandon Maupin 5 / $14.20 mil / $2.80 mil
Fili Moala 5 / $13.25 mil / $2.55 mil
Carlton Powell 5 / $13.25 mil / $2.55 mil
Teraz McCray 5 / $13.25 mil / $2.55 mil
Keenan Carter 5 / $13.25 mil / $2.55 mil
Andrew Smith 4 / $4.76 mil / $600k
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QB
Jordan Steffy 4 / $15.64 mil / $3.16 mil
Jay Cutler 4 / $14.28 mil / $2.76 mil
Bobby Reid 4 / $14.28 mil / $2.76 mil
Josh Freeman 5 / $14.45 mil / $2.40 mil
Matt Flynn 5 / $14.45 mil / $2.40 mil
Brian Brohm 5 / $14.45 mil / $2.40 mil
Anthony Morelli 5 / $13.30 mil / $2.20 mil
Gavin Dickey 5 / $12.15 mil / $2.00 mil
Jonathan Crompton - 5 / $8.70 mil / $1.40 mil

HB
Courtney Lewis 4 / $19.36 mil / $3.84 mil
Marlon Lucky 4 / $16.20 mil / $3.16 mil
Terry Longbons 4 / $16.20 mil / $3.16 mil
Selvin Young 4 / $16.20 mil / $3.16 mil
Joseph Addai 4 / $14.56 mil / $2.80 mil
Brandon Jackson 4 / $14.56 mil / $2.80 mil
Samkon Gado 3 / $9.75 mil / $1.86 mil
Albert Young 4 / $13.00 mil / $2.48 mil
Javon Riggs 4 / $3.84 mil / $560k

FB
Tim Castille 2 / $7.10 mil / $1.82 mil
James Coleman 2 / $6.36 mil / $1.48 mil
Mike Smith 2 / $5.82 mil / $1.32 mil
Troy Fleming 3 / $8.07 mil / $1.83 mil
Cory Anderson 3 / $5.43 mil / $1.14 mil
Madison Hedgecock 3 / $5.43 mil / $1.14 mil
Roger Allison 3 / $4.74 mil / $960k
Deon Anderson 3 / $4.08 mil / $780k
Brett McIntyre 2 / $1.60 mil / $220k

WR
Bryant Johnson 3 / $12.72 mil / $2.13 mil
Jason Hill 4 / $15.56 mil / $2.60 mil
Todd Blythe 4 / $15.56 mil / $2.60 mil
Tyrone Calico 3 / $9.54 mil / $1.59 mil
Reche Caldwell 3 / $9.54 mil / $1.59 mil
Samie Parker 3 / $8.94 mil / $1.47 mil
Chris Henry 5 / $14.90 mil / $2.45 mil
Jovon Bouknight 5 / $14.90 mil / $2.45 mil
Andy Dickerson 3 / $3.30 mil / $390k

TE
Octavius Darby 4 / $7.48 mil / $1.12 mil
Garrett Mills 4 / $7.48 mil / $1.12 mil
Andrew Clarke 4 / $6.56 mil / $960k
David Thomas 4 / $6.56 mil / $960k
Larry Donnell 2 / $3.28 mil / $480k
Joe Klopfenstein 4 / $6.08 mil / $880k
Jonathan Hannah 4 / $6.08 mil / $880k
Brandon Pettigrew 2 / $3.04 mil / $440k
David Ryan 3 / $2.04 mil / $210k
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Korey Hall was the only player to be targeted by multiple users. I feel bad for one user because he lost out on both of his MLB targets in free agency. Hall and Lofton were not targeted in round 1 and he went after the #3 MLB in Clifton Thompson who was targeted by user and AI teams.

In the first round of free agency, C Josh McNeil and RE Ryan Riddle were the most-targeted players by users (4 each).
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Results from Round 2 of Free Agency

Bears sign G Cedric Dockery to a 3 year deal
Bears sign MLB Curtis Lofton to a 3 year deal
Bills sign MLB Korey Hall to a 2 year deal
Giants sign QB David Greene to a 3 year deal
Packers sign OT Tom Ashworth to a 3 year deal
Pumpkins sign G Damien Woody to a 3 year deal
Redskins sign FS Chris Hope to a 2 year deal
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Regarding position changes, I might be lenient in the event that you suffer an injury but also have roster and/or cap issues. I don't want to guarantee that I will, but I'm putting that out there as a consideration of mine. The best solution (aside from having a more flexible roster and cap situation) would be to hold off on a position change until you really need to, but I know that's not what's going to end up happening
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Emeraldegg posted...

Also, since we're airing concerns, I am a bit concerned about the recent advent of "trade picks this year for picks next year" type of trade. What happens if the user who was in charge of a team when the trade happened leaves, and the team is controlled by AI? IE I trade a 1st and a 7th this year for a 1st and a 7th next year, under current rules one team would give their 1st, the other their 7th, this year. Next year, the opposite. What if in th emiddle of that, like the offseason, user b left? Is that the kind of thing KCF can enforce an AI to do?

This is a major concern yes. HanOfTheNekos was once in charge of the Bills and he traded Tom Brady to the Chris' Bucs that also included receiving a future draft pick from Chris. Han left the very next season, but since it was Chris who was giving up the high pick, I could easily get the I Bills to agree to receiving a 1st round pick for QB Matt Cassel. Now if the reverse happened and Chris left but Han stayed, I think that I would basically be forced into controlling the Bucs for that next season to ensure the trade went through because the AI Bucs would not have given up a 1st for sub-70 Matt Cassel.

The recent Bills/Pats and Dolphins/49ers trades were the only other trades involving future picks after that Bills/Bucs trade, and Jukkie, Scare, stevr, and certainly myself seem like the kind of users who will be sticking around for many seasons to come. While I doubt it will ever come to this, the only solution would be for me to take over for teams to complete trades that the AI would otherwise decline to make.
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theawesomestevr posted...

I thought that the game would mitigate stuff like that with players holding out for higher contracts if they're underpaid - at least that's what KCF has mentioned in the past.

Holdouts are still seemingly random (other than you only see it with high-rated players) and generally you only see 3-5 per season. That's not really an effective way to potentially deal with people gaming the system for a better cap situation.
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ShatteredElysium posted...

Unless we said position swaps had to immediately be offered new contracts but even that has issues with it I'm sure

This was a possible rule, but isn't uniformly fair and also makes things too complicated. There's only one point during the offseason when I can even change a person's contract, and the is offseason is where the overwhelming majority of position changes occur, so it would just make for one huge mess.
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Emeraldegg posted...

My assumption here is that there has been an increase in people trying to see if they can get a ratings boost from their players by checking them at every position, which would not only be a hell of a lot of work for KCF, but also not really conducive to the GM experience.

During the first five or six seasons, I probably averaged one or two requests per season to change someone's position. Never do I recall anyone asking what their rating would be. They just want to make the change to, as I mentioned in response to Eddv, tidy up the roster without any ulterior motive. Since then, I started getting requests wanting to know what a player's rating would be across seven positions. The amount of such requests have exploded and the sheer amount of time I spend on them would surprise you. In the past three seasons combined, I have probably spent as much time dealing with position change inquiries as I have spent conducting an entire live draft.

I'm 27, and I would like to continue doing B8NFLL in my 30s. Spending 3-4 hours a season dealing with inquiries for 50-ish players for hundreds of positions in which 90+% of the time, a player will see a negative, zero, or positive one point difference in overall rating is certainly not going to help with that.

You also hit on the second part in that I consider the overuse of changing positions to be lazy GMing and in some ways discourages the competitive aspect of B8NFLL and trying to be a better GM. Why pay attention to league trends or learn from your mistakes when you can just throw chump change at vets or rookies and swap positions non-stop until you get a bunch that see ratings increases that are to your liking. Only QBs, Ps, and Ks are really exempt from this, so you could conceivably field a fully-competitive team via position changes from what were originally low-rated players. Why compete with the league to go after an 86 DE during free agency when you can sign five 70-something OLBs for maybe $1 mil cap hits each and see if anyone gets a sharp boost as a DE?

Plenty of users like being a part of B8NFLL because they like being in charge of a team and seeing where it goes. Whether they have actual Super Bowl aspirations is beyond me, but that's perfectly okay with me if they don't. What I absolutely don't want to see is people who value winning a lot but try make a big part of their path to greatness come via cheap, unmerited gains via position changing.
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ShatteredElysium posted...

And what about rookies coming into the team? I assume if we want to change them out of their drafted position, it counts as our one change for the year right? Would make sense, just want to make sure as a few times I had planned to draft a rookie with the full intent of immediately changing his position

Yes, rookies are included in the position change rules.
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ShatteredElysium posted...

So we can play people out of position if we want to by adjusting the depth chart right? We just can't officially change them or know what their rating would be in that position unless we use our 1 true position change for the season?

Correct on both accounts

ShatteredElysium posted...

Also I assume that means we can only position change someone if we have excess at the position then? Unless we immediately sign a replacement? Since we can't position swap a second person to cover the hole

Yeah, you can only position change if you have an excess at a position or if you are imbalanced in one of the positions with sides. If you have 3 LE and 1 RE, you can make a LE a RE, but you cannot make that lone RE another LE.
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Eddv posted...

I actually do have a question regarding position changes - do I actually NEED to officially change someones left right designation?

No. The game though only cares that you have four OTs, four Gs, four DEs, and four OLBs. The side doesn't matter. Some people do like to tidy up their roster. Taking Wiki as an example, he had 3 LOLB and 1 ROLB. He recently made one of the LOLBs a ROLB I assume to make it nice and even. There's no tangible benefit to doing so, but I can certainly understand the intrinsic value of wanting two LOLBs and two ROLBs.
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bump
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I'm nearly finished with Bully. I just have I think two missions remaining.
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All position swaps from before have been made in the game stevr. I just haven't had the time to update the spreadsheet so rest assured your three changes have still gone through.
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Okay, I intended to post some rule changes over the weekend, but I just never got around to it. However, I have to now because I am assuming that it affects a user's FA offers.

To summarize what could be a long story, during play-testing for the creation of B8NFLL, I was aware of ways users could game and abuse the system. I kept potential rules in my back pocket as I was just going to wait and see how users would approach the league. During the first five or maybe even six seasons, it seemed like I was never going to have to implement any of these protective rules. In recent seasons though, I started seeing users try to game the system at an increasingly alarming rate. I should have nipped it in the bud when the trend started to take off, but I allowed it to continue, so I'm mostly to blame here. There doesn't seem to be any letting up by some users, so after much consideration, I have decided that there will be rule changes effective immediately.

This doesn't effect like 75-80% of the league because they don't do any of what will follow

Position Change Rules
- 0 inquiries into what X player's rating will be if they officially change to Y position
- Unlimited same-position movements (LT/LG/LE/LOLB to RT/RG/RE/ROLB and vice-versa)
- 1 true position change per season
- All position changes are binding for that season

Age Contract Limits
- Anyone over the age of 32 may not be offered a contract longer than three years or the base length of what they are asking for, whichever is longest
- Same as above but four years for anyone 31 years of age
- Same as above but five years for anyone 30 years of age

For the six users who submitted offers for R2 of free agency, I will give you until 9 PM ET tonight to PM me offer revisions if the rule changes would have caused you to make different offers.
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Deadline has passed.

I am not sure if I will get around to this before Trick-or-Treat
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Peridiam posted...

i played the crap out of bubsy 1 & 2 for the genesis back in the mid 90's when i was little

i actually have fond memories of bubsy!

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I ended up doing those missed air battles. While trying to find one of those battle cafes in Lumiose, I ran into Diantha. She offered a Ralts for any of my Pokemon. I gave her my original Illumise since the one that I received from the Wonder Trade was superior in everything but attack despite being the same level.

I went to Restaurant Le Nah. I was a perfect customer after following their directions, but I don't see myself doing this again.

To-Do list(in no particular order):
- Finish Terminus Cave
- Enter the cave in Pokemon Village (assuming I can now enter it)
- Try to collect all TMs
- Try out that one place I had to be Champion to do
- Explore waterfall areas plus any cut, strength, or surf areas that I may have missed
- Possibly take up on offer(s) to evolution trade with me
- Other post-game content that I was unaware of
- Meet Sycamore at Lumiose Station.
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