Even though I really want to give more detailed proposals, I'm just really antsy to get in on this discussion, so here are my top priorities at the moment...
1. PLEASE allow us to export, edit, then re-import all data used in the game via csv files!
2. Revise the feeder system. Advanced details are forthcoming, but for now, here are some basics:
- Revise the way the draft is populated, so that more feeder teams are utilized; Consider relegating high schools to a database, so more real schools can be used
- Incorporate a 3-level feeder system (high school, 2-yr. college, 4-yr. college)
- Allow levels to feed into others (HS feeds 2YC/4YC/ML Draft; 2YC feeds 4YC/ML Draft; 4YC feeds ML Draft only)
- Add prestige rating for schools (or simply allow Fan Loyalty/Market Size ratings for feeder teams) to ensure more and better players come from certain schools
- Allow for smaller minimum roster sizes, so less players from small schools will be created
- Allow transfers (especially for quality players with limited playing time)
- Display a player's feeder team(s) prominently on his profile page
3. Incorporate the 10-5 no-trade clause, as well as limited/partial NTCs (based primarily on free agency prefernces) that are periodically waived as a player's mood/morale changes
4. Implement advanced player personalities that reflect their attitudes toward opponents, umpires, teammates, coaches, front office, and society in general (These would affect things like team chemistry, ejections, on-field altercations, contract negotiations, and off-field issues)
5. Revise the injury system based on an action/result format (more details to come) and incorporate advanced suspensions for both on-field and off-field infractions, based on personality
6. Use additional (preferably editable) free agency factors, including familiarity with other players/coaches (More specific ideas later)
7. Allow for more total ethnicities/name sets and more specific ethnicities per each nation
8. Apply nation factors (baseball quality, ethnicities, etc.) to individual states/regions or even to specific cities
9. Add more All-Star Game options (details to come) as well as other events, like a home run derby and futures game
10. Add more awards (true MVP, Reliever, Comeback, Executive, additional custom, etc.) and allow them to apply either league-wide or per sub-league
11. Add additional HoF criteria (stolen bases, strikeouts, defense, managing, etc.)
12. Add rain-outs and doubleheaders (even if they have to be added randomly)
13. Update the in-game screen to include:
- Clear and/or collapsible widgets
- Dynamic backgrounds (that change during games, based on time of day and weather)
- Dynamic Weather Window (showing current weather conditions)
- Game Clock ("real" time and elapsed time)
(Details on each of these to follow)
14. Allow more facegen customization, including hair, additional standard ethnicities, more realistic-looking faces for specific ethnicities, the ability to manually customize ("tweak") each face, and the feature that allows you to create a facegen face from an existing photo
15. Add 1B, 3B and bullpen coaches
16. Add umpires (with ratings for skill and temperament that affect the number of blown calls and ejections, respectively)
17. Add player agents (with ratings that affect how difficult they are to negotiate with)
18. Add team owners (with ratings that determine how thrifty [i.e. "cheap"] they are and how involved [i.e. "meddlesome"] they are in the everyday decision-making process)
19. Incorporate more advanced front office/financial factors (Not a big priority for V11, but I'll give more details soon anyway)
20. Allow more control over what types of emails are sent, news stories are displayed, and triggers are used to stop simming
Plus, here are some other random ideas:
- More news stories, including events like playoff clinchers
- Team rivalries that affect attendance and the number of in-game fights
- Alternate team nicknames and unique rally music
- Elimination numbers
- Customizable text-to-speech to simulate PbP announcers
And remember... make all of it as CUSTOMIZABLE as possible!