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Old 04-15-2008, 02:54 PM   #23 (permalink)
Ambermonk
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Originally Posted by Who Killed Kenny? View Post
Can't you turn off rating fluctuations (or decrease them)? So if you don't want your prospects flaming out then they won't. Of course you are unlikely to find a gem in the later round because you'll know who's going to be good.
Yes you can turn off (or decrease) fluctuations, but that is not the point. For fictional leagues, one of the most enjoyable aspects is player development. You want to be able to watch your players increase their skills.

What I'd like to see is something like this: A player's intelligence & work ethic would affect his development (it may already do this), but if these are generally average then the following scale (annually) might be close...

20% chance for improvement,
5% chance for dropping,
75% chance to stay the same.
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