Bot team - Revision history

Plethon at 21:33, 27 November 2025

2025-11-27T21:33:25Z

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	Bot were introduced in December 2005. Previously teams in the higher divisions that did not have human owners gave a [[Walk Over\|walk over]] every week.		Bot were introduced in December 2005. Previously teams in the higher divisions that did not have human owners gave a [[Walk Over\|walk over]] every week.

			==Administration==
			The club in administration is a club in process of becoming a bot, The message in Hattrick is: ''This team is currently In Administration, since the manager is inactive. The players are the same and the team will still have valid lineups. During the second half of the season, this team will perform below its normal standard. The manager may return at any time, to take back control and eliminate the performance penalty.''

			The administration occurs when the manager is inactive and the game gives some time before his botification.

	== Lineup Reset ==		== Lineup Reset ==

Para Para: update 2020

2020-05-29T13:59:01Z

update 2020

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	{{Interwiki/Bot team}}		{{Interwiki/Bot team}}

	A '''bot team''' is a [[team]] without an owner. Either the owner has left the team, or the team is still waiting for its first owner. These teams play with nearly useless players and a random [[Formation\|line-up]] ~~each week. They tend to relegate down the [[division]]s so that the team can get a new owner~~.		A '''bot team''' is a [[team]] without an owner. Either the owner has left the team, or the team is still waiting for its first owner. These teams play each week with nearly useless players and a random [[Formation\|line-up]].

	In the ~~bottom two~~ divisions~~, teams will be replaced as soon as~~ a ~~replacement owner becomes available. In some leagues this is almost immediate, whilst in other countries, it can take several weeks~~.		Bot were introduced in December 2005. Previously teams in the higher divisions that did not have human owners gave a [[Walk Over\|walk over]] every week.

	~~In the higher divisions if a team becomes ownerless (deserted by its human user) it will continue~~ to ~~use the standard lineup until this lineup is reset automatically. Such a reset is made 3 times each season: before the mid-week games of Week 1 (the first cup game)~~, ~~Week 8 (mid-season), and Week 15 (the qualifying games)~~. When the reset is made, the team will become a bot team, playing all games with the same (low skilled) players. Ownerless teams will thus be relegated through each series until they reach one of the two lowest divisions, where they can get a new owner. Lineup resets only apply to teams that have lost their owner, not to teams that never had one.		== Lineup Reset ==
			Lineup resets only apply to teams that have lost their owner, not to teams that never had one. When the reset is made, the team will become a bot team, playing all games with the same (low skilled) players.

	Bot ~~were introduced in December 2005~~. ~~Previously teams in~~ the higher divisions ~~that did not have~~ human ~~owners gave~~ a ~~[[Walk Over\|Walk Over]] every~~ week.		Bot teams tend to relegate down the divisions so that the team can get a new owner. In the higher divisions if a team is deserted by its human user it will continue to use the standard lineup until this lineup is reset automatically. Such a reset is made 3 times each season: before the mid-week games of Week 1 (the first cup game), Week 8 (mid-season), and Week 15 (the qualifying games).

			Teams without owner will thus be relegated through each series until they reach one of the two lowest divisions, where they can get a new owner. In the bottom two [[division]]s, teams will be replaced as soon as a replacement owner becomes available. In some leagues this is almost immediate, whilst in other countries, it can take several weeks. <br><br>

			{{textreport\|width=66%\|text=
	If a team has become ownerless it turns into a bot-team on the first of the three following points in time:		If a team has become ownerless it turns into a bot-team on the first of the three following points in time:
	* before the 1st round of the Cup.		* before the 1st round of the Cup.
	* after the 7th round of the league.		* after the 7th round of the league.
	* after the 14th round of the league.		* after the 14th round of the league.
			}}<br>

			== Off-season removal ==
			{{See\|Bot_to_the_bottom}}
			Since November 2009, bot teams are demote to the lowest possible division at each season’s end, and prevent from promoting. Instead, non-bot team will promote "for free" and take their place higher up in the league pyramid. This system is valid from division VI and down (bots in div V and up are not affected).
			{{Hattrick_announcement\|
			\| date = <small>15/07/2008 (an edit of the announcement was made a while later exchanging the italic sentence for the bold one)</small><br>
			\| title = <big>It´s Lonely at the Bottom</big>
			\| text = We have started distributing rookie teams into the league system in a new way. We hope to improve a few things with this change. One is to make sure teams in lower divisions are not left "alone", without human competition. Two, to make sure that new teams get a more balanced competition (not too hard, and not too easy). The main change will be that rather than filling series up completely, in numerical order, the Hattrick Football Association will start with series that have only one human-owned team. When these have at least four human-owned teams, series with two active teams will follow, and so on. Not packing human-owned teams too tighly will make promotion easier for new, active human owners. ''Before next season, we will make it '''impossible for bot teams to promote''', instead giving these places to the best available human-owned teams.'' '''Later on we aim to reduce the possibility for bot teams to promote at the expense of human controlled teams'''
			}}
			Rules for teams redistribution are, in order, as follows:
			# Series in the second lowest division with at least one team will get new users up to the amount of four teams starting with the ones with fewest active users.
			# Series in the second lowest division without any teams will get new users up to the amount of four teams.
			# Series in the lowest division with at least one team will get new users up to the amount of four teams starting with the ones with fewest active users.
			# Series in the lowest division without any teams will get new users up to the amount of four teams.
			# Series in the lowest division is filled up to full with every series first getting up to 5 teams, every series getting up to 6 teams etc.


	~~Since~~ [[~~Bot_to_the_bottom\|2009-11-23~~]], bot teams are ~~demote~~ to the ~~lowest possible division at each season’s end~~, and ~~prevent from promoting~~. ~~Instead~~, ~~non~~-bot ~~team~~ will ~~promote "~~for ~~free"~~ and ~~take their place higher up in~~ the ~~league pyramid~~. ~~This system is valid from division VI and down (~~bots ~~in div V and up are not affected)~~.		== Bots performances ==
			Starting with [[global season]] 75 (June 2020), smarter bot teams are introduced. They perform (a little) better and pick a [[formation]].
			{{Hattrick_announcement\|
			\| date = <small>19/05/2020</small><br>
			\| title = <big>Bots with more bite</big>
			\| text = We have all been in a series with an owner-less bot team - and grown used to how abysmally bad they always are. Starting next season, this will change - bots will still always be among the weakest teams in your series, but “just putting your shoes out on the field”, as the Swedish saying goes, may now be a more risky strategy.

			Bot team players will now be better. Their level will be around the level found in a newly assigned HT team.

			Bot teams will also get “smarter” lineups. They will have a playing style and pick a formation according to this. Bots may go for Balanced (4-4-2), Attacking (3-4-3), Defensive (5-4-1) or Possession (3-5-2). Once a bot has picked a formation and a lineup, it will stick to it. Of course, bots will replace individual players if forced to due to injuries or suspensions, but the tactics stay the same.

			As mentioned, the new bots will be released in time for the new season. During week 16, all existing bots will get new squads, and newly created bot teams will use the new formulas. In time for the new season, we will also organise single matches among the bots, to make sure all human managers have some previous match data to base their tactics on when facing a boosted bot team for the first time.}}

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	* [[HTs_on_Global/Bot_Team]]		* [[HTs_on_Global/Bot_Team\|HTs on Global about Bot Team]]
	* [[League_Reform_April_2006]]

	[[Category:Game Concepts]]		[[Category:Game Concepts]]

Para Para at 21:51, 19 December 2013

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	Bot were introduced in December 2005. Previously teams in the higher divisions that did not have human owners gave a [[Walk Over\|Walk Over]] every week.		Bot were introduced in December 2005. Previously teams in the higher divisions that did not have human owners gave a [[Walk Over\|Walk Over]] every week.

			If a team has become ownerless it turns into a bot-team on the first of the three following points in time:
			* before the 1st round of the Cup.
			* after the 7th round of the league.
			* after the 14th round of the league.

			Since [[Bot_to_the_bottom\|2009-11-23]], bot teams are demote to the lowest possible division at each season’s end, and prevent from promoting. Instead, non-bot team will promote "for free" and take their place higher up in the league pyramid. This system is valid from division VI and down (bots in div V and up are not affected).

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

Zealotus at 19:39, 4 May 2009

2009-05-04T19:39:45Z

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	{{Interwiki/Bot team}}		{{Interwiki/Bot team}}

	A '''bot team''' is a [[team]] without an owner. Either the owner has left the team, or the team is still waiting for its first owner. These teams play with ~~nearby~~ useless players and a random [[Formation\|line-up]] each week. They tend to relegate down the [[division]]s so that the team can get a new owner.		A '''bot team''' is a [[team]] without an owner. Either the owner has left the team, or the team is still waiting for its first owner. These teams play with nearly useless players and a random [[Formation\|line-up]] each week. They tend to relegate down the [[division]]s so that the team can get a new owner.

	In the bottom two divisions, teams will be replaced as soon as a replacement owner becomes available. In some leagues this is almost immediate, whilst in other countries, it can take several weeks.		In the bottom two divisions, teams will be replaced as soon as a replacement owner becomes available. In some leagues this is almost immediate, whilst in other countries, it can take several weeks.

Nightwish: 2005 is not recent anymore :p

2009-03-18T20:44:32Z

2005 is not recent anymore :p

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	In the higher divisions if a team becomes ownerless (deserted by its human user) it will continue to use the standard lineup until this lineup is reset automatically. Such a reset is made 3 times each season: before the mid-week games of Week 1 (the first cup game), Week 8 (mid-season), and Week 15 (the qualifying games). When the reset is made, the team will become a bot team, playing all games with the same (low skilled) players. Ownerless teams will thus be relegated through each series until they reach one of the two lowest divisions, where they can get a new owner. Lineup resets only apply to teams that have lost their owner, not to teams that never had one.		In the higher divisions if a team becomes ownerless (deserted by its human user) it will continue to use the standard lineup until this lineup is reset automatically. Such a reset is made 3 times each season: before the mid-week games of Week 1 (the first cup game), Week 8 (mid-season), and Week 15 (the qualifying games). When the reset is made, the team will become a bot team, playing all games with the same (low skilled) players. Ownerless teams will thus be relegated through each series until they reach one of the two lowest divisions, where they can get a new owner. Lineup resets only apply to teams that have lost their owner, not to teams that never had one.

	~~This is a recent rule change~~. Previously teams in the higher divisions that did not have human owners gave a [[Walk Over\|Walk Over]] every week.		Bot were introduced in December 2005. Previously teams in the higher divisions that did not have human owners gave a [[Walk Over\|Walk Over]] every week.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

Nightwish: Added interwiki

2009-03-18T15:43:17Z

Added interwiki

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			{{Interwiki/Bot team}}

	A '''bot team''' is a [[team]] without an owner. Either the owner has left the team, or the team is still waiting for its first owner. These teams play with nearby useless players and a random [[Formation\|line-up]] each week. They tend to relegate down the [[division]]s so that the team can get a new owner.		A '''bot team''' is a [[team]] without an owner. Either the owner has left the team, or the team is still waiting for its first owner. These teams play with nearby useless players and a random [[Formation\|line-up]] each week. They tend to relegate down the [[division]]s so that the team can get a new owner.

EchoMan: Changed to singular

2009-03-02T14:20:50Z

Changed to singular

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	A '''bot team''' is a [[team]] without an owner. Either the owner has left the team, or the team is still waiting for its first owner. These teams play with nearby useless players and a random [[~~Formations~~\|line-up]] each week. They tend to relegate down the [[division]]s so that the team can get a new owner.		A '''bot team''' is a [[team]] without an owner. Either the owner has left the team, or the team is still waiting for its first owner. These teams play with nearby useless players and a random [[Formation\|line-up]] each week. They tend to relegate down the [[division]]s so that the team can get a new owner.

	In the bottom two divisions, teams will be replaced as soon as a replacement owner becomes available. In some leagues this is almost immediate, whilst in other countries, it can take several weeks.		In the bottom two divisions, teams will be replaced as soon as a replacement owner becomes available. In some leagues this is almost immediate, whilst in other countries, it can take several weeks.

Go wiles at 22:35, 16 August 2008

2008-08-16T22:35:43Z

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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	[[HTs_on_Global/Bot_Team]]		* [[HTs_on_Global/Bot_Team]]
	[[League_Reform_April_2006]]		* [[League_Reform_April_2006]]

	[[Category:Game Concepts]]		[[Category:Game Concepts]]

Go wiles: See also

2008-08-16T22:35:07Z

Go wiles: reverted vandalism

2008-08-16T10:25:04Z

reverted vandalism

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	A '''bot team''' is a [[team]] without an owner. Either the owner has left the team, or the team is still waiting for its first owner. These teams play with nearby useless players and a random [[Formations\|line-up]] each week. They tend to relegate down the [[division]]s so that the team can get a new owner.		A '''bot team''' is a [[team]] without an owner. Either the owner has left the team, or the team is still waiting for its first owner. These teams play with nearby useless players and a random [[Formations\|line-up]] each week. They tend to relegate down the [[division]]s so that the team can get a new owner.

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	This is a recent rule change. Previously teams in the higher divisions that did not have human owners gave a [[Walk Over\|Walk Over]] every week.		This is a recent rule change. Previously teams in the higher divisions that did not have human owners gave a [[Walk Over\|Walk Over]] every week.

			== See Also ==
			[[HTs_on_Global/Bot_Team]]
			[[League_Reform_April_2006]]

	[[Category:Game Concepts]]		[[Category:Game Concepts]]