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Originally Posted by Jythier
It's getting to the point where the conversation is becoming uninteresting because instead of addressing concerns we're addressing each other. All leagues are valid ways to play, guys.
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Of course they are! But things are initially setup for the broad majority of users, who either want to simulate a MLB baseball world, or a historical world. Obviously, there are tons of customization options for fictional users as well.
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Originally Posted by Jythier
So, it seems that it breaks down to this:
In years past, potential was shown that was higher than really expected.
Today, potential is shown that is lower than expected.
So in the past, more players ended up burning out than you'd hope.
Today, more players end up being stars, than you'd hope.
The problem isn't either of those things.
The problem is that there is no way to differentiate draft picks in a feeder-leagueless environment, so the draft becomes stale and boring. When potentials were looking higher, the draft wasn't stale or boring - you were picking FUTURE MAJOR LEAGUERS. Who might not pan out at all, but who might pan out beautifully!
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OK, but the default Major League game does a great job with the way its player distribution is setup, as does the historical. Once you go fictional, why wouldn't you go with feeder leagues or be changing the way your players are created to do things the way you see fit! That is all I'm trying to say here. I play all three types of games, and I've found that especially with the additional options unveiled this year, that I can accomplish near anything I've put my mind to so far.
I know I was trying to help, but once people start throwing around the "well, I've been here a long time so you should know who I am and understand my plight" that is when threads deteriorate. Not one person was trivializing that man's problem.
By his own rationale, since he used MLB, only 132 (I'm not going back, I think that's the # he quoted) players had a WAR of 2 or higher last year. Out of all those players, I wonder how many didn't come in through the draft? I mean, I can think of a few just off the top of my head (Puig, Darvish, etc.)
If his league is supposed to simulate a fictional MLB-type universe, that would be a reason why his talent pool isn't the same as a real MLB universe, because he is restricting some of the very types of players that he would want under his parameters.