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I read through this entire thread, and it seems that everyone is in agreement on experience progressing linearly. This makes sense to me, but, has anyone considered that a player's potential may also factor in to the equation? For example, the role player may progress slower than a superstar in experience.

Perhaps it is a crazy thought, but with the broad range of numbers provided for minutes between experience pops, maybe potential functions as a variable?

I would definitely agree with Hassan Donnelly. In my last league game, down 84-68 going into the 4th, my most experienced player scored 15 in the final quarter and knocked down the game winning shot.

im not a supporter so that will take me forever.
someone care to search for said post?
it was from the bb answer day way back when

The real question is: how does the minute breakdown between each type of game impact how fast experience increases? I guess the only way to really know the value for each game is to get a couple more people to volunteer and do the same thing I just did with my player. If anyone is interested let me know and I can open a new federation.

I've started tracking my players. I have 8 guys left over from the original team that was generated for me, ranging in experience from atrocious to inept. I signed up right after the all-star break, so I only have a little less than half a season of data, and granted, I don't have NT players and the Cup season is over. But I think league and scrimmage minutes should provide a baseline as these are the only two constants. Cup, Playoff, and NT games are variables as not everyone participates. I'm leaning towards the idea that scrimmage minutes count simply because they count for training skills.
One side note, though: I noticed that for some players, the sum of their individual game minutes is more than the minutes displayed in the season totals. I assume that's because individual game minutes are rounded up and season totals are not. That may be an insignificant amount for half a season of data, but it could potentially lead to a larger margin of error if in fact it takes a season and a half to gain a level in Experience.

I remember that thread, as well. I will search for it. I can't recall if a BB made that statement or just a regular user, though.

Edit: Found the thread I was thinking of...pretty sure it was the stickied thread for experience in this very forum. Not sure this is what you were thinking of, though. It says nothing difinitive, just personal experiences and conjecture. I would be interested to see a BB's comment if you could find one.

Last edited by GCCSteel at 6/10/2010 1:16:52 PM

So I decided to run some numbers on my players that I have had long term for you guys to analyze. Each of them had Atrocious experience when I got them. All the minutes are approximate, I have tracked my entire career w/ BuzzerControl which I update every Friday.

Player 1: (7922017) Drafted By Me 18 y/o, Has gone from Atrocious -> Inept
Pop 1
League: 1009
Cup: 107
Playoff: 162
Scrimmage: 358
Total: 1636

Pop 2:
League: 1074
Cup: 31
Playoff: 259
Scrimmage: 200
NT: 69
Total: 1633

Pop 3:
League: 1102
Cup: 41
Playoff: 166
Scrimmage: 26
NT: 259
Total: 1594

Player 2: (7921982) Drafted by me 19 y/o Has gone Atrocious -> Awful
Pop 1
League: 1024
Cup: 97
PO: 130
Scrim: 247
Total: 1498

Pop 2:
League: 730
Cup: 56
Playoff: 173
Scrimmage: 462
Total: 1421

Player 3: (6925069) Bought when he was 19 w/ Atrocious XP. Has gone from atrocious -> Inept
Pop 1:
League: 986
Cup: 355
Playoff: 191
Scrimmage: 396
Total: 1928

Pop 2:
League: 767
Cup: 40
Playoff: 141
Scrimmage: 501
Total: 1449

Pop 3:
League: 1106
Cup: 133
Playoff: 104
Scrimmage: 230
Total: 1573

Player 4: (8983257) Bought by me when 18. Has gone from Atrocious -> Awful
Pop 1:
League: 1044
Cup: 85
Playoff: 112
Scrimmage: 479
Total: 1720

Pop 2:
League: 1046
Cup: 48
Playoff: 252
Scrimmage: 120
Total: 1466

When I have time I am going to run some basic numbers trying to predict the importance of each game and roughly the time it takes to pop. If more people could post data like I have it would increase the sample size and the accuracy.

That is fantastic data, but the only conclusive evidence I can see from your very tiny sample size is that pops take more than 1400 cumulative minutes.

Could it be that a player could gain more experience quality minutes if he hits a shot with under a minute to play in a tie game, verse a guy who hits a shot in the 2nd quarter with his team leading by 12?

I am thinking. Is the Divisions the players play affect their experience? I mean will a Naismith player gain more experience if he plays 1400 mins in Naismith than a player that plays 1400 mins in Canada III.2?

I am thinking. Is the Divisions the players play affect their experience? I mean will a Naismith player gain more experience if he plays 1400 mins in Naismith than a player that plays 1400 mins in Canada III.2?

in this point i am pretty sure, and the answer is no.

NEXT QUESTION: Does Home court advantage play less of a role against a visiting experienced player ratrhter than a visiting non-experienced player.

AS in real life, experienced players have been in every arena many times so I would assume they would start to feel comfortable infront of the enemy crowd.