[sebastian0622]

Best ideas I've heard so far, along with my own. The first few are in order, then they just list as I thought of them:

1) Player popularity/prestige. This could start at unknown or average, then go either up or down to Legendary or poor, along the same spectrum as coaches/scouts.
2) Draft pick confirm button.
3) Pitcher fatigue bar. Pitchers tire gradually IRL.
4) Player endurance rating or letter grade. Most players need days off, but some players handle fatigue better and can play 160 quality games per year.
5) Better late-career aging model. Player should drop off, yes, but I would like to stop seeing players lose half their talent in one season without being injured. IRL, players generally decline over 3-4 years before retiring. In OOTP, they generally decline over 1-2.
6) Player development based on stats. If a player hits .300 one year, I believe he should have a better chance of a 'getting hits' ratings increase than a decrease. By no means should he DEFINITELY receive an increase, but since increases are random right now, there is no reason not to base them, to some at least tiny degree, on stats.
7) Player suspensions. More likely to occur to unpopular players at random and to those ejected from a game. Multiple suspensions have negative impact on popularity.
8) All-star break home run derby. Why not, just for fun? A good way for solo league players to keep up with the top HR hitters in the league!
9) HOF teams. If nothing else, make the game player decide, but would be nice to have as option.
10) More detailed career stats. I want to see how a player hit for his career with runners in scoring position. I also want to see how well he has hit vsL and vsR if I'm playing talent only. Without career L/R splits, the 'talent only' setting is severely lacking. Also want to see RP career holds. I understand these aren't imported from the Lahman, but put 0's in there then let them add up after the import for historical league. Remember focus as simulation vice replay game engine.
11) GM personalities. I want to see a Bobby Cox-type leave a reliever in a batter longer than others when he's in trouble. I want to see Dusty Bakers who make players want to get traded or sign FA contracts to that team.
12) In-game sounds. More variety of batter intro music, for example. Crowd chants in pressure situations. If nothing else, put in a folder with directories for clean-up hitter, closer, pressure, walk, strikeout, whatever, and let us put in our own sound files. This adds a HUGE feel to the in-game play!
13) Sortable career stats accessible from the team roster pages similar to what FPS used to have. I want to see how my guys stack up to one another for their careers. Also enable for 'display all players of league' menu to easily sort and manipulate career leaders.

I'll stop for now. Rant more later.