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Originally Posted by RonCo
Let me be clear. I'm not particularly for the idea of such hidden ratings, I'm merely suggesting that if they exist for the purposes of extending careers that historical simmers would (I expect) be interested in using them to "properly" extend the right ones. In fact, I'm not for a hidden work ethic rating at all. If there is a work ethic parameter, then I would want it to be open and manageable as an option. Realistically, a player's work ethic is far more visible than his "clutchness" or his loyalty or any of those kinds of things, so what the heck.
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You miss the point, though. This game isn't mean to be a replay, where you know how a player's future will play out. This is a simulation that allows you to drop historical players names into the game and watch an
alternative history take place. Holding some sort of knowledge or control over the player's longevity is similar to holding control over the players development and/or injury chances. It isn't likely to be included in OOTP and I don't see why it should be.
Roger Clemens is an extreme case of being able to play as long as he has. It would make sense that if brought into the game in his mid-30's that he would only last a few more years the majority of the time because that is the case for most pitchers. The main problem with the game currently is that the drop occurs too quickly in-season (i.e. the cliff). Hopefully that is being improved in the new version.