Full changelist between 2006 and 2007 - Page 4

MattH3322 · 01-31-2007, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by dougaiton

If you do this, Markus, I will weep tears of joy.

I will be weeping with you

rcbuss · 01-31-2007, 11:21 AM

What are the chances of a "World Amateur Draft" function finding it's way into the game (i.e., all players visible to all GMs)?

battists · 01-31-2007, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by MattH3322

How so?

What Dougaiton wrote is just one example. There are so many little details around modeling high school or college baseball that it just wasn't practical. For example: different levels of college play, eligiblity rules, red shirts, having high school players all generated in very specific geographic areas, different usage of certain roles, more frequent changing of positions, different roster rules, transfers, and so on.

I just didn't want people to get the impression that this was Markus's attempt to accurately model that.

Bluenoser · 01-31-2007, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Joshv02

Won't subsequent college years have sucky classes then? You'd just be taking the worst of the youngest potential class year...?

Very good point, something that needs to be considered before just sending them to play in college.

MattH3322 · 01-31-2007, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by battists

What Dougaiton wrote is just one example. There are so many little details around modeling high school or college baseball that it just wasn't practical. For example: different levels of college play, eligiblity rules, red shirts, having high school players all generated in very specific geographic areas, different usage of certain roles, more frequent changing of positions, different roster rules, transfers, and so on.

I just didn't want people to get the impression that this was Markus's attempt to accurately model that.

That all makes sense and seems like if something like that was going to be done it would pretty much be another game. Thats an idea by itself that could be imported to OOTP.

Edit - side note - only took me almost 5 years to get up to 500 post. Yaa me.

Deftones2003 · 01-31-2007, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by rcbuss

What are the chances of a "World Amateur Draft" function finding it's way into the game (i.e., all players visible to all GMs)?

Would definitely be a welcomed addition to the league i'm in

Muppetus Galacticus · 01-31-2007, 11:26 AM

Something I did not see on the list was the ability to create leagues with teams from different nations.

battists · 01-31-2007, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Muppetus Galacticus

Something I did not see on the list was the ability to create leagues with teams from different nations.

Yes, unfortunately, this is still not a feature.

(I hate saying that, but I imagine I'll be forced to again on numerous occasions.)

Vris · 01-31-2007, 11:28 AM

But was on there was adding/deleting leagues to an existing league/subleague.

*drool

Muppetus Galacticus · 01-31-2007, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by battists

Yes, unfortunately, this is still not a feature.

(I hate saying that, but I imagine I'll be forced to again on numerous occasions.)

It's not a huge deal for me, the league I would use it in is pretty small and I could just edit all the names/birthplace/etc manually. Just would have made it a bit quicker.

thehatfield · 01-31-2007, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

We'll still add more reports, and some tiny features, but nothing huge...

Is having a final Spring Training standings/stats report too huge??

statfreak · 01-31-2007, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by BruceM

Very good point, something that needs to be considered before just sending them to play in college.

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Originally Posted by Joshv02

Won't subsequent college years have sucky classes then? You'd just be taking the worst of the youngest potential class year...?

I disagree. It seems like it would work just the way it works in real life. The best high school players enter the major league draft and the rest go to college. I'm assuming the high school players that go to college will have 4 years to develop into major league prospects and not all the good high school players will be drafted allowing them to stock the college league for future drafts. Obviously only Markus can answer for sure, but it seems logical that all the good high school prospects will not be drafted and have time to develop into better players at the college level.

Markus Heinsohn · 01-31-2007, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by statfreak

I disagree. It seems like it would work just the way it works in real life. The best high school players enter the major league draft and the rest go to college. I'm assuming the high school players that go to college will have 4 years to develop into major league prospects and not all the good high school players will be drafted allowing them to stock the college league for future drafts. Obviously only Markus can answer for sure, but it seems logical that all the good high school prospects will not be drafted and have time to develop into better players at the college level.

Guys, I cannot stress this enough: The game does NOT try to model HS or college leagues. The names for the feeder leagues are more cosmetic, as apart from the age min & max, there are no additional rules that make then resemble real life college or HS leagues.

battists · 01-31-2007, 11:42 AM

See, I told you so!

spleen1015 · 01-31-2007, 11:43 AM

I kind of got contradicting answers.

Can I have League A feed League B then have League B feed League C?

Markus Heinsohn · 01-31-2007, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by spleen1015

I kind of got contradicting answers.

Can I have League A feed League B then have League B feed League C?

No.

SSG Troyer · 01-31-2007, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by spleen1015

I kind of got contradicting answers.

Can I have League A feed League B then have League B feed League C?

No. Right now, it's A and B feed C, though Markus has just said (for the first time to my knowledge) that he's looking into A and B feed C with leftover As feeding B.

MattH3322 · 01-31-2007, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by battists

See, I told you so!

You are the smartest

But one day maybe that will be possable.

Assos · 01-31-2007, 11:47 AM

I am guessing that Winter Leagues will work the way they are designed to do?

rcbuss · 01-31-2007, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by rcbuss

What are the chances of a "World Amateur Draft" function finding it's way into the game (i.e., all players visible to all GMs)?

Also, unique team abbreviations (or simply including city + team name in the same cell) would simplify data-sorting.

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spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,008	I kind of got contradicting answers. Can I have League A feed League B then have League B feed League C?

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Assos All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Just on the fair side of the foul pole! Posts: 1,772	I am guessing that Winter Leagues will work the way they are designed to do?