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Old 12-16-2008, 03:29 PM   #1
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Hattrick

Just wondering if anybody is still playing and has the game gotten better since the crash in the TL and the introduction of idiotic "smart" fans?
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Old 12-21-2008, 09:23 PM   #2
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I still play, but I don't know that anything is really improved even with the changes.
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Old 01-04-2009, 01:08 AM   #3
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I'm still playing.

1) Idiotic smart fans are the same but they're moderated. Instead of bleeding 22 fans in a week, you drop 11 in 2 weeks. I guess that's better... They still haven't solved the real problem of people camping down in lower levels because you can do deeper cup runs that way.

2) The crash lasted a few seasons but then they realized this was bad and inflated the market again, putting a bunch of cash back in. However, in the last 2 weeks, they've killed daytrading, probably once and for all: players have to play a game for each selling attempt, so after buying, you have to play them at least once before selling them again and if you price it too high and they don't sell, they have to play another game before another sale attempt. We'll see what happens. That's probably a necessary evil but they may have to reinflate the market again after this.

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Old 01-04-2009, 11:59 AM   #4
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Old 01-09-2009, 01:00 PM   #5
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still playing by some definition...

the new layout drives me bonkers.. the rat bastards...

still hanging around in III..

maybe i should drop down and go for deeper runs.
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Old 01-17-2009, 09:29 PM   #6
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I just got an email from my old "captain" of my hattrick team, inviting me back to hattrick
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Old 01-20-2009, 04:04 PM   #7
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i'm still in d3 after beating meanstrosity's mo-kan bastards in a qualifier.
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Old 01-21-2009, 09:24 PM   #8
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Is his team still alive?

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Old 01-24-2009, 01:42 PM   #9
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I just got an email from my old "captain" of my hattrick team, inviting me back to hattrick
Heh, I just received the same email asking to return.
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Old 01-26-2009, 02:20 PM   #10
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they were.. fielded a real team i think.
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Old 08-09-2009, 11:52 AM   #11
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Is his team still alive?

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they were.. fielded a real team i think.

I played a friendly with Mokan a few weeks back.

As is the case with my team, Mokan still messes around once in awhile, seriously playing, then becoming disinterested.
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Old 08-12-2009, 06:34 AM   #12
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Yeah, my squad (MoKan) is still alive and half-heartedly kicking. I log in a couple of times a week to set basic lineups and schedule a friendly. I'm pretty much past the point of interest in Hattrick, but I stay on simply because I'm too stubborn to drop a squad I've invested so much time in.

I'll probably get the bug to rebuild my squad again soon. So if anyone has any tips or ideas to throw out let me know. My goal would be to create a financially feasible squad that can be competitive in III. I'm actually losing money this season because of how poorly the squad has played vs how high fan expectations were. I knew it would be a struggle given the cost cutting I did last season, so color me surprised when the fans still believed I should win the series despite not having anywhere near the top talent of the league. Just another thing to rant about Hattrick, lol.


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I played a friendly with Mokan a few weeks back.

As is the case with my team, Mokan still messes around once in awhile, seriously playing, then becoming disinterested.
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Old 08-13-2009, 11:37 AM   #13
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My team is still alive doing okay in french Div IV. I'm obvisouly still hanging around because of my stats site and also because I am now CHPP-Admin (been that for over 2 years now). The game is still enjoyable and very much stable. I love the new look and HTs have introduced a stage site which allwos them to test stuff more before release to production site.

They also seem to be preparing an overhaul change of the game engine at some point in the future.

Alf Trickers is still alive !
http://www.hattrick.org/Club/?TeamID=47201
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Old 08-14-2009, 10:19 AM   #14
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Old 08-30-2009, 12:08 PM   #15
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I have been getting the itch to get back into it again.
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Old 08-31-2009, 10:33 AM   #16
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I have been getting the itch to get back into it again.

Dola, waiting for approval for Clarence Red Devils FC
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Old 08-31-2009, 04:49 PM   #17
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starting back the Deacons as well.
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Old 09-02-2009, 10:52 AM   #18
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So I decided to reapply for a team for Hattrick. Here is the message that I get:

The GameMasters have examined your application for a team named Little Rock FC in Hattrick at www.hattrick.org. Unfortunately, your application was found to be unsatisfactory, either because it was incomplete, incorrect, or both. You are welcome to submit a new application. While the following may or may not have been among the reasons for the rejection of your application, some common causes for rejection are:

Offensive team name or alias: You are expected to use non-offensive team names and aliases. Hattrick is a meeting place for people from around the world, children as well as adults. Racist or similarly discriminatory names will not be tolerated.

Applying to a league different from the place where you live: Hattrick rules require users to subscribe to the league corresponding to the country they live in.

We are sorry that we could not accept your application and need to ask you to resubmit it. We hope to see you in the world of Hattrick soon anyway!

You supplied the following:

Alias: timbrice14
Team name: Little Rock FC
Postal Address: 72201 Little Rock

WTF?
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Old 09-02-2009, 11:22 AM   #19
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WTF?
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Old 09-02-2009, 01:35 PM   #20
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Ge I would ask about that. That seems incomprehensible. BTW I am now in VI.247 going through the manger's challenge
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Old 09-04-2009, 02:22 AM   #21
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A thread in the questions forum suggested another possibility - there is already a team named Little Rock F.C. (in Italy)
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Old 09-22-2009, 09:24 AM   #22
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Dola, waiting for approval for Clarence Red Devils FC

Been approved, lost my 1st cup match in shootouts, lost the 1st series and home game, the series I am in has 2 Human owners and the rest are bots.

I love a lot of the stuff they have added, it brought back the feel of fun to HT for me and I think I am hooked again for quite awhile.

I am training scoring like I used to, running the 3-4-3 and I am enjoying it. Bought a bunch of 17 and 18 year olds with at least inadequate to train fast and see what I can do.

The Youth Academy addition is pretty cool as well.
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Old 09-22-2009, 02:48 PM   #23
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I've been playing again for a couple years now (Airborne Penguins, again). The game is night and day better than it used to be.
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Old 09-24-2009, 04:44 PM   #24
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I just signed up and got a team called the Arkansas Cobras. Is there anything I need to know? Is that one HT program still around that showed you all of your training progress and such?
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Old 09-24-2009, 07:38 PM   #25
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I just signed up and got a team called the Arkansas Cobras. Is there anything I need to know? Is that one HT program still around that showed you all of your training progress and such?

HAM is still around. It is the only one I ever used. I sure there are others out there.
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Old 10-20-2009, 05:58 PM   #26
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Late to the party, but Fizzle United is still around. In a rebuild now, training PM in DV.

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Old 10-22-2009, 01:31 PM   #27
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Well the MISFC finally died almost 2 yrs after my last active game. Can't say I am all that excited to try again.
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Old 10-22-2009, 06:20 PM   #28
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Well that's kind of cool, didn't realize others were starting back up as well.

I'm back as well as the NEO Sidekicks. Going to try Keeper training for now since I always wanted to back in the day. Any super formations to go with(ala 3-5-2) or any to stay away from nowadays?
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Old 10-25-2009, 02:12 PM   #29
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Can't remember, does this guy have any chance at coming back?

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Old 10-26-2009, 01:06 AM   #30
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He'll come back, but it will take awhile. Injuries to 30+ year old players are the ones that don't heal.
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Old 11-02-2009, 04:11 PM   #31
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How the heck do I re-position a player?
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Old 11-03-2009, 02:55 PM   #32
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pulldown menu in the old text style.

drag-drop in the flash version.

if you mean change orders like off/def, etc, then click the little circle in the flash version.
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