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I really have no idea on how the shopping token equipment works. Could anyone show me a link to somewhere that explains it well, or could someone explain it to me?

Pm or here, either one would be awesome.

Is Superior Vision good for a LB?

It's ok for a coverage (left) LB. It's not the best option imo. It's basically a boost to your vision.

Thank you.

Superior Vision has been proclaimed as an excellent piece for most, if not all, Linebackers, since they need to see what the play is doing very quickly. Has something changed Darren?

A basic over view:

Anyway, the way shopping token equipment (known as Advanced Equipment, or AE) works is that you train on normal + shopping and get a shopping token. You use that token to refresh the Advanced Equipment store (in the 'Buy New Equipment' tab).

These equipment are generated randomly, and the quality seems to increase once you're over level 25. At any time you will be able to buy one of the three AE listed, and buying a piece will clear out the store of the other pieces so that they aren't available anymore.

Assuming you bought a piece, you now have a 'blank' Superior Equipment. It is considered a level 0 item, that is, the same level as a Basic piece of equipment that you can buy at any time. Just like a basic piece, you can upgrade it once you're level 8, and then you can upgrade it further every 8 levels after that (level 16, 24, 32, etc). That means you will add +1 X, where X is any of the basic stats. In order to upgrade AE, you need 8 bonus tokens and the correct amount of cash.

Lets say you bought a +2 Jumping AE. At level 0 (no upgrades), it will give you +2 Jumping. If you upgraded it once (level 8) for +1 speed, then that piece will give you +2 jumping, +1 Speed. Another upgrade (level 16) to speed gives you +2 Jumping, +2 Speed, and so on.

These pieces also sometimes come with bonuses to Special Abilities or percentage bonuses. Special ability bonuses are increased every other upgrade. I can't remember if the first upgrade increases it, but I know it's alternating upgrades. Percentage bonuses will be increased by 2% (I think) every upgrade.

So, lets say you bought a +2 Jumping, +1 Monster Hit piece. Upgrading it for +1 speed from level 0 puts it at +2 Jumping, +1 Monster Hit, and +1 speed. Another upgrade (level 16) and it goes to +2 Jumping, +2 Monster Hit, +2 Speed.

If you want to sell an AE that you've upgraded because you found a better piece or whatever, you will be able to get all of the bonus tokens out of it. So, you have some +2 Jumping, +2 Monster Hit, and +2 speed shoes (level 16) and you want to start upgrading your +3 speed +1 Aura of Intimidation (level 0) shoes that you were fortunate to find. You sell the Monster Hit shoes and get 16 bonus tokens and some amount of cash. You can then use those tokens and more cash to upgrade the Aura of Int piece.

That's about it for Advanced Equipment, if someone knows how the SA's and percentages increase or increase anything else I said that'd be great.

You can also upgrade it once after purchase (so more like 1, 8, 16, 24,etc).

I.E. at level 16, you can upgrade an AE 3 times.

Originally posted by ThePeter
Superior Vision has been proclaimed as an excellent piece for most, if not all, Linebackers, since they need to see what the play is doing very quickly. Has something changed Darren?


Its still a great piece its just not the best piece for ALL LBs. Its good for LOLBs that cover the TE a lot for the same reason its great for CBs. Its not a bad piece for a MLB/ILB but its not the best piece either. ROLBs should be focused on finding a piece with Blitz or Tunnel Vision.

What about closing speed for a run stuffing LB? I thought that was a pretty cool tech piece.

It sounds good in theory but I am not sure tbh. I am wary about the "zone coverage" wording in the description but I have not tested it so it could turn out to be great. Anything else on the piece or was it just the SA?

Originally posted by ThePeter
What about closing speed for a run stuffing LB? I thought that was a pretty cool tech piece.

Its an excellent piece for a ROLB, that and blitz are probably the best AEQ pieces for that position

Not true. Closing Speed specifies the ball carrier and that does NOT include the QB.

do you even read before you reply, he ask about a RUN STUFFING LB


this seems to be a common theme with you

I sure do read before I reply. My reply was directed at your terrible statement of it being an excellent piece for a ROLB. Oh and the fact that it is one of the best AEQ pieces for that position. So my question is do YOU read before you reply because generally a run-stuffer wont be on the right side.... please try again.

Proclaimed by who? There are better options than SV. The only reason a coverage LB would want SV imo is to not bite on pump fakes. This could of course all change next season.

our ROLB seems to be doing just fine with closing speed AEQ, to the point that hes lead the league in sacks for LB's the past 2 seasons since he acquired that piece even though hes been severely out leveled

http://goallineblitz.com/game/player.pl?player_id=410321

Now you do have any examples or proof to back up your statements or are you just talking out of your ass?

Thats lovely for your ROLB but as you might notice he has put up solid numbers for the past 3 seasons(you said hes only had the EQ for 2) so to me that says he has a great build for a ROLB and the numbers were there BEFORE he got the piece of AEQ. The fact that hes been on that team since his first season after creation tells me that he has most likely specialized his build to play on the right. And im not sure where you are coming from with this whole out leveled bit because from what I see his 46 isnt that much different than the rest of the league(which by roughly looking at the other teams in your league is on the low end of the common levels, goes up to about 51/52ish).

As for examples or proof, no hard evidence on me just what I have read on forums, heard talking to people who know LBs and talking to people who know AEQ. So feel free to doubt me I really dont care, its not my team thats being screwed up but there are better pieces of AEQ for a ROLB. I know the information is out there on the forums and if I get bored later ill try to find it but the person who asked about the Closing Speed SA on a LB in general should just trust me on this, it is not worth it.