Quote: Originally Posted By kenozebi on 1/31/2008

Sorry to pound this into the ground. I've been playing for 6 seasons and just started looking at the forums. Core ratings makes so much sense to me...no idea how I could have missed that...and I do have an incredibly elusive offensive lineman.

Anyway, what exactly is vision and out of vision? I understand it is based on your school's success, loyalty, etc..., but where can I go to see my vision? Is there someplace that tells me my recruits max out at 425 or whatever? If I search for a D3 recruit and he comes up does that mean he is in my vision? I guess I'm asking if vision is an abstract concept, or if there is someplace that I can see my vision in concrete format. Thanks for the help

That's vision. It's not a tangible thing... you won't see any pages or numbers on the subject. If a player doesn't come up in your search, he's not in your vision. The more you succeed, the more likely the players you wouldn't have seen before- when you weren't a good team- show up in your searches later- the better your team is, the more your vision increases.

Quote: Originally Posted By columbusbuck on 1/31/2008The more you succeed, the more likely the players you wouldn't have seen before- when you weren't a good team- show up in your searches later- the better your team is, the more your vision increases.

Quote: Originally Posted By jdeezly on 2/05/2008Ok I started to read The Comp***, but it was pretty much using what I ***ume to be the old version of GD? So I stopped. I did, however, read the tripod website manual, and I am still confused about a couple of things:

1. When setting my effectiveness, I set all my lowest-stamina guys to 90%,and then I staggered the %s from there, giving my highest-stamina guys the lowest % rating. My understanding was, the higher the stamina, the longer your player can stay in the game and be effective, whereas your weaker player might need more breaks to stay effective? Did I get that b***-ackwards? The best way to understand is to experiment. If the players you want on the field spend too much time on the bench or you have players play out of position, bring down the effectiveness. Likewise, if your players are playing too tired, move up the effectiveness

2. When setting my distribution, I tried using the percentages, but I got an error message saying I had to set it equal to 100 for all of the players. I ***umed that since there was only 1 QB on the play-chart, that I didn't have to give a % to QB2, etc. etc. Not only that, but I don't want to slip up and have my WRs and TEs doing running plays, or my star RB doing more catching p***es than running, so I couldn't figure out a solid plan of distributing that made sense to me (since I couldn't tell what the difference was between a "running" distribution and a "p***ing" distribution). So basically my question is, can someone explain the distribution thing in a little more detail to me? Distribution does not have to equal 100. QB and RB distribution is how often the run the ball on running plays. WR and TE distribution is how often they are the first look on p***ing plays. Remember, it uses a ratio for players in the game. If you have a player sub in, his distribution will be used.

3. I'll just start out admitting this: I don't know diddly about game planning. I don't know what formations to use in what situations for whatever yardage for whatever tendency, blah blah blah. I just don't know. I'm a p***ive football fan trying to immerse myself in the world and attempt to gain a better understanding, but all of this stuff is way over my head. How can I get a more detailed breakdown of how to gameplan and what the significance of each situation calls for, etc.? Because right now, my gameplanning consists of using the same 3 sets, but adjusting the tendencies and styles depending on the downs, which can't possibly be correct. The short answer is to experiment and focus on formations you practice. It takes time to learn the nuances of gameplanning in GD. Most coaches start with 2 formations. Gameplanning is both down and distance and matchup driven. Feel free to sitemail me if you have specific questions (or a willing veteran as well).

Basically, I need a whole lotta help.

Quote: Originally Posted By dukelegend on 12/17/2006

Also look at the talent levels of your teams, if your defense is supperior to his offense in the running department then you can go to heavy run or run to help prevent the chance he tries to p*** in that situation. You are depending on your talent to offset the fact you are not looking for run at all times.

Quote: Originally Posted By jdeezly on 2/05/20082. When setting my distribution, I tried using the percentages, but I got an error message saying I had to set it equal to 100 for all of the players. Not what it says at all. This error means any player in your depth chart at a position that has distribution, must have a number set between 0 and 100.