Small thing I would like to see

RBLwebguy · 04-06-2006, 12:34 PM

One thing I would like to see on the Player page or even the player HTML page is the name of the College/High school they were drafted from. Just quirky I know.

ifspuds · 04-06-2006, 01:01 PM

I was just thinking about the college/high school thing and was going to suggest the ability to turn it off, since for some leagues it makes absolutely no sense.

But if you had it turned on, this wouldn't be a bad idea. Just a little more fun info to have.

battists · 04-06-2006, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by RBLwebguy

One thing I would like to see on the Player page or even the player HTML page is the name of the College/High school they were drafted from. Just quirky I know.

I think I read somewhere that this went the way of the dodo.

Players will come out of high school or college, but won't have a specific school name.

I think. That's not a beta tester official notice, it's an "I think I saw this somewhere."

Cras · 04-06-2006, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by battists

I think I read somewhere that this went the way of the dodo.

Players will come out of high school or college, but won't have a specific school name.

I think. That's not a beta tester official notice, it's an "I think I saw this somewhere."

I will affirm your statement. I am sure that Markus said somewhere that he left this out as it was just cosmetic.

Long_Long_Name · 04-10-2006, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Cras

I will affirm your statement. I am sure that Markus said somewhere that he left this out as it was just cosmetic.

Player numbers are also cosmetic, especially since they're not really used in many places.

In any case, I didn't really care for that feature, and I've never seen someone adamant about it.

goof1016 · 04-10-2006, 01:58 PM

Adding college/HS teams where they played just makes it feel more human. The more information you can have on a player the better as long as you have the options to turn on/off this options. But its not a must to add this things just adds a bit more feel to it.

battists · 04-10-2006, 02:08 PM

I believe the main reason this was removed was because, with the additional of possible players from around the world, it would have been very problematic to determine a reasonable high school or college that matches the nation and the precise origin of the player.

Edit: I've seen a LOT of people who feel very strongly about player number though!

Long_Long_Name · 04-10-2006, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by battists

I believe the main reason this was removed was because, with the additional of possible players from around the world, it would have been very problematic to determine a reasonable high school or college that matches the nation and the precise origin of the player.

Edit: I've seen a LOT of people who feel very strongly about player number though!

My beef with player numbers isn't that they exist, but that they're really rarely used. I couldn't tell you the number of one of my players in the online league I commish. I'm all for player numbers if they were displayed more frequently - I don't recall if it's the case in the OOTP 2006 screenshots, but if there are numbers assigned, might as well put them to good use.

jarmenia · 04-10-2006, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Cras

I will affirm your statement. I am sure that Markus said somewhere that he left this out as it was just cosmetic.

Hopefully because we will eventually be able to create our own college and HS leagues to draft from. That would make OOTP the ultimate baseball sim.

I SOOOOOOOOOOOO wish this was going to be possible in OOTP2006.

Zitofan75 · 04-10-2006, 02:52 PM

Heck you want the ultimate baseball league let's have little leagues too. Start a player when he's about 5 and watch him go (no, I wasn't being sarcastic BTW). Now I don't really expect this ever and certainly not in the first version but if it ever happened I wouldn't mind.

"Now pitching for the Bad New Bears it's ..."

Long_Long_Name · 04-10-2006, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Zitofan75

Heck you want the ultimate baseball league let's have little leagues too. Start a player when he's about 5 and watch him go (no, I wasn't being sarcastic BTW). Now I don't really expect this ever and certainly not in the first version but if it ever happened I wouldn't mind.

"Now pitching for the Bad New Bears it's ..."

The problem with that is that we'd need so many little leagues to aptly replicate it, there would be hundreds of thousands of leagues, with millions and millions of players.

Mattymo · 04-10-2006, 03:13 PM

I'd feel quite weird being pissed off because my 9 y/o right fielder was too busy picking his wedgie and not paying attention to the fly ball hit in his direction.

In all seriousness though, my opinion is that, anything prior to Rookie Ball would be useless. I guess college would be alright, I probably would never utilize it, but to do high school, or prior, long name is right...You'd neat millions and millions of players and teams. Bad use for hard drive space if you ask me

Zitofan75 · 04-10-2006, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Long_Long_Name

The problem with that is that we'd need so many little leagues to aptly replicate it, there would be hundreds of thousands of leagues, with millions and millions of players.

Oh I never said it was practical. Such a thing would be way too much info to adequately crunch mentally as well as being quite taxing on a computer. Still, I had a dream ...

Zitofan75 · 04-10-2006, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattymo

I'd feel quite weird being pissed off because my 9 y/o right fielder was too busy picking his wedgie and not paying attention to the fly ball hit in his direction.

I've seen parents behave that way at little league games before ... still I digress

Recte44 · 04-10-2006, 05:23 PM

On a side note to this suggestion, I'd like to be able to edit what college/HS they came from.

jarmenia · 04-10-2006, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattymo

In all seriousness though, my opinion is that, anything prior to Rookie Ball would be useless. I guess college would be alright, I probably would never utilize it, but to do high school, or prior, long name is right...You'd neat millions and millions of players and teams. Bad use for hard drive space if you ask me

Little League is a bit extreme but HS / College could be a blast. Instead of having a million highschools to get the right ratio, you would just have to raise the equivlencies a little higher so more HS kids get drafted. While the ratio's wouldn't be like real life, it would be great to actually scout those players in HS as opposed to having just some ratings to show you what kind of player this kid is.

jm47048 · 04-10-2006, 08:24 PM

For consistency, please move this to Feature Wish List.

Long_Long_Name · 04-10-2006, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jm47048

For consistency, please move this to Feature Wish List.

A lot of threads would need to be moved. I'm all for it.

jm47048 · 04-10-2006, 10:04 PM

I am upset that they moved my thread from earlier today, and they don't move this one, which is much like mine. Another example of lousy mod work.

sean-patin · 04-10-2006, 11:39 PM

i think they should have numbers... the college or HS could be included in a player's bio if those are still editable (which i am assuming are)... but to make #s meaningful or more like IRL, maybe make big-name FAs request #s and say for example, a current team player refused to give up that # and the new FA was unhappy and underperforming? just an idea... but like #s even if they are cosmetic!

04-06-2006, 12:34 PM	#1
RBLwebguy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canuckistan Posts: 5,162	Small thing I would like to see One thing I would like to see on the Player page or even the player HTML page is the name of the College/High school they were drafted from. Just quirky I know.

04-06-2006, 01:01 PM	#2
ifspuds Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 2,117	I was just thinking about the college/high school thing and was going to suggest the ability to turn it off, since for some leagues it makes absolutely no sense. But if you had it turned on, this wouldn't be a bad idea. Just a little more fun info to have. __________________ Jeff Watson Former dynasty writer and online league player, now mostly retired

04-10-2006, 05:23 PM	#15
Recte44 Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Oconomowoc, WI Posts: 2,817	On a side note to this suggestion, I'd like to be able to edit what college/HS they came from. __________________ Matt Rectenwald Commissioner, GM: Las Vegas Hustlers, The Brewster Baseball Association- fictional league (JOIN NOW)

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04-10-2006, 10:04 PM	#19
jm47048 All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,247	I am upset that they moved my thread from earlier today, and they don't move this one, which is much like mine. Another example of lousy mod work. __________________ The New York Yankees World Series Champions 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1978, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009 American League Champions 1921, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2024

04-10-2006, 01:58 PM	#6
goof1016 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 64	Adding college/HS teams where they played just makes it feel more human. The more information you can have on a player the better as long as you have the options to turn on/off this options. But its not a must to add this things just adds a bit more feel to it.

04-10-2006, 02:08 PM	#7
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	I believe the main reason this was removed was because, with the additional of possible players from around the world, it would have been very problematic to determine a reasonable high school or college that matches the nation and the precise origin of the player. Edit: I've seen a LOT of people who feel very strongly about player number though!

04-10-2006, 02:52 PM	#10
Zitofan75 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: California Posts: 1,413	Heck you want the ultimate baseball league let's have little leagues too. Start a player when he's about 5 and watch him go (no, I wasn't being sarcastic BTW). Now I don't really expect this ever and certainly not in the first version but if it ever happened I wouldn't mind. "Now pitching for the Bad New Bears it's ..."

04-10-2006, 03:13 PM	#12
Mattymo All Star Starter Join Date: May 2002 Location: Colchester, CT Posts: 1,448	I'd feel quite weird being pissed off because my 9 y/o right fielder was too busy picking his wedgie and not paying attention to the fly ball hit in his direction. In all seriousness though, my opinion is that, anything prior to Rookie Ball would be useless. I guess college would be alright, I probably would never utilize it, but to do high school, or prior, long name is right...You'd neat millions and millions of players and teams. Bad use for hard drive space if you ask me

04-10-2006, 11:39 PM	#20
sean-patin Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 205	i think they should have numbers... the college or HS could be included in a player's bio if those are still editable (which i am assuming are)... but to make #s meaningful or more like IRL, maybe make big-name FAs request #s and say for example, a current team player refused to give up that # and the new FA was unhappy and underperforming? just an idea... but like #s even if they are cosmetic!