Updated rosters?

surfcandy · 03-05-2019, 01:02 AM

I thought I read that OOTP 2020 will have updated rosters automatically updated which is a great feature. My question is does FHM 5 also have the feature of automatically updated rosters?

JeffR · 03-05-2019, 02:33 AM

It's actually a little more than updated rosters - in OOTP20, as I understand it, you'll be able to start a game on the actual real-world date with up-to-date standings and stats and play the remainder of the season.

Unfortunately, doing that isn't cheap. It requires a data service that can provide all the stats they'll need, and infrastructure at our end to hand out the new rosters on demand. OOTP has a large enough user base to make that affordable; FHM isn't there yet (and there would be some additional complications to doing it for hockey - they can derive their ratings directly from stats; while many of ours are subjective. So they'd either require frequent human review or wouldn't get day-to-day adjustments.)

surfcandy · 03-05-2019, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by JeffR

It's actually a little more than updated rosters - in OOTP20, as I understand it, you'll be able to start a game on the actual real-world date with up-to-date standings and stats and play the remainder of the season.

Unfortunately, doing that isn't cheap. It requires a data service that can provide all the stats they'll need, and infrastructure at our end to hand out the new rosters on demand. OOTP has a large enough user base to make that affordable; FHM isn't there yet (and there would be some additional complications to doing it for hockey - they can derive their ratings directly from stats; while many of ours are subjective. So they'd either require frequent human review or wouldn't get day-to-day adjustments.)

So that's a no for Hockey. I be buying the Baseball anyway. Thanks, Vinny

03-05-2019, 01:02 AM	#1
surfcandy Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 53	Updated rosters? I thought I read that OOTP 2020 will have updated rosters automatically updated which is a great feature. My question is does FHM 5 also have the feature of automatically updated rosters? Last edited by surfcandy; 03-05-2019 at 01:05 AM.

03-05-2019, 02:33 AM	#2
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 16,623	It's actually a little more than updated rosters - in OOTP20, as I understand it, you'll be able to start a game on the actual real-world date with up-to-date standings and stats and play the remainder of the season. Unfortunately, doing that isn't cheap. It requires a data service that can provide all the stats they'll need, and infrastructure at our end to hand out the new rosters on demand. OOTP has a large enough user base to make that affordable; FHM isn't there yet (and there would be some additional complications to doing it for hockey - they can derive their ratings directly from stats; while many of ours are subjective. So they'd either require frequent human review or wouldn't get day-to-day adjustments.)