Ammy draft question

Riverdome · 02-26-2007, 03:10 PM

I read in one of the blogs that the ammy draft list can be viewable as early as ~opening day. Will the draftees on the ammy list have static stats all season or will we be able to watch their stats accumulate?

SOrry, I know this is a bit nit picky but I'm curious.

battists · 02-26-2007, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Riverdome

I read in one of the blogs that the ammy draft list can be viewable as early as ~opening day. Will the draftees on the ammy list have static stats all season or will we be able to watch their stats accumulate?

SOrry, I know this is a bit nit picky but I'm curious.

If it's a feeder league, they should accumulate.

If it's just a "normal amateur draft" they won't accumulate or change.

ACibella · 02-26-2007, 03:41 PM

This hadn't even occurred to me, but thats another plus of feeder leagues, assuming this is true. If this is the case, lets assume we are running a league with feeders and with scouting turned off. Is it reasonable to assume that players can actually develop prior to the draft? I.e - maybe prospect X is looking like a stud pre-season, but plays poorly and his ratings don't appreciate, while prospect Y looked very solid, maybe mid-first round caliber, but really starts lighting it up, and his ratings improve, as does his "draft stock". Is this the case? If so that would be a huge improvement over the old way.

battists · 02-26-2007, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ACibella

This hadn't even occurred to me, but thats another plus of feeder leagues, assuming this is true. If this is the case, lets assume we are running a league with feeders and with scouting turned off. Is it reasonable to assume that players can actually develop prior to the draft? I.e - maybe prospect X is looking like a stud pre-season, but plays poorly and his ratings don't appreciate, while prospect Y looked very solid, maybe mid-first round caliber, but really starts lighting it up, and his ratings improve, as does his "draft stock". Is this the case? If so that would be a huge improvement over the old way.

Absolutely.

Without feeder leagues, the game is basically creating a batch of static players on the "draft pool release date." These players won't change at all up to the draft.

With a feeder league, the feeder league is filled with "live" players who are playing, improving, failing, potentially getting injured, etc. In this case, you can think of the draft pool release date as just that - the list of players who have declared for the draft.

battists · 02-26-2007, 03:48 PM

dola,

For what it's worth, the main purpose of the ability to change the draft pool release date is for online leagues. In online leagues, you often need more than a month of "game time" to work out your draft. This gives online leagues added flexibility in that regard.

There's no particular need to play with that option if you're playing solo.

lewis31lewis52 · 02-26-2007, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by battists

Absolutely.

Without feeder leagues, the game is basically creating a batch of static players on the "draft pool release date." These players won't change at all up to the draft.

With a feeder league, the feeder league is filled with "live" players who are playing, improving, failing, potentially getting injured, etc. In this case, you can think of the draft pool release date as just that - the list of players who have declared for the draft.

That right there just made my day.

marc · 02-26-2007, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by lewis31lewis52

That right there just made my day.

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Bluenoser · 02-26-2007, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by battists

dola,

For what it's worth, the main purpose of the ability to change the draft pool release date is for online leagues. In online leagues, you often need more than a month of "game time" to work out your draft. This gives online leagues added flexibility in that regard.

There's no particular need to play with that option if you're playing solo.

Feeder leagues will still work with online leagues though, won't they? I mean online leagues won't be forced to create a draft pool will they?

battists · 02-26-2007, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BruceM

Feeder leagues will still work with online leagues though, won't they? I mean online leagues won't be forced to create a draft pool will they?

Well, even with feeder leagues, you still have a "draft pool" announcement, just as in the real world, you can scout college players all you want, but there's a point after which it's set in stone who is eligible for the draft.

robster1225 · 02-26-2007, 06:34 PM

To piggy back Battist, yes, you can still use feeder leagues, and those players will be in the draft pool. Now you will be able to draft players who already have stats, its AWESOME! You'll have to pay attention, and make sure you have enough feeder league teams so that you don't have "game created" players showing up in your draft.

Riverdome · 02-26-2007, 07:07 PM

Ok the whole feeder league thing aparently slipped by me. Is there a thread with a more detailed description of the feature?

tijas2 · 02-27-2007, 10:03 AM

bump...i too missed this whole feeder league thing

Nu-Bru · 02-27-2007, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Riverdome

Ok the whole feeder league thing aparently slipped by me. Is there a thread with a more detailed description of the feature?

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Originally Posted by tijas2

bump...i too missed this whole feeder league thing

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...d.php?t=138302

kagnew35 · 02-27-2007, 12:57 PM

Do feeder leagues have any application for historical leagues?

disposableheros · 02-27-2007, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by kagnew35

Do feeder leagues have any application for historical leagues?

not unless you are looking to combine historical with fictional

robster1225 · 02-27-2007, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by disposableheros

not unless you are looking to combine historical with fictional

Which is a great idea for a league!

Bluenoser · 02-27-2007, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by battists

Well, even with feeder leagues, you still have a "draft pool" announcement, just as in the real world, you can scout college players all you want, but there's a point after which it's set in stone who is eligible for the draft.

So basically, as long as you have enough feeder leagues with players coming out of them each year to fill your draft pool, then the game won't generate any players for the pool?

If that's the case, then an online league could set it up that way and you'd be able to scout these players for quite some time rather than only from opening day on.

disposableheros · 02-27-2007, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by robster1225

Which is a great idea for a league!

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disposableheros · 02-27-2007, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BruceM

So basically, as long as you have enough feeder leagues with players coming out of them each year to fill your draft pool, then the game won't generate any players for the pool?

If that's the case, then an online league could set it up that way and you'd be able to scout these players for quite some time rather than only from opening day on.

its going to take a huge feeder league to keep a draft full with no created ammies and ghost players off (something like 150+ feeder teams for a 30 team parent league).

this may not be ideal for online leagues, considering the file size issues.

Bluenoser · 02-27-2007, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by disposableheros

its going to take a huge feeder league to keep a draft full with no created ammies and ghost players off (something like 150+ feeder teams for a 30 team parent league).

this may not be ideal for online leagues, considering the file size issues.

I would think that amount of feeder leagues would depend entirely on the number of rounds you plan on having in your draft.

If I want a 10 round draft for a 30 team league, I need 300 players minimum. So I create a feeder league with 30 teams also, or two feeder leagues with 15 teams each. I don't see it being much of an issue unless you want to run a league with a lot of teams and/or draft rounds.

A league with just 12 teams would not be difficult at all.

02-26-2007, 03:10 PM	#1
Riverdome All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 964	Ammy draft question I read in one of the blogs that the ammy draft list can be viewable as early as ~opening day. Will the draftees on the ammy list have static stats all season or will we be able to watch their stats accumulate? SOrry, I know this is a bit nit picky but I'm curious. __________________ I was at the first OOTP Conference, where were you?..........

02-26-2007, 07:07 PM	#11
Riverdome All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 964	Ok the whole feeder league thing aparently slipped by me. Is there a thread with a more detailed description of the feature? __________________ I was at the first OOTP Conference, where were you?..........

02-27-2007, 12:57 PM	#14
kagnew35 All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, Nev Posts: 1,965	Do feeder leagues have any application for historical leagues? __________________ Elder Statesman of the Board http://www.soxxcountry.com/ site with FaceGen Central and Duffys Tavern Live OOTP Chat Room

02-26-2007, 03:41 PM	#3
ACibella Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 31	This hadn't even occurred to me, but thats another plus of feeder leagues, assuming this is true. If this is the case, lets assume we are running a league with feeders and with scouting turned off. Is it reasonable to assume that players can actually develop prior to the draft? I.e - maybe prospect X is looking like a stud pre-season, but plays poorly and his ratings don't appreciate, while prospect Y looked very solid, maybe mid-first round caliber, but really starts lighting it up, and his ratings improve, as does his "draft stock". Is this the case? If so that would be a huge improvement over the old way.

02-26-2007, 03:48 PM	#5
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	dola, For what it's worth, the main purpose of the ability to change the draft pool release date is for online leagues. In online leagues, you often need more than a month of "game time" to work out your draft. This gives online leagues added flexibility in that regard. There's no particular need to play with that option if you're playing solo.

02-26-2007, 06:34 PM	#10
robster1225 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,617	To piggy back Battist, yes, you can still use feeder leagues, and those players will be in the draft pool. Now you will be able to draft players who already have stats, its AWESOME! You'll have to pay attention, and make sure you have enough feeder league teams so that you don't have "game created" players showing up in your draft.

02-27-2007, 10:03 AM	#12
tijas2 Bat Boy Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 11	bump...i too missed this whole feeder league thing