Do affinities count on IR?

[MrBigglesworth]

Do affinities count on IR? Or does he have to be inactive/active?

[sovereignstar]

Have fun figuring out that one definitively.

[Samdari]

Originally Posted by MrBigglesworth

Do affinities count on IR? Or does he have to be inactive/active?

It is generally considered that having an affinity with the position leader will improve a player's performance. If that player is on the IR, there is no performance to improve.

[MrBigglesworth]

Originally Posted by Samdari

It is generally considered that having an affinity with the position leader will improve a player's performance. If that player is on the IR, there is no performance to improve.

I don't know if that is 'generally considered'. I think that is a theory, and I also think it is theorized that there is a general team component as well.

[KWhit]

Nobody knows.

Edit: Except Jim and the voices in his head.

[QuikSand]

Originally Posted by in-game Help file

Team chemistry is fairly simple in nature. The team is broken into five leadership groups (backfield, receivers, offensive line, defensive front and secondary). Each group has a leader, which can be any player on the roster. Every other player in the group may have a conflict or affinity with that leader. Conflicts or affinities can affect the performance of every player in that group. Quarterbacks may have conflicts or affinities with all of the other leaders on the team.

Seems to me that conflicts or affinities can affect the performance of every player in that group.

[Buzzbee]

I had always thought of a conflict or affinity as only affecting the players that had the conflict or affinity. The way this is worded makes it sound like a conflict or affinity can spill over to others in the group that don't have a conflict or affinity.

So, does the help mean that a conflict or affinity is possible between any two members of the group? Or does it mean that one conflict/affinity can affect every player on the team in that group? It seems like you could interpret it either way.

If there is a spillover effect, then it seems a strategy to minimize conflict would be to find a corresponding affinity.

Thoughts?

[QuikSand]

Originally Posted by Buzzbee

Thoughts?

I think these are all clear... here are my readings:

Originally Posted by Buzzbee

I had always thought of a conflict or affinity as only affecting the players that had the conflict or affinity. The way this is worded makes it sound like a conflict or affinity can spill over to others in the group that don't have a conflict or affinity.

Yes. (You were incorrect in your previous thinking)

Originally Posted by Buzzbee

So, does the help mean that a conflict or affinity is possible between any two members of the group?

No, just between the leader and another player in the group.

Originally Posted by Buzzbee

Or does it mean that one conflict/affinity can affect every player on the team in that group?

Yes.