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My Punter did well and came along last year. I started out in the mid 20s, ended in the mid-to-high 30s. After changing no setting I am now back into the mid-to-high 20s.

Was there a change made to Punting? Did the new AI or the sim change the way it is handled/executed? Has anyone else struggled?

My Punter is not extremely high level and is not a badass, but I'm having a hard time understanding the drop off in performance. =(

Open up your stats.

I've noticed some differences (these only apply if the PK been nerfed) in that my P is kicking more from closer in instead of the PK attempting a FG. This leads to more Touchbacks (4 out of 9 punts in the last scrimmage) which kills the P avg.

Personally I don't think the P should be penalized on their P avg. (Gross) with Touchbacks. They should have a seperate caterogy for Touchbacks as well as Net Punting Average (Punts - Touchbacks - PR yardage) and maybe kicks inside the 10 or 20.

I avg 40+yds at your level. Might not have enough in punting

http://goallineblitz.com/game/game.pl?game_id=79594&mode=pbp

search for punta.

Originally posted by Zaphod Beeblebrox
I've noticed some differences (these only apply if the PK been nerfed) in that my P is kicking more from closer in instead of the PK attempting a FG. This leads to more Touchbacks (4 out of 9 punts in the last scrimmage) which kills the P avg.

Personally I don't think the P should be penalized on their P avg. (Gross) with Touchbacks. They should have a seperate caterogy for Touchbacks as well as Net Punting Average (Punts - Touchbacks - PR yardage) and maybe kicks inside the 10 or 20.

I'm not even talking Touchbacks. They generally don't even seem to be traveling that far.

http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=81929&pbp_id=190877
http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=81929&pbp_id=192997
http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=81928&pbp_id=615920
http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=81928&pbp_id=616345
http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=81928&pbp_id=617283

Those are my 5 punts of the preseason. Pathetic.

Last game of last season:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/game.pl?game_id=66449&mode=pbp
Firt game of last postseason:
http://goallineblitz.com/game/game.pl?game_id=72421&mode=pbp
(Look for Dex Star)



Originally posted by hork
I avg 40+yds at your level. Might not have enough in punting

http://goallineblitz.com/game/game.pl?game_id=79594&mode=pbp

search for punta.

I was getting similar numbers LAST season. This season it's been pretty terrible. I went from respectable punts to terribad in the course of the off-season.



Originally posted by Firenze
Open up your stats.

Strength: 40.11 (38.11) Blocking: 8
Speed: 13.52 Tackling: 9
Agility: 18.54 Throwing: 12.52
Jumping: 15.24 Catching: 7
Stamina: 11.24 Carrying: 8
Vision: 27.8 Kicking: 7
Confidence: 41 Punting: 76.06 (61.06)

SAs: 4-4-5

I'm in the process of working on Vision. I'm training my "minor" stats, slowly.

Hmm, that's odd. I just started punting like that this season. But I boosted 3 times and put all points into punting putting me at 83 with Eq. I have less str and confidence than you too. and only custom EQ in my SA's

I'm used to the "punt a great one, shank the next", but I don't understand why it's now so consistently mediocre. =(

something has changed. i was averaging 40+ yds/punt at the end of last season and it has dropped to 30 yds/punt in the preseason and game 1.

level 24

Strength: 61.1 Blocking: 8
Speed: 17.63 Tackling: 7.65
Agility: 22.46 Throwing: 13.76
Jumping: 17.02 Catching: 8
Stamina: 13.21 Carrying: 8
Vision: 31.68 Kicking: 10
Confidence: 49.32 Punting: 86.25

SA

5 7 5

nerfed IMO

Originally posted by bikerack
something has changed. i was averaging 40+ yds/punt at the end of last season and it has dropped to 30 yds/punt in the preseason and game 1.

level 24

Strength: 61.1 Blocking: 8
Speed: 17.63 Tackling: 7.65
Agility: 22.46 Throwing: 13.76
Jumping: 17.02 Catching: 8
Stamina: 13.21 Carrying: 8
Vision: 31.68 Kicking: 10
Confidence: 49.32 Punting: 86.25

SA

5 7 5

Alright! Finally, someone who has actually experienced it.

I played the first game of my season tonight and ended up only Punting 3 times (For some odd reason our Offense went for it, even though they weren't supposed to, a couple times). A horrid 25 yarder, a glorious 51 yarder, and another terribad 25 yarder. No Touchbacks, just bad punts.

Surely it can't just be us, there has to be someone else out there that realizes this.

i noticed it to.
at lvl 14 at the end of last season and now at the beginning of this season im lvl 17.
the strange thing is that even with the boosting my average stays the same.
I had the same as dextrose every game a few very good punts and then 2 or 3 25 yard punts.
My average seems to be going up and down to last game i had 32-34 and this game i had 28 so we got nerfed.

http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=94039&pbp_id=958708


nope, punting is just fine

Originally posted by Flushing21
http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=94039&pbp_id=958708


nope, punting is just fine

Strength: 51.72 Blocking: 10
Speed: 14.67 Tackling: 11.68
Agility: 14.68 Throwing: 13.52
Jumping: 16.8 Catching: 7
Stamina: 12.86 Carrying: 10
Vision: 25.17 Kicking: 11
Confidence: 36.75 Punting: 76.45

That 10 Strength must make all the difference. =X

Is there a setting that an OC is missing? Can you shed any light on the issue what-so-ever? Outside of just having a really good game, I'm not sure what to say. However, that 57 yarder was pretty sexy. I'm just not sure what to do that would make a difference. =(

Punting has been fine tuned - in addition to a major investment in P you need strength, conf, vision, agility, speed and jumping to assure the proper mechanics for the job.

Originally posted by dextrose
Originally posted by Flushing21

http://goallineblitz.com/game/replay.pl?game_id=94039&pbp_id=958708


nope, punting is just fine

Strength: 51.72 Blocking: 10
Speed: 14.67 Tackling: 11.68
Agility: 14.68 Throwing: 13.52
Jumping: 16.8 Catching: 7
Stamina: 12.86 Carrying: 10
Vision: 25.17 Kicking: 11
Confidence: 36.75 Punting: 76.45

That 10 Strength must make all the difference. =X

Is there a setting that an OC is missing? Can you shed any light on the issue what-so-ever? Outside of just having a really good game, I'm not sure what to say. However, that 57 yarder was pretty sexy. I'm just not sure what to do that would make a difference. =(



That punt was before the 75.45 p and 51.72 s, i level twice after that game. There is no setting for the OC, it is basically what dapasta said.