Quick Questions Thread

[damonrusst]

[QUOTE=Adam B;4650830]If you're thinking about changing tactics every game; don't. Hockey doesn't work like that. Players need time in the system to get better at it, master it.

That doesn't answer my question. How do I see what tactics the other team is using?

[Adam B]

Originally Posted by DarthFrog

Too bad the game doesn't allow me to fire the coach, even though my Staff budget has over 3 million of space.

And what about the coach? Why is he not stating what he would like to see. You seem to think that a GM and his coach won't have conversations, that they do their jobs in isolation.

It's not about the game, it's about your owner. Just like in real life, your owner doesn't want to waste money firing someone just because you're having a disagreement. If the ownership level of confidence in the coach drops, you'll be able to fire him, but only then.

And a Coach coaches the players who he has. The GM may discuss with him if he's going to make a trade for someone, but I'm thinking you'd be surprised how much isolation there is. A GM isn't going to let the coach dictate his job to him either. It's a delicate balance.

As someone pointed out above - if you want this level of control, you have the option to play as GM/HC. You can then assign your assistant to do whatever you don't want.

Originally Posted by Bigdummie

How do I set my starting goalie in a exhibition game? I don't remember,. Thanks!

You can move them up or down by dragging one up. I believe it only works for one team though.

[Adam B]

Originally Posted by damonrusst

That doesn't answer my question. How do I see what tactics the other team is using?

You can't. You can see individual player tactics, but not team overall because that's not something you'd have access to in a game. You can check before you play if you want.

[DarthFrog]

Okay, I need some advice/help here.

So, my depth chart looks like this

LW - Star, Young to be Superstar, Depth, Depth (let my solid 3rd line go due to S$)
C - Star, Solid #2, Solid #3, Depth
RW - Star, Young Star, Young Star, Depth

I was very happy with my composition, but somewhat fighting the salary cap, so didn't mind using rookies and cheap vets lower in the lineup.

Now comes the preseason where I have around 30 players since I want to see who the best depth guys are for my bottom roles. In a SINGLE game, the coach used my young LW stud on RW... this was the absolute first time in his career in the pros where he had a game on the right side. Remember that this is the PRE season.

I get an email following the game saying that he now considers RW to be his may position.

This single move has absolutely ruined my team. One of my young RW stars is now seeing 8 mins a game on the 4th line while I had to pick up a LW off waivers to give me someone decent to play on the second line, and this put me over the cap, and the only reason I am now able to stay under is due to injuries to high salary players.

One of my young RW stars is a 19 at center, so I tried running just 3 centers since he's better than my #3 guy. I've tried running with only two LW to get the coach to move one of my RWs to the left. Even if I change the position played, the coach just ignores that and puts him to his "20" position.

So, forwards wise, now I have 4 of my top 7 as RW and the coach refuses to see that and plays much lesser players double the time my young RW star gets. Is there anyway I can fix this without having to trade one away to shore up my left side..

[Adam B]

Originally Posted by DarthFrog

Okay, I need some advice/help here.

So, my depth chart looks like this

LW - Star, Young to be Superstar, Depth, Depth (let my solid 3rd line go due to S$)
C - Star, Solid #2, Solid #3, Depth
RW - Star, Young Star, Young Star, Depth

I was very happy with my composition, but somewhat fighting the salary cap, so didn't mind using rookies and cheap vets lower in the lineup.

Now comes the preseason where I have around 30 players since I want to see who the best depth guys are for my bottom roles. In a SINGLE game, the coach used my young LW stud on RW... this was the absolute first time in his career in the pros where he had a game on the right side. Remember that this is the PRE season.

I get an email following the game saying that he now considers RW to be his may position.

This single move has absolutely ruined my team. One of my young RW stars is now seeing 8 mins a game on the 4th line while I had to pick up a LW off waivers to give me someone decent to play on the second line, and this put me over the cap, and the only reason I am now able to stay under is due to injuries to high salary players.

One of my young RW stars is a 19 at center, so I tried running just 3 centers since he's better than my #3 guy. I've tried running with only two LW to get the coach to move one of my RWs to the left. Even if I change the position played, the coach just ignores that and puts him to his "20" position.

So, forwards wise, now I have 4 of my top 7 as RW and the coach refuses to see that and plays much lesser players double the time my young RW star gets. Is there anyway I can fix this without having to trade one away to shore up my left side..

There is 100% no way that a single game transformed your LW to a RW. He clearly had some ability there already.

The more flexible players are, the better. When you choose not to coach, you're not in control of players, so you're going to have to trade or take over head coaching roles.

[DarthFrog]

Originally Posted by Adam B

There is 100% no way that a single game transformed your LW to a RW. He clearly had some ability there already.

The more flexible players are, the better. When you choose not to coach, you're not in control of players, so you're going to have to trade or take over head coaching roles.

LW 20 / RW 19... of course there was ability there already. I sim every day individually. I don't sim big portions of the season. I check the lineup/scratches the coach uses every single game. This was the very first game he was used as a RW. His attributes are now LW 19 / RW 20.

And he's clearly not flexible is he if he now won't play LW when he's a 19 LW and my coach plays instead a guy who is 13 at LW when I keep only 2 primary LWs on the roster.

I'm sorry if you think I'm an idiot for wanting to play GM only and wanting a coach who isn't a complete idiot and play a top 6 level player on the 4th line while playing a depth player on the second line just because of their primary positions state that's where they should play...

[Adam B]

Originally Posted by DarthFrog

LW 20 / RW 19... of course there was ability there already. I sim every day individually. I don't sim big portions of the season. I check the lineup/scratches the coach uses every single game. This was the very first game he was used as a RW. His attributes are now LW 19 / RW 20.

And he's clearly not flexible is he if he now won't play LW when he's a 19 LW and my coach plays instead a guy who is 13 at LW when I keep only 2 primary LWs on the roster.

I'm sorry if you think I'm an idiot for wanting to play GM only and wanting a coach who isn't a complete idiot and play a top 6 level player on the 4th line while playing a depth player on the second line just because of their primary positions state that's where they should play...

Do not put words in my mouth. Your coach puts a lot more factors into choosing who slots where then just a position rating. If you do not like it, fire the coach when you can, or take over the role yourself. Those are your options - which you asked for.

[Empach]

This is an interesting example of how the ai coach handles players in the lineup. Adam B are we likely to see notable differences in lineup distributions by hiring different coaches? Is there particular attributes or tendencies that we should pay attention to related to where players will play in the lineup?

[damonrusst]

Originally Posted by Adam B

You can't. You can see individual player tactics, but not team overall because that's not something you'd have access to in a game. You can check before you play if you want.

I don't understand this. Surely by watching the game and being there, I'd get an idea of what tactics they're using, I could tell if they were crashing the net or using triangle or whatever.

[Adam B]

Originally Posted by Empach

This is an interesting example of how the ai coach handles players in the lineup. Adam B are we likely to see notable differences in lineup distributions by hiring different coaches? Is there particular attributes or tendencies that we should pay attention to related to where players will play in the lineup?

The information is there when you look at a coach, it's the same when building your GM or GM/HC. One of the bigger ones for sure is how does your coach treat Veterans/Handles prospects. If they don't like them, they aren't going to play them - at least that's why I have found -- but for the most part I play almost exclusively GM/HC.

[imMapex]

Question regarding CHL and overager's. I am currently in an off season where I can shop my 21 year old for a 1st round pick. This would be a mechanic exploit, correct? I can't see why a team would offer a 1st for a player that won't be eligible for their roster next season.

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by imMapex

Question regarding CHL and overager's. I am currently in an off season where I can shop my 21 year old for a 1st round pick. This would be a mechanic exploit, correct? I can't see why a team would offer a 1st for a player that won't be eligible for their roster next season.

It should be dropping the value of the overager to nearly worthless in that last offseason, although I'm wondering if the shopping mechanic is doing the value reduction properly. I'll have a look at it.

[sabrtoothtiger]

I am doing an NHL franchise - during the offseason I am attempting to sign players who just finished their OA year in the CHL and the prompt I am receiving is that I cannot sign this player.

If I want to sign OA's to pro-entry level contracts and these players have not previously been drafted when is the time to do so?

[imMapex]

Originally Posted by JeffR

It should be dropping the value of the overager to nearly worthless in that last offseason, although I'm wondering if the shopping mechanic is doing the value reduction properly. I'll have a look at it.

Thanks! FYI it's happening with 20 y/o NHL draftees too. I'm getting offered 1sts during the offseason for players who will start the season in the AHL.

[Adam B]

Originally Posted by sabrtoothtiger

I am doing an NHL franchise - during the offseason I am attempting to sign players who just finished their OA year in the CHL and the prompt I am receiving is that I cannot sign this player.

If I want to sign OA's to pro-entry level contracts and these players have not previously been drafted when is the time to do so?

What's it saying when you try to sign them? Do you have the cap space? Contract space? The time to sign them is July 1st and on.

[KevT90]

Is there a defined period of time for which we have to wait to resume contract negotiation with a player when it has been broken due to their mood reaching the lowest (''I'm not interested in further negotiations!'') ? Is it always the same duration or random ? can it vary depending on different factors ?

[Adam B]

Originally Posted by KevT90

Is there a defined period of time for which we have to wait to resume contract negotiation with a player when it has been broken due to their mood reaching the lowest (''I'm not interested in further negotiations!'') ? Is it always the same duration or random ? can it vary depending on different factors ?

If they are upset, they may want to comeback at some point, unless they are an RFA. You'll likely have to wait after July 1st (just make sure to qualify them!).

[KevT90]

Originally Posted by Adam B

If they are upset, they may want to comeback at some point, unless they are an RFA. You'll likely have to wait after July 1st (just make sure to qualify them!).

It's funny to see RFA V.Mete sign for some U/K semi-pro league where he earns 80K/y because I kept offering less than he would take, around 4M/y. Salary arbitration for sooner than later in FHM ? Without that implementation, a player of this caliber should simply stay put and not play hockey until traded or signed. Should not be signing for 5 digits contract.

[Kiwifan]

Hi all, I have played lots of OOTP and I am new to FHM. I am enjoying my introduction to hockey. What I want to do is have a main league like the NHL and have leagues that crop up and last a few years and then merge with the main league like the WHA. To do this I need to be able to create leagues run them for a while move teams between leagues and then delete leagues. I can't seem to figure options to do this. The other thing I was wondering was is it possible to edit the world file (in OOTP I had a fictional world with fictional places and names etc).

[Adam B]

Originally Posted by Kiwifan

Hi all, I have played lots of OOTP and I am new to FHM. I am enjoying my introduction to hockey. What I want to do is have a main league like the NHL and have leagues that crop up and last a few years and then merge with the main league like the WHA. To do this I need to be able to create leagues run them for a while move teams between leagues and then delete leagues. I can't seem to figure options to do this. The other thing I was wondering was is it possible to edit the world file (in OOTP I had a fictional world with fictional places and names etc).

The WHA didn't so much merge as the league ceased to exist and the NHL quasi-expanded into those cities (just as a point of clarification).

As of right now though, it's not possible to do what you're looking for in FHM.