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I just don't think the computer code logs minutes played by quarter or by game score or by last second shot taking.
I think the experience log works like this:

player date minutes played game type
Basketball Jones 6/11/10 46 PO
Basketball Jones 6/08/10 12 SC
Basketball Jones 6/07/10 22 NT
Basketball Jones 6/05/10 33 RS


Something like that. There very well might be some advanced intricate formulas, but I don't think so. The game types would relate to a modifier (SC and RS= 1, NT= 1.1, PO and CU =1.2 or something like that) that would adjust the total minutes played towards some amount (which seems to be between 1400 and 1900 minutes) which increases the player's experience.

That's how I see it working.

Thats exactly what I was thinking, I was hoping to be able to grab some more numbers because with some simple formula's we could get some rough numbers.

I agree with Rip though that NT games are on par w/ League games or perhaps lower. Its yet to be seen but based on my extremely small sample size it looked like it.

Edit: Ther other thing I had thought about ages ago is that in real sports when you play with an experienced vetran you learn from them as they teach you from their experience. Could the experience of others on also affect the rate of how fast your player's experience grows?

Last edited by FatCurry at 6/15/2010 10:30:49 AM

Well my center has played 1685 career minutes and has only one pop in experience in his career. If this 700-800 minutes estimate is as accurate as you believe than he better pop in the next training update.

I think it was established that the minutes required are actually around 1500 minutes for 1 pop.

Oh ok than. I only really red the first 4 posts of this thread so i don't know what else developed after that.

Thus the reason I spent money on a 28-yr old PF/C this off-season with Strong experience (hell of a good player ... already building up a good rapport with his teammates, in particular his buddy down in the paint, Vernon Partridge. I even spent money during a push to make the playoffs for Season 11 on a 29-year old Center (currently 31) that had Proficient experience. He's also a heck of a good player though not nearly as much as Candia and Partridge but I know that when Partridge needs a breather, I can trust Damon Mohr to pick up and keep us in the game. With the addition of Candia, I have a highly experienced elite mercenary combined with my best player on the team banging down low and backed up by an experienced more-than-capable mercenary. Combine that with two other players (one drafted a while back that plays SF/PF with Mediocre XP and another merc that plays PF/SF with Awful XP) and I have a pretty damn good experienced interior group of players.

I haven't really tracked any of the pops my players I have in XP but I place a high value on Experience as long as they are a quality player.

I also have a PG that I drafted and has been my starter from Day 1 that now has Average experience and my starting SG that I acquired early Season 12 that has inept experience.

Last edited by kaygdanimal at 7/12/2010 8:40:05 AM

I might be wrong but given this set of data it would appear to me that cup and scrimmage totals don't count. Especially when you look at the pops from players #3 and #4.