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Scoman · 08-30-2010, 09:46 PM

E. AI Rookie Draft Logic

If you enable the option for the AI to use pre-defined draft value in the rookie draft each season you will give yourself a real challenge. Don’t expect superstar players to slip to the bottom of the first round. This aspect AI essentially uses a combination of a player’s potential (career OPS or ERA) and his career length to rank all of the available players in the draft. So when you get to the last round of the rookie draft all you have left are a bunch of guys who only had a cup of coffee in the big leagues. Whereas in the first round all of your hall of famers and all-star caliber players will get chosen.

Is this feature broken? I did a test draft of 1901 and with this checked the ai drafting is terrible.
Its much better with it unchecked.

08-30-2010, 09:46 PM	#23
Scoman All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: heath ohio Posts: 1,828	E. AI Rookie Draft Logic If you enable the option for the AI to use pre-defined draft value in the rookie draft each season you will give yourself a real challenge. Don’t expect superstar players to slip to the bottom of the first round. This aspect AI essentially uses a combination of a player’s potential (career OPS or ERA) and his career length to rank all of the available players in the draft. So when you get to the last round of the rookie draft all you have left are a bunch of guys who only had a cup of coffee in the big leagues. Whereas in the first round all of your hall of famers and all-star caliber players will get chosen. Is this feature broken? I did a test draft of 1901 and with this checked the ai drafting is terrible. Its much better with it unchecked. Last edited by Scoman; 08-30-2010 at 09:47 PM.