Will Recalc be an option?

[WillieMaysHayes]

Just trying to generate some interest from some guys to put a league together - will there be recalc? Will we have the option to start a league with the original 6 (1942)?

Thanks in advance for replies.

[Malte Schwarz]

What do you mean with recalc?
We will try to incorporate an historical mode, but only for the NHL.

[JeffR]

He means the option in OOTP that readjusts the players every season so they produce realistic statistics for the era - few home runs in the dead-ball era, for example, or many of them in the steroid years.

Something with a similar effect will probably be needed in the hockey game, but mechanically it would have to be pretty different since the player ratings aren't going to be as stats-driven as in OOTP. My first thought would be to do something simple like adjust the baseline shooting/save percentages every season according to the historical results, which should do a lot to get the historical scoring levels correct. The frequency at which second assists are given would be another easy one to adjust to get individual point totals right.

Edit: actually, I guess the question may have been more directed at the way recalc readjusts the player ratings so they perform very similarly year-to-year as in their actual careers. The method I suggested in the historical thread in the research forum does that.

[drewst18]

Great question

Personally, I am not too concerned with historical significance but just in general making sure the stats are accurate.

I apologize for comparing this to EHM, but its going to happen.

In EHM on average the leader of the league is around 170 points a season, Goals are way too high, goalie stats are way too low.

It would be awesome to have a way to edit tendencies so that we can play in todays defensive trap style game or if wanted play in free flowing high scoring 80's style.

[lubongo]

apologies for repost.

[lubongo]

Originally Posted by drewst18

In EHM on average the leader of the league is around 170 points a season, Goals are way too high, goalie stats are way too low.

This might help: More Realistic NHL Database? EHM The Blue Line. It's not perfect but it's definitely usable.

[WillieMaysHayes]

Originally Posted by JeffR

Edit: actually, I guess the question may have been more directed at the way recalc readjusts the player ratings so they perform very similarly year-to-year as in their actual careers. The method I suggested in the historical thread in the research forum does that.

Thanks - that's definitely what I meant.

I want the option to run a historical league with the 3 year recalc as in OOTP. I'd like the stats/performance to somewhat be reflective of a player's career. If anyone has played a historical game in OOTP with the 3 year recalc on, they know what I am suggesting.

I agree also on the trap era....Not sure if there were other eras like that in the history of the NHL though. I guess the 80's could be described as hockey's heydey with a lot of scoring. I've actually never looked at league-wide stats over the years.

I feel like there's a lot of ideas being thrown around right now for this hockey league, but if you want to sell it to guys that like to play historical leagues in OOTP, the recalc leagues I think are a must to sell the game to those folks.

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by WillieMaysHayes

Thanks - that's definitely what I meant.

I want the option to run a historical league with the 3 year recalc as in OOTP. I'd like the stats/performance to somewhat be reflective of a player's career. If anyone has played a historical game in OOTP with the 3 year recalc on, they know what I am suggesting..

Yeah, I know exactly what you mean, that's how I usually play OOTP. While the hockey game won't be able to do it exactly the same way, since the historical database can't be as stats-driven, I'd like to see it work on a similar principle - model a guy's performance in a year according to how he did in that general era of his career.