Do split schedule seasons work?

dougaiton · 06-06-2006, 06:35 AM

I must admit, I've passed the half-way point in the season without seeing anything: at least an acknowledgement in the news would put my mind at ease before I play the next 81 games!

OH, and read my thread about equivalencies - am I off base?
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...d.php?t=122179

thomamon · 06-06-2006, 09:46 AM

Tt 1715

old timer · 06-08-2006, 02:30 AM

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Originally Posted by thomamon

Tt 1715

The patch list said this was fixed, but split seasons still don't work right. Is this TT 1715 for the next patch then? Currently, the team who finishes the whole season with the best record plays the second place team no matter how they did in each half.

Le Grande Orange · 06-08-2006, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by old timer

Currently, the team who finishes the whole season with the best record plays the second place team no matter how they did in each half.

Just to be clear, if a team wins the division in the first half but if its overall record is lower than a non-division winning team, it doesn't qualify for the playoffs?

The team finishing second in the second half qualifying for the playoffs should only happen if the same team wins the division in both halves.

old timer · 06-08-2006, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

Just to be clear, if a team wins the division in the first half but if its overall record is lower than a non-division winning team, it doesn't qualify for the playoffs?

The team finishing second in the second half qualifying for the playoffs should only happen if the same team wins the division in both halves.

In one league of mine, Marseille finished first both halves and the second place team, Lyon, was second for both halves, but they still played each other in the first round of the playoffs. Is this how split seasons are supposed to work? I guess I thought there would only be a playoff if there were two different winners for each half.

In another league, four(!) teams finished in a tie for the first half and the teams with the two best overall records went to the playoffs. I guess I don't know the rules on tiebreakers here, so maybe this was handled correctly, but I wonder how the game decided who the first half winner was?

BTW, these leagues started before the patch was applied and finished after the patch, so maybe that's the problem? I'll have to sim another season to find out.

wish7694 · 06-08-2006, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by old timer

In one league of mine, Marseille finished first both halves and the second place team, Lyon, was second for both halves, but they still played each other in the first round of the playoffs. Is this how split seasons are supposed to work? I guess I thought there would only be a playoff if there were two different winners for each half.

This is how it works in most leagues IRL, they still want the playoff revenue.

old timer · 06-08-2006, 01:31 PM

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This is how it works in most leagues IRL, they still want the playoff revenue.

OK, I guess I should have looked up how split seasons work first.

old timer · 06-09-2006, 03:00 AM

I'm still uncertain if split seasons are working right.

In one league of mine, at the midway point of the season, two teams were tied for first in one subleague and one team had sole possesion of first place in the other subleague. The first half winners were the team in sole possesion of first place and the THIRD place team in the other subleague. The two teams tied for first not being the first half winner must be a bug, right?

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06-09-2006, 03:00 AM	#8
old timer Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,278	I'm still uncertain if split seasons are working right. In one league of mine, at the midway point of the season, two teams were tied for first in one subleague and one team had sole possesion of first place in the other subleague. The first half winners were the team in sole possesion of first place and the THIRD place team in the other subleague. The two teams tied for first not being the first half winner must be a bug, right?