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Bluenoser · 03-13-2013, 04:49 PM

OOTP does a darn good job at getting around it. Five players with the same name - please give me some sample size, because it doesn't happen that often.

This current naming convention is and will continue to be a pita. Silvam is correct in that OOTP handles it well.

The thing is here, things like naming conventions should be mirrored from OOTP. It has numerous versions and has worked out the kinks quite well. Hockey isn't baseball, but the core db structures that work in OOTP should be used wherever possible in this game.

I don't buy the "it's easy to import EHM facepacks" argument at all. That's a poor mans excuse. Think long term for the game. Let's get this naming convention right in version 1 and not still be playing it with it in version 3, 4, etc.

Question - what is FHM going to do for newly generated players? What about fictional leagues/players. What's going to happen when 2 players with the same name have the same birthday?

03-13-2013, 04:49 PM	#7
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 14,211	OOTP does a darn good job at getting around it. Five players with the same name - please give me some sample size, because it doesn't happen that often. This current naming convention is and will continue to be a pita. Silvam is correct in that OOTP handles it well. The thing is here, things like naming conventions should be mirrored from OOTP. It has numerous versions and has worked out the kinks quite well. Hockey isn't baseball, but the core db structures that work in OOTP should be used wherever possible in this game. I don't buy the "it's easy to import EHM facepacks" argument at all. That's a poor mans excuse. Think long term for the game. Let's get this naming convention right in version 1 and not still be playing it with it in version 3, 4, etc. Question - what is FHM going to do for newly generated players? What about fictional leagues/players. What's going to happen when 2 players with the same name have the same birthday?