Team Draft Region

spartacus007 · 03-23-2021, 10:44 PM

There's a new setting called "Team Draft Region" in the teams settings. I can't find a breakdown of what it does -- can someone fill me in?

PocketsAintFull · 03-23-2021, 11:06 PM

From the release notes:
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- Added regional draft option
*Teams can be assigned to draft from specific regions, and there can be one or more rounds at the start of the draft where teams must select from those regions
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So each team has an optional setting (and I believe there's a page that shows all teams together), and then in League Settings you can choose to have x number of regional rounds at the start of a draft, where each team either has exclusive rights to players from their draft region, or is simply limited to a certain area.

Finally in the World section (I think) there is a Regions page, and you can create your own custom regions if the area you want isn't already a preset (individual countries in Europe, for example).

Maurice Thorez · 03-24-2021, 01:47 AM

My understanding of this is the team can be encouraged to draft players from a certain region or if that is not available, team nationality, for a number of rounds in the draft. If this is the case, I will be elated.

I had requested something like this several years ago although my idea was as an AI setting slider. This is probably much less time intensive from a coding perspective.

Previously if you were playing in a multi-nation league with strict foreign player limits, the only way to force teams to pick players from their nation in the draft was to allow no-foreign players. That of course is far from an ideal option if you do want some foreign players allowed. So my hope is now you can semi "force" a team like the Jays to prioritise players from Canada in certain rounds of the draft.

dave1927p · 03-24-2021, 08:48 AM

Wonder what happens if a player is not available from that region. I really like the idea of it, but at the same time it makes the draft log lose some emphasis when looking back. I’ve created a test fictional league I’m going to try it with and see how it goes.

A separate regional draft prior to the actual draft I would have used frequently in my fictional league. Not sure about this one yet until I see or hear more about it...I still like when these options get added giving us fictional players more variety.

Lukas Berger · 03-24-2021, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Maurice Thorez

Previously if you were playing in a multi-nation league with strict foreign player limits, the only way to force teams to pick players from their nation in the draft was to allow no-foreign players. That of course is far from an ideal option if you do want some foreign players allowed. So my hope is now you can semi "force" a team like the Jays to prioritise players from Canada in certain rounds of the draft.

Yes, for sure you can do this now. The main impetus behind adding this was the KBO, which does a regional draft based on cities and provinces, but the basic principle will work for countries too or for any areas you can define as a region in the world db for that matter.

Matt Arnold · 03-24-2021, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by dave1927p

Wonder what happens if a player is not available from that region. I really like the idea of it, but at the same time it makes the draft log lose some emphasis when looking back. I’ve created a test fictional league I’m going to try it with and see how it goes.

A separate regional draft prior to the actual draft I would have used frequently in my fictional league. Not sure about this one yet until I see or hear more about it...I still like when these options get added giving us fictional players more variety.

The draft region is only checked for regional rounds, which you can set. So, for example, if you want there to be 3 regional rounds first to give everyone their too 3 players from a local area, you can do that, and then all the draft rounds after will be "normal" ones.

spartacus007 · 03-24-2021, 10:33 AM

Awesome, thank y'all for your help!

Does the "Team Region" box above that make a difference anywhere? I always assumed it went by the selected city.

Rain King · 03-24-2021, 11:12 AM

Is there a way to customize the percentage of players from each region? It appears that is still only customizable at the Nation level, but it would really be great if we could use Regions with the player creation options.

Iceman90 · 05-14-2023, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain King

Is there a way to customize the percentage of players from each region? It appears that is still only customizable at the Nation level, but it would really be great if we could use Regions with the player creation options.

You could edit your schools.xml file. each school has a freq value. You could edit all of those by region.

03-23-2021, 10:44 PM	#1
spartacus007 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 262	Team Draft Region There's a new setting called "Team Draft Region" in the teams settings. I can't find a breakdown of what it does -- can someone fill me in? __________________

03-23-2021, 11:06 PM	#2
PocketsAintFull All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,868	From the release notes: -------- - Added regional draft option *Teams can be assigned to draft from specific regions, and there can be one or more rounds at the start of the draft where teams must select from those regions ------- So each team has an optional setting (and I believe there's a page that shows all teams together), and then in League Settings you can choose to have x number of regional rounds at the start of a draft, where each team either has exclusive rights to players from their draft region, or is simply limited to a certain area. Finally in the World section (I think) there is a Regions page, and you can create your own custom regions if the area you want isn't already a preset (individual countries in Europe, for example). __________________ ---------------- Bob Uecker, RIP

03-24-2021, 08:48 AM	#4
dave1927p FHM Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Brantford, ON Posts: 2,906	Wonder what happens if a player is not available from that region. I really like the idea of it, but at the same time it makes the draft log lose some emphasis when looking back. I’ve created a test fictional league I’m going to try it with and see how it goes. A separate regional draft prior to the actual draft I would have used frequently in my fictional league. Not sure about this one yet until I see or hear more about it...I still like when these options get added giving us fictional players more variety. __________________ IN 1964 THE LEAFS WON THE STANLEY CUP :: IT'S ALSO THE YEAR THE CANADIAN FLAG WAS DESIGNED...coincidence?

03-24-2021, 10:33 AM	#7
spartacus007 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 262	Awesome, thank y'all for your help! Does the "Team Region" box above that make a difference anywhere? I always assumed it went by the selected city. __________________

03-24-2021, 01:47 AM	#3
Maurice Thorez Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 25	My understanding of this is the team can be encouraged to draft players from a certain region or if that is not available, team nationality, for a number of rounds in the draft. If this is the case, I will be elated. I had requested something like this several years ago although my idea was as an AI setting slider. This is probably much less time intensive from a coding perspective. Previously if you were playing in a multi-nation league with strict foreign player limits, the only way to force teams to pick players from their nation in the draft was to allow no-foreign players. That of course is far from an ideal option if you do want some foreign players allowed. So my hope is now you can semi "force" a team like the Jays to prioritise players from Canada in certain rounds of the draft.

03-24-2021, 11:12 AM	#8
Rain King Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,110 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Is there a way to customize the percentage of players from each region? It appears that is still only customizable at the Nation level, but it would really be great if we could use Regions with the player creation options.