Suggestions: Game/League Setup Options - Page 5

pine_marten · 09-29-2007, 12:16 AM

Suggestion:

Allow player to designate league as a subordinate league, i.e. one that a higher level league can purchase players from but not trade with or sell players to.

Reason:

Would allow similar set-up to current Major League - Independant League set-up.

Priority:

Medium.

Oneida · 10-02-2007, 12:27 PM

Suggestion

Put Inside the Park module in new game, or atleast allow for some modder to be able to do so.

Reason

I believe it will add depth to the game

Prioity

IMO Medium/high

Pirates Fan · 10-04-2007, 10:26 PM

Suggestion
Allow an easy setup that strictly ages players -- nothing else.

Reason
A lot of customers of other games want to be able to enjoy their draft leagues with a touch of J. Henry Waugh-type player creation -- not the elaborate minor leagues or the already-inferior free agents you get.

Priority
High

Le Grande Orange · 10-05-2007, 02:29 PM

Suggestion

When setting up a league that has minor league levels attached to it, scale the average attendance value for the minors as a percentage of the value selected for the major league.

Reason

It makes the setting up of a league quicker and easier. The player doesn't have to go in and set the average attendance values for each attached minor league in order to get a set up reflective of the current real-world scenario.

Priority

Medium.

The Proposal in Detail

As mentioned, by scaling the minor league attendance of affiliated minors to the value selected for the major league parent league, it makes setting up the league quicker and easier. The player only has to go in and make changes to the average league attendance in a given minor league if they want to do something different from the attendance relationship in the real world.

Here's how the attendance relationship worked in the 2006 season. Below is the per-game average attendance for each classification, along with the percentage value of the major league figure:

Code:

MLB   = 31,307  100.0%
----------------------
AAA   =  6,451   20.6%
AA    =  4,342   13.9%
A-Adv =  2,055    6.6%
A     =  3,422   10.9%
A-SS  =  3,211   10.3%
R-Adv =  1,542    4.9%

In 2006, AAA level leagues on average drew 20.6% of what the majors drew in attendance, AA leagues drew 13.9%, and so on.

It's these percentages which would be used to determine the average attendance value or an affiliated minor league. If a player creating a league set their major league average attendance as 25,000 then the attendance setting for the AAA level leagues would be 5,150 while for AA leagues it would be 3,475 and so on.

Of course, if the player wanted to go in after the leagues were created and set new values for average attendance for the majors and minors, they could do that. The scaling proposed is strictly at the point when the league is first created and is intended as a convenience to help make setting up a league based on modern-day defaults quicker.

An additional possible refinement would be to scale the attendance percentages based on the league year selected. That is, different percentages would be used for a league set up to start in 1950 than one set up to start in 1990 or 2006; the percentages used would be based on the actual real-world major/minor values from that year.

The percentages for the actual 1950 season were (using the minor league classification level names in effect that year):

Code:

AAA =  22.5%
AA  =  20.0%
A   =  10.0%
B   =   8.0%
C   =   6.6%
D   =   4.3%

The percentages for the actual 1990 season were:

Code:

AAA   =  19.2%
AA    =  10.4%
A-Adv =   5.6%
A     =   5.9%
A-SS  =   6.5%
R-Adv =   5.8%

Having scaling percentages for each year, or a range of years, would require some research. However, it would provide more accuracy in terms of the starting year selected.

Le Grande Orange · 10-05-2007, 02:54 PM

Suggestion

Scale park capacities for minor league teams as a percentage of the major leagues in a manner similar to the way league attendances would scaled in the suggestion in post #84 above.

Reason

To make setting up affiliated minor leagues quicker. The player no longer has to manually select lower and more appropriate park capacities for the minors; instead the values are scaled automatically as percentages of major league park capacities. The player would still be free to change park capacities in the minors after the league is created if they wish.

Priority

Medium.

The Proposal in Detail

As mentioned, the reason for and workings of this scaling is similar to that proposed for scaling average attendances. Below are the actual park capacity values for the 2007 season for each classification:

Code:

      Average  Median  Smallest Largest

MLB    46,396  45,400    33,871  57,545
---------------------------------------
AAA    12,472  11,336     8,400  24,000
AA      7,470   6,500     6,000  11,003
A-Adv   5,861   6,053     4,000  10,386
A       5,800   5,200     3,200  11,000
A-SS    4,859   4,497     2,600   7,500
R-Adv   2,888   2,500     1,500   5,000
---------------------------------------
Ind.    4,745   4,500     1,500   9,725

In the AAA minor leagues, the park capacity on average was 26.9% of the major league average, and 25.0% of the major league median. In the AA level, the average park capacity were 16.1% of the major league average and 14.3% of the major league median. And so on.

When creating the minors, such percentages would be used to scale the typical park capacities of the teams in the minors so as to provide for real-world like figures without the user having to do so manually.

Muzamba · 10-06-2007, 03:49 AM

Suggestion:
Allow the following options for the All Star Game...

-Hold ASG?: (Yes / No)
-Date: (mm/dd)
-Location: [Choose Initial Field] (then... Rotate Between Leagues / Same Location / Random Location)
-Format: (Interleague / Home Country vs. World)
-Managers: (Previous League Champions / Teams with Best Current Record / "Voted" On)
-Use DH? (No, Never / Yes, Always / Only in DH Sub-Leagues Cities / Rotate DH Use)
-Roster Size: (##) [Add one when using DH? Yes / No]
-Representation: (Best Players Available / All Teams Represented)
-Player Usage: (Manage As Regular Game / Showcase Talent & Limit Pitch Counts)
-Pitcher Roles: (Normal Staff / Use SPs as MRs)
-Consider Fan Favoritism: (No / Yes) [If Yes, with... Starting Lineup / SP / Reserves / Managers)
-Winner Determines Championship Series HFA? (Yes / No)
-Schedule Additional ASG?: (Yes / No) (If yes, all info above must be repeated)

Reason:
Additional possibilities would make the ASG more realistic and interesting

Priority:
I'm aware that the ASG isn't important to everyone, but I would personally LOVE to have these options, so I'm gonna give it a HIGH priority!

redsoxford · 10-06-2007, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Muzamba

-Winner Determines Championship Series HFA? (Yes / No)

That I think is in the game already just not accessible. If you look in league_playoffs.csv there is a column that is labelled to that end "allstar_winner_homefield"

Muzamba · 10-06-2007, 07:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redsoxford

That I think is in the game already just not accessible. If you look in league_playoffs.csv there is a column that is labelled to that end "allstar_winner_homefield"

Good to know it's at least possible currently. However, it would be nice to have all these options in one place, especially within the game itself.

By the way, how ya doin? Long time no see.

Been busy the past few months, but it looks like I'm back just in time to get my final suggestions in before they close the thread, LOL.

P.S. Sorry for goin' OT, guys

Glad to be back, though!

battists · 10-10-2007, 09:32 PM

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09-29-2007, 12:16 AM	#81 (permalink)
pine_marten Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 22	Indy Leagues Suggestion: Allow player to designate league as a subordinate league, i.e. one that a higher level league can purchase players from but not trade with or sell players to. Reason: Would allow similar set-up to current Major League - Independant League set-up. Priority: Medium.

10-05-2007, 02:29 PM	#84 (permalink)
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Scheduleslovakia Posts: 5,613	Suggestion When setting up a league that has minor league levels attached to it, scale the average attendance value for the minors as a percentage of the value selected for the major league. Reason It makes the setting up of a league quicker and easier. The player doesn't have to go in and set the average attendance values for each attached minor league in order to get a set up reflective of the current real-world scenario. Priority Medium. The Proposal in Detail As mentioned, by scaling the minor league attendance of affiliated minors to the value selected for the major league parent league, it makes setting up the league quicker and easier. The player only has to go in and make changes to the average league attendance in a given minor league if they want to do something different from the attendance relationship in the real world. Here's how the attendance relationship worked in the 2006 season. Below is the per-game average attendance for each classification, along with the percentage value of the major league figure: Code: MLB = 31,307 100.0% ---------------------- AAA = 6,451 20.6% AA = 4,342 13.9% A-Adv = 2,055 6.6% A = 3,422 10.9% A-SS = 3,211 10.3% R-Adv = 1,542 4.9% In 2006, AAA level leagues on average drew 20.6% of what the majors drew in attendance, AA leagues drew 13.9%, and so on. It's these percentages which would be used to determine the average attendance value or an affiliated minor league. If a player creating a league set their major league average attendance as 25,000 then the attendance setting for the AAA level leagues would be 5,150 while for AA leagues it would be 3,475 and so on. Of course, if the player wanted to go in after the leagues were created and set new values for average attendance for the majors and minors, they could do that. The scaling proposed is strictly at the point when the league is first created and is intended as a convenience to help make setting up a league based on modern-day defaults quicker. An additional possible refinement would be to scale the attendance percentages based on the league year selected. That is, different percentages would be used for a league set up to start in 1950 than one set up to start in 1990 or 2006; the percentages used would be based on the actual real-world major/minor values from that year. The percentages for the actual 1950 season were (using the minor league classification level names in effect that year): Code: AAA = 22.5% AA = 20.0% A = 10.0% B = 8.0% C = 6.6% D = 4.3% The percentages for the actual 1990 season were: Code: AAA = 19.2% AA = 10.4% A-Adv = 5.6% A = 5.9% A-SS = 6.5% R-Adv = 5.8% Having scaling percentages for each year, or a range of years, would require some research. However, it would provide more accuracy in terms of the starting year selected. __________________ . "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our abilities and skills, because that challenge is one we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win." .

10-05-2007, 02:54 PM	#85 (permalink)
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Scheduleslovakia Posts: 5,613	Suggestion Scale park capacities for minor league teams as a percentage of the major leagues in a manner similar to the way league attendances would scaled in the suggestion in post #84 above. Reason To make setting up affiliated minor leagues quicker. The player no longer has to manually select lower and more appropriate park capacities for the minors; instead the values are scaled automatically as percentages of major league park capacities. The player would still be free to change park capacities in the minors after the league is created if they wish. Priority Medium. The Proposal in Detail As mentioned, the reason for and workings of this scaling is similar to that proposed for scaling average attendances. Below are the actual park capacity values for the 2007 season for each classification: Code: Average Median Smallest Largest MLB 46,396 45,400 33,871 57,545 --------------------------------------- AAA 12,472 11,336 8,400 24,000 AA 7,470 6,500 6,000 11,003 A-Adv 5,861 6,053 4,000 10,386 A 5,800 5,200 3,200 11,000 A-SS 4,859 4,497 2,600 7,500 R-Adv 2,888 2,500 1,500 5,000 --------------------------------------- Ind. 4,745 4,500 1,500 9,725 In the AAA minor leagues, the park capacity on average was 26.9% of the major league average, and 25.0% of the major league median. In the AA level, the average park capacity were 16.1% of the major league average and 14.3% of the major league median. And so on. When creating the minors, such percentages would be used to scale the typical park capacities of the teams in the minors so as to provide for real-world like figures without the user having to do so manually. __________________ . "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our abilities and skills, because that challenge is one we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win." . Last edited by Le Grande Orange : 10-05-2007 at 02:56 PM.

10-06-2007, 03:49 AM	#86 (permalink)
Muzamba Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 350	ASG Options Suggestion: Allow the following options for the All Star Game... -Hold ASG?: (Yes / No) -Date: (mm/dd) -Location: [Choose Initial Field] (then... Rotate Between Leagues / Same Location / Random Location) -Format: (Interleague / Home Country vs. World) -Managers: (Previous League Champions / Teams with Best Current Record / "Voted" On) -Use DH? (No, Never / Yes, Always / Only in DH Sub-Leagues Cities / Rotate DH Use) -Roster Size: (##) [Add one when using DH? Yes / No] -Representation: (Best Players Available / All Teams Represented) -Player Usage: (Manage As Regular Game / Showcase Talent & Limit Pitch Counts) -Pitcher Roles: (Normal Staff / Use SPs as MRs) -Consider Fan Favoritism: (No / Yes) [If Yes, with... Starting Lineup / SP / Reserves / Managers) -Winner Determines Championship Series HFA? (Yes / No) -Schedule Additional ASG?: (Yes / No) (If yes, all info above must be repeated) Reason: Additional possibilities would make the ASG more realistic and interesting Priority: I'm aware that the ASG isn't important to everyone, but I would personally LOVE to have these options, so I'm gonna give it a HIGH priority!

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10-02-2007, 12:27 PM	#82 (permalink)
Oneida Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 246	Suggestion Put Inside the Park module in new game, or atleast allow for some modder to be able to do so. Reason I believe it will add depth to the game Prioity IMO Medium/high

10-04-2007, 10:26 PM	#83 (permalink)
Pirates Fan Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 34	Suggestion Allow an easy setup that strictly ages players -- nothing else. Reason A lot of customers of other games want to be able to enjoy their draft leagues with a touch of J. Henry Waugh-type player creation -- not the elaborate minor leagues or the already-inferior free agents you get. Priority High

10-10-2007, 09:32 PM	#89 (permalink)
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