Warrior General Games

Originally posted by aaasahi
Maintain 55 players is really time sink.
Assign SP, assign VP, assign EQ.......
Nightmare for me, really.

The automatic full VA reset a few seasons back was one of the worst things that ever happened to me on GLB tbh

clickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclick.......

I knew there was one agent that had a full self run team (that was struggling)... thanks tautology

It is not an easy thing to do (having a completely self run team), as you also have the additional responsibility of setting all tactics, staying on top of all builds, etc.

I thinks tautology has even brought in some agents to fill some spots here and there.

Not for the faint of heart... or flex for that matter.

Originally posted by tautology
The automatic full VA reset a few seasons back was one of the worst things that ever happened to me on GLB tbh

clickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclickclick.......

Shop for AEQ is another nightmare.......

I do it because its fun. And I dont want to be a part of any network.
Back in the early days, my team was like any other. 22 agents at one point. That was a major hassle. Doing it all yourself is a hassle too, but its your OWN hassle. I have restarted many times because of one or two build errors. One of these days Ill figure out how to properly build players, and maybe make it out of the minors.

Originally posted by aaasahi
Shop for AEQ is another nightmare.......


The great AEQ exchange took years off my life.

Originally posted by dahman32
I knew there was one agent that had a full self run team (that was struggling)... thanks tautology

It is not an easy thing to do (having a completely self run team), as you also have the additional responsibility of setting all tactics, staying on top of all builds, etc.

I thinks tautology has even brought in some agents to fill some spots here and there.

Not for the faint of heart... or flex for that matter.



being in WL playoffs each season is "struggling"?

Originally posted by reddogrw
being in WL playoffs each season is "struggling"?

Yeah, because you actually have to game plan both sides every game.

Originally posted by Kirghiz
Originally posted by reddogrw

being in WL playoffs each season is "struggling"?

Yeah, because you actually have to game plan both sides every game.

lies i doubt he has gameplanned this season

I wonder if those guys have 36-hour long days to have time to get everything in order for their 3252431432 players...

One time I created half the dots, and then said forget it, its already too much work

I once created two 55 man rosters and half of a third. It was quite a chore to manage that many players. I managed that many players for 5-6 seasons. One season I also was HC for 5 teams, DC for 3 more, and OC for another. I was getting burnt out pretty quick.

One roster would be fairly easy for me now. The iPhone app also makes player management quite a bit more efficient. That was not around back in the day.

Originally posted by Jim Harbaugh
One time I created half the dots, and then said forget it, its already too much work

It was real exciting back when you had to 'roll' for each player. Over and OVER again.

With auto training, list style viewing of your dots, quick tactics editor, and quick training editor it's really not all that hard.

Originally posted by Dub J
As someone that has one such team I can tell you this is a combination of GLB doing a terrible job of bringing in new users and networks killing off what was left of the FA market. The userbase has dwindled down so much that the FA market has dried up to the point that recruiting is an absolute nightmare.

Originally posted by dss02
partially a dig...but i disagree with your comments for the most part.

Yes a ton of good dots are tied into Networks and sure it could be a pain to recruit dots, but then you have people like Ezra that have no problem going outside of networks to fill up 3 pro level teams...and then he does the same for other peoples teams because people just like him for some reason.

Also, fwiw I could have gotten sick dots several times over for some of my teams had those teams not been tied to a Network...

Yeah I own the recruiting wars, but I win. So there. Dub, you are a bit of a casutic personality and are not an end builder. No offense, but the scratch my balls and I wil scratch yours is missing.

@ DSS~ It's winning. I don't have any 8-8 teams in my life. I'd rather die than spend all the time I spend on here recruitng for those teams. F that. You win through commitment to winning. It takes time. This game is not easy. It's a lot of searching for dots, exploits, PMing when contract offer sit unsigned etc. It just comes down to time I suppose, but once you know everyone you just ask nicely and try to always be closing,

Originally posted by Dub J
Not really sure what point you're trying to make since Ezra is part of a network. I'm sure many of the FAs he recruits are merely people looking to join a network rather than a FA looking for any random team.


Oh wait, you're part of the same network.





I earned my way in to 4+networks because I win. Once in, sure I want to ask guys that want to win to play for winners, but I am not in DS or BSS etc and somehow manage to talk to those guys to get dots now and then. It's about winning.

Originally posted by dss02
1 of his Casual Pro teams and his USPL team are not in said network

Yup. They are indy and I find that you have to assemble your best 10 or so agents into a pool that is it's own network. Even when you are in a network, you are still dealing with the cap on ages. As we have seen with cult as we move forward, all the teams cap out at pro, so you either consolidate (which we do not do) or you accept that you are cannibalizing your own network agent dots and spreading the network thin. At some point, you have to go outside of the network to find dots. This is where I enter as a total cares agent. I just make my own pipeline of agents/teams/dots that are indy and then supplement from the network, rather than the other way around. It's lame to be a video game leader, but just like sales as a job, you are selling a plan and getting people to buy into it.

I will say that it's easier to recruit from a network position because at any point I can drop them a PF invite or connect their other dots I do not need to winning teams. In the end, a good dot is a good dot and should play on a good team. Nobody wins on promises, we win on effort.

Originally posted by Kirghiz
My team is in USA Pro right now, and it isn't cheating by any stretch. I have a number of dots on that team that I'd love to replace, but really can't. If you screw up a dot on a team like that you're screwed or have to recruit.

See Kirg is a badass. I have a ton of respect for him. For one, he makes nice dots. For two, he runs a network in DWO and could get what he needs, but for whatever reason he is in the tops of USAPL all on his own. Maybe he doesn't like the DWO FAs, or maybe he is leading by example and testing his skills. Whatever it is that motivates him, I have respect for him, Taut, Tim Trial, etc. It's a game. F'n win it by any means.

I do think that diversity in builds is important. It's easy to get fixated on one type of build in the current sim, and miss some seasons dues to nerfs etc. I like having other agents to banter about builds and games with and also to be proven incorrect on VAs, AEQ etc. I let my agents mostly do their thing and just try to find guys and gals that care and login enough to be an end builder.

To me the money does not promise you WL. What gets you there is effort. Some find the path in math, some in smooth talking, some in coordinating, some in exploits, etc. You have to be committed, and what you are seeing is that a few people have the money and time to do the math on 55 dots, plus coordinate, plus analyze exploits etc. They should win, Duh.