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J-Pav wrote:I’m convinced HAL very much does not like the Too Much of a Good Thing thing.
Well put.
The 1st three-four years I played online I bought the strategy guides from strat--certainly with the xl sheet you can manipulate stats almost anyway you want if you are good with macros--I still like the book though because I can scan though it without being in front of a moniter--I did OK but not great pouring throuh all that data. "To much of a good thing" or to much of a bad thing somewhere else.
Last two or three seasons I didn't buy any strategy guide of any sort and just eyeballed the cards like I did way back in basic card days--and started playing a little better (this year was pretty poor though)--I my case I think I over analized all that data. (since they put the Bars under the cards its easy to see without having to count the card--though add those HBP)
I only really play 20XX though, and I usually do have problems with 1st couple of teams till I can get familiar with most of the cards, and I can miss a few good value players for a while at beginning of a season --I wouldn't attempt ATG that way--just too many cards.
I know a lot of people like Joes data--more than a few excellent managers told me they use his guides, but I have enjoyed the game more going "blind" so to speak.
I do think the guys that use these guides can have a leg up--a big leg up if they have that team building intuition to go along with it--In my case I think it kind of blinded my intuition.
I do think a team "type" can outperform the individual stats (or team points rating) with the right combo of players even if it doesn't look that good on paper--a "Magic Team" as JPav says.