Can someone explain 'Roles' to me?

skrody · 10-07-2017, 07:31 PM

I went to go edit my lines, and I was only able to give some roles to people.

Sam Gagner on the 4th line as a sniper, but then if i move him to 2nd line, i can only choose 'two way forward' or other grinder options.

how do roles work?

JeffR · 10-07-2017, 08:04 PM

There's a long explanation in the manual at http://manuals.ootpdevelopments.com/...acticsandroles - but in this specific case, the reason you can only choose those options for him on the second line is that the tactic you've chosen requires specific types of roles on each line. You may be able to get Gagner into a better role for him by clearing the roles for the other two forwards, since that'll give you three role types (each with several specific roles) to choose from - but that may mean there's no longer a good role selectable for one of the other two guys.

10-07-2017, 07:31 PM	#1
skrody Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 20	Can someone explain 'Roles' to me? I went to go edit my lines, and I was only able to give some roles to people. Sam Gagner on the 4th line as a sniper, but then if i move him to 2nd line, i can only choose 'two way forward' or other grinder options. how do roles work?

10-07-2017, 08:04 PM	#2
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 16,623	There's a long explanation in the manual at http://manuals.ootpdevelopments.com/...acticsandroles - but in this specific case, the reason you can only choose those options for him on the second line is that the tactic you've chosen requires specific types of roles on each line. You may be able to get Gagner into a better role for him by clearing the roles for the other two forwards, since that'll give you three role types (each with several specific roles) to choose from - but that may mean there's no longer a good role selectable for one of the other two guys.