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04-06-2017, 02:24 AM | #1 |
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Advice on a 1901 league: expansion & ratings Qs
Hi all,
I've been having fun with an 1871 league, but I gather there's no easy way to make it conform to the historical rosters and league organizations. I'd be just as happy starting in 1901 anyway. I would like a league that starts with the exact historical rosters and teams; that allocates rookies to their historical teams in future years; that expands the league historically, again with players joining the expansion teams they joined historically. More generally, I'd like the league to track history roughly, even as I acknowledge that it will inevitably drfit. By 1928, I'd like the Yankees to look at least somewhat like the historical Yankees (even if they may not get Babe Ruth). Maybe that's wishful thinking. Anyway, I'll be playing in Challenge Mode. So a couple questions: 1. Do I want the default setting of no expansion draft? I'm no expert on baseball history, but I recall that there were some expansion drafts, albeit with generous protection rights. 2. I do want the default option to "import historical rookies," right? 3. Would I be crazy to eliminate stars, or ratings, or both? I suppose part of the fun is seeing how many stars Ty Cobb gets, or what Willy Mays' ratings look like. Alternatively, if anyone can just point me to a forum post or blog suggesting an array of settings, I'd appreciate that too. Thanks!
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This depends upon how you want to play. If you are mostly going to observe, then it doesn't matter unless you just want to see what ratings players get. If, OTOH, you are going to actively manage/GM a team, then you'll need to decide to what degree you want to rely on stars/ratings. Quote:
Caveat: I am not familiar with Challenge Mode, so take everything above with a clove of garlic. Last bit of advice is to test what you want to do, and - most-importantly, before you do - make a backup. Good luck and report back. |
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04-06-2017, 01:50 PM | #3 |
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Thanks for that wonderful response! You answered pretty much all my questions. I appreciate your having taken the time to reply.
Challenge Mode, alas, does foreclose a couple of the options you mentioned. You can't enable recalc in Challenge Mode, as far as I can tell. More importantly, I can't set the league to historical transactions; I guess part of the idea of Challenge Mode is to compare your GM-transaction skills against other players. I do still have control over player development, though. I might still leave it at default for this Challenge Mode game. But all that's okay. I might try both a Challenge Mode quasi-historical game, plus a non-Challenge historical game with your suggested settings. Why not? Also, it hadn't occurred to me to backup my league. Good idea. Thanks again for your response!
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