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bpbrooksy · 01-04-2020, 03:38 AM

The Ground Rules

This is a STATS ONLY league. My experience with Stats Only started many years ago, first as a challenge, and gradually morphing into my favorite way to play the game. I'm talking about true Stats Only, too -- "other ratings" will not be on. (This means things like trying a guy at a new position will involve actual trial and error, vs. a cursory glance at a rating number to determine whether or not he should play.) The lone exception to the rule concerns the amateur draft, when potential ratings -- with plenty of fog-of-war -- will be briefly turned on to assess the incoming talent. Otherwise, we'd be finagling with historical feeders, and I'd rather not worry about that.

The OOTP development engine is ON. There's a time and place for Strat-o-Matic-style historical accuracy, but this simulation is not it! I'm excited to see where we divert from history here; although the league will evolve the way it did way back when, the player base may be following an entirely different course.

Given that the amateur draft is still a few years away, rookies will be imported as free agents.

01-04-2020, 03:38 AM	#4
bpbrooksy Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 99	The Ground Rules This is a STATS ONLY league. My experience with Stats Only started many years ago, first as a challenge, and gradually morphing into my favorite way to play the game. I'm talking about true Stats Only, too -- "other ratings" will not be on. (This means things like trying a guy at a new position will involve actual trial and error, vs. a cursory glance at a rating number to determine whether or not he should play.) The lone exception to the rule concerns the amateur draft, when potential ratings -- with plenty of fog-of-war -- will be briefly turned on to assess the incoming talent. Otherwise, we'd be finagling with historical feeders, and I'd rather not worry about that. The OOTP development engine is ON. There's a time and place for Strat-o-Matic-style historical accuracy, but this simulation is not it! I'm excited to see where we divert from history here; although the league will evolve the way it did way back when, the player base may be following an entirely different course. Aging is at .750 and Talent Change Randomness is at 145. Given that the amateur draft is still a few years away, rookies will be imported as free agents. I'll be blaming the manager for everything that goes wrong. Last edited by bpbrooksy; 01-04-2020 at 02:29 PM.