Setting up the League

[Windblade]

Game play question.  If you are standing next to an opponent  and you want to use your blitz to block and continue moving throw then how do you do that.  I find this most useful for a ball carrier and I am pretty sure I used to do it playing miniatures but can't seem to figure it out in the video game.

[Asinjin]

You click on the player you want, then click the blitz symbol on the right hand side.  Its yellow with a lightning bolt.  It is lit until you use your blitz for the turn.

[Terrorshard]

Beat me to it.

[Windblade]

I have some more questions about the league. 

How many games is the season?

If we play a second season do we plan to use the same exact teams again?  Is that even possible with the league setup to use the same team season after season or do you have to start with a new team.

I think this info would be helpful in picking my team. 

My preference would be for multiple season with the same team and people could pick a new team if they want. 

Also does it allow you to add in new players after the first season? 

[Terrorshard]

I have some more questions about the league. 

How many games is the season?

If we play a second season do we plan to use the same exact teams again?  Is that even possible with the league setup to use the same team season after season or do you have to start with a new team.

I think this info would be helpful in picking my team. 

My preference would be for multiple season with the same team and people could pick a new team if they want. 

Also does it allow you to add in new players after the first season?

The amount of games basically comes down to how many teams and if we decide to each play each other only once or twice.  You can continue to use the same team over multiple seasons and we can do that if you guys would like.

[DSC]

Yeah, I'm all for multiple seasons as well.  It makes things really interesting.  As far as adding new teams into new seasons, its probably doable, I just have to figure out how. 

[Asinjin]

Multiple seasons would be great.  The most I've made it through with one team was 24 games, getting halfway into season 3.  That was tabletop.

It can get tricky, because at the end of season 2, one player's team was so decimated that he started a new team.  It was also tough to convince new players to come in with existing team with higher ratings.  But I think both of those things are made easier with the online version.

[Windblade]

My cousin is in.  He is going to pickup the game and start practicing.  He has never played a table miniature before so I am sure it will take him a bit to get used to it.

[DSC]

Great!  Have him join the forums as well.  We'll do anything we can to help him get acclimated to the game faster. 

[Asinjin]

I was looking at the league options.

There doesn't appear to be a traditional NFL style season.  There are Cups, play-offs, pools, etc.

I think the best bet for us is a double round robin with 8 teams.  That would give each team 14 games and allow us to let 4 make the playoffs.  We could do 1 or 2 divisions.

[DSC]

Well I was leaning more toward the Grand Slam style league, which is a season followed by a cup style tournament.  That way everyone is in it til the very end and everyone gets to play more games. 

[Terrorshard]

I was looking at the league options.

There doesn't appear to be a traditional NFL style season.  There are Cups, play-offs, pools, etc.

I think the best bet for us is a double round robin with 8 teams.  That would give each team 14 games and allow us to let 4 make the playoffs.  We could do 1 or 2 divisions.

This is the way I envisioned it, only the playoffs would have to be made after the regular season with the playoff option and only invite the top 4.

[Windblade]

That sounds good

[Windblade]

If you want to put players from your bench on the field, how do you switch your players out and when are you able to do that?

[Asinjin]

Before the kick off, as you set up players.

Click on the player in the bench and the on a player on the field.