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SlashACM · 02-13-2022, 09:40 PM

Please pick ONE prompt to write about. Do not mix and match prompts. Identify the prompt you are using in your submission - Copying and pasting the prompt will deduct from your word count so if you do this make sure YOUR submission is 150+ words excluding the prompt.

PROMPT 1- GM jobs are appearing faster than the league can fill them, and a frustrated HO has decided to do away with the GM job altogether and leave it to the game AI to decide lines, tactics, and player roles.

Written Task: So now all GMs for the SHL are bots. They behave as predictably and unpredictably as bots do, but with a twist. You have discovered a hack in FHM that allows you to edit and influence ALL decisions of ALL AI GMs in the SHL. This means you can set their lines, edit their strategies, scratch players, etc. You are basically playing in commissioner mode in the game, and the best part is you are completely anonymous. All of your changes are reflected in the SHL sim streams, and everyone believes this to be just the way the AI acts in the game, for better or for worse. How do you influence the league and give your team an advantage while giving others a disadvantage? (150+ words)

Graphic Task: Depict your render hacking into the SHL mainframe on a computer, along with some cool sunglasses and a speech bubble that says "I'm in"

PROMPT 2- Or maybe you squash the devil on your shoulder and leave the game untouched, ushering in a new SHL era of AI GMs.

Written Task: FHM does its best at depicting the game of hockey through a program. What do you think it does right? What do you think it does wrong? Have you seen anything in the game that you would NEVER see in real hockey, or vice versa? Is there anything that you would like to see added to the game, or added to the way the SHL uses the game? (150+ words).

Graphic Task:- Depict the craziest moment you have seen in the sim on your short/long time on the site. Could be a game where the goalie stood on his head, a cup win, a double hat trick, anything

You will receive 3 TPE for fulfilling all requirements.

All responses are due on Sunday, February 20th at 11:59 CST. NOTE: IF YOU SUBMIT/EDIT AFTER THE DEADLINE YOU WILL RECEIVE REDUCED/NO TPE.

Affiliate claims from either PBE or ISFL or that WSLB thing are accepted; link directly to your post and note if your username is different there.
If you have any questions/concerns, please PM me. Tasks with malicious intent will not be graded. The graders reserve the right to determine malicious intent, after discussion with me. You will not be warned.

This task is for SHL players and send downs only, it is not for SMJHL rookies.

ckroyal92 · 02-13-2022, 09:47 PM

Hack the sim? You mean Hamilton hasn't already done this? It certainly wouldn't be beneath them to do such a thing now, would it? Isn't that why we're dealing with FHM in the first place? I'm sure everyone's tired of hearing it and I'm tired of talking about it, but this league is a joke. Season after season, we deal with the same old nonsense, on and off the fictional ice, but I'll try to get back onto the topic at hand. Hypothetically, if I were to rig the sim, I'd write in a block where the "Big 4" that have dominated the last couple years could only win games against each other and no one else, everything else is an automatic loss. How's that for karma? Sure, that would probably just lead to a new set of powerhouses, but at least it would be a nice change of pace for a bit.

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*AgentSmith630* · 02-13-2022, 09:49 PM

PT Pass

*RashfordU* · 02-13-2022, 10:07 PM

Prompt #1

I think I would keep the changes really subtle. You know, the kind that make people think something is going wrong but they have no idea how to prove it. For one, I'd have teams start to make goalie changes randomly every few games or so as if they are a player. Quick shifts to keep both goalies fresh so as to not tire anyone out. Id also have teams pull their own goalie on the power play to always have six on fours. This should theoretically increase the number of shorthanded goals which would absolutely make people go nuts. Id also have defenders taking face-offs on a semi-sporadic basis. Nothing better than watching your 19 Face-off Centre lose a draw to that defensive defensemen with 0 TPE in draws. Lastly, I think I'd have the league randomly make trades of players every once in a while. Players wouldn't actually find out with a trade post, rather their would instantly be moved from one Locker Room to another without any ability to return.

*ZootTX* · 02-13-2022, 10:07 PM

First off I think I would enjoy the insanity of a completely AI run SHL, at least for a while. And I think outside of a few teams many of the rest of my SHL compatriots would probably agree. That said, I don't think I could do too much to sabotage other teams as I respect the hard work that the GMs and players have done to get where they are, so I think I would stick to altering the sim in ways that would result in maximum hilarity without changing the results (too much.) For example, I think it would be fun if everyone had 20 aggression and 20 fighting. It would be rewarding to see players throw down every period rather than once or twice a season. Also, I think it would be fun to see the result of games with no goalies. Solely relying on the skaters for any net defense. I wonder how high we could drive the score? Maybe give everyone 1 speed and see what happens. I definitely would take the route of maximum chaos.

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