Expand League Evolution

Bears5122 · 10-18-2018, 09:02 PM

I think one of the coolest features in the game is the evolution of the league over time. Seeing expansion, rule changes, etc over the course of decades adds something fresh. Was thinking of a few new options that could be used.

Change Playoff Format- Would be cool to see this change over time as it has in MLB. Perhaps the playoffs shift to a 4,6 or 8 team format in each league. Perhaps the divisional series moves to a 7 game series. Or the wild-card moves to a 3-game series. World Series maybe goes to 9 games (it has been in the past).

This is probably complicated to code in but I think could be fun. Especially as leagues expand, the need for more teams makes sense. So perhaps a league hitting a certain number of teams might trigger a higher probability of the playoffs expanding. Or the regular season shortening might trigger a higher probability of expanding the number of games in a playoff series.

Division Realignment - Might go hand in hand with expansion or the playoff format changing. But I hate unequal divisions so if the league is at 32 teams, I'd much rather see 4 divisions of 8 or 8 divisions of 4.

Also maybe just as simple as swapping a team with another in a league. Maybe with an emphasis on teams in the same city (so the New York or Chicago teams are in the same division).

New Stadiums - Teams building new stadiums over time that change the capacity, dimensions, etc. Perhaps this brings in new revenue for a team. Perhaps the older your stadium, the harder it is to draw attendance at high dollar amounts.

Or just upgrades of stadiums. Simple tweaks like "The Mets have extended their wall in left field by 8 feet" which would have a corresponding affect on their ballpark factors. Or stadium has added 2,000 new seats to it's capacity which can increase revenue.

Change Player Development Settings
Change Trade Deadline
Change International FA Signing Cap

Just a few ideas.

HoustonGM · 10-18-2018, 10:38 PM

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New Stadiums - Teams building new stadiums over time that change the capacity, dimensions, etc. Perhaps this brings in new revenue for a team. Perhaps the older your stadium, the harder it is to draw attendance at high dollar amounts.

Or just upgrades of stadiums. Simple tweaks like "The Mets have extended their wall in left field by 8 feet" which would have a corresponding affect on their ballpark factors. Or stadium has added 2,000 new seats to it's capacity which can increase revenue.

Definitely want that. It's honestly pretty strange to me to be 40 years in a future and have every team still playing in the same stadium they were in when the sim started.

Bears5122 · 10-18-2018, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by HoustonGM

Definitely want that. It's honestly pretty strange to me to be 40 years in a future and have every team still playing in the same stadium they were in when the sim started.

I also figure out of all the ideas it might be one of the easier ones to implement. Basically just generate the team a new ballpark every 20-40 years. I guess you'd have to put a new field in for the year the park opened though.

mrcelophane · 10-19-2018, 12:47 PM

As long as there is a toggle for the stadium thing. Wrigley will never die.

ArcAngel · 10-20-2018, 10:09 AM

Would be nice to see PDC's implemented as well.

NoOne · 10-20-2018, 03:52 PM

i'd love to see upper and lower limits of things like Offense/Defense changing. not unlike how inflation is handled.

i'd rather do that with unchanging LTM, but beggars cannot be choosers.

10-18-2018, 09:02 PM	#1
Bears5122 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 847	Expand League Evolution I think one of the coolest features in the game is the evolution of the league over time. Seeing expansion, rule changes, etc over the course of decades adds something fresh. Was thinking of a few new options that could be used. Change Playoff Format- Would be cool to see this change over time as it has in MLB. Perhaps the playoffs shift to a 4,6 or 8 team format in each league. Perhaps the divisional series moves to a 7 game series. Or the wild-card moves to a 3-game series. World Series maybe goes to 9 games (it has been in the past). This is probably complicated to code in but I think could be fun. Especially as leagues expand, the need for more teams makes sense. So perhaps a league hitting a certain number of teams might trigger a higher probability of the playoffs expanding. Or the regular season shortening might trigger a higher probability of expanding the number of games in a playoff series. Division Realignment - Might go hand in hand with expansion or the playoff format changing. But I hate unequal divisions so if the league is at 32 teams, I'd much rather see 4 divisions of 8 or 8 divisions of 4. Also maybe just as simple as swapping a team with another in a league. Maybe with an emphasis on teams in the same city (so the New York or Chicago teams are in the same division). New Stadiums - Teams building new stadiums over time that change the capacity, dimensions, etc. Perhaps this brings in new revenue for a team. Perhaps the older your stadium, the harder it is to draw attendance at high dollar amounts. Or just upgrades of stadiums. Simple tweaks like "The Mets have extended their wall in left field by 8 feet" which would have a corresponding affect on their ballpark factors. Or stadium has added 2,000 new seats to it's capacity which can increase revenue. Change Player Development Settings Change Trade Deadline Change International FA Signing Cap Just a few ideas.

10-20-2018, 10:09 AM	#5
ArcAngel All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Bremen OH USA Posts: 1,019	Would be nice to see PDC's implemented as well. __________________ My OOTP Creations thread My OOTP Creations on Photobucket

10-19-2018, 12:47 PM	#4
mrcelophane Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 17	As long as there is a toggle for the stadium thing. Wrigley will never die.

10-20-2018, 03:52 PM	#6
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/2 (4)	i'd love to see upper and lower limits of things like Offense/Defense changing. not unlike how inflation is handled. i'd rather do that with unchanging LTM, but beggars cannot be choosers.