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Re: 2040 good game thread

By Cjfred68 - League Admin
5/26/2022 2:16 pm
I want a clean bill of health and less headaches....if we are making Christmas wishes!!

Re: 2040 good game thread

By Blondie1977
5/26/2022 2:27 pm
Claymore wrote:
Blondie1977 wrote:
I could care less about this drama. All I want for Christmas this year is a new engine.


I need a new engine my hotrod too
Some day


Haha

Re: 2040 good game thread

By Blondie1977
5/26/2022 2:29 pm
Cjfred68 wrote:
Blondie1977 wrote:
I could care less about this drama. All I want for Christmas this year is a new engine.


100% agree but I have to constantly hear about it!!

I don't understand the purpose of it....nobody will change through criticism and if chasing away owners is the goal then MFN folds and nobody gets to play.

Trust me, there are plenty of owners I don't like but I only boot owners for cheating and if I don't like them then I enjoy beating them!!!


There is a lot of criticism and frustration with 4.6’s exploits, specifically the Man OLB Flat Zone spamming, in this league and others. If anything, that frustration is causing some to leave MFN. I’m still not sure why there isn’t an overuse penalty for it.

Guess the only way is to either use those exploits myself or scroll through game logs and forums to figure out a way to beat them.
Last edited at 5/26/2022 2:37 pm

Re: 2040 good game thread

By Smirt211
5/26/2022 3:06 pm
That's how you take an L to AI.

You're playing nice and putting together a legitimate game plan; equipped with red bar plays on defense and the opposing AI is tilted to the zone defense...skewed for the top 5 to go heavily to the no red bar plays. Therefore, if you run your offense wrong and power up the AI by negative pumping them up with a few FL Hitches or if you keep yourself vulnerable with a Normal and Nickel few red bar plays while the AI is coming at you with zone...you'll lose.

The troll like a 4343 will go full on mash/spam with it and for me....it'll infuriate me before a game when I peep it and I'll fire myself up to vanquish them.
Last edited at 5/26/2022 3:06 pm

Re: 2040 good game thread

By Cjfred68 - League Admin
5/26/2022 3:16 pm
The last 32 games I've used it 34 times and won 2 Conference Championships and 1 XFL Championship in the process.



There have always been overused plays, no matter the version (FL HITCH-version 4.5) and people had issues with that too!

If anyone wants to use 1 defensive play versus me all game then I will be happy to play them anytime/anywhere.

Any 1 trick gameplan can be beaten so I have no idea what the frustration is about. Owners use it because other owners don't adapt and they have some success.

MFN has had its goto plays in every version and 4.6 is no different. The trick always has been and always will be is to find a group of offensive and defensive plays that are effective and make scouting your team difficult by being unpredictable.

Re: 2040 good game thread

By Smirt211
5/26/2022 3:21 pm
Ok. You're right.

For some reason you don't like me because you jump down my throat immediately every time I post.

Re: 2040 good game thread

By Blondie1977
5/26/2022 3:21 pm
CJ, that's right, the trick is to find the plays to beat it, but there is a learning curve to do that. I've tried some known plays to stop it and they didn't work. Some did, some didn't. I guess it comes down to trial and error for those of us who don't have a complete working knowledge of this sim. I can't imagine what novice owners can do. Must be frustrating.
Last edited at 5/26/2022 3:23 pm

Re: 2040 good game thread

By Cjfred68 - League Admin
5/26/2022 3:26 pm
Blondie1977 wrote:
CJ, that's right, the trick is to find the plays to beat it, but there is a learning curve to do that. I've tried some known plays to stop it and they didn't work. Some did, some didn't. I guess it comes down to trial and error for those of us who don't have a complete working knowledge of this sim.


I don't have a complete working knowledge of this sim....all I do is trial and error....I don't have special information or access....What I do, anyone can do!

I'm not Smirt and don't even look at those red bars he talks about....I simply put together a play matrix, select or deselect plays and have 15 rules (approx). Nothing to complicated or indepth
Last edited at 5/26/2022 3:27 pm

Re: 2040 good game thread

By Blondie1977
5/26/2022 3:44 pm
Cjfred68 wrote:
Blondie1977 wrote:
CJ, that's right, the trick is to find the plays to beat it, but there is a learning curve to do that. I've tried some known plays to stop it and they didn't work. Some did, some didn't. I guess it comes down to trial and error for those of us who don't have a complete working knowledge of this sim.


I don't have a complete working knowledge of this sim....all I do is trial and error....I don't have special information or access....What I do, anyone can do!

I'm not Smirt and don't even look at those red bars he talks about....I simply put together a play matrix, select or deselect plays and have 15 rules (approx). Nothing to complicated or indepth


Fair enough and, as I've said before, I think the majority of your success has come from your roster construction and draft evaluations. I'll just say that none of what I have tried (probably 3-4 different offensive looks) has defeated an owner who exclusively runs Man OLB Flat Zone. Maybe next time I'll run less plays; not sure.

Re: 2040 good game thread

By Cjfred68 - League Admin
5/26/2022 4:15 pm
Blondie1977 wrote:
Cjfred68 wrote:
Blondie1977 wrote:
CJ, that's right, the trick is to find the plays to beat it, but there is a learning curve to do that. I've tried some known plays to stop it and they didn't work. Some did, some didn't. I guess it comes down to trial and error for those of us who don't have a complete working knowledge of this sim.


I don't have a complete working knowledge of this sim....all I do is trial and error....I don't have special information or access....What I do, anyone can do!

I'm not Smirt and don't even look at those red bars he talks about....I simply put together a play matrix, select or deselect plays and have 15 rules (approx). Nothing to complicated or indepth


Fair enough and, as I've said before, I think the majority of your success has come from your roster construction and draft evaluations. I'll just say that none of what I have tried (probably 3-4 different offensive looks) has defeated an owner who exclusively runs Man OLB Flat Zone. Maybe next time I'll run less plays; not sure.


If I'm being honest Blondie1977...my offensive gameplan isn't dependent on the opponents defensive scheme. I just set up my best offensive gameplan and don't make any adjustments based on opponent. It either works or it doesnt