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Originally Posted by The Wolf
No offense intended in the least, but don't you think that idea is seriously niche?
I just can't see demand for it, compared to the ongoing demand for non-roster invitees to Spring Training and a built-in WBC.
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None taken!
I fear that it
is a niche request, evidenced by the fact that Markus has done nothing to move in this direction. Still, I can point out that a number of the veteran players have wanted to see something like this for years.
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Originally Posted by lukasberger
There's some definite support for this, even from the beta team. But I'm afraid the practical issues involved in any implementation of historical minors mean that we won't likely see this anytime soon.
I suspect it would be a very, very difficult thing for Markus to code. Plus the fact is that someone would need to actually need to come up with a useable historical MiLB db to make the coding worth it. It's a bit of a chicken and egg situation right now with nothing seemingly likely to change anytime soon.
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I'm not surprised that a number of betas support this idea; like me, a number of them have been around a while.
But I have no idea whatsoever whether this would be hard or simple to do.
Look -- I understand why the implementation of 3D graphics seems to Markus to be a priority, given that the game's fan base has to move in a far younger direction than I am. But I do think that the failure to appreciate how rich the historical sensibilities of baseball fans are may actually end up hurting the game in the long run. We don't need as detailed a map of the minor-league world as my request seems to suggest - just the tools for producing a reasonable facsimile!
