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Originally Posted by injury log
Just so everyone knows what roster designers are up against. Within each player record in OOTP, you have almost 100 fields that require data. With seven levels to an MLB team's system, you have almost 200 players per organization. So to get a complete roster set, you need to enter almost 600,000 different data values. Add in stats lines for each player, and you're looking at well over a million values that need to be entered. Most of this can only be done manually, and much of it needs to be researched first, and since it's all being done by unpaid volunteers, I hope everyone can understand why there will be occasional issues here and there with the important players, and why a few minor leaguers in each system have 'generic' ratings. There is really no way to do any of it 'easily', unfortunately, without compromising on quality.
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And one note on Linebrink - the 'bonus' a reliever gets in OOTP when used in relief isn't factored into the stats line projections in the Editor, so you'd expect him to perform better than his 4.68 forecasted ERA.
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The amount of work that you guys have done is absolutely staggering,and I for one am truely grateful.Personally,I think the set is great as is,there has to come a point in time where you have to say this is it,its done.Otherwise you're going to drive yourself crazy because players' skills are constantly evolving,and from my experience,I've found that predicting the future is a bad business best left to the gypsies.I've run numerous tests with the set and things really look great,on the Major League level,are there surprises? Sure,but did you have the Rays penciled in for the World Series last year?Thats what I thought.The problems with the set,lie in the Minors,where the league totals are a mess.Right now,I'm in the middle of collecting the R/L 2008 league totals for every minor league and from there plan on implementing them,checking the LT box,and seeing how they work.If things go well,I'll post a BZ asking that they be implemented into the set.With that we should really have a solid MLB set that OOTPD can be proud of,one that crushes the nearest competition(Mogul) completely.You've done a fantastic job guys,relaxand have fun with the set.