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Pineapple · 10-17-2009, 11:02 PM

Some of these have already been mentioned but:

1. HS feeder league feeding into college league

2. Player agents (Front Office Football)

3. More dynamic player personality. Often times teams have to trade away talented players because of the negatives they bring into a clubhouse (Manny Ramirez and Milton Bradley for example)

4. More dynamic free agent A.I. I know free agents sign with a team based on money, loyalty, location and chance for a winning team. But this needs to be more stressed. An older veteran may sign cheaper just to go to a winning team. A young guy could favor a team where he sees a chance to start rather than be a bench player.

5. Veterans mentoring youngsters (Front Office Football). Lesser talented veterans and those in the twilight of their years are often kept around for their leadership. Give us an incentive to want to sign that aging John Smoltz or Mike Sweeney.

6. Implement an off-season training of sorts whether it be Winter Ball or simply an option to tell a young player to focus on fielding or hitting.

7. Improved scouting system especially for the amateur draft and lower level minor league farm systems. I keep referencing Front Office Football but I especially like the scouting method it uses during their football draft. Potential draftees are scouting on a "sliding scale" system rather than a pure singular numerical value. If you spent more time scouting that player, the level of ambiguity reduces. Rather than a player being rated "11-16" (out of 20) in particular category, a heavily scouted player may be rated "12-14" instead. Same thing for the low minors, the ratings should be more ambiguous until they play for a long period time where scouts can get a better grasp of their potential.

8. Importable coaching/game strategies! This is an absolute must. Playing in solo and online leagues, I hate having to reconfigure my strategies every time I take over a new team. It would be nice if I can create a coaching profile so I can import to other leagues.

9. Leadership and perhaps work ethic can evolve over time. It is debatable whether leaders are naturally born or not... but I would like to see young players develop into better leaders as they get older. Similarly, some players may work harder as they age. Or even vice versa, some players get lazier over time. This suggestion is pretty much an add on for making player personalities more dynamic. I want players to feel real and immersive rather than just computing code.

10-17-2009, 11:02 PM	#275 (permalink)
Pineapple Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 92 Thanks: 5 Thanked 36x in 14 posts	Some of these have already been mentioned but: 1. HS feeder league feeding into college league 2. Player agents (Front Office Football) 3. More dynamic player personality. Often times teams have to trade away talented players because of the negatives they bring into a clubhouse (Manny Ramirez and Milton Bradley for example) 4. More dynamic free agent A.I. I know free agents sign with a team based on money, loyalty, location and chance for a winning team. But this needs to be more stressed. An older veteran may sign cheaper just to go to a winning team. A young guy could favor a team where he sees a chance to start rather than be a bench player. 5. Veterans mentoring youngsters (Front Office Football). Lesser talented veterans and those in the twilight of their years are often kept around for their leadership. Give us an incentive to want to sign that aging John Smoltz or Mike Sweeney. 6. Implement an off-season training of sorts whether it be Winter Ball or simply an option to tell a young player to focus on fielding or hitting. 7. Improved scouting system especially for the amateur draft and lower level minor league farm systems. I keep referencing Front Office Football but I especially like the scouting method it uses during their football draft. Potential draftees are scouting on a "sliding scale" system rather than a pure singular numerical value. If you spent more time scouting that player, the level of ambiguity reduces. Rather than a player being rated "11-16" (out of 20) in particular category, a heavily scouted player may be rated "12-14" instead. Same thing for the low minors, the ratings should be more ambiguous until they play for a long period time where scouts can get a better grasp of their potential. 8. Importable coaching/game strategies! This is an absolute must. Playing in solo and online leagues, I hate having to reconfigure my strategies every time I take over a new team. It would be nice if I can create a coaching profile so I can import to other leagues. 9. Leadership and perhaps work ethic can evolve over time. It is debatable whether leaders are naturally born or not... but I would like to see young players develop into better leaders as they get older. Similarly, some players may work harder as they age. Or even vice versa, some players get lazier over time. This suggestion is pretty much an add on for making player personalities more dynamic. I want players to feel real and immersive rather than just computing code.