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How Familiar Can it Be?

By outdooreli
11/27/2018 9:49 pm
Hey all.

If my defense is already "familiar" with a play (i.e. they have a full bar of "familiarity"), do I need to scout that play anymore? Is it automatically "scouted" because my defense is 100% familiar with it?

Thanks for your help. Sorry if this is a repost. I did search the forums first...

Re: How Familiar Can it Be?

By jdavidbakr - Site Admin
11/27/2018 10:01 pm
Their familiarity will slowly decrease if you don't scout it, but it is very slow compared to how quickly they learn it. So yes, if you are at 100% you don't gain familiarity and might consider not scouting it.

One caveat, though, is that you still get a boost beyond familiarity if you face a play you scouted that week. So if your opponent uses a play a lot you still gain by scouting it even if you are already at 100% familiarity. If you are at 100% on a play that you don't expect to face, though, you are safe letting it go for a little while to gain familiarity with other plays.

Re: How Familiar Can it Be?

By setherick
11/28/2018 12:12 am
jdavidbakr wrote:
Their familiarity will slowly decrease if you don't scout it, but it is very slow compared to how quickly they learn it. So yes, if you are at 100% you don't gain familiarity and might consider not scouting it.

One caveat, though, is that you still get a boost beyond familiarity if you face a play you scouted that week. So if your opponent uses a play a lot you still gain by scouting it even if you are already at 100% familiarity. If you are at 100% on a play that you don't expect to face, though, you are safe letting it go for a little while to gain familiarity with other plays.


I make it a point to scout blitz plays every game even if I have 100% familiarity with the play for this reason alone. Most owners have figured out how to avoid the Hot Read of death scenario, but it's still an effective deterrent against blitzes.