recruiting level

[Marcus34]

Quote: Originally Posted by Onslaught76

I read somewhere on the boards last year that you get a recruiting boost every week that will consist of one of the following: - Pink Diamond (A recruit will have a spinning pink/purple diamond by their head which means they're interested in you but they don't currently have you in their TOP 10) -2x Bonus (You get 3 - 2X bonuses; this is really helpful especially if you have a small (10-15 player board) b/c it means you'll get to use all 3 2x bonuses on guys you need) -Instant Commits (I've seen anywhere from 1 to 4 in a given week) -Unlock (You'll unlock up to 3 different pitches for a recruit during the recruiting time on that player) I believe this covers everything....

The pink diamond is AMAZING - But it's hard as hell to find. I've only found it one time in my four seasons of recruiting

[Onslaught76]

Quote: Originally Posted by Marcus34

The pink diamond is AMAZING - But it's hard as hell to find. I've only found it one time in my four seasons of recruiting

Same here, only found it once in the last couple of years. Of course it was for a QB at OSU when Pryor was a freshman......D'OH!!

[BigGary]

How big of a difference is it between varsity-all american-heisman? I just noticed the difficulty option today and am thinking of starting a new dynasty with a harder recruiting level. Will I notice a big change between varsity and all american? Is Heisman just too hard?

[jfsolo]

IMO, only Heisman provides a somewhat realistic challenge for Users. Anything else is too easy.

[EHS_25]

I use Heisman, and i feel that the higher you go up on the difficulty the more you need to recruit guys that have your school in your top 5. outside of that you are pretty much just wasting your time. Also talkin to a recruit for 30 min a week does not work either.

[BigGary]

Quote: Originally Posted by jfsolo

IMO, only Heisman provides a somewhat realistic challenge for Users. Anything else is too easy.

I'm using varsity and once Purdue hit 4 stars I was easily getting top 25 recruiting classes. What can I expect with All-American and Heisman levels? Top 40? 50? 75?

[Herky]

Quote: Originally Posted by jfsolo

IMO, only Heisman provides a somewhat realistic challenge for Users. Anything else is too easy.

What team do you use? I play with Iowa and have a hard time getting guys even on All-American. Freshman is far too easy but on Varsity I can at least get a few 4 stars.

On All-American it's all 2 and 3 stars for me even if my prestige goes up.

[sniperscout75]

Quote: Originally Posted by jfsolo

IMO, only Heisman provides a somewhat realistic challenge for Users. Anything else is too easy.

I completely agree and have recently switched from all american recruiting to heisman. I consistently see teams having what I consider to be realistic recruiting classes. In years past I could not tell a difference between all american recruiting and heisman other than the number of topics one could change.

Now, fast forward to this year I believe there is actually a difficulty difference in getting recruits with heisman vs just the number of topics one can change.

I absolutely love heisman recruiting and highly recommend it. I by no means feel that its too easy or too hard.