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gabriel06
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posted: 2018-06-04 08:35:44 (ID: 100129493) Report Abuse |
Ok....bear with me here please.....!
I would think that we would all agree that one of the biggest, if not THE biggest, part of RZA gameplay is the playbook. Not only does it likely have the most effect on games in isolation, but it is also likely the most time consuming part, in terms of creation and then adaption, with I suspect every playbook for every team subject to tinkering, tweaking and changing....if not scrapping and starting again. For new players, and those maybe not as knowledgeable about the game and 'what works' or creating a playbook to generate a certain game plan (run and shoot, west coast offense etc etc), they will be at a huge disadvantage to those that do. Not just that, but also some managers may simply not have the time to properly adapt playbooks and suffer accordingly - or be able to create new ones if their existing one becomes stale and easily read. I would suspect there are also many other reasons as to why my upcoming suggestion may be of benefit to the vast majority, if not all. I also am aware there are managers in the game who are playbook experts, having the time and inclination to create different playbooks or ones that are hugely difficult to read/scout/play against - and whilst that's their own advantage to enjoy, maybe a sharing of this expertise could well assist the game in becoming overall much more stronger and longer lasting for those that don't have this skillset. So, my suggestion is along the lines of.... Allow managers to make their own Playbooks 'For Sale' to other managers. This could be : Via a dedicated/controlled/policed forum thread or Via something similar to what is the Transfer/Coaches market. Variables : * Should this be a Supporter Only feature? * Should this be for Credits or RZA Cash? * Should there be any control on who can buy or sell them? Thoughts To make it Supporter Only could well be seen as a 'buy to win' element and therefore be a bit too exclusive for some managers in what is, in essence, a free to play game. That said, there are elements that are Supporter Only that do give advantages to Supporters....maybe it should be as a marketing ploy to get more Supporter sales for the health of the game? I personally think credits than cash. Again, linked to the Supporter comments and also the fact that Pete often gives away credits through the year, I would suspect that all managers have access to credits and again it could encourage them to gain more, contributing to the game more. I would suggest that should a manager put his playbook up for sale, and it be purchased, the manager gains 50% of the proceeds and 50% go to RZA. Maybe 20 credits per playbook? This is a more awkward one. I would like to say no restrictions but : Should playbooks be available to managers in same divisions/leagues? Does that matter? Can a manager put a playbook up for sale that is not tested? IE, there are errors, flaws, incompleted or just plain crap. I suspect we could need to go down the honour route here as we do with the Transfers forum for player sales....but the listing manager would need to provide : Title of Playbook (simple Name) Brief Description of playbook (style of template) Verification that its been used/works Date Created Then, if a manager applies and 'buys' the book, once the credits are booked, the selling manager emails the buying manager the playbook template for the buying manager to insert and use. With obviously his ability to tweak the lines once done. Ultimately, which im sure you get despite my long winded effort to explain, im looking for ways for managers to be helped to improve their experience and stay in the game longer, and allow other managers to share their own expertise in this difficult area and benefit from it directly whilst maybe not being disadvantaged too much....after all, you sell your playbook to a rival and he uses it against who, you know what hes gonna do and can prepare for it! Anyway, ill shutup now....constructive criticism welcome....unnecessary flaming not....but its just, at this stage, a suggestion. Thanks for reading!! |
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posted: 2018-06-04 09:59:54 (ID: 100129494) Report Abuse | |
I like the reasons behind the idea, but I'm not convinced it will help a lot of the time. I think people need to understand the playbooks more than just getting one, if that makes sense?
A playbook could be great for one team but terrible for another if they have the wrong players, I think things like "depth chart requirements" would be good, but could also cause more problems if the playbook creator hasn't properly interpreted the results. A description of how the playbook was built would also be good so that the buying manager can understand how to go about building their own playbooks. |
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gabriel06
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posted: 2018-06-04 10:04:30 (ID: 100129495) Report Abuse |
sure....I agree
but I think that's why the manager 'offering' the playbook needs to detail what the design is....is it pass heavy....run heavy....so that, should this take off, there is a selection on offer and interested 'buyers' can gauge what kind of playbook is there to more suit their team. of course, what also could be a very good template is one simply built with all the situations (down, quarter, scoreline situation, yardage) built into it but all the actual formations defaulted to something, leaving the buying manager just needing to input whether its run/pass and which formation..... but thanks for your comments and at least you sorta gauge what it is im looking to suggest! |
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posted: 2018-06-04 10:22:50 (ID: 100129496) Report Abuse | |
What about a place to anonymously upload playbooks, this could then come with descriptions as detailed as the manager likes. I think some people might be more happy to release playbook info if it can't be used against them! They'd then be free to use for other people to comment whether they're any good or not, i.e. are they full of deep throws in silly situations or don't cover all the snaps?
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posted: 2018-06-04 10:33:08 (ID: 100129497) Report Abuse | |
Wherever this idea goes to, here are a few nogos:
- restrict the access to a playbook to manager X, while refusing access to Y - If a manager decides to sell, all other managers can buy - The Supporter status must not play role here |
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gabriel06
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posted: 2018-06-04 10:41:04 (ID: 100129498) Report Abuse |
pete wrote:
Wherever this idea goes to, here are a few nogos: - restrict the access to a playbook to manager X, while refusing access to Y - If a manager decides to sell, all other managers can buy - The Supporter status must not play role here all more than fair enough.....but still seems there is plenty of scope for it? Maybe this can simply be a list of managers who are willing to share their playbooks and happy to accept requests from managers who PM them their email address - and its all done very much at their own risk/discretion? |
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posted: 2018-06-04 10:43:04 (ID: 100129499) Report Abuse | |
Since I believe in the evil , I would like to have such playbooks checkable by others, somehow. I would like to avoid the situation, where I can sell you a "punt all day" playbook...
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gabriel06
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posted: 2018-06-04 10:56:10 (ID: 100129500) Report Abuse |
pete wrote:
Since I believe in the evil , I would like to have such playbooks checkable by others, somehow. I would like to avoid the situation, where I can sell you a "punt all day" playbook... id guess any manager would only be able to share that once....easy to blacklist them should they look to do that..... but yes, it would be open to potential abuse as much as anything....so maybe this is a more voluntary concept than it is one where there is cost/profit involved? although then I guess, in that case, why would any manager do it at all, if there is no benefit to them involved whatsoever? as a marketing proposition pete, do you not feel it benefcial to be able to offer to (new) managers the ability to download pre created playbook templates, on the basis it would be a great help and very much a time saving facility, which seems to be very much a priority these days? |
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posted: 2018-06-04 12:44:00 (ID: 100129501) Report Abuse | |
Yes, for sure. This is why did not find any post by me saying "we cannot do that"
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posted: 2018-06-05 09:44:45 (ID: 100129535) Report Abuse | |
AS devils advocate, how would a noobie like me know if a playbook was any good? (until I lose lots of games of course)
Some may deliberately put in wrong/unsuitable plays to maybe make it easier for them to win if they come up against that playbook. I am still using the basic playbook that comes with the game at startup because I don't know what to change to improve it. |
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