Questions from Wayne - April 2014

The X11 crew recently put some user questions to Wayne, the longest serving of the Xpert Eleven Developers. The complete article can be found here but below I've  copied some of the key questions affecting team building & tactics:

Michelep asked, "We have the following figures for DV assimilation over Average Age. Is there any chance to fill in a few more blanks - especially just a year off so 30/24. Also people often wonder how much ME you get on really low AA - so a figure for 17?"

20 / 80%
25 / 99%
29 / 99%
33 / 80%

Wayne:
24 / 96%
30 / 96%
17 / 63%


Basilbrush303 asked, "Does having the Gold Heart still mean the player is less likely to retire when they get older or was that phased out sometime ago?"

Wayne: Yes, it still means the player is less likely to retire.


KingConan asked, "What advantages does a player with all visible SQ's have over a vanilla?"

Wayne: No other than what is described in the rules. A special quality always affect to a small extent but it´s only a few percentages better than a vanilla player.

OceanChief asked, "I would love to know if the crew see the current Youth Academy setup as working. From my point of view it is deeply flawed and it's implementation certainly put a dent in my enjoyment for the game. Or more generally, what are the plans for the future of the Youth Academy?"

Wayne: We are aware of that a lot of users dislike the youth academy. We would say that it does work but we understand the users who say it don´t as well. We are willing to change it but we don´t think it has been of high priority. The youth academy is somewhat complex and it needs to be well balanced. As I said, we will do something about it but don´t know when.