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Utopia is kind of cool. I liked getting a fresh roster. But not having a national team kind of negates any real reason to try really hard training the new team.

Training can help you raise money and put a better team on the floor. I consider the NT a distant 3rd for reasons to train

I've got two Americans I can build around, and I'll try and sell the foreigner jerks. A couple of them have some crazy TPEs right now, so this could be as good a time as any.

Yes, the market is pretty high right now so your guys should sell for a decent amount, but keep in mind that also means the players you need to buy will be expensive as well. The switch was something I did one player at a time. Found a suitable American replacement for a foreign guy, bought one and sold the other. It was a little bit of a process, but I was able to keep winning while doing it so it worked well for me.

I consider the NT a distant 3rd for reasons to train

I forgot my ranked list for training at home, but I would agree that training for the NT isn't a huge reason that I train. Primarily because its so hard to train for.

Its very hard to get a 18 yo and train him up from start to finish to be in the NT either because:
1: You are in a low division and eventually his salary will grow monstrous and you can't afford him.
2: You are in a high division and can't really be competitive whilst training 18-21 year olds.
3: It requires a lot of money to buy one of these stud trainees (Ironically sometimes the same or larger amount of money than you would get for him if he was fully trained.

So it usually happens that one team trains the player in his early years and has to sell him to someone else who can afford the salary. This formula breaks the initial "bond" that you have with your 18 year old player. You can't say "Look at how good I trained this guy, because he was crap when I got him" because he was already trained and actually pretty decent when you got him. The "bond" between your 18 year old is there because you know how much he sucked when you got him and now he is actually a good player.

The switch was something I did one player at a time. Found a suitable American replacement for a foreign guy, bought one and sold the other. It was a little bit of a process, but I was able to keep winning while doing it so it worked well for me.

Boo. I'm impatient. I'm doing it all NOW!

In terms of the NT training debate, my only point is that it's negative for Utopia not to have a NT. And since game wide I'm kind of sick of just trying to promote and am struggling to make money, the NT is a benefit I look at for a goal sometime. But generally I agree, you don't train primarily for the NT.

Hey look! People are in the forums!

Yes, and what's up with the Lumberjacks? Only five games in and he already has more losses than last season?

Yes, and what's up with the Lumberjacks? Only five games in and he already has more losses than last season?

I'm kinda meh about Buzzerbeater right now. Forgot to set my lineup for the last 4 games...I dunno, losing interest I guess.

I'm kinda meh about Buzzerbeater right now. Forgot to set my lineup for the last 4 games...I dunno, losing interest I guess.

II.1 is falling apart!

The lack of forum activity definitely affects the gain though, because going from D.III to D.II. you expect the forums to be more excited and for there to be more posts, but when that is not the case it is a severe letdown.

Div II is the soul crushing reality of BB that you are good but will never be good enough to compete fully (without blowing your load on expensive players). You start to realize you need a long term plan if you want to make it, rather than a get rich quick scheme. It's basically like real life when you start to get a real job but then realize while your life is very good, you will never be a multimillionaire. Div III and below you still have hope. ;)

I also went all-american to add intrigue. Utopia helps from the standpoint not of training specifically but of having to buy and train efficiently. With no money and small arenas you have to actually try to find an edge rather than just pumping up the usuals.

Oh I remember why I came in here. Is anyone else having a unusually hard time with game shape? Wondering if it has something to do with the stamina changes. Some of my guys are struggling because I purchased them recently, however, my long term guys are killing me right now. Examples:

Rex Perez played 69, 71, and 78 minutes the first three weeks and is at respectable GS, awful stamina.
Phil McHugh played 72, 74, and 73 minutes the first three weeks and is at respectable GS, mediocre stamina.
Lee Atkins played 66, 54, and 73 minutes the first three weeks and is at strong GS, mediocre stamina.

Now I understand high 70s might be a bit much but I shoot for around 70-72 minutes a week for my key guys which has always been reasonable, especially as I always have a massage doctor. Now we're three weeks into the season and I feel like my guys are still flaccid...

I am! Michelle Bello got 64 minutes last week and went from 8 to 7 GS. In fact, I don't think I had a single increase this week.

Granted I did forget to update my lineup for a couple games a couple weeks ago.

Well to be fair, most of the reason is probably because he has a girls name.