Duane Rollins Fantasy League

[Rheo]

Southern Ontario Darby in round 2, first time ever Chatham vs Windsor

[Levi Oakey]

Damn it. Lost again, this time to TFC III. Unbelievable. It's clear that your program doesn't understand my experimental new WM remake over the top, Pass first formation. Who made these machines? MLS?

[shermanator]

Sammy Piette with 2 goals for Red Star Red Deer. Osorio, Hamilton and Larin with the others. I will take a 5-0 win. FC Edmonton your ass is grass and it's 420 in round 2 baby.

[Michael Schlodder]

A definitely nice two nil win over Calgary Foothills FC with goals from Jordie Hughes and Serbian signing Gagnonovic. Onto Round of 32 against Medicine Hat. Keep it going 

[yellowsweatygorilla]

Nice, a hat trick from my Left Back against L1O champs Vaughan! 

[Gopherbashi]

Just as a heads up, I'll be out Saturday evening and Sunday morning, so this weekend's matches will be posted sometime Sunday afternoon.

[rob.notenboom]

10 minutes ago, Gopherbashi said:

... I'll be out Saturday evening and Sunday morning ...

I used to be able to party like that. 

[Gopherbashi]

3 hours ago, rob.notenboom said:

I used to be able to party like that. 

Going to a L1O game and then doing a 5k run the next day.  

[matty]

I will trade 3 defence points for 5 offense points

[ThiKu]

3-1 cup win! Nice start to the season

[Alex D]

So after winning a match so I get 1 extra point for each skill category or 1 total point?

[Gopherbashi]

2 hours ago, Alex D said:

So after winning a match so I get 1 extra point for each skill category or 1 total point?

One total - if we did one each, people would get left behind too quickly.  I don't want to tip the scales *that* much.

[FreeAgent]

Hey Gopherbashi,

Can you put all the league info (Divisions, skill stuff, tactics, Standings in the first post for easier reference?)

Thanks!

[Gopherbashi]

On 4/29/2017 at 10:32 AM, FreeAgent said:

Hey Gopherbashi,

Can you put all the league info (Divisions, skill stuff, tactics, Standings in the first post for easier reference?)

Thanks!

Added

[Gopherbashi]

April 29, 2017 (Matchday 2)
Current Standings (spoilers)

Canada West
Red Star Red Deer @ AFC Medicine Hat Mad Hatters FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
Nanaimo Barre FC @ Hobema Hosers (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
Inter Regina @ Saskatoon Athletic FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)

Ontario West
Binbrook Buccaneers @ Windsor Rum Runners (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
Breithaupt Park AC @ Hamilton Steelers FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
Farmers FC @ London Knights FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)

Ontario East
Scarborough FC @ D.R. Legion FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
Porcupine Gold Rush FC @ Beaverton FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
North York FC @ Racing Club de Espanola (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)

Canada East
Borussia MonctonGladbach @ EXPAT FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
Winnipeg Wanderers @ Halifax Wanderers FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
AS Sherbrooke Estrie @ Summerside Argus FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)

 

A few changes were made with the code prior to these matches:
- The "aim" stat was made a bit more important in terms of hitting the net (its impact was somewhat low before).
- Changed the stat output from the end of the 2nd half file to the end of the highlight file.
- Fixed a bug where a team could have a player ejected for a second caution despite not having a first caution.

For Wednesday (next V Cup matches), I'll try to look at the following:
- Subs.  Didn't have a chance to code it in today.
- There were a couple of teams that didn't take a single shot this week - I just want to make sure that I'm not missing some game-breaking bug that's causing that.

Also, I realised that I had given Halifax 10 points in each skill stat by accident.  As a result, I'm going to re-run their two matches so far, and the previous results will be deleted.

April 22, 2017 (Repeat)
EXPAT FC @ Halifax Wanderers FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)

April 26, 2017 (Repeat)
FC Lanaudière @ Halifax Wanderers FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)

 

Lucky tied teams are Regina and Beaverton.  Lucky loser is Winnipeg.  EXPAT FC is the lucky tied team from the Expat-Halifax rematch.

[Greatest Cockney Rip Off]

What does a lucky tie signify?

[Gopherbashi]

30 minutes ago, Greatest Cockney Rip Off said:

What does a lucky tie signify?

Basically, in a tie game, one of the two teams gets to add skill.

[lazlo_80]

oh man, that replay helps a ton! Thanks Gopher.

[TRM]

15 hours ago, Gopherbashi said:

April 29, 2017 (Matchday 2)
Nanaimo Barre FC @ Hobema Hosers (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)

 

First win in league play. Good now I don't have to fire the coach this week.

[FreeAgent]

Boourns, no shots is definitely a bug.

[ThiKu]

On 5/1/2017 at 5:29 AM, TRM said:

First win in league play. Good now I don't have to fire the coach this week.

my first loss!

[TRM]

11 hours ago, ThiKu said:

my first loss!

Fire the coach!!!

[Gopherbashi]

Voyageurs' Cup - Round of 32
Tournament Bracket (spoilers!)

Nanaimo Barre FC @ Vancouver Whitecaps (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
Trail & Castlegar FC @ AFC Medicine Hat Mad Hatters FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
FC Edmonton @ Red Star Red Deer (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
Inter Regina @ Saskatoon Athletic FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)

Winnipeg Wanderers @ Hobema Hosers (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
Windsor Rum Runners @ SC Chatham Corn Stars (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
Toronto FC III @ Farmers FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
Binbrook Buccaneers @ Hamilton Steelers FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)

London Knights FC @ Toronto FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
D.R. Legion FC @ Beaverton FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
Porcupine Gold Rush FC @ Racing Club de Espanola (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
Scarborough FC @ Montreal Impact (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)

York Lions FC @ North York FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
Borussia MonctonGladbach @ Halifax Wanderers FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
AS Sherbrooke Estrie @ Summerside Argus FC (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)
Expat FC @ Hans Island (Highlights - 1st Half - 2nd Half)

[Gopherbashi]

Alright, I had a good long look at the no-shots issue, and while I don't believe it's because of a bug, there's some balance issues that could be addressed.  I made the following changes prior to tonight's V Cup matches:

• Increased the variability of where shots could be taken from.  (Imagine there's a roughly-donut-shaped semicircle around the opponent's net that signifies where your team wants to take shots from.  That donut has gotten wider.)
• Slightly narrowed the impact that the "shot" strategy has on shooting preference (teams that hold the ball will be slightly more prone to shooting; vice versa for teams that shoot early).
• Slightly altered the likelihood of a shot based on field location and match specifics.
• Altered the weighting that determined pass or run completion (not related to shooting, but it was still changed).

I don't want to do too much all at once - there's enough teams that get plenty of shots, and I don't want to suddenly find them taking 30 shots a game.  A lot of this plays on the interaction between your skills and your strategies, and if they're not complementing each other, you're going to run into trouble.

I ended up working today so didn't get a chance to add substitutions - it requires a fair amount of logic work to figure out what players to sub on and off, whereas everything else was just tinkering with formulas.  Hopefully for the weekend.

Also hopefully tomorrow (maybe Friday), I'll try to post the league skill averages so it's easier to figure out what everyone else is focusing on and how to best build your team.

[Gopherbashi]

Tournament bracket for the remainder of the Voyageurs Cup.  MLS teams were seeded; everyone else was random draw.  Top team will have home field advantage during the second leg.