Am I the only one who hates the new recruting?

[MacDiiddy]

From when I talk to people and the little bit I have read on here people are a fan of the new dynasty feel.

I just hate how hands off the recruiting is. I use to have a dynasty where I would sim the games and just recruit. Now it is set your points on week 1 and don't do anything until the end of the season.

I like the new RPG aspect of building your coach but I just cant get on board with this new point system.

Does anyone else feel this way, or is this the new beloved way dynasty is going to work from here on out?

[hawkeyefan95]

Re: Am I the only one who hates the new recruting?

I don't think I would go as far as saying I hate it. I don't mind it, but I'm not ready to say that I like it either.

[UK_Sooner]

Re: Am I the only one who hates the new recruting?

I'm finding it strange after the previous itinerations I have to admit. Personally, i Didn't honestly mind the previous versions being hand on although they took a while to complete. Can understand why they've changed it though.

[The JareBear]

Re: Am I the only one who hates the new recruting?

I understand why people wouldn't like it

For me, it's almost perfect. I hated navigating the clumsy menus of years past. It's way simple and painless to get the job done now. I just like the way everything is presented now, from bonuses to points leaders to everything else

Definitely a big change though

[moylan1234]

Re: Am I the only one who hates the new recruting?

It needed to change the old system didn't provide enough of a challenge and was too time consuming. Being able to sway a prospects pitch all the way from least to most is just ridiculous and defeats the whole recruiting process imo so I'm very glad they went a different direction. Especially liking what they did with in season visits.

[BleedGreen710]

Re: Am I the only one who hates the new recruting?

I for one LOVE the new recruiting, so much faster and easier to use then the old one. However it frustrates me that EA didn't give us the option to use the old system for those who preferred that one.

[Bushido]

Re: Am I the only one who hates the new recruting?

It takes a while to grow on you, I'll admit that.

But I think I prefer it over the old system now that I have had a week to mess around with it.

[BBallcoach]

Re: Am I the only one who hates the new recruting?

I like it. its fresh, quicker, less clunky and I love recruiting. I wish it was a little more in depth like pitching to the recruits but this is a step in the right direction

[brandon27]

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I don't mind it. I missed the old version at first, but I got through a few weeks in a dynasty last night, and it's growing on me. Takes a while to get used to. Its important to flip through all the menu's/screens on the right though for scouting, and visits and such.

I'm a bit lost on how visits work though. I get a bunch of recruits that are ready to visit, but the screen says i should schedule them later because they are worth more bonus points, but I can only schedule them as their first visit. So I waited a week, thinking maybe some other teams would schedule them early, and I could get a later slot, however the recruits just seemed to disappear completely the following week from the ready to visit list. Maybe I'm missing something here, I dont know. I'm sure in time I'll figure it all out.

I do like that its faster to get through each week though. It was so time consuming in the past.

[gogators]

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I love it. It's faster and more strategic in scheduling visits and who you need to go after. It's a little weird getting used to it and I have made some mistakes scheduling visits too late. In games where I had scheduled visits and opponents have scheduled visits, commits came right from those games.

[stratospaly]

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I like it. It is not the set it and forget it ezmode some people claim. You have to check on your recruits every week to be the first to offer a prime spot (week 14) for a visit. You also need to redistribute the points as you are recruiting a player no one else wants, or scout a new gem and are behind on.

I do feel that end of the year recruiting is a waste... You must spend 10,000+ points to land 1 player. Basically if you did not pick up what you need during the season you have to pick 1, at most 2, players to recruit in the off season.

I think it is too hard to land players you want, even when you start the year in their top 3. We need a coach tree skill for 3 uses of +1500 points to use during the season. This would give me the ability to push hard to recruit those game breaking players that are must haves on the depth chart.

[Strategizer]

Re: Am I the only one who hates the new recruting?

I don't mind it. I missed the old version at first, but I got through a few weeks in a dynasty last night, and it's growing on me. Takes a while to get used to. Its important to flip through all the menu's/screens on the right though for scouting, and visits and such.

I'm a bit lost on how visits work though. I get a bunch of recruits that are ready to visit, but the screen says i should schedule them later because they are worth more bonus points, but I can only schedule them as their first visit. So I waited a week, thinking maybe some other teams would schedule them early, and I could get a later slot, however the recruits just seemed to disappear completely the following week from the ready to visit list. Maybe I'm missing something here, I dont know. I'm sure in time I'll figure it all out.

I do like that its faster to get through each week though. It was so time consuming in the past.

Don't wait to schedule. Schedule early if you have a decent lead and can schedule some complimentary visits. If you want to schedule later, then simply schedule for one of your last games. When the CPU schedules, they will have to schedule around your visit which means some, if not all depending on your scheduled visit, will end up being earlier and you will move down into the later slots with the higher bonuses.

[BleedGreen710]

Re: Am I the only one who hates the new recruting?

I like it. It is not the set it and forget it ezmode some people claim. You have to check on your recruits every week to be the first to offer a prime spot (week 14) for a visit. You also need to redistribute the points as you are recruiting a player no one else wants, or scout a new gem and are behind on.

I do feel that end of the year recruiting is a waste... You must spend 10,000+ points to land 1 player. Basically if you did not pick up what you need during the season you have to pick 1, at most 2, players to recruit in the off season.

I think it is too hard to land players you want, even when you start the year in their top 3. We need a coach tree skill for 3 uses of +1500 points to use during the season. This would give me the ability to push hard to recruit those game breaking players that are must haves on the depth chart.

This can help you with offseason recruiting..

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...ing-logic.html

[Timeetyo]

Re: Am I the only one who hates the new recruting?

I love the new recruiting speed, setup, flow, and information presented to you. I don't love some of the bugs (players unrecruited), but we had those in the past as well - now there is just a search filter to find them easier.

[JLoco11]

Re: Am I the only one who hates the new recruting?

With a few tweaks, it could be better than the old system.

I was never a fan of having to search for a recruits favorite pitches. I mean, a phone call to a recruit would probably just ask "What are you most interested in...." and then sell the school on that.

So knowing ahead of time is nice.

Also, if you think just setting points in week 1, and forgetting it for the rest of the year will yield top results, that's a mistake you will regret. Sure, you can leave point totals for an entire year and still land recruits, but with the major CPU point total swings, you have to be more attentive to the point totals.

The simplified recruiting method does save time, but those who want to put more time into it certainly still can.