CrazyRazor wrote:
TarquinTheDark wrote:
CrazyRazor wrote:
I just feel like it has taken steps backwards.
Is it finally time to change priorities? Instead of continuing to tighten the screws on the game engine (there seems to be a consensus that they are already too tight), it might be helpful to take a break and work on trade scores, AI management logic, etc. - the issues that create an environment where too many leagues die. We should also remember that what goes on in beta no longer accurately reflects what happens in younger leagues.
Are you seriously lobbying to remain in this code any longer than we already have to?! Please tell me you are not. I'll agree that those issues need to be worked on, but what we're running right now is just ugly. Unfortunately, "ugly" seems to accompany each new update.
I'm saying the code has always had issues, but every new fix seems to narrow the range of what is effective. I preferred 4.2 (with all it's faults), simply because there were more options that worked.
I applaud the efforts to fix zone defense and QB reads, I
think 4.6 will be better than 4.5. I'm saying we simply can't
know 4.6 is better, because beta doesn't reflect what happens in newer leagues, which is ... all of them. The ineffectiveness of the punt block exploit here reflects that. I think we're overdue for a reset.
I'd rather contribute towards solutions than problems, that's why I'm here. That said, I've always thought we've been wasting time in beta, missing the forest for the trees. If the basic issues that drive away newbies and harm leagues get worked on, ownership goes up. The game as a whole (the 90% where the user bumps into the the interface) becomes better, not just what happens on the field. I'm saying those issues should actually be easier to improve on than tweaking what happens on the field.
As a former coder, I'm saying that taking a breather from the current task to work on the overall project ... will allow jdb's mind to resolve a few things and come up with better, more elegant, less nerfy ideas for future on-field updates. (fixing issues with solutions instead of band-aids)
I stated publicly when I joined beta that I had my own agenda. This is it. So, YES. I don't
want to be answering your question with a yes, but I am.
Last edited at 11/28/2019 11:46 am