BTS: Frequently Asked Questions - Page 36

Francis Cole · 03-02-2015, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by CouchQB

I would love some kind of scenario, in witch you start directly after the superbowl and make all the decisions before the franchise tag, the free agent periodes and you can change everything, sign and resign the guys you want.

The exclusive Franchise tag is in currently, the non-exclusive one is not in currently due to the fact the rules are far more complicated (go read the CBA if you want some fun!)

baseballonly · 03-02-2015, 08:45 PM

Will there be RFAs?

Francis Cole · 03-02-2015, 09:54 PM

That is the plan, albeit the latest CBA effectively ended it in any useful manner by imposing set rookie contracts.

Orioles1966 · 03-03-2015, 06:09 AM

Any final word on Custom League Structure sizes(# teams,# divisions,# conferences)?

Francis Cole · 03-03-2015, 07:28 AM

Same as before at the moment:
1-8 Divs
2-22 Teams per Div
Teams in 1 League 1-36
Max Teams per League Nation - 46
Max Leagues per Nation - 2

Koprnkc · 03-03-2015, 09:10 AM

Will a "bust" always be a "bust?" Or will they have a chance to go to another "system" and become serviceable or even a star.

Will some players be late bloomers, guys who struggled to hang on for several years, finally hitting their stride.

Francis Cole · 03-03-2015, 02:16 PM

Kind of, if a coach is using the player in the wrong way and then he goes to a team which uses him in the "right" way then yes he will seem to improve.

garion333 · 03-06-2015, 02:06 PM

Let me ask his question in FOF terms:

Will there be booms and busts based on volatility?

Or is a person's quality hard coded and that's just Who They Are?

Francis Cole · 03-06-2015, 02:36 PM

I don't know how FOF/volatility works so I can't answer that bit.

A player's true abilities are what they are, but that doesn't mean there can't be booms/busts. Largely because you don't know for certain if what your scouts/the media tell you about a player and his potential is actually accurate or not.

A QB may appear to have high passing accuracy/awareness etc, so you draft him in the first round, but after he's been on your team a while and your coaches/scouts/you get to know him better it turns out he doesn't have those things, nor the potential your scouts/media presumed he had when he got drafted; so he would be labelled a bust.

The player never actually changed though, his potential didn't change; you, your scouts and the media were just originally all wrong about him.

(and the same works in the opposite way too).

TGH-Adfabre · 03-06-2015, 09:06 PM

Will there be an option to make

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you, your scouts and the media

more or less accurate?

Francis Cole · 03-06-2015, 09:21 PM

No. (aside from hiring better/worse scouts).

natedawgdude3 · 03-07-2015, 02:16 AM

Will there be discipline issues such as PED violations, domestic violence, or any other trouble with the law? And if so will you be able to decide the punishment?

Francis Cole · 03-07-2015, 07:32 AM

Yes, but for legal reasons we can't say exactly what they did, it will just be an unspecified off-the-field incident. And the league decides how long they will be suspended for, not you!

(though as the suspension lengths will be realistic you could infer what they did a bit).

SirMichaelJordan · 03-07-2015, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Francis Cole

No. (aside from hiring better/worse scouts).

With that said, how accurate will the worst scout be vs the best?

I personally think the best scout shouldn't be near 100% correct unless he has psychic powers.

Francis Cole · 03-07-2015, 10:49 AM

No of course not, even if the scout has perfect ratings (which he won't) then that doesn't mean he is psychic.

BeanSobie · 03-08-2015, 07:24 PM

Two questions: Is there a complete listing of player attributes that are in the game, or is that not released yet? Are there position specific attributes? Along those lines will a player's abilities for that position improve by playing there (essentially I want to know if I'd be able to convert CB to S, TE to OL, etc.)

DJ3K · 03-08-2015, 07:42 PM

Just to confirm, will this be modable like OOTP? Could we can download an "all in one mod" with facescans and logos?

garion333 · 03-09-2015, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Francis Cole

I don't know how FOF/volatility works so I can't answer that bit.

A player's true abilities are what they are, but that doesn't mean there can't be booms/busts. Largely because you don't know for certain if what your scouts/the media tell you about a player and his potential is actually accurate or not.

A QB may appear to have high passing accuracy/awareness etc, so you draft him in the first round, but after he's been on your team a while and your coaches/scouts/you get to know him better it turns out he doesn't have those things, nor the potential your scouts/media presumed he had when he got drafted; so he would be labelled a bust.

The player never actually changed though, his potential didn't change; you, your scouts and the media were just originally all wrong about him.

(and the same works in the opposite way too).

In FOF volatility is a die roll that either booms or busts a player at a random time. It is a separate function from normal development and how scouts/coaches see a player (ie. the true abilities of a player).

Basically, it's an added element of chaos. If a player is truly a 50 rated player, but in year 7 he has a volatility hit and booms to 70 that is how he truly is now, he's no longer the 50 rated player he was. Meaning, he was fully developed as intended at 50 because he was the player the game created, but he got hit by volatility and suddenly became the 70 rated player that he is now.

It also works the other way and can bust players down.

I believe Jim said the purpose behind it is to add in a random element that emulates when a player suddenly busts out or turns it on. It exists outside of the true abilities.

Volatility is a very small part of the game. Statistically it isn't even worth tracking because it's so random and only a couple players have a volatility hit each season.

So, my question was whether or not a random element like that exists in BTS. From your answer I'm going with "no".

"Or is a person's quality hard coded and that's just Who They Are?"

This seems to be a yes in that your team could be seeing the player wrong and/or using them wrong.

Gracias!

GiantYankee · 03-10-2015, 08:58 PM

Francis,
Will it be possible to have an odd number of teams in a league's divisions (I.E. 6 Divisions of 5 teams each)?

Have you had any time to think about if the number of playoff teams will be customizable for V1 (8 teams no matter the size of league)?

Have you discussed or listed the different league structures?

Will league structures be tied to a set number of games per season (12 team leagues can have only 12 or 16 game schedule)

Thank you.

Francis Cole · 03-10-2015, 10:11 PM

Hi,

1)Yes, if it's one conference, not if it's 2 because then you have 60 teams overall from one nation which is over the limit.

2)No probably not

3)post #705 above

4)Regular Season Games can be 6,8,10,12,14,16,18, or 20
Pre-season can be between 0 and 4.

Francis.

03-02-2015, 08:45 PM	#702
baseballonly All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 806	Will there be RFAs? __________________ Former OOTP Leagues: CBL-Admirals (2016-17 Champs) MMB-Phillies

03-06-2015, 02:36 PM	#709
Francis Cole Lead Developer for BTS Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 854	I don't know how FOF/volatility works so I can't answer that bit. A player's true abilities are what they are, but that doesn't mean there can't be booms/busts. Largely because you don't know for certain if what your scouts/the media tell you about a player and his potential is actually accurate or not. A QB may appear to have high passing accuracy/awareness etc, so you draft him in the first round, but after he's been on your team a while and your coaches/scouts/you get to know him better it turns out he doesn't have those things, nor the potential your scouts/media presumed he had when he got drafted; so he would be labelled a bust. The player never actually changed though, his potential didn't change; you, your scouts and the media were just originally all wrong about him. (and the same works in the opposite way too). Last edited by Francis Cole; 03-06-2015 at 07:10 PM.

03-08-2015, 07:24 PM	#716
BeanSobie Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 214	Two questions: Is there a complete listing of player attributes that are in the game, or is that not released yet? Are there position specific attributes? Along those lines will a player's abilities for that position improve by playing there (essentially I want to know if I'd be able to convert CB to S, TE to OL, etc.) __________________ GOMHL Hockey Sim League

03-10-2015, 08:58 PM	#719
GiantYankee All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,105	Francis, Will it be possible to have an odd number of teams in a league's divisions (I.E. 6 Divisions of 5 teams each)? Have you had any time to think about if the number of playoff teams will be customizable for V1 (8 teams no matter the size of league)? Have you discussed or listed the different league structures? Will league structures be tied to a set number of games per season (12 team leagues can have only 12 or 16 game schedule) Thank you. Last edited by GiantYankee; 03-10-2015 at 09:09 PM.

03-02-2015, 09:54 PM	#703
Francis Cole Lead Developer for BTS Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 854	That is the plan, albeit the latest CBA effectively ended it in any useful manner by imposing set rookie contracts.

03-03-2015, 06:09 AM	#704
Orioles1966 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,869	Any final word on Custom League Structure sizes(# teams,# divisions,# conferences)?

03-03-2015, 07:28 AM	#705
Francis Cole Lead Developer for BTS Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 854	Same as before at the moment: 1-8 Divs 2-22 Teams per Div Teams in 1 League 1-36 Max Teams per League Nation - 46 Max Leagues per Nation - 2

03-03-2015, 09:10 AM	#706
Koprnkc All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 842	Will a "bust" always be a "bust?" Or will they have a chance to go to another "system" and become serviceable or even a star. Will some players be late bloomers, guys who struggled to hang on for several years, finally hitting their stride.

03-03-2015, 02:16 PM	#707
Francis Cole Lead Developer for BTS Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 854	Kind of, if a coach is using the player in the wrong way and then he goes to a team which uses him in the "right" way then yes he will seem to improve.

03-06-2015, 02:06 PM	#708
garion333 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 133	Let me ask his question in FOF terms: Will there be booms and busts based on volatility? Or is a person's quality hard coded and that's just Who They Are?

03-06-2015, 09:21 PM	#711
Francis Cole Lead Developer for BTS Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 854	No. (aside from hiring better/worse scouts).

03-07-2015, 02:16 AM	#712
natedawgdude3 Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 16	Will there be discipline issues such as PED violations, domestic violence, or any other trouble with the law? And if so will you be able to decide the punishment?

03-07-2015, 07:32 AM	#713
Francis Cole Lead Developer for BTS Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 854	Yes, but for legal reasons we can't say exactly what they did, it will just be an unspecified off-the-field incident. And the league decides how long they will be suspended for, not you! (though as the suspension lengths will be realistic you could infer what they did a bit).

03-07-2015, 10:49 AM	#715
Francis Cole Lead Developer for BTS Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 854	No of course not, even if the scout has perfect ratings (which he won't) then that doesn't mean he is psychic.

03-08-2015, 07:42 PM	#717
DJ3K Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 51	Just to confirm, will this be modable like OOTP? Could we can download an "all in one mod" with facescans and logos?

03-10-2015, 10:11 PM	#720
Francis Cole Lead Developer for BTS Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 854	Hi, 1)Yes, if it's one conference, not if it's 2 because then you have 60 teams overall from one nation which is over the limit. 2)No probably not 3)post #705 above 4)Regular Season Games can be 6,8,10,12,14,16,18, or 20 Pre-season can be between 0 and 4. Francis.