Beaviss

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Hello all,
 
As you may know, I am a big proponent of expansions and exciting new features to add to the league. While this has turned it into a meme sometimes, it's not just a meme. While I'm not right all of the time of course, (trivia answer sharing punishments) I do believe a lot of my ideas and theories have been good for the league or at least entertaining to discuss. While I was gone the League and the BOG implemented and announced a brand new league that being the VHLE! While many people thought it would be something I'd look forward to (expansions) you would have been right at first; unfortunately, the deeper I looked into the entire E system and the effect it would have on the rest of the user-base, I started having my doubts. On the surface, the E looks like a great fix for an "issue" the league has, which would be roster room. What it does not do is help the average member stay engaged and active in the league. The "clickers" as they have been more recently called are being kind of put to the side. While some people may like this idea I believe it will be detrimental to the league's health. Having a league entirely dedicated to housing the "clickers" will damage the retention of said "clicking" members. Some may not care about those members, some of which may stay or not, but I personally believe they are crucial to the league(s) to survive. While the E is just a theoretical stop along the way of a career it also delays the average member by at least a season or two it creates the vision of the end goal (of making the VHL) that much more distant. If I had joined the league and had been told that I had to go through two different leagues and that it would take an entire real-life year to reach the VHL I might not have stuck around. Because of this very simple idea, I think the long-term ramifications of having the third league make the VHLE a bad idea.
 
The fact that I have seen many well-known members in discord posts about skipping the E in by any means possible, is just a small example of how this league will be seen as a home for the "clickers". Here are a few things I was able to find quickly while searching on discord.

 

 
This is in no way just an "I don't like the E and these are my thoughts" below are some extra negative effects the E may have on the league's health overall.
1. The VHL Drafts will become barren (2nd and 3rd round picks mean nothing)
2. The STHS engine will struggle to deal with 99's vs 99's (were test sims done?)
3. Disengaging new members
4. Produces mediocre players that don't try to earn more TPE (activity)
 
This is not simply a manifesto, I also have an idea on how to fix the issues that the VHLE was aimed at fixing.
1. Increase the VHLM cap to 350 TPE
2. incentivize VHL General Managers to roll more lines (uncap Endurance stat)
3. (yes I know) Expand the VHL by a couple more teams
These are just a few little edits that could have been made that would make a 3rd league unnecessary.
 
Overall I think the theory of the VHLE makes a lot of sense, although realistically it does not. Having members that will feel isolated and discouraged no how small of an aspect of the league you think this may be, is bad for the website's health overall. All it would take is a couple of bad draft classes and the VHL may suffer the same fate that it had when it had to remove Cologne. With the positive experience that new members and returning members have had with the VHLM why not leave them there for one more season instead of uprooting them for theoretically a single season? That, combined with the "unwatered down" talent that will be the VHL, will greatly reduce overall scoring across the league and recreate another "dead puck era", similar to what the VHL suffered through roughly 20 seasons ago. Take one of my previous players, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, as an example. He is currently 2nd of all time for TPE. In season 71 he scored a total of 88 points, which led the entire league that season. That is just a small example of what could happen when the talent at the highest level is not pitted against the weaker players. You may be thinking by this point "well getting no points isn't fun either" and that is something I'll agree with you on. Most new players or members would most likely come into the league expecting to go through some growing pains as their player gets better and gains more experience. This is like in the NHL, where most players go through some growing pains as they get used to the increased competition that the new league brings.

No matter what stance you have on the VHLE, it's in my opinion that the "clickers" are what keeps the league alive. The fresh faces and the mediocre players that provide the fodder for the best of the best to feast on, and the inspiration that said "clickers" might take from this that causes them to develop more and more investment into this fantastic league and community we have here, is, in my opinion, something that lets the league continue to run the same way.
 
Now, the moment we have all been waiting for; my prediction and foresight for what the E will become and how long it will last. I believe the E will become something that most "active" members will try to avoid. Not because of the General Managers or anyone running the league, but because of the time and impatience that most members have for anything not named the VHL. Without the boost from the most active members helping swell the numbers and drive the activity of the league, they may become stagnant and the majority of members around the league will not care what happens in it. I predict the league will run for 5 seasons before dying a horrendous yet somehow spectacular death.
 
This is the Beaviss manifesto regarding the VHLE
 -Muff

Hello all,
 
As you may know, I am a big proponent of expansions and exciting new features to add to the league. While this has turned it into a meme sometimes, it's not just a meme. While I'm not right all of the time of course, (trivia answer sharing punishments) I do believe a lot of my ideas and theories have been good for the league or at least entertaining to discuss. While I was gone the League and the BOG implemented and announced a brand new league that being the VHLE! While many people thought it would be something I'd look forward to (expansions) you would have been right at first; unfortunately, the deeper I looked into the entire E system and the effect it would have on the rest of the user-base, I started having my doubts. On the surface, the E looks like a great fix for an "issue" the league has, which would be roster room. What it does not do is help the average member stay engaged and active in the league. The "clickers" as they have been more recently called are being kind of put to the side. While some people may like this idea I believe it will be detrimental to the league's health. Having a league entirely dedicated to housing the "clickers" will damage the retention of said "clicking" members. Some may not care about those members, some of which may stay or not, but I personally believe they are crucial to the league(s) to survive. While the E is just a theoretical stop along the way of a career it also delays the average member by at least a season or two it creates the vision of the end goal (of making the VHL) that much more distant. If I had joined the league and had been told that I had to go through two different leagues and that it would take an entire real-life year to reach the VHL I might not have stuck around. Because of this very simple idea, I think the long-term ramifications of having the third league make the VHLE a bad idea.
 
The fact that I have seen many well-known members in discord posts about skipping the E in by any means possible, is just a small example of how this league will be seen as a home for the "clickers". Here are a few things I was able to find quickly while searching on discord.

 

 
This is in no way just an "I don't like the E and these are my thoughts" below are some extra negative effects the E may have on the league's health overall.
1. The VHL Drafts will become barren (2nd and 3rd round picks mean nothing)
2. The STHS engine will struggle to deal with 99's vs 99's (were test sims done?)
3. Disengaging new members
4. Produces mediocre players that don't try to earn more TPE (activity)
 
This is not simply a manifesto, I also have an idea on how to fix the issues that the VHLE was aimed at fixing.
1. Increase the VHLM cap to 350 TPE
2. incentivize VHL General Managers to roll more lines (uncap Endurance stat)
3. (yes I know) Expand the VHL by a couple more teams
These are just a few little edits that could have been made that would make a 3rd league unnecessary.
 
Overall I think the theory of the VHLE makes a lot of sense, although realistically it does not. Having members that will feel isolated and discouraged no how small of an aspect of the league you think this may be, is bad for the website's health overall. All it would take is a couple of bad draft classes and the VHL may suffer the same fate that it had when it had to remove Cologne. With the positive experience that new members and returning members have had with the VHLM why not leave them there for one more season instead of uprooting them for theoretically a single season? That, combined with the "unwatered down" talent that will be the VHL, will greatly reduce overall scoring across the league and recreate another "dead puck era", similar to what the VHL suffered through roughly 20 seasons ago. Take one of my previous players, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, as an example. He is currently 2nd of all time for TPE. In season 71 he scored a total of 88 points, which led the entire league that season. That is just a small example of what could happen when the talent at the highest level is not pitted against the weaker players. You may be thinking by this point "well getting no points isn't fun either" and that is something I'll agree with you on. Most new players or members would most likely come into the league expecting to go through some growing pains as their player gets better and gains more experience. This is like in the NHL, where most players go through some growing pains as they get used to the increased competition that the new league brings.

No matter what stance you have on the VHLE, it's in my opinion that the "clickers" are what keeps the league alive. The fresh faces and the mediocre players that provide the fodder for the best of the best to feast on, and the inspiration that said "clickers" might take from this that causes them to develop more and more investment into this fantastic league and community we have here, is, in my opinion, something that lets the league continue to run the same way.
 
Now, the moment we have all been waiting for; my prediction and foresight for what the E will become and how long it will last. I believe the E will become something that most "active" members will try to avoid. Not because of the General Managers or anyone running the league, but because of the time and impatience that most members have for anything not named the VHL. Without the boost from the most active members helping swell the numbers and drive the activity of the league, they may become stagnant and the majority of members around the league will not care what happens in it. I predict the league will run for 5 seasons before dying a horrendous yet somehow spectacular death.
 
This is the Beaviss manifesto regarding the VHLE
 -Muff

Hello all,
 
As you may know, I am a big proponent of expansions and exciting new features to add to the league. While this has turned it into a meme sometimes, it's not just a meme. While I'm not right all of the time of course, (trivia answer sharing punishments) I do believe a lot of my ideas and theories have been good for the league or at least entertaining to discuss. While I was gone the League and the BOG implemented and announced a brand new league that being the VHLE! While many people thought it would be something I'd look forward to (expansions) you would have been right at first; unfortunately, the deeper I looked into the entire E system and the effect it would have on the rest of the user-base, I started having my doubts. On the surface, the E looks like a great fix for an "issue" the league has, which would be roster room. What it does not do is help the average member stay engaged and active in the league. The "clickers" as they have been more recently called are being kind of put to the side. While some people may like this idea I believe it will be detrimental to the league's health. Having a league entirely dedicated to housing the "clickers" will damage the retention of said "clicking" members. Some may not care about those members, some of which may stay or not, but I personally believe they are crucial to the league(s) to survive. While the E is just a theoretical stop along the way of a career it also delays the average member by at least a season or two it creates the vision of the end goal (of making the VHL) that much more distant. If I had joined the league and had been told that I had to go through two different leagues and that it would take an entire real-life year to reach the VHL I might not have stuck around. Because of this very simple idea, I think the long-term ramifications of having the third league make the VHLE a bad idea.
 
The fact that I have seen many well-known members in discord posts about skipping the E in by any means possible, is just a small example of how this league will be seen as a home for the "clickers". Here are a few things I was able to find quickly while searching on discord.

 

 
This is in no way just an "I don't like the E and these are my thoughts" below are some extra negative effects the E may have on the league's health overall.
1. The VHL Drafts will become barren (2nd and 3rd round picks mean nothing)
2. The STHS engine will struggle to deal with 99's vs 99's (were test sims done?)
3. Disengaging new members
4. Produces mediocre players that don't try to earn more TPE (activity)
 
This is not simply a manifesto, I also have an idea on how to fix the issues that the VHLE was aimed at fixing.
1. Increase the VHLM cap to 350 TPE
2. incentivize VHL General Managers to roll more lines (uncap Endurance stat)
3. (yes I know) Expand the VHL by a couple more teams
These are just a few little edits that could have been made that would make a 3rd league unnecessary.
 
Overall I think the theory of the VHLE makes a lot of sense, although realistically it does not. Having members that will feel isolated and discouraged no how small of an aspect of the league you think this may be, is bad for the website's health overall. All it would take is a couple of bad draft classes and the VHL may suffer the same fate that it had when it had to remove Cologne. With the positive experience that new members and returning members have had with the VHLM why not leave them there for one more season instead of uprooting them for theoretically a single season? That, combined with the "unwatered down" talent that will be the VHL, will greatly reduce overall scoring across the league and recreate another "dead puck era", similar to what the VHL suffered through roughly 20 seasons ago. Take one of my previous players, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, as an example. He is currently 2nd of all time for TPE. In season 71 he scored a total of 88 points, which led the entire league that season. That is just a small example of what could happen when the talent at the highest level is not pitted against the weaker players. You may be thinking by this point "well getting no points isn't fun either" and that is something I'll agree with you on. Most new players or members would most likely come into the league expecting to go through some growing pains as their player gets better and gains more experience. This is like in the NHL, where most players go through some growing pains as they get used to the increased competition that the new league brings.

No matter what stance you have on the VHLE, it's in my opinion that the "clickers" are what keeps the league alive. The fresh faces and the mediocre players that provide the fodder for the best of the best to feast on, and the inspiration that said "clickers" might take from this that causes them to develop more and more investment into this fantastic league and community we have here, is, in my opinion, something that lets the league continue to run the same way.
 
Now, the moment we have all been waiting for; my prediction and foresight for what the E will become and how long it will last. I believe the E will become something that most "active" members will try to avoid. Not because of the General Managers or anyone running the league, but because of the time and impatience that most members have for anything not named the VHL. Without the boost from the most active members helping swell the numbers and drive the activity of the league, they may become stagnant and the majority of members around the league will not care what happens in it. I predict the league will run for 5 seasons before dying a horrendous yet somehow spectacular death.
 
This is the Beaviss manifesto regarding the VHLE
 -Muff

Review: Very cool Media that required a lot of digging! I liked the added color coding of names for the teams and the blast from the past that a lot of the really old story lines. Need more Beaviss content to get the 10/10 though so you get an 8/10

Hey Everyone!
 
So, this will probably come as a shock to most of you, but I haven't really been around much lately. I touched a bit on this when we announced Al as the newest Commissioner, which was 2 months ago, that I was going through some changes in my personal life that meant less time for the league. Initially, this was meant to be temporary, as I settled into a new phase in my career, hoping to return to full activity as a part of the Commissioner team in this great community that I've devoted thousands of hours to over the past decade and a half. However, after a couple of months, it's become clear that I will no longer be able to put in the time necessary to be a contributing member of the Commish team.
 
It's been a wild ride, and I'll be forever grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the leadership in the VHL. Thank you to everyone I've interacted with for being part of the journey, and if I haven't interacted with you, thank you, as well, if for nothing other than being part of the league.
 

https://vhlforum.com/topic/108437-s81-lw-commodus-tpe-64/

Hello all,
 
As you may know, I am a big proponent of expansions and exciting new features to add to the league. While this has turned it into a meme sometimes, it's not just a meme. While I'm not right all of the time of course, (trivia answer sharing punishments) I do believe a lot of my ideas and theories have been good for the league or at least entertaining to discuss. While I was gone the League and the BOG implemented and announced a brand new league that being the VHLE! While many people thought it would be something I'd look forward to (expansions) you would have been right at first; unfortunately, the deeper I looked into the entire E system and the effect it would have on the rest of the user-base, I started having my doubts. On the surface, the E looks like a great fix for an "issue" the league has, which would be roster room. What it does not do is help the average member stay engaged and active in the league. The "clickers" as they have been more recently called are being kind of put to the side. While some people may like this idea I believe it will be detrimental to the league's health. Having a league entirely dedicated to housing the "clickers" will damage the retention of said "clicking" members. Some may not care about those members, some of which may stay or not, but I personally believe they are crucial to the league(s) to survive. While the E is just a theoretical stop along the way of a career it also delays the average member by at least a season or two it creates the vision of the end goal (of making the VHL) that much more distant. If I had joined the league and had been told that I had to go through two different leagues and that it would take an entire real-life year to reach the VHL I might not have stuck around. Because of this very simple idea, I think the long-term ramifications of having the third league make the VHLE a bad idea.
 
The fact that I have seen many well-known members in discord posts about skipping the E in by any means possible, is just a small example of how this league will be seen as a home for the "clickers". Here are a few things I was able to find quickly while searching on discord.

 

 
This is in no way just an "I don't like the E and these are my thoughts" below are some extra negative effects the E may have on the league's health overall.
1. The VHL Drafts will become barren (2nd and 3rd round picks mean nothing)
2. The STHS engine will struggle to deal with 99's vs 99's (were test sims done?)
3. Disengaging new members
4. Produces mediocre players that don't try to earn more TPE (activity)
 
This is not simply a manifesto, I also have an idea on how to fix the issues that the VHLE was aimed at fixing.
1. Increase the VHLM cap to 350 TPE
2. incentivize VHL General Managers to roll more lines (uncap Endurance stat)
3. (yes I know) Expand the VHL by a couple more teams
These are just a few little edits that could have been made that would make a 3rd league unnecessary.
 
Overall I think the theory of the VHLE makes a lot of sense, although realistically it does not. Having members that will feel isolated and discouraged no how small of an aspect of the league you think this may be, is bad for the website's health overall. All it would take is a couple of bad draft classes and the VHL may suffer the same fate that it had when it had to remove Cologne. With the positive experience that new members and returning members have had with the VHLM why not leave them there for one more season instead of uprooting them for theoretically a single season? That, combined with the "unwatered down" talent that will be the VHL, will greatly reduce overall scoring across the league and recreate another "dead puck era", similar to what the VHL suffered through roughly 20 seasons ago. Take one of my previous players, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, as an example. He is currently 2nd of all time for TPE. In season 71 he scored a total of 88 points, which led the entire league that season. That is just a small example of what could happen when the talent at the highest level is not pitted against the weaker players. You may be thinking by this point "well getting no points isn't fun either" and that is something I'll agree with you on. Most new players or members would most likely come into the league expecting to go through some growing pains as their player gets better and gains more experience. This is like in the NHL, where most players go through some growing pains as they get used to the increased competition that the new league brings.

No matter what stance you have on the VHLE, it's in my opinion that the "clickers" are what keeps the league alive. The fresh faces and the mediocre players that provide the fodder for the best of the best to feast on, and the inspiration that said "clickers" might take from this that causes them to develop more and more investment into this fantastic league and community we have here, is, in my opinion, something that lets the league continue to run the same way.
 
Now, the moment we have all been waiting for; my prediction and foresight for what the E will become and how long it will last. I believe the E will become something that most "active" members will try to avoid. Not because of the General Managers or anyone running the league, but because of the time and impatience that most members have for anything not named the VHL. Without the boost from the most active members helping swell the numbers and drive the activity of the league, they may become stagnant and the majority of members around the league will not care what happens in it. I predict the league will run for 5 seasons before dying a horrendous yet somehow spectacular death.
 
This is the Beaviss manifesto regarding the VHLE
 -Muff

Hello all,
 
As you may know, I am a big proponent of expansions and exciting new features to add to the league. While this has turned it into a meme sometimes, it's not just a meme. While I'm not right all of the time of course, (trivia answer sharing punishments) I do believe a lot of my ideas and theories have been good for the league or at least entertaining to discuss. While I was gone the League and the BOG implemented and announced a brand new league that being the VHLE! While many people thought it would be something I'd look forward to (expansions) you would have been right at first; unfortunately, the deeper I looked into the entire E system and the effect it would have on the rest of the user-base, I started having my doubts. On the surface, the E looks like a great fix for an "issue" the league has, which would be roster room. What it does not do is help the average member stay engaged and active in the league. The "clickers" as they have been more recently called are being kind of put to the side. While some people may like this idea I believe it will be detrimental to the league's health. Having a league entirely dedicated to housing the "clickers" will damage the retention of said "clicking" members. Some may not care about those members, some of which may stay or not, but I personally believe they are crucial to the league(s) to survive. While the E is just a theoretical stop along the way of a career it also delays the average member by at least a season or two it creates the vision of the end goal (of making the VHL) that much more distant. If I had joined the league and had been told that I had to go through two different leagues and that it would take an entire real-life year to reach the VHL I might not have stuck around. Because of this very simple idea, I think the long-term ramifications of having the third league make the VHLE a bad idea.
 
The fact that I have seen many well-known members in discord posts about skipping the E in by any means possible, is just a small example of how this league will be seen as a home for the "clickers". Here are a few things I was able to find quickly while searching on discord.

 

 
This is in no way just an "I don't like the E and these are my thoughts" below are some extra negative effects the E may have on the league's health overall.
1. The VHL Drafts will become barren (2nd and 3rd round picks mean nothing)
2. The STHS engine will struggle to deal with 99's vs 99's (were test sims done?)
3. Disengaging new members
4. Produces mediocre players that don't try to earn more TPE (activity)
 
This is not simply a manifesto, I also have an idea on how to fix the issues that the VHLE was aimed at fixing.
1. Increase the VHLM cap to 350 TPE
2. incentivize VHL General Managers to roll more lines (uncap Endurance stat)
3. (yes I know) Expand the VHL by a couple more teams
These are just a few little edits that could have been made that would make a 3rd league unnecessary.
 
Overall I think the theory of the VHLE makes a lot of sense, although realistically it does not. Having members that will feel isolated and discouraged no how small of an aspect of the league you think this may be, is bad for the website's health overall. All it would take is a couple of bad draft classes and the VHL may suffer the same fate that it had when it had to remove Cologne. With the positive experience that new members and returning members have had with the VHLM why not leave them there for one more season instead of uprooting them for theoretically a single season? That, combined with the "unwatered down" talent that will be the VHL, will greatly reduce overall scoring across the league and recreate another "dead puck era", similar to what the VHL suffered through roughly 20 seasons ago. Take one of my previous players, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, as an example. He is currently 2nd of all time for TPE. In season 71 he scored a total of 88 points, which led the entire league that season. That is just a small example of what could happen when the talent at the highest level is not pitted against the weaker players. You may be thinking by this point "well getting no points isn't fun either" and that is something I'll agree with you on. Most new players or members would most likely come into the league expecting to go through some growing pains as their player gets better and gains more experience. This is like in the NHL, where most players go through some growing pains as they get used to the increased competition that the new league brings.

No matter what stance you have on the VHLE, it's in my opinion that the "clickers" are what keeps the league alive. The fresh faces and the mediocre players that provide the fodder for the best of the best to feast on, and the inspiration that said "clickers" might take from this that causes them to develop more and more investment into this fantastic league and community we have here, is, in my opinion, something that lets the league continue to run the same way.
 
Now, the moment we have all been waiting for; my prediction and foresight for what the E will become and how long it will last. I believe the E will become something that most "active" members will try to avoid. Not because of the General Managers or anyone running the league, but because of the time and impatience that most members have for anything not named the VHL. Without the boost from the most active members helping swell the numbers and drive the activity of the league, they may become stagnant and the majority of members around the league will not care what happens in it. I predict the league will run for 5 seasons before dying a horrendous yet somehow spectacular death.
 
This is the Beaviss manifesto regarding the VHLE
 -Muff

Hello all,
 
As you may know, I am a big proponent of expansions and exciting new features to add to the league. While this has turned it into a meme sometimes, it's not just a meme. While I'm not right all of the time of course, (trivia answer sharing punishments) I do believe a lot of my ideas and theories have been good for the league or at least entertaining to discuss. While I was gone the League and the BOG implemented and announced a brand new league that being the VHLE! While many people thought it would be something I'd look forward to (expansions) you would have been right at first; unfortunately, the deeper I looked into the entire E system and the effect it would have on the rest of the user-base, I started having my doubts. On the surface, the E looks like a great fix for an "issue" the league has, which would be roster room. What it does not do is help the average member stay engaged and active in the league. The "clickers" as they have been more recently called are being kind of put to the side. While some people may like this idea I believe it will be detrimental to the league's health. Having a league entirely dedicated to housing the "clickers" will damage the retention of said "clicking" members. Some may not care about those members, some of which may stay or not, but I personally believe they are crucial to the league(s) to survive. While the E is just a theoretical stop along the way of a career it also delays the average member by at least a season or two it creates the vision of the end goal (of making the VHL) that much more distant. If I had joined the league and had been told that I had to go through two different leagues and that it would take an entire real-life year to reach the VHL I might not have stuck around. Because of this very simple idea, I think the long-term ramifications of having the third league make the VHLE a bad idea.
 
The fact that I have seen many well-known members in discord posts about skipping the E in by any means possible, is just a small example of how this league will be seen as a home for the "clickers". Here are a few things I was able to find quickly while searching on discord.

 

 
This is in no way just an "I don't like the E and these are my thoughts" below are some extra negative effects the E may have on the league's health overall.
1. The VHL Drafts will become barren (2nd and 3rd round picks mean nothing)
2. The STHS engine will struggle to deal with 99's vs 99's (were test sims done?)
3. Disengaging new members
4. Produces mediocre players that don't try to earn more TPE (activity)
 
This is not simply a manifesto, I also have an idea on how to fix the issues that the VHLE was aimed at fixing.
1. Increase the VHLM cap to 350 TPE
2. incentivize VHL General Managers to roll more lines (uncap Endurance stat)
3. (yes I know) Expand the VHL by a couple more teams
These are just a few little edits that could have been made that would make a 3rd league unnecessary.
 
Overall I think the theory of the VHLE makes a lot of sense, although realistically it does not. Having members that will feel isolated and discouraged no how small of an aspect of the league you think this may be, is bad for the website's health overall. All it would take is a couple of bad draft classes and the VHL may suffer the same fate that it had when it had to remove Cologne. With the positive experience that new members and returning members have had with the VHLM why not leave them there for one more season instead of uprooting them for theoretically a single season? That, combined with the "unwatered down" talent that will be the VHL, will greatly reduce overall scoring across the league and recreate another "dead puck era", similar to what the VHL suffered through roughly 20 seasons ago. Take one of my previous players, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, as an example. He is currently 2nd of all time for TPE. In season 71 he scored a total of 88 points, which led the entire league that season. That is just a small example of what could happen when the talent at the highest level is not pitted against the weaker players. You may be thinking by this point "well getting no points isn't fun either" and that is something I'll agree with you on. Most new players or members would most likely come into the league expecting to go through some growing pains as their player gets better and gains more experience. This is like in the NHL, where most players go through some growing pains as they get used to the increased competition that the new league brings.

No matter what stance you have on the VHLE, it's in my opinion that the "clickers" are what keeps the league alive. The fresh faces and the mediocre players that provide the fodder for the best of the best to feast on, and the inspiration that said "clickers" might take from this that causes them to develop more and more investment into this fantastic league and community we have here, is, in my opinion, something that lets the league continue to run the same way.
 
Now, the moment we have all been waiting for; my prediction and foresight for what the E will become and how long it will last. I believe the E will become something that most "active" members will try to avoid. Not because of the General Managers or anyone running the league, but because of the time and impatience that most members have for anything not named the VHL. Without the boost from the most active members helping swell the numbers and drive the activity of the league, they may become stagnant and the majority of members around the league will not care what happens in it. I predict the league will run for 5 seasons before dying a horrendous yet somehow spectacular death.
 
This is the Beaviss manifesto regarding the VHLE
 -Muff

Hello all,
 
As you may know, I am a big proponent of expansions and exciting new features to add to the league. While this has turned it into a meme sometimes, it's not just a meme. While I'm not right all of the time of course, (trivia answer sharing punishments) I do believe a lot of my ideas and theories have been good for the league or at least entertaining to discuss. While I was gone the League and the BOG implemented and announced a brand new league that being the VHLE! While many people thought it would be something I'd look forward to (expansions) you would have been right at first; unfortunately, the deeper I looked into the entire E system and the effect it would have on the rest of the user-base, I started having my doubts. On the surface, the E looks like a great fix for an "issue" the league has, which would be roster room. What it does not do is help the average member stay engaged and active in the league. The "clickers" as they have been more recently called are being kind of put to the side. While some people may like this idea I believe it will be detrimental to the league's health. Having a league entirely dedicated to housing the "clickers" will damage the retention of said "clicking" members. Some may not care about those members, some of which may stay or not, but I personally believe they are crucial to the league(s) to survive. While the E is just a theoretical stop along the way of a career it also delays the average member by at least a season or two it creates the vision of the end goal (of making the VHL) that much more distant. If I had joined the league and had been told that I had to go through two different leagues and that it would take an entire real-life year to reach the VHL I might not have stuck around. Because of this very simple idea, I think the long-term ramifications of having the third league make the VHLE a bad idea.
 
The fact that I have seen many well-known members in discord posts about skipping the E in by any means possible, is just a small example of how this league will be seen as a home for the "clickers". Here are a few things I was able to find quickly while searching on discord.

 

 
This is in no way just an "I don't like the E and these are my thoughts" below are some extra negative effects the E may have on the league's health overall.
1. The VHL Drafts will become barren (2nd and 3rd round picks mean nothing)
2. The STHS engine will struggle to deal with 99's vs 99's (were test sims done?)
3. Disengaging new members
4. Produces mediocre players that don't try to earn more TPE (activity)
 
This is not simply a manifesto, I also have an idea on how to fix the issues that the VHLE was aimed at fixing.
1. Increase the VHLM cap to 350 TPE
2. incentivize VHL General Managers to roll more lines (uncap Endurance stat)
3. (yes I know) Expand the VHL by a couple more teams
These are just a few little edits that could have been made that would make a 3rd league unnecessary.
 
Overall I think the theory of the VHLE makes a lot of sense, although realistically it does not. Having members that will feel isolated and discouraged no how small of an aspect of the league you think this may be, is bad for the website's health overall. All it would take is a couple of bad draft classes and the VHL may suffer the same fate that it had when it had to remove Cologne. With the positive experience that new members and returning members have had with the VHLM why not leave them there for one more season instead of uprooting them for theoretically a single season? That, combined with the "unwatered down" talent that will be the VHL, will greatly reduce overall scoring across the league and recreate another "dead puck era", similar to what the VHL suffered through roughly 20 seasons ago. Take one of my previous players, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, as an example. He is currently 2nd of all time for TPE. In season 71 he scored a total of 88 points, which led the entire league that season. That is just a small example of what could happen when the talent at the highest level is not pitted against the weaker players. You may be thinking by this point "well getting no points isn't fun either" and that is something I'll agree with you on. Most new players or members would most likely come into the league expecting to go through some growing pains as their player gets better and gains more experience. This is like in the NHL, where most players go through some growing pains as they get used to the increased competition that the new league brings.

No matter what stance you have on the VHLE, it's in my opinion that the "clickers" are what keeps the league alive. The fresh faces and the mediocre players that provide the fodder for the best of the best to feast on, and the inspiration that said "clickers" might take from this that causes them to develop more and more investment into this fantastic league and community we have here, is, in my opinion, something that lets the league continue to run the same way.
 
Now, the moment we have all been waiting for; my prediction and foresight for what the E will become and how long it will last. I believe the E will become something that most "active" members will try to avoid. Not because of the General Managers or anyone running the league, but because of the time and impatience that most members have for anything not named the VHL. Without the boost from the most active members helping swell the numbers and drive the activity of the league, they may become stagnant and the majority of members around the league will not care what happens in it. I predict the league will run for 5 seasons before dying a horrendous yet somehow spectacular death.
 
This is the Beaviss manifesto regarding the VHLE
 -Muff

#manipulatedmedia 

Hello all,
 
As you may know, I am a big proponent of expansions and exciting new features to add to the league. While this has turned it into a meme sometimes, it's not just a meme. While I'm not right all of the time of course, (trivia answer sharing punishments) I do believe a lot of my ideas and theories have been good for the league or at least entertaining to discuss. While I was gone the League and the BOG implemented and announced a brand new league that being the VHLE! While many people thought it would be something I'd look forward to (expansions) you would have been right at first; unfortunately, the deeper I looked into the entire E system and the effect it would have on the rest of the user-base, I started having my doubts. On the surface, the E looks like a great fix for an "issue" the league has, which would be roster room. What it does not do is help the average member stay engaged and active in the league. The "clickers" as they have been more recently called are being kind of put to the side. While some people may like this idea I believe it will be detrimental to the league's health. Having a league entirely dedicated to housing the "clickers" will damage the retention of said "clicking" members. Some may not care about those members, some of which may stay or not, but I personally believe they are crucial to the league(s) to survive. While the E is just a theoretical stop along the way of a career it also delays the average member by at least a season or two it creates the vision of the end goal (of making the VHL) that much more distant. If I had joined the league and had been told that I had to go through two different leagues and that it would take an entire real-life year to reach the VHL I might not have stuck around. Because of this very simple idea, I think the long-term ramifications of having the third league make the VHLE a bad idea.
 
The fact that I have seen many well-known members in discord posts about skipping the E in by any means possible, is just a small example of how this league will be seen as a home for the "clickers". Here are a few things I was able to find quickly while searching on discord.

 

 
This is in no way just an "I don't like the E and these are my thoughts" below are some extra negative effects the E may have on the league's health overall.
1. The VHL Drafts will become barren (2nd and 3rd round picks mean nothing)
2. The STHS engine will struggle to deal with 99's vs 99's (were test sims done?)
3. Disengaging new members
4. Produces mediocre players that don't try to earn more TPE (activity)
 
This is not simply a manifesto, I also have an idea on how to fix the issues that the VHLE was aimed at fixing.
1. Increase the VHLM cap to 350 TPE
2. incentivize VHL General Managers to roll more lines (uncap Endurance stat)
3. (yes I know) Expand the VHL by a couple more teams
These are just a few little edits that could have been made that would make a 3rd league unnecessary.
 
Overall I think the theory of the VHLE makes a lot of sense, although realistically it does not. Having members that will feel isolated and discouraged no how small of an aspect of the league you think this may be, is bad for the website's health overall. All it would take is a couple of bad draft classes and the VHL may suffer the same fate that it had when it had to remove Cologne. With the positive experience that new members and returning members have had with the VHLM why not leave them there for one more season instead of uprooting them for theoretically a single season? That, combined with the "unwatered down" talent that will be the VHL, will greatly reduce overall scoring across the league and recreate another "dead puck era", similar to what the VHL suffered through roughly 20 seasons ago. Take one of my previous players, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, as an example. He is currently 2nd of all time for TPE. In season 71 he scored a total of 88 points, which led the entire league that season. That is just a small example of what could happen when the talent at the highest level is not pitted against the weaker players. You may be thinking by this point "well getting no points isn't fun either" and that is something I'll agree with you on. Most new players or members would most likely come into the league expecting to go through some growing pains as their player gets better and gains more experience. This is like in the NHL, where most players go through some growing pains as they get used to the increased competition that the new league brings.

No matter what stance you have on the VHLE, it's in my opinion that the "clickers" are what keeps the league alive. The fresh faces and the mediocre players that provide the fodder for the best of the best to feast on, and the inspiration that said "clickers" might take from this that causes them to develop more and more investment into this fantastic league and community we have here, is, in my opinion, something that lets the league continue to run the same way.
 
Now, the moment we have all been waiting for; my prediction and foresight for what the E will become and how long it will last. I believe the E will become something that most "active" members will try to avoid. Not because of the General Managers or anyone running the league, but because of the time and impatience that most members have for anything not named the VHL. Without the boost from the most active members helping swell the numbers and drive the activity of the league, they may become stagnant and the majority of members around the league will not care what happens in it. I predict the league will run for 5 seasons before dying a horrendous yet somehow spectacular death.
 
This is the Beaviss manifesto regarding the VHLE
 -Muff

Congrats muffy!

This aged well.
 
 
Also, NUUK NUKES

Robert Wilk readies to enter the VHL
 
Robert Wilk is the newest prospect hailing from the country of Poland that will be looking to make an entrance into the VHL.
 
Scouts would be advised to realize that this player is surprisingly not very knowledgeable at all about the league he’s soon to play in. Robert has spent half his life working out and playing hockey whenever and wherever he could, but by some weird chance, he’s never actually watched an VHL game.
 
Coaches willing to draft him will need to spend a fair amount of time helping Wilk get the hand of the inner workings of this robust league.
 
Robert is however also a player very open to suggestions. Coaches will find him a youngster they can shape into whatever their team will require. Spend some time on Robert Wilk and you could have a valuable team piece, that doesn’t care for glory and is willing to put team success above personal accolades.

at least if I have a record broken its by muffy

beauty graphic

Honestly it needs all the money it can get rn

You can find all team and league merch at the link below.*VHL only for now* and for the next three days you can get FREE SHIPPING!
 
If you want anything custom made for you you can for example get a name on the back of a shirt or even a number! you just have to hit the Customizer Link on the main storefront!
 
A portion of profits go directly to the VHL to fund league recruitment and to purchase server space etc. 
 
Victory Hockey League (myspreadshop.ca)
 
A permanent link will be going live (again) shortly on the main page!

(VHL Logo and VHLM Merch coming soon)

Davos's streak is sad New Yorks is just funny

Honestly it needs all the money it can get rn

You can find all team and league merch at the link below.*VHL only for now* and for the next three days you can get FREE SHIPPING!
 
If you want anything custom made for you you can for example get a name on the back of a shirt or even a number! you just have to hit the Customizer Link on the main storefront!
 
A portion of profits go directly to the VHL to fund league recruitment and to purchase server space etc. 
 
Victory Hockey League (myspreadshop.ca)
 
A permanent link will be going live (again) shortly on the main page!

(VHL Logo and VHLM Merch coming soon)

You can find all team and league merch at the link below.*VHL only for now* and for the next three days you can get FREE SHIPPING!
 
If you want anything custom made for you you can for example get a name on the back of a shirt or even a number! you just have to hit the Customizer Link on the main storefront!
 
A portion of profits go directly to the VHL to fund league recruitment and to purchase server space etc. 
 
Victory Hockey League (myspreadshop.ca)
 
A permanent link will be going live (again) shortly on the main page!

(VHL Logo and VHLM Merch coming soon)