I guess it's too late for suggesting this but couldn't the auction be replaced with a draft ? So every team is assured good players. Otherwise teams underestimating players value or opponent bids or being too scared to go bankrupt could end up losing all the best players. In a draft every team could have one "star" (From bucket 1) guaranteed and build up around him.

Read up on how the auction is planned. You can always bid the base price for a player(every club really should, they have nothing to lose). So clubs won't be scared of going bankrupt :)

Estimating player values is all part of the fun. I think the economy is structured so as to prevent too many star players in a team(you just won't have the money).

That's the managers own fault, they've already made sure they've got managers who are sensible enough to build up reasonable teams and estimate players worth about right. Not all the bucket 1 players will be equal, in fact that will probably be one of the most diverse in skill buckets, so some would end up with much stronger players if they just get assigned.

And managers may come up with interesting strategies like not buying the best players so don't have to buy weaker players later on to make savings.

It just makes it unfair and kind of removes the point for managers.

As long as it is still open (I was told it was for one more day) I would like to join.

10 games, I prefer 1v1 games, but I have no problem in collaborating on a team.

Edited 2/21/2016 22:05:39

Ok well i'm not sure about this

A max bid for each player in the group.
Say if X and Y are managers who bid for player P.
If X has max = 60
If Y has max = 65
Y will win this bid and the price for the player P will be 61 Nohhams( 1 greater than the best max bid)

-> Shouldn't the value of the player be 66 otherwise I can bid 400 (or say 250 for a more realistic 6 players team) and win the player at its highest market value after my bid. Unless another manager does the same of course now that I have said that^^. Or i guess this could be a strategy which would work only once maybe ?

Btw will managers know groups 2 to 7 from day 1 so they can plan their auction or will other groups be decided later ?

I'm not a manager but doesn't matter as long as my questions clear some possible doubts^.

Edited 2/21/2016 22:11:47

Another thing :

Unless bucket 8 players are free, there should be a maximum total bidding value for every manager at every turn, depending on how many players they want to bid on (or depending on how many players they plan to bid on on later rounds).

For example if a manager targets 3 players in group 1, it should be impossible to bid all their 400 on the 3 players wages included, even if they expect to secure only 1 of them. As they still have 3 spots minimum to fill. It may be obvious but it's not specified page 1.

Was the stream saved? Link please if it was.

Stream not saved

Mike you are trying to put in too many things to help managers, MotD picked them based on their knowledge and understanding of the system, and if they mess up and waste all their money on 3 players and fail to field a team for enough games then they don't deserve to be manager.

If I get it right that it is still possible to join for group B player pool, I'd like to do so with ten games.
If not - plz count me in as soon as it is possible to join again. ;-)

Facts about me:
- team player
- no boots (or at least close to no boots, you never know what real life throws in your way)
- good at huge maps
- good knowledge of most standard maps
- solid (though far from perfect) play on all maps and with all settings (I can read settings!!!)

Sounds interesting, I'll join as a player for 10 games.

I'm probably in the top third of WL players for skill, so I do decently well at 1v1. I've found I'm a better team player than solo, so my 2v2 is generally better than my 1v1. This probably extends to 3v3 but I haven't done much 3v3.

I don't particularly care for unbalanced maps, as this tends to give wins to the people who got the luckier starts. This typically means I don't care for most of the larger maps, since they're very difficult to properly balance. I really like the Small Earth template.

Count me in for league B or next season. Really long thread, will read all the stuff later.
Edit: As many or little games as needed (preferably 10)

Edited 2/22/2016 06:00:56

I can't be bothered to read everything in the middle, I've glanced at this a few times, but can someone please tell me when the auction is?

The managers for Group A have been finalized!! Here's the list:

• hedja
  
• KKND
  
• Tjoex
  
• Kenny • apex
  
• Master Turtle
  
• Platinum
  

All of them have shown a good understanding of the league and I think they will do well. I wish them all the best!

Edited 2/22/2016 06:26:18

We have finished estimating the tiers and base prices for all players who have signed up before the deadline. All players who signed up after the deadline, will be priced in a week and will only be eligible for the auction for Group B. Keep in mind, these are just base prices. We expect most players to be bought at a higher price.

All Group A managers have been notified. The auction for Group A will begin in 2 days, and is estimated to take around 6 days. Once it is complete, the auction for B shall proceed with players left in the pool. Based on the tiers, I'm expecting a closely contested Group A, and a strong Group B.

Every player should check the sheet titled "Market"(link on first post) and confirm that they are listed and that their game count is accurate. We've made every effort to cross-check, but are prone to mistakes due to the manual process. Only players listed in this sheet will be part of the auction.


DISCLAIMER: The pricing was done by a panel of 4-5 players. It is based on their collective opinion and may not necessarily reflect the true worth of a player. If you feel your worth is higher, win games, and your worth will rise accordingly ;)

Edited 2/22/2016 06:29:52

I want to join for 10 Games
my Strengths are more in Teamgames than in 1vs1.

@MotD:
- i had a name-change, my name is now "Legi" and not "Mr.Legi".
- i'm listed with 5 games, i wanted 10. (look at my post on page 1)

EDIT: im talking about the Market-Tab

Edited 2/22/2016 09:23:49

When will market value of a player
be stated in spreadsheet

@prabster, it is already there https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TrROyrlweJm1Z77tpTfN0Fieaistkvm5sHygLAnDzXI/edit#gid=647394072

Im sorry but i think the spreadsheet is not visible for me on the column of market value

@prabster, there is a tab - "Market" all prices there