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Kaitiaki · 09-22-2007, 01:33 PM

Suggestion

Add a "Favoured Prospect" designation for players in your minor league system (this ties in with the suggestions by jmolony3 & injury log in the 5th and 6th posts in this thread). This designation would instruct your AI managers to give such players priority in terms of playing time and positional assignment when constructing the depth charts and managing the games.

(Additional detail suggested by injury log, below: if minor league promotions and demotions are left to AI control, 'favored prospects' should be given an optimal development path. So even if a young LF is the best LF in my team's minor league system, if he isn't ready for AAA, the game shouldn't put him in AAA if I've labeled him as a 'favored prospect'. And if a favored shortstop prospect is ready for AAA, but there's a minor league vet who has slightly better Overall ratings, the game should bus the veteran to AA and install the SS as the AAA starter.)

Reason

OOTP's AI managers will often disagree with a human player about which players on a minor league team should get the most playing time. Sometimes I'll want to keep a veteran fresh in AAA; other times I'll want the low-rated-but-high-ceilinged young prospect to get the work to improve his skills. Currently, I have to micromanage my lineups & staff in the minors to achieve this. Adding a way to tell the AI "playing this guy is more important than playing that guy" would allow me to take a more hands-off approach to minor league team roster management.

Priority

Medium.

- Kai

09-22-2007, 01:33 PM	#49 (permalink)
Kaitiaki Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,062	Suggestion Add a "Favoured Prospect" designation for players in your minor league system (this ties in with the suggestions by jmolony3 & injury log in the 5th and 6th posts in this thread). This designation would instruct your AI managers to give such players priority in terms of playing time and positional assignment when constructing the depth charts and managing the games. (Additional detail suggested by injury log, below: if minor league promotions and demotions are left to AI control, 'favored prospects' should be given an optimal development path. So even if a young LF is the best LF in my team's minor league system, if he isn't ready for AAA, the game shouldn't put him in AAA if I've labeled him as a 'favored prospect'. And if a favored shortstop prospect is ready for AAA, but there's a minor league vet who has slightly better Overall ratings, the game should bus the veteran to AA and install the SS as the AAA starter.) Reason OOTP's AI managers will often disagree with a human player about which players on a minor league team should get the most playing time. Sometimes I'll want to keep a veteran fresh in AAA; other times I'll want the low-rated-but-high-ceilinged young prospect to get the work to improve his skills. Currently, I have to micromanage my lineups & staff in the minors to achieve this. Adding a way to tell the AI "playing this guy is more important than playing that guy" would allow me to take a more hands-off approach to minor league team roster management. Priority Medium. - Kai __________________ BJHL: Commissioner; Owner: Wichita War Eagles Last edited by Kaitiaki : 09-22-2007 at 02:09 PM.