The Hattrick Epidemic

Superman=#54 · 02-18-2003, 06:39 PM

I would just like to know who is the monkey who started this virus known as Hattrick. This one well made game. Personally Hattrick has me sucked in I am thinking about becoming a supporter sometime in the future. I am a huge fan of european soccer fan and now I get to test my soccer knowledge on this well made game. Everyone should go play this game its pretty damn good.

McSweeny · 02-18-2003, 06:53 PM

aren't they going to start charging for it? that's what's been detering me

Qwikshot · 02-18-2003, 06:55 PM

Get it while its free...besides...I'm saving up for Champ Man 4, this will tide me over, and I can play against FOFC members, that rocks!!!

McSweeny · 02-18-2003, 06:56 PM

damn you qwikshot... i was only like 15 posts behind you 2 weeks ago

samifan24 · 02-18-2003, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by McSweeny
aren't they going to start charging for it? that's what's been detering me

Really? Where did you hear that? I haven't heard that....I did hear that about HAM, though, and I'm hoping that's what you're talking about.

Qwikshot · 02-18-2003, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by McSweeny
damn you qwikshot... i was only like 15 posts behind you 2 weeks ago

I told you you wouldn't catch me...

btw I think you are thinking of Hattrick Assistant Manager which is now a pay to use item, but the game itself is free...as far as I know...

You can't catch me 'cause the rabbit done died
Yes It Did...

damnMikeBrown · 02-18-2003, 07:48 PM

I haven't heard a whisper about charging for Hattrick, either. As mentioned above, HAM has become shareware, and that has caused a rather large stir in the community.

I'd like maybe one more game a week, or something else in between. As it is, I just turn the thing on, and look at it. I go from screen to screen, not necessarly looking at anything, just needing to look.

daedalus · 02-18-2003, 08:21 PM

Y'know I can't remember who started us going to this game, either. Strange.

McSweeny · 02-18-2003, 09:22 PM

whoops looks like i was confused about what was free and what wasn't

bbor · 02-18-2003, 09:49 PM

I bet it was Ardent...he gets us all hooked on it and he leaves...the rat bastard

vex · 02-18-2003, 10:22 PM

Ardent, Horned, or DataKing would be my guess.

samifan24 · 02-18-2003, 10:24 PM

Ardent fed me my crack-er-Hattrick addiction.

HornedFrog Purple · 02-18-2003, 10:29 PM

It wasnt me. I just remember someone posting about it so I signed up. I think ardent and I signed up at the same time. But it is amazing how many people are playing it now. Sometime around October we had like 12 people on the list and now its massive and the fed thing is up to 17 members now when before we scrapped to get the mininum of 6.

vex · 02-18-2003, 10:32 PM

I joined the last year around May or June, but then I forgot about hattrick, unfortunately.

Poli · 02-19-2003, 12:13 AM

Ahem, let me shed light on the subject. If my memory does not fail me...the one who got both Illini and myself started...is no other than NYFAN with a "hattrick.org?" post. I looked at it, thought, wow, a lot of people signed up for this...and signed up as well. Most of the original people who signed up dropped out...but a few of us...Illini, myself, Horned are still around. I don't remember if DK was part of the group.

However, I do feel responsible for the spread. I apologize to everyone. Wait, that's not right. I don't apologize. You will all have to suffer. Sorry, it's not my idea. Hattrick told me so.

daedalus · 02-19-2003, 12:20 AM

Good memory. I KNEW we kept you around for a reason.

If I'm not mistaken, bbor and myself joined in the first wave as well. He's a game fiend and I'm, well, nosy. [We were suffering withdrawal symptoms from CSMB at the time, I believe.]

Poli · 02-19-2003, 12:25 AM

I was previously kept around to help "even the odds" for the odd team in trivia bouts. However, I have since switched teams, and abstain from all sport trivia contests so that everyone else has a chance. I was just dominating and it was embarassing.

I felt like a Wig for a while. =-)

daedalus · 02-19-2003, 01:22 AM

Were you nifty or nasty?

Poli · 02-19-2003, 10:41 AM

I've yet to decide.

bbor · 02-19-2003, 01:11 PM

I have been around since the first "wave"....but my team STILL sucks

The Afoci · 02-19-2003, 01:21 PM

anyone for a friendly????

Fighting Crawfish (70798)

I just got my team yesterday, so i am no good...at least i think so

JeeberD · 02-19-2003, 01:29 PM

Alright, I'm off to hattrick.org to check this out. We shall see if the epidemic continues to spread or if I'm immune...

illinifan999 · 02-19-2003, 04:57 PM

bbors, I fell ya man. My team sucks too. At least I am out of debt though. I have a felling in 2007 when HFP's team gets good, we might make a serious run at second place.

Poli · 02-19-2003, 05:01 PM

Resistance if futile. You will all be assimilated.

Craptacular · 02-19-2003, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The Afoci
anyone for a friendly????

Sounds like a bad pick-up line at the bar.

Qwikshot · 02-19-2003, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The Afoci
anyone for a friendly????

Fighting Crawfish (70798)

I just got my team yesterday, so i am no good...at least i think so

I can't accept your challenge till the team returns from an international friendly "beating"

Poli · 02-19-2003, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Qwikshot
friendly "beating"

Speaking of...still time in the first half...

GM-George Kansas City Cyclones 6, Ardent's North County Raiders 0.

Easy Mac · 02-19-2003, 07:57 PM

Woohoo, my first game as manager, and win 4-2. I'm so shocked I won, I didn't know it'd be this easy.

moriarty · 02-19-2003, 08:18 PM

I was up 3-0 in my friendly only to lose 3-4 (must be poor stamina).

Then again i was playing my scrubs ... or at least what I think were my scrubs.

HornedFrog Purple · 02-19-2003, 08:21 PM

Story of my hattrick career:

Horned seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion about the organization of the team.

Horned appeared unsure on how to play.

bbor · 02-19-2003, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by moriarty
(must be poor stamina)

Stamina is overrated....uhh...so my wife keeps assuring me

samifan24 · 02-19-2003, 09:00 PM

In the FOFC Consolation Round which just finished tonight, I won 3-2 in PKs. We were tied 1-1 for the full time and after an OT period, so we went into kicks and I won 3-2. A very exciting match to say the least!

mrushh · 02-19-2003, 11:30 PM

JeeberD, NNNOOOOOOO.

Don't succumb. I did, and look what happened to me.

JeeberD · 02-19-2003, 11:40 PM

Well, I signed up for a team. I guess I have to wait a few days before they actually give it to me though. We'll see then whether or not I get sucked in...

mrushh · 02-19-2003, 11:47 PM

Yeah, JeeberD, they ARE gonna give it to you. It may hurt the first time, though. : )

bbor · 02-20-2003, 11:31 AM

Why are "freindlies" not so freindly to me?

Poli · 02-20-2003, 12:05 PM

I lost 11-1! Sometimes, they're not so friendly to me, either.

bbor · 02-20-2003, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ardent enthusiast
I lost 11-1! Sometimes, they're not so friendly to me, either.

O.K...i'll shut up now

you playing a team at your level?...or higher?

Easy Mac · 02-20-2003, 12:07 PM

1-0 so far in friendlies. Dacman better watch out next week, I'm coming for him.

HornedFrog Purple · 02-20-2003, 12:10 PM

Haha GM-George's scrubs could beat all of our teams combined 11 against 390.

Poli · 02-20-2003, 12:10 PM

I played Gm-George...I think he's the top team in D2.

Poli · 02-20-2003, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by HornedFrog Purple
Haha GM-George's scrubs could beat all of our teams combined 11 against 390.

Just surprised I got a goal in. Everyone was playing defensive! Imagine if I put my run and shoot out there. I may have got two goals, but I would have allowed three touchdowns!

HornedFrog Purple · 02-20-2003, 12:18 PM

My worst beating was against Isonet Toronto 7-0. I traveled there and made 18 cents in exchange-rate.

moriarty · 02-20-2003, 12:30 PM

Is there any advantage/disadvantage to accepting a friendly overseas? I just was offered a match in England (seems like since I'm in last place of the lowest series, I get a lot of offers to boot teams' morale).

Just wondering if the midweek travel overseas tires my players out, or if I potentially could make more $$ off the match.

bbor · 02-20-2003, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by moriarty
Is there any advantage/disadvantage to accepting a friendly overseas? I just was offered a match in England (seems like since I'm in last place of the lowest series, I get a lot of offers to boot teams' morale).

Just wondering if the midweek travel overseas tires my players out, or if I potentially could make more $$ off the match.

If ya have money to burn it's o.k...but i have NEVER made money on an international freindly.

NevStar · 02-20-2003, 12:45 PM

The big disadvantage is the $6000 travel fee you have to pay to play an away international friendly. This probably means that you'd lose money unless they drew LOTS of fans.

The advantage is that your players earn double experience, but it's still 5 times less than what they'd earn playing in a league match.

moriarty · 02-20-2003, 01:09 PM

Ouch. The 6k sounds like a rough deal (especially when no one in their right mind would come see my misfits play).

One more quick question, what is the impact of firing a player? Or bascially, if I can't get anyone to bite on the transfer wire, is there a reason why I shouldn't fire the player to avoid the wage hit?

SplitPersonality1 · 02-20-2003, 01:29 PM

Just want you all to know - that I officially hate you guys for talking up hattrick and getting me hooked.

Poli · 02-20-2003, 02:58 PM

Was it 6k for traveling? I thought it was less than that. At any rate, if you get a team that draws well for friendlies, it's not that bad. I was pulling in about 6 to 8k for international friendlies...I thought that was covering the trip cost...maybe I was wrong!

NevStar · 02-20-2003, 03:28 PM

From the rules:

Quote:

Obviously, flight tickets and hotels are expensive stuff, so you need to pay 6.000 US$ (or whatever equivalent in your own currency) for each International friendly. Friendlies withing your own country are still free though. On the other hand, International friendlies tend to attract more spectators than regular friendlies.

About firing:

I know immediately firing a youth pull has no adverse effects. If you fire an established player, there may or may not be a small spirit decrease.

02-18-2003, 06:55 PM	#3
Qwikshot Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ...down the gravity well	Get it while its free...besides...I'm saving up for Champ Man 4, this will tide me over, and I can play against FOFC members, that rocks!!! __________________ "General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams

02-18-2003, 09:49 PM	#10
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	I bet it was Ardent...he gets us all hooked on it and he leaves...the rat bastard __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

02-18-2003, 10:24 PM	#12
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	Ardent fed me my crack-er-Hattrick addiction. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

02-18-2003, 10:29 PM	#13
HornedFrog Purple Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fort Worthless, Tx	It wasnt me. I just remember someone posting about it so I signed up. I think ardent and I signed up at the same time. But it is amazing how many people are playing it now. Sometime around October we had like 12 people on the list and now its massive and the fed thing is up to 17 members now when before we scrapped to get the mininum of 6. __________________ King of All FOFC Media!!! IHOF: Fort Worthless Fury- 2004 AOC Deep South Champions (not acknowledged via conspiracy)

02-19-2003, 12:13 AM	#15
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Ahem, let me shed light on the subject. If my memory does not fail me...the one who got both Illini and myself started...is no other than NYFAN with a "hattrick.org?" post. I looked at it, thought, wow, a lot of people signed up for this...and signed up as well. Most of the original people who signed up dropped out...but a few of us...Illini, myself, Horned are still around. I don't remember if DK was part of the group. However, I do feel responsible for the spread. I apologize to everyone. Wait, that's not right. I don't apologize. You will all have to suffer. Sorry, it's not my idea. Hattrick told me so. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

02-18-2003, 06:53 PM	#2
McSweeny College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somerville, MA	aren't they going to start charging for it? that's what's been detering me

02-18-2003, 06:56 PM	#4
McSweeny College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somerville, MA	damn you qwikshot... i was only like 15 posts behind you 2 weeks ago

02-18-2003, 07:48 PM	#7
damnMikeBrown College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cincinnati, OH	I haven't heard a whisper about charging for Hattrick, either. As mentioned above, HAM has become shareware, and that has caused a rather large stir in the community. I'd like maybe one more game a week, or something else in between. As it is, I just turn the thing on, and look at it. I go from screen to screen, not necessarly looking at anything, just needing to look.

02-18-2003, 08:21 PM	#8
daedalus Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000	Y'know I can't remember who started us going to this game, either. Strange.

02-18-2003, 09:22 PM	#9
McSweeny College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somerville, MA	whoops looks like i was confused about what was free and what wasn't

02-18-2003, 10:22 PM	#11
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	Ardent, Horned, or DataKing would be my guess.

02-18-2003, 10:32 PM	#14
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	I joined the last year around May or June, but then I forgot about hattrick, unfortunately.

02-19-2003, 12:20 AM	#16
daedalus Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000	Good memory. I KNEW we kept you around for a reason. If I'm not mistaken, bbor and myself joined in the first wave as well. He's a game fiend and I'm, well, nosy. [We were suffering withdrawal symptoms from CSMB at the time, I believe.]

02-19-2003, 12:25 AM	#17
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	I was previously kept around to help "even the odds" for the odd team in trivia bouts. However, I have since switched teams, and abstain from all sport trivia contests so that everyone else has a chance. I was just dominating and it was embarassing. I felt like a Wig for a while. =-) __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

02-19-2003, 01:22 AM	#18
daedalus Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000	Were you nifty or nasty?

02-19-2003, 10:41 AM	#19
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	I've yet to decide. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

02-19-2003, 01:11 PM	#20
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	I have been around since the first "wave"....but my team STILL sucks __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

02-19-2003, 01:21 PM	#21
The Afoci Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Moorhead	anyone for a friendly???? Fighting Crawfish (70798) I just got my team yesterday, so i am no good...at least i think so __________________ I had something.

02-19-2003, 01:29 PM	#22
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Alright, I'm off to hattrick.org to check this out. We shall see if the epidemic continues to spread or if I'm immune... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

02-19-2003, 04:57 PM	#23
illinifan999 Pro Rookie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: VA	bbors, I fell ya man. My team sucks too. At least I am out of debt though. I have a felling in 2007 when HFP's team gets good, we might make a serious run at second place. __________________ Chicago Eagles 2 time ZFL champions We're "rebuilding"

02-19-2003, 05:01 PM	#24
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Resistance if futile. You will all be assimilated. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

02-19-2003, 07:57 PM	#28
Easy Mac Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Here	Woohoo, my first game as manager, and win 4-2. I'm so shocked I won, I didn't know it'd be this easy.

02-19-2003, 08:18 PM	#29
moriarty College Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: A negative place	I was up 3-0 in my friendly only to lose 3-4 (must be poor stamina). Then again i was playing my scrubs ... or at least what I think were my scrubs.

02-19-2003, 08:21 PM	#30
HornedFrog Purple Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fort Worthless, Tx	Story of my hattrick career: Horned seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion about the organization of the team. Horned appeared unsure on how to play. __________________ King of All FOFC Media!!! IHOF: Fort Worthless Fury- 2004 AOC Deep South Champions (not acknowledged via conspiracy)

02-19-2003, 09:00 PM	#32
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	In the FOFC Consolation Round which just finished tonight, I won 3-2 in PKs. We were tied 1-1 for the full time and after an OT period, so we went into kicks and I won 3-2. A very exciting match to say the least! __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

02-19-2003, 11:30 PM	#33
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	JeeberD, NNNOOOOOOO. Don't succumb. I did, and look what happened to me. __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

02-19-2003, 11:40 PM	#34
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Well, I signed up for a team. I guess I have to wait a few days before they actually give it to me though. We'll see then whether or not I get sucked in... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

02-19-2003, 11:47 PM	#35
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	Yeah, JeeberD, they ARE gonna give it to you. It may hurt the first time, though. : ) __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

02-20-2003, 11:31 AM	#36
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	Why are "freindlies" not so freindly to me? __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

02-20-2003, 12:05 PM	#37
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	I lost 11-1! Sometimes, they're not so friendly to me, either. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

02-20-2003, 12:07 PM	#39
Easy Mac Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Here	1-0 so far in friendlies. Dacman better watch out next week, I'm coming for him.

02-20-2003, 12:10 PM	#40
HornedFrog Purple Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fort Worthless, Tx	Haha GM-George's scrubs could beat all of our teams combined 11 against 390. __________________ King of All FOFC Media!!! IHOF: Fort Worthless Fury- 2004 AOC Deep South Champions (not acknowledged via conspiracy)

02-20-2003, 12:18 PM	#43
HornedFrog Purple Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fort Worthless, Tx	My worst beating was against Isonet Toronto 7-0. I traveled there and made 18 cents in exchange-rate. __________________ King of All FOFC Media!!! IHOF: Fort Worthless Fury- 2004 AOC Deep South Champions (not acknowledged via conspiracy)

02-20-2003, 12:30 PM	#44
moriarty College Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: A negative place	Is there any advantage/disadvantage to accepting a friendly overseas? I just was offered a match in England (seems like since I'm in last place of the lowest series, I get a lot of offers to boot teams' morale). Just wondering if the midweek travel overseas tires my players out, or if I potentially could make more $$ off the match.

02-20-2003, 12:45 PM	#46
NevStar High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Raleigh, NC	The big disadvantage is the $6000 travel fee you have to pay to play an away international friendly. This probably means that you'd lose money unless they drew LOTS of fans. The advantage is that your players earn double experience, but it's still 5 times less than what they'd earn playing in a league match. __________________ I can't think of a clever signature.