Warrior General Games

I'm curious. I'm sure the lower level of activity is the primary reason given, but is that how it was explained? What's the perception of the change now?

Also, I see that there remains a tab labelled "Retired Players", but that it contains none of my retired players. I'm sure there's a great story there too.

I'm sure others will follow up with details (I've been gone since season 34 or so, back since s106) but from what I understand, the servers melted and almost all data was lost. Coincidentally, the new system came shortly after where it takes half as long to get to plateau.

As for perception, I think everyone is fine with the new 2 "Pro Leagues" whereas I do miss "World League"

Originally posted by Larry Roadgrader
Originally posted by dusk883

As for perception, I think everyone is fine with the new 2 "Pro Leagues" whereas I do miss "World League"

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Sure. But the new Originally posted by Larry Roadgrader
Originally posted by dusk883

As for perception, I think everyone is fine with the new 2 "Pro Leagues" whereas I do miss "World League"

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Sure. But the new 2 Pro League champions don't face each other to find out who is the best team in Goal Line Blitz?

Uh, winners of each pro league play in the Mega Grand Championship of Champions Bowl hosted by the grandmasters, “the computer guys”.

Originally posted by melon27
Uh, winners of each pro league play in the Mega Grand Championship of Champions Bowl hosted by the grandmasters, “the computer guys”.

Is there a link to the most recent game?

Originally posted by Larry Roadgrader
Is there a link to the most recent game?

Here's a bit of background...

https://glb.warriorgeneral.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=5336058

And here's a link to the most recent Bort Bowl:

https://glb.warriorgeneral.com/game/game.pl?game_id=54811

Originally posted by dusk883
...but from what I understand, the servers melted and almost all data was lost.



Just like that, "the servers melted".

DC and Marvel have lots of fun with "alternative universes". I'd love to see an alternative universe where those that owned this site made better choices regarding who and how they they ran it. Its a FOOTBALL game, the most popular sport in the United States. There was money just waiting to be made...and to be sustained.

And yet, here we are...where retired players no longer exist, the World League no longer exists, and participation levels have to be back at...what...2010 levels?

If you're just here to flame, then be on your way. If you have any constructive suggestions, I'm sure we'd all love to hear them.

Actually started a thread to encourage people to offer up ideas for injecting new life into the game, which you can find here (and to which I hope you'll contribute to):

https://glb.warriorgeneral.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=5337144

Originally posted by Ravenwood
If you have any constructive suggestions, I'm sure we'd all love to hear them.


And then do what with those suggestions? You pretend anyone in charge here is still actively involved in game development?

The game hasn't been in beta for a long while, so I would question what you mean exactly by 'development'. I know they're still accepting AI submissions, and the recent realignment of the pro leagues, responding to popular request, suggests they're not asleep at the wheel.

But I won't disagree with you that more could be done to attract new players.

WL always sucked and destroyed the game.

GLB was originally played by thousands of users, but it dwindled down to the 1% due mostly to the WL attitude. No one was allowed to enjoy the build process or the little victories along the way.

Recently the WL guys finally decided they were bored playing with themselves every season, and abolished it 90 seasons too late.

Once tournaments were invented, WL became completely obsolete and pointless as well as being toxic to the overall game--but still was allowed to exist because 10 guys paying thousands of dollars in flex, was better than thousands of players paying $10 for some reason.

This current version of GLB is the best it's ever been, and there's almost no one around to see it.

Originally posted by Maul Rat
WL always sucked and destroyed the game.

GLB was originally played by thousands of users, but it dwindled down to the 1% due mostly to the WL attitude. No one was allowed to enjoy the build process or the little victories along the way.

Recently the WL guys finally decided they were bored playing with themselves every season, and abolished it 90 seasons too late.

Once tournaments were invented, WL became completely obsolete and pointless as well as being toxic to the overall game--but still was allowed to exist because 10 guys paying thousands of dollars in flex, was better than thousands of players paying $10 for some reason.

This current version of GLB is the best it's ever been, and there's almost no one around to see it.



+1

I blame the gaw-dam boomers. This place smells like an old Eagles club on bingo night.

Originally posted by Ravenwood
Actually started a thread to encourage people to offer up ideas for injecting new life into the game, which you can find here (and to which I hope you'll contribute to):

https://glb.warriorgeneral.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=5337144

I browsed your thread and I’m sorry but the problem is the user base you posted this to. The pro leagues have the top coaches and they want the top players. They’re not going to spend anytime personally to coach anyone up, they’re already too busy. It’s more of a here is the info, get good.

Dotball has never been better. I played from season 2- 20 and only completed a few builds. I came back just before the server crash and spent 6 seasons I think ready to hit level 79. Took forever, then the crash lol. Now it’s way better and I enjoy building dots quite a bit. I reached out to my old friends to tell them but never heard back on getting them back. But the reality is I don’t care about a low user base. Right now I say I build above average dots at best, you bring more builders and then I’m quickly below average or average .

If there was actual care about injecting new life then you wouldn’t have the best known and highly cherished agents taking the easier and more fun builds. I see all the time these people on here build only QBs, WRs, RBs, etc… but never or rarely waste their time on positions like lineman. That’s for the peasants. Some even do it with just multis, so literally are providing nothing to the game besides links to information that is in most cases links back to the main forums lol.

It shouldn't be on the GLB userbase to build the demand up though. Bort and co need to build the user base up though, little advertising could go a long way. They have a much better product than they did 15 years ago.