Improved Year End Score Review

'94 EXPOS · 01-05-2014, 08:52 PM

As a manager you get a score at the end of the year telling you how well you did for the season. The feature as it stands is pretty meaningless to me. For instance, when I started up my expansion team I made several moves for the future and got some pretty solid performances from unexpected veterans. With a very limited budget my team - as expected - stunk. My score was a 1. Now that my team is a perennial contender I get a perfect score every year. It would be cool if the scoring system could be more intelligent and take in some weighted consideration of the improvements (or lack thereof) that were made to the roster in comparison to the talent set that was present at the start of the off-season vs the end of the year. And possibly factor in budget considerations as well. It would be even more interesting if a report was generated citing your best/worst moves of the season.

As it stands now the manager score seems to simply be a grade of your won/loss record which is pretty easy to figure out all by yourself.

Snarf054 · 01-06-2014, 07:08 AM

I agree the current score system leaves more than a bit to be desired. I got my first perfect score last season, but considering my team blew a 3 games to 1 lead to lose the world series I would call it less than perfect.

OBSL Commish · 01-06-2014, 01:19 PM

Why have the score at all? Unless it's tied into performance clauses in your GM contract or useful as a negotiating tool for a new GM's contract, I don't see the point of it.

Fyrestorm3 · 01-06-2014, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by OBSL Commish

Why have the score at all? Unless it's tied into performance clauses in your GM contract or useful as a negotiating tool for a new GM's contract, I don't see the point of it.

How I've always felt. I don't pay attention to it, and I wouldn't pay attention to it, even if it was improved. I know how I did for the season.

Gil Thorp · 01-06-2014, 02:01 PM

Just another suggestion that the development team shouldn't waste their time on.

rpriske · 01-06-2014, 02:20 PM

I would like the score if it actually meant something.

Is it giving you a score of how effective your actual input was? How well the your moves turn out?

If it isn't going to do that, trash it. It is meaningless.

endgame · 01-06-2014, 03:27 PM

My initial take is probably three-fold: if it's changed for just the human-controlled team, expand the components, e.g. financial score, roster management score, W-L score, defensive/offensive scores, etc..; leave it as it is, but show scores for all the teams in the league for comparison and we draw our own conclusions; or finally, all else failing, yes, just remove the score and perhaps just leave the text portion. It'd serve, maybe, as a kinda-sorta take from the owner, if nothing else.

'94 EXPOS · 01-07-2014, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Gil Thorp

Just another suggestion that the development team shouldn't waste their time on.

Actually, it's a pretty good suggestion. That's why I took the time to share it.

01-05-2014, 08:52 PM	#1
'94 EXPOS Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 311	Improved Year End Score Review As a manager you get a score at the end of the year telling you how well you did for the season. The feature as it stands is pretty meaningless to me. For instance, when I started up my expansion team I made several moves for the future and got some pretty solid performances from unexpected veterans. With a very limited budget my team - as expected - stunk. My score was a 1. Now that my team is a perennial contender I get a perfect score every year. It would be cool if the scoring system could be more intelligent and take in some weighted consideration of the improvements (or lack thereof) that were made to the roster in comparison to the talent set that was present at the start of the off-season vs the end of the year. And possibly factor in budget considerations as well. It would be even more interesting if a report was generated citing your best/worst moves of the season. As it stands now the manager score seems to simply be a grade of your won/loss record which is pretty easy to figure out all by yourself.

01-06-2014, 03:27 PM	#7
endgame Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 16,843	My initial take is probably three-fold: if it's changed for just the human-controlled team, expand the components, e.g. financial score, roster management score, W-L score, defensive/offensive scores, etc..; leave it as it is, but show scores for all the teams in the league for comparison and we draw our own conclusions; or finally, all else failing, yes, just remove the score and perhaps just leave the text portion. It'd serve, maybe, as a kinda-sorta take from the owner, if nothing else. __________________ "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." -- Samuel Beckett _____________________________________________

01-06-2014, 07:08 AM	#2
Snarf054 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 127	I agree the current score system leaves more than a bit to be desired. I got my first perfect score last season, but considering my team blew a 3 games to 1 lead to lose the world series I would call it less than perfect.

01-06-2014, 01:19 PM	#3
OBSL Commish All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 946	Why have the score at all? Unless it's tied into performance clauses in your GM contract or useful as a negotiating tool for a new GM's contract, I don't see the point of it.

01-06-2014, 02:01 PM	#5
Gil Thorp Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Milford Posts: 349	Just another suggestion that the development team shouldn't waste their time on.

01-06-2014, 02:20 PM	#6
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	I would like the score if it actually meant something. Is it giving you a score of how effective your actual input was? How well the your moves turn out? If it isn't going to do that, trash it. It is meaningless.