Clearify please.

[mm7607]

What is the difference between the player type list in the FPC module?

[mm7607]

Nobody?

[old timer]

Originally Posted by mm7607

What is the difference between the player type list in the FPC module?

Just curious... What is the FPC module?

[mm7607]

Fictional player creation on the FA page. I change the setting and don't see any difference, so I was just wondering what it was for.

[mm7607]

Am I to believe that a feature was added to the game that NOBODY knows what it does? Or is it something else.

[Bluenoser]

What setting are you changing? Be specific please.

What are the choices, I have no idea what you're talking about, sorry.

[mm7607]

Free Agent page, create fictional player. 2nd drop down menu that says 'player type' I cant see any difference no matter which one I select and the manual just skips over it.

[Bluenoser]

Originally Posted by mm7607

Free Agent page, create fictional player. 2nd drop down menu that says 'player type' I cant see any difference no matter which one I select and the manual just skips over it.

Player Type - What are the Choices?????????????????????

[mm7607]

1. Default
2. Amateur
3. International Amateur
4. International Established FA
5. Independent Leaguer

[Bluenoser]

Originally Posted by mm7607

1. Default
2. Amateur
3. International Amateur
4. International Established FA
5. Independent Leaguer

So your original question was ":What is the difference between each type?

I'm sorry, but the question doesn't make a lot of sense to me (not being rude).

The type is self explanatory in the description. It's where they come from when you create them.

[mm7607]

I don't understand why this is such a hard question. Somebody put this in the game and I want to understand what it does other then generate a player from a different country. What's the difference between this drop down menu and player quality, development stage?

You know what never mind. I'll just ignore that part of the game. Nearly every time I ask a question its like trying to pull teeth to get an answer.

[Charlie Hough]

I think the confusion is because the player types are supposed to be self-explanatory and probably are to most users. But you're right that this isn't in the OOTP14 manual, so that should be corrected. It was in the OOTP14 feature list announcement, but it was left as self-explanatory.

It's the type of player that you want the game to create. See this post for more details.

• Default (a normal free agent that might be in the player pool for MLB or the minors)
• International amateur (a young international who has not played professional baseball yet)
• International established FA (a veteran international player who is established as a professional player but is a free agent)
• Independent leaguer (a player who is a free agent but is probably more of the calibre of the players in one of the independent minor leagues)

[Bluenoser]

Originally Posted by mm7607

I don't understand why this is such a hard question. Somebody put this in the game and I want to understand what it does other then generate a player from a different country. What's the difference between this drop down menu and player quality, development stage?

You know what never mind. I'll just ignore that part of the game. Nearly every time I ask a question its like trying to pull teeth to get an answer.

Maybe if instead of getting upset, you were a little more clear with your question, you'd get answers. I asked what I did because I couldn't figure out what you were talking about, not because I wanted to give you a hard time. Maybe the question seems straight forward to you, but try to remember that no two people see things exactly the same.

To answer your question, there is only one development engine in OOTP, all players develop under its umbrella. Like any kid with aspirations, some make it to the bigs, most don't.

[mm7607]

Originally Posted by Charlie Hough

I think the confusion is because the player types are supposed to be self-explanatory and probably are to most users. But you're right that this isn't in the OOTP14 manual, so that should be corrected. It was in the OOTP14 feature list announcement, but it was left as self-explanatory.

It's the type of player that you want the game to create. See this post for more details.

• Default (a normal free agent that might be in the player pool for MLB or the minors)
• International amateur (a young international who has not played professional baseball yet)
• International established FA (a veteran international player who is established as a professional player but is a free agent)
• Independent leaguer (a player who is a free agent but is probably more of the calibre of the players in one of the independent minor leagues)

I must apologize for my impatience. I am getting older and grumpy. Also the question did seem more straight foward to me. So I apologize for any misunderstanding.

Doesn't the player quality and development menus do the same? Or does this selection send the players to other FA lists?

[Charlie Hough]

Originally Posted by mm7607

I must apologize for my impatience. I am getting older and grumpy. Also the question did seem more straight foward to me. So I apologize for any misunderstanding.

Doesn't the player quality and development menus do the same? Or does this selection send the players to other FA lists?

I'm not exactly sure, but I think the other settings are there if you want to have more control over the player's abilities, etc.

So, for example, if you choose an international amateur FA but you leave his age on default and his quality at random, the game would probably create him with an age and abilities that are what you might expect of an international amateur FA. But you could choose other settings if you want to get more specific about the age and quality of player you want the game to create.

But, again, I don't really know for sure. One way to find out is to experiment with creating some free agents and trying different settings. You can always delete them afterward if you don't want them.