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RonaldVennegoor
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posted: 2021-01-25 15:05:39 (ID: 100156525) Report Abuse |
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Hello all you fellow RZA managers,
Some of might know that I have started writing a blog about my new team called the Deventer Devils. Others may have missed it as it's under the Blog section instead of under the Forum so some have suggested I open a thread on the forum to advertise the blog a bit more. So to get that out of the way, the entries can be found here: Deventer Devils blog (skip the bottom 4 entries, these are remnants of an earlier project I did) That however made me think of other stuff I could do via the forum and I came up with the below items: - answer questions from readers - discussion thread if needed - suggestions from readers - get input / polls on decisions I need to make So what I will do from now is to add a link to this thread when I post a new entry. To start off, I wanted to get input from the readers on a very big decision I am kind of revisiting. So I have decided that I wanted to build my team from youth academy and draft only. However I realise now that this is a very lengthy process and to be honest, rather boring for the first few seasons, especially from a narrative perspective as not a lot will be happening. So I wanted to ask you all to chime in on whether I should: A) continue with my youth only approach B) find a careful balance between youth and free agents C) abandon all youth plans and go all gung-ho on the transfer market I am not saying I am gonna follow the majority vote but I am interested to hear arguments for the options. I appreciate any input or general feedback for that matter!  |
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| posted: 2021-01-25 15:18:44 (ID: 100156526) Report Abuse | |
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Building a team without using the TM is quite a task but we all know this is a slow process even with the fast training we have here in RZA. I have a personal view of how to drive things here. I am always aiming to have a zero variation on finances every season. No profit but also no loss. But I have only started this mentality two or three seasons ago. Maybe if you start it from now you could keep a more comfortable financial health. In other terms, I think you should take option B way and balance youth, draft and TM.
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dumpling
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posted: 2021-01-25 16:13:39 (ID: 100156528) Report Abuse |
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I don't see a problem with using the TM for some key positions (QB, LB etc) but prefer to buy free agents (so money doesn't go to other managers) or YA players (so that I can determine skill development strategy).
What I hate to see though is managers spending megabucks on the TM and realising they can't buy success and then quitting the game. In the end though this game should be fun to play so you should do whatever you want to ensure the team is competitive |
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| posted: 2021-01-25 16:24:37 (ID: 100156529) Report Abuse | |
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dumpling wrote:
What I hate to see though is managers spending megabucks on the TM and realising they can't buy success and then quitting the game. the reason we have a manager license, a manager rank, and some more warnings. If managers chose to ignore... |
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You already know my answer: B with 90% of the team homegrown. The last 10% being under 25 when bought.
That’s what I did and after 10 seasons, even if I did not win much (1 SD Bowl), I was able to win the All Stars (MOTY), reach the Elite divisional PO twice, the cup final 8 three times and final 4 once. On a side note, my balance account is at 700+ millions. Now by spending a bit more on the TM, maybe I would have won that major trophy I don’t have. But I truly loved this approach and it allowed me to save a lot for my team salaries. |
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RonaldVennegoor
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posted: 2021-01-25 19:23:02 (ID: 100156543) Report Abuse |
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I think I might go with Kanar's approach indeed. It gives some leeway for free agents and story lines while still retaining a strong local cultural aspect to the team. But it requires very strong discipline to not be tempted to just dip into the market for one more time. But for kickers / punters and key positions it makes competitive sense to invest.
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RonaldVennegoor
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posted: 2021-01-25 20:17:01 (ID: 100156546) Edits found: 1 Report Abuse |
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RonaldVennegoor wrote:
I think I might go with Kanar's approach indeed. It gives some leeway for free agents and story lines while still retaining a strong local cultural aspect to the team. But it requires very strong discipline to not be tempted to just dip into the market for one more time. But for kickers / punters and key positions it makes competitive sense to invest. I prefer to buy from market everything that has reasonable price (from my point of view) and that my team needs. But I invest as much as someone can in youth academy. Sometimes those players are for my team, sometimes I sell them to earn some money to buy transfer listed players. For me playing the game is enjoying every aspect of it, buying, selling, training, drafting, winning, losing, writing, asking... |
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Captain Jack
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posted: 2021-01-26 17:57:50 (ID: 100156571) Report Abuse |
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pete wrote:
dumpling wrote:
What I hate to see though is managers spending megabucks on the TM and realising they can't buy success and then quitting the game. the reason we have a manager license, a manager rank, and some more warnings. If managers chose to ignore... In my opinion the restrictions should be in place for a longer time. It is too easy to get your licence and then start blowing all your money - and, of course, as already said failing to buy success! |
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Captain Jack wrote:
In my opinion the restrictions should be in place for a longer time. It is too easy to get your licence and then start blowing all your money - and, of course, as already said failing to buy success! From a "don't allow mistakes" point of view I do fully agree with you. But we have different types of managers. Guess what, I was contacted by "bloody noobs" asking me to raise their manager level faster, so they could blow away money on the TM. When I told them not to waste money on the TM before creating some income, they left the game. It is what it is, I guess. A game. Some people dislike to listen to advice, and want to make errors. If I am honest to myself. I like to make errors from time to time, as well. They provide the lesson to think twice before doing things. I guess creating a hard manager rank, where "dont do that" is not just a hint but a "you are not allowed to do" is not what I should do. |
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