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Members tag got my hopes up! 

Members tag got my hopes up! 

I'm with you in not liking the system and really want to go goalie next (but @Lemorse7 has the final say due to the charity auction), i just dont like it's limitations and setup and it already made me consider early retirement multiple times. 

I don't have an immediate solution either I could pitch, but want you to know you are not alone in this.

The Hybrid Attributes are ruining the League
 
This might be clickbait but who doesn’t love a nice title that bites. Anyway, let me move on to my feelings on the Hybrid Attributes.
 
Firstly, for those who don’t know my general VHL opinions I do not like the whole depreciation thing, yes, I understand the idea of it and why it is required. I don’t like the idea that the best strategy is to bank your points for when you need to counter your depreciation. This makes it tough for me to keep interested in completing point tasks because the work that I am doing has no change to my player I am no longer doing work to improve myself but rather to keep my head above water.
 
Now with this out of the way it should explain some of my rough thoughts towards the Hybrid Attributes. Once you hit 80 points in one of the attributes it now costs 5 TPE to add one more point. For example, the Offensive Vision attribute increases the STHS attribute by .3 for each Passing and Scoring this means that there is a chance that you can apply 15 TPE into one attribute and not improve yourself at all. I know this is not guaranteed to happen but the fact it is a possibility is what angers me. So, you go through your whole career with occasionally having weeks where you do all your TPE and nothing changes, it is not even like it is a late in the career issue, I am at this point currently and I have 500 TPE. Yes, I know what you are thinking that I have a strange build and if I built normally this wouldn’t have been an issue.
 
This takes me to my second point that due to the way the attributes are paired up there are certain builds that are extremely hard to pull off. With Gustav Mattias I was trying to build a player that was a sniper but had nothing on the back half of the ice. Essentially was an offensive powerhouse who was a giant liability on defence. Well, if I want to update my Puck Handling or Strength more I need to put points into Defence or Face Offs. Now I will do this as I need to, but I wish that I could try my build without being forced to waste TPE on stuff I don’t need.
 
Honestly this is my second player with hybrid attributes and I am already thinking about retirement and I haven’t even finished my first season in the VHL. If Bana is reading this don’t worry mate, I will stick it out for you. I am strongly thinking of going back to a Goaler next player as I wanted to just be able to go back to no matter what if I cap for the week my player will get stronger.
 
My final point in the disagreement with Hybrid Attributes is how little this changes anything in regards to the VHLM. A skater with 72 TPA is less TPA in STHS than what you use to start with before the change with 29 STHS TPA, and a skater with 160 TPA in Hybrid their STHS TPA is only 67.
 
So what does everyone else think, is Hybrid a good change or would you rather the Meta Era again

It's been a chaotic month. I went to do it in the auction thread and it was locked and then I forgot 

Why didn't you ping me?
 

Never heard back on the most recent queries. Lame. It's been a tough start to the year in the Meister household; my older child is turning 17 in March so there's a lot of activity with that, and college tours and whatnot. Still, need to send out EVEN MOAR queries.
 
On the YouTube front, thanks to those who helped me reach the 150 sub mark! If you missed it, my VHL holiday auction was won by Baozi, who picked Leisure Suit Larry. The video is live on my channel, just about an hour of hyper-phallic gameplay. It's a surprisingly fun adventure game, though.
 
Finally, if anyone is at all interested in designing me a better YT logo, give me a shout in my messages. I've been thinking the AE thing is cool but could be much better, and y'all are the best graphics people I know 

1. We are still leading the EU. Do you think we can hang on to that lead?
 
It will be tough, but Moscow has already shown the ability to do so, therefore....Yes.

2. Do you have any suggestions about how the team can improve?
 
Get rid of the GM, he's dragging the team down.

3. Do I need to add humor in these pressers to make them more stupid?
 
Only if you feel it's necessary or you are having a tough time coming up with questions.

4. How many pancakes does it take to fix a flat tire on a submarine?
 
Trick question. Pancakes aren't allowed on Submarines!

5. I think winning is fun. How do you compare this season to last season?
 
As a minor leaguer, I have little to compare it to at the VHL level. Winning sure beats losing though.

6. The lines were changed and for the most part it has had a positive impact. Do you have any thoughts about future changes?
 
When I stage my coup and take over as Moscow GM, I will have more to say about future lines and roster moves.

Rigged

Honestly still shocked at how his career went

Oh wait. Can we include multi's? 

Dude, I've kept that hidden so well until now! 

User @Lando10 will receive a 2 week TPE Ban starting W/E Jan 28th for creating multiple players using multiple accounts. 
 
The users @Celly_17 and @Sidthekid_87 will be permanently banned and their players (Macklin Celebrini and SID THE FREAKING KID GOAT CROSBY) will be set for retirement.

you mean lewd?
 

1. We are off and running. Are you surprised at our fast start?
 
Yes. I didn't expect Moscow to be any good until Dassler was called up to dominate the VHL.

2. After the dust settles, what position will we place?
 
I think you should tank, so I'll go with last.

3. Are you more excited to earn when we are winning?
 
No. These days I earn what I can, when I can, regardless of team success.

4. Should we look for a player to fill a gap or two and just go for it this season?
 
I don't get paid enough to consult on the big decisions.

5. What team/teams do you think will really push us this season?
 
Everyone in Europe will be a strong rival, as long as you take my tanking advice.

6. It's so early but it looks like the EU is going to be stronger than the NA, you agree?
 
It usually is. Obese North Americans are too busy supersizing their drive-thru meals to concentrate on the discipline required to win. 

FFS, I thought this was the trade where Dassler gets moved.