Custom league: majors full of junior scrubs

Neasag · 10-09-2017, 02:55 PM

This same problem which has existed since FHM 2, and has resulted in me getting refunds three versions in a row due to custom mode being unplayable and immersion-breaking, has yet again reared its ugly head.

(FHM 2 thread, exact same issue exists in 4)
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...d.php?t=260794

In custom games, major ("NHL") level leagues will always fill two or three roster spots with junior-aged garbage scrubs, while better players either sit in free agency or remain in the minors. This becomes more common when I've simmed for a few years.

My theory is the same as it was two years ago. The AI might hate sending players back to juniors, so they just sit on the major-league roster all season.

JeffR · 10-09-2017, 06:47 PM

It's probably been made worse by the changes that have slowed development a bit. But I think I know a way to help the AI work with the inability to send players back to junior, I'll see if we can get it into the first update.

10-09-2017, 02:55 PM	#1
Neasag Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 136	Custom league: majors full of junior scrubs This same problem which has existed since FHM 2, and has resulted in me getting refunds three versions in a row due to custom mode being unplayable and immersion-breaking, has yet again reared its ugly head. (FHM 2 thread, exact same issue exists in 4) http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...d.php?t=260794 In custom games, major ("NHL") level leagues will always fill two or three roster spots with junior-aged garbage scrubs, while better players either sit in free agency or remain in the minors. This becomes more common when I've simmed for a few years. My theory is the same as it was two years ago. The AI might hate sending players back to juniors, so they just sit on the major-league roster all season.

10-09-2017, 06:47 PM	#2
JeffR FHM Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 17,425	It's probably been made worse by the changes that have slowed development a bit. But I think I know a way to help the AI work with the inability to send players back to junior, I'll see if we can get it into the first update.