Originally posted by SAVAGE OPS
So what did the Midwest Mafia stand to gain from all these trades. Obviously they are
more members of the Orangeinization. Which brings up my next Question, Isn't it kind of unsporting that a GM of your Midwest Mafia partners has a player on the Minnesota Fire, a team in your own league?
What is sad is all the crap you guys will do to get an edge.
I'm thinking that the creators of this game intended for last seasons new teams to be higher leveled and better than this seasons new teams. Well, it appears that in
the Orangeinization, the Farm system goes backwards.
That would be like the Yankees sending Arod and Jeter down down to their AA minor league team so they could dominate the kids fresh out of high school.
You guys don't have an argument, which is why you have to resort to pot shots at anybody that points out your Orangeinization. I'm just throwing it out there, everybody has a right to know.
You are so misguided it's not even funny.
Step 1. Chris decides he wants to sell his team, Orangeblood Nation. ** Purchased new in season two
Step 2. Chris informs players of as much
Step 3. Players request to be released to other Orangeblood Teams
Step 4. Chris informs prospective buyers of said situation
Step 5. Owner doesn't care at all and just wants a team
Step 6. Other Orangebloods teams pay for said players.
Step 7. Released players are happy because they end up amongst friends
Step 8. New owner is happy because he got a team that he otherwise would have had to wait another month for.
Step 9. Team is renamed Midwest Mafia
Step 10. We have no affiliation whatsoever with Midwest Mafia
Buenos Aires
Step 1. I meet WEglAudacity in season one. We exchange PM's discussing strategy.
Step 2. She agrees to come on board as a Tactical consultant
Step 3. We did not need her TE, so she signed with another team, The Buenos Aires Butchers.
Step 4. Buenos Aires's owner decides to quit on a whim and sells the team
Step 5. Players are pissed and want to go elsewhere
Step 6. Dallas lands a few out of 40 some-odd players that were traded off over a two day period
Finally, your "reverse farm league theory" is bogus. One of our highest rated players before the playoffs will be WEglAudacity who played in exactly zero games last season. The reason why is a smart boosting strategy and the fact that we are good at maximizing XP for everyone.
There are 20-something teams that spawned from our Fan site. We all know each other. However, we all want the best for our teams individually and do not collude.
We are not alone. Rivals.com is supplying hundreds upon hundreds of teams to this network right now. Throw in Scout, NFL team forums, college forums like Hornsfans.com, and Texags.com, and you've got a great deal of teams very much like ours pumping tons of money into this place. This will continue because this is a social MMORPG. It is the backbone of Goal Line Blitz. Ask Bort how many players he had bum rush this place starting around game 8 last season. It was nothing to post a link on Rivals and 25-30 referrals.
Last edited May 25, 2008 14:19:21