Question about Player Development in Historical Mode

uWoHollywood · 10-30-2017, 01:37 PM

Is player development in Historical mode/Challenge mode tied to in-game performance, or IRL stats?

I am trying the 1988 Kings challenge mode, and had two players have massive drops in stats despite being under 30 and coming off strong seasons.

#1: Tony Tanti, dropped from 2.5* to 1.0* at 26 years old (no injuries)
Acquired Tanti form Vancouver.
88-89: 79 GP, 42-43-85; 89-90, 35-62-97
Then lost 1.5* worth of skill in the 1990 offseason. Interestingly, IRL Tanti fell off a cliff starting in 90-91, which made me wonder about player development.

#2: Bobby Carpenter, dropped from 3.5* to 1.5* at 29 years old (no injuries)
88-89: 80GP, 34-39-63. 89-90: 77GP, 34-52-86.
Then lost 2* worth of skill in the 1990 offseason.

Adam B · 10-30-2017, 03:29 PM

In Challenge Mode, it's using the recalculations and their star ratings will reflect how they did in real life. It's why you don't see development reports every month.

JeffR · 10-30-2017, 11:26 PM

Yeah, that's annual recalculation. Tanti's one of those guys whose careers are a little hard to model because it's not a smooth up-and-down curve; I'm working on a way to handle those situations a little better.

10-30-2017, 01:37 PM	#1
uWoHollywood Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 51	Question about Player Development in Historical Mode Is player development in Historical mode/Challenge mode tied to in-game performance, or IRL stats? I am trying the 1988 Kings challenge mode, and had two players have massive drops in stats despite being under 30 and coming off strong seasons. #1: Tony Tanti, dropped from 2.5* to 1.0* at 26 years old (no injuries) Acquired Tanti form Vancouver. 88-89: 79 GP, 42-43-85; 89-90, 35-62-97 Then lost 1.5* worth of skill in the 1990 offseason. Interestingly, IRL Tanti fell off a cliff starting in 90-91, which made me wonder about player development. #2: Bobby Carpenter, dropped from 3.5* to 1.5* at 29 years old (no injuries) 88-89: 80GP, 34-39-63. 89-90: 77GP, 34-52-86. Then lost 2* worth of skill in the 1990 offseason.

10-30-2017, 03:29 PM	#2
Adam B Hockey Community Manager Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: A Hockey Rink Posts: 2,369	In Challenge Mode, it's using the recalculations and their star ratings will reflect how they did in real life. It's why you don't see development reports every month.

10-30-2017, 11:26 PM	#3
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 16,623	Yeah, that's annual recalculation. Tanti's one of those guys whose careers are a little hard to model because it's not a smooth up-and-down curve; I'm working on a way to handle those situations a little better.