Warrior General Games

Uniform numbers have always been a part of the game but they have never served any real purpose or point.

What I am suggesting is that for players that have uniform numbers like for example a DT numbered as 99, in the replay instead of showing him as DT it would say 99. This would speed up player recognition as you watch your replays. Once you knew your team well, you could glance at a play at the snap and know who is lined up in what position and as you watched it, it would have the same effect as displaying all the names simultaneously.

This would be really useful on watching special teams replays.

It's just a faster way to analyze one player's performance without taking route of focusing only on their plays in sequence. Even when I do that, sometimes I find it necessary to pause the action and find the player before proceeding (that's usually a CB or LB or sometimes s WR which presents that issue).


For any dot numbered "0" the position would be displayed as it is now, by position.

I'd +1 this if it was a toggle.

It might be nice for a user watching their own dot. Assuming they don't have the GM script that highlights them. Which could be something built into GLB, I guess, as well.

However, for an OC, DC and/or STC, this would make watching replays horrible. I don't care about their number, though I do want to see what position is where during the play w/o having to memorize who is who by their number.

I'd see this as sucking more computing power, for that reason alone, if it's even possible to have numbers that small, I'm against it.
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Originally posted by Dr. E
I'd see this as sucking more computing power, for that reason alone, if it's even possible to have numbers that small, I'm against it.
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Can't take much, the dots are already representing a specific player rather than just the position. Of course you can make numbers that small, use the same font as the lettering used for the position.

Originally posted by BadgerPhil
I'd +1 this if it was a toggle.

It might be nice for a user watching their own dot. Assuming they don't have the GM script that highlights them. Which could be something built into GLB, I guess, as well.

However, for an OC, DC and/or STC, this would make watching replays horrible. I don't care about their number, though I do want to see what position is where during the play w/o having to memorize who is who by their number.

Maybe I should forget this and go get that script then. As for replay watching, I think it would be the opposite, for me anyway. it would make it better.

Yep, for teams where you only have one dot, like a CB, who could line up anywhere any given snap, it would be great. You just find his number, rather than hitting pause and hovering to make sure I'm watching the relevant dot. But also for teams where you have all of the dots, or none of them, it would be helpful.

I don't think numbers would be any harder to follow than position names. It would look like this:

a typical offensive setup--


81 84 75 76 66 72 79 80 11
5

30

meh 0 cares about numbers, I'd prefer it stayed the way it is.
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Originally posted by BadgerPhil


However, for an OC, DC and/or STC, this would make watching replays horrible. I don't care about their number, though I do want to see what position is where during the play w/o having to memorize who is who by their number.

I've always wondered why they didn't use different colored dots for this very purpose. Would make knowing WHAT dots are doing what during plays instead of having to pause the play over and over to keep track of dots.

+1 as an option

Originally posted by BadgerPhil


However, for an OC, DC and/or STC, this would make watching replays horrible. I don't care about their number, though I do want to see what position is where during the play w/o having to memorize who is who by their number.

For me it would be the opposite. I think after just a few games I would become very familiar with the #s and it would actually help me. I would no longer have to hover to find out which player just screwed up. When I look to the side I miss the play trying to figure out which CB or WR is in which spot. I'm sure there is an order to it, but it is kind of a mess. Also for the average player that is not a coordinator they could more easily find their player in the replay without a script.

Must be an option, I coach way too many teams >.>

Numbers would drive me to insanity.

Originally posted by _OSIRIS_
For me it would be the opposite. I think after just a few games I would become very familiar with the #s and it would actually help me. I would no longer have to hover to find out which player just screwed up. When I look to the side I miss the play trying to figure out which CB or WR is in which spot. I'm sure there is an order to it, but it is kind of a mess. Also for the average player that is not a coordinator they could more easily find their player in the replay without a script.


I agree with the user watching his dots, can't rely on everyone using GM. Though don't see the Coordinating part, but each person might like it a different way (numbers or position). Which is why it would have to be a choice/toggle if implemented.

If all you are wanting is to spot your own dots, there is a script that colors them.

Originally posted by Dr. E
If all you are wanting is to spot your own dots, there is a script that colors them.

Just your dots or does it color code by position? (red for O-linemen... Blue for D-linemen... Green for WR's, ect, ect, ect.)

Originally posted by BadgerPhil
I agree with the user watching his dots, can't rely on everyone using GM. Though don't see the Coordinating part, but each person might like it a different way (numbers or position). Which is why it would have to be a choice/toggle if implemented.

For me it would be nice to not have to look to the side to see which players are in. I often have to go back and look at a play again to find out which CB just got burned or which FB was in. The numbers would be real easy for me.

haha did someone really mention computing power
+0, toggle wouldn't hurt but practically nobody even bothers to change their player's number in the first place