Times are changing, and PTs are changing with them. While everyone pretty much was elated over the site move, some eyebrows were raised as Trivia is gone! No more, a thing of the past. I took to my discord locker room to figure out just why and what was going on here.
It turns out that predictions are back in! That sweet, easy TPE, earned by nothing more than guessing or copy pasting the first post on the thread. Most people prefer predictions, but some miss trivia or would like to have both. I mean who doesn’t like free TPE? Especially when you suck at predictions like some people and have no luck like me; Murphy’s law, if anything can go wrong then it will go wrong. With six games in a Predictions slate now though, your chances of getting TPE are higher. 50/50 chance on each game, you’re bound to hit at least a few and have something to show for your time. Every correct answer counts and after a whole season, those 1 or 2 TPE you earned per prediction adds up and becomes a number that is a lot larger than that small sum. Also there are more weeks in a season now so we all will have more chances to take a stab at picking the winners in the regular season, more weeks means more opportunities and hopefully more TPE. It can be quite useful indeed to have those extra points to spend, as long as you can keep up with the fast pace of the sims and the multitude of prediction weeks that are available over a short period of time. It is what separates the top earners from the middle of the pack guys, it really does snow ball and build up over the years.
Still, the four TPE of Trivia will not be forgotten by all of us, and it will be missed, at least by some of us casual users here. And maybe the super active people who love the league’s rich history and learning about interesting records, stats, and players from seasons past will also be sad to see this format gone for good. All you had to do, if you are new to the league and reading this, was PM an answer to a few questions listed out in the PT section about various stuff that has gone down in the league and there you go, it gets graded and you get to bank those sweet points you earned. People helped each other and worked together to make sure their teammates got the answers, it was a group effort. It was a surefire addition to the TPE earned from your weekly PT, and sometimes you don’t know what you got til it’s gone. That is just how the cookie crumbles here.
What is your guys’ take on the change and everything that has happened with the league lately? Are you happy to see Trivia go, happy to have predictions back, bummed to miss out on 4 TPE that was easy and guaranteed every week, do you not care like at all? I mean I am sure some people are indifferent to the changes, whatever you’re thinking is valid, throw your opinion down in the comments, let’s start a discussion and reminisce on times past! Nostalgia never hurts, it’s a fun trip.
It turns out that predictions are back in! That sweet, easy TPE, earned by nothing more than guessing or copy pasting the first post on the thread. Most people prefer predictions, but some miss trivia or would like to have both. I mean who doesn’t like free TPE? Especially when you suck at predictions like some people and have no luck like me; Murphy’s law, if anything can go wrong then it will go wrong. With six games in a Predictions slate now though, your chances of getting TPE are higher. 50/50 chance on each game, you’re bound to hit at least a few and have something to show for your time. Every correct answer counts and after a whole season, those 1 or 2 TPE you earned per prediction adds up and becomes a number that is a lot larger than that small sum. Also there are more weeks in a season now so we all will have more chances to take a stab at picking the winners in the regular season, more weeks means more opportunities and hopefully more TPE. It can be quite useful indeed to have those extra points to spend, as long as you can keep up with the fast pace of the sims and the multitude of prediction weeks that are available over a short period of time. It is what separates the top earners from the middle of the pack guys, it really does snow ball and build up over the years.
Still, the four TPE of Trivia will not be forgotten by all of us, and it will be missed, at least by some of us casual users here. And maybe the super active people who love the league’s rich history and learning about interesting records, stats, and players from seasons past will also be sad to see this format gone for good. All you had to do, if you are new to the league and reading this, was PM an answer to a few questions listed out in the PT section about various stuff that has gone down in the league and there you go, it gets graded and you get to bank those sweet points you earned. People helped each other and worked together to make sure their teammates got the answers, it was a group effort. It was a surefire addition to the TPE earned from your weekly PT, and sometimes you don’t know what you got til it’s gone. That is just how the cookie crumbles here.
What is your guys’ take on the change and everything that has happened with the league lately? Are you happy to see Trivia go, happy to have predictions back, bummed to miss out on 4 TPE that was easy and guaranteed every week, do you not care like at all? I mean I am sure some people are indifferent to the changes, whatever you’re thinking is valid, throw your opinion down in the comments, let’s start a discussion and reminisce on times past! Nostalgia never hurts, it’s a fun trip.