[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by Bluenoser

Not sure why you don't see the similarities. It's pretty obvious to me they come under the same roof.

First off, the OP has two problems here.

1. He starts by saying he wants to be GM, period. - If that isn't saying "Give me a GM Role" then I don't know what it is saying.

2. He's upset that he actually has to do the GM's job and manage his minors. He wants the AI to do it and to do it better than it is now, because he doesn't want to do it. Fair enough, everybody plays the game differently.

So, a GM Role gets added to the game. The GM Role allows you to say things like - Ok, I have AAA, AA, A, and rookie (or whatever levels) and "this" is how I want to manage them. The GM role is then created and the options for the GM are added so he can do the things the OP wants, like not having to manage his minors. So part of the GM role is defining the things he can designate to the AI. One of those things would be the ability to designate not only the things you want the AI to handle, but the ability to be explicit in how you want those things handled. Like giving the prospect regular playing time over the 28 yr old who's just filling a spot. Like having the AI "know" what level a player should be at. Etc, etc, etc.

There's your similarity.

Try to look at the big picture, outside the box. A GM Role can certainly cover all these things and more. The possibilities are endless.

I'm simply saying add the GM role, then define the role to include the things the op is asking for. Mainly, better minors management.

And my suggestion is much simpler, and why I specifically want it differentiated from something that would be considered a "new feature" and therefore possibly tabled for later. Just fix the AI's management of the minors, and I couldn't possibly care less if I'm called "GM," "Manager," "Supreme Dictator," "Overbearing Asshat," or "One True Dark Jedi" by the game.