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Cole · 06-24-2011, 02:58 AM

I haven't purchased OOTP 12 yet (probably tomorrow), so I'm just looking for people who have the game to speak up...

I've always wanted to create an international/world league that would make use of the foreigner roster limit rules (only allowing a few foreigners per team), where the stronger baseball countries would be powerhouses, whereas the weaker baseball countries would have a tougher time in game, due to having lower quality players.

In past versions of OOTP, that was never possible, as if you had an equal amount of teams in each country, player pools would be created with an equal amount of players from each nation, and the skill disparity would be even (you would be just as likely to have a future Hall of Fame pitcher from USA or Japan (strong baseball nations) as you would be to have one from Italy or Nicaragua (weak baseball nations), for example).

However, I noticed in one of the screens there was something regarding scouting that showed recognition between countries with excellent baseball talent, good baseball talent, poor baseball talent, etc... And I seem to recall someone saying that the game in scouting will make it so it's more likely to find good players in the baseball rich parts of the world ..

My question is, does that translate over to player draft pools in any capacity? If I set up an international league would it be quite rare to see a super talented player from one of the weaker baseball nations, or would it all be balanced between all countries in your league, as it has been in the past?

Basically, my dream international league would be set up somewhat as follows...
Teams from all different countries
Rosters which are allowed to have only 3 or 4 foreigners
And a baseball universe where the stronger baseball nations will by extension field the strongest teams, due to a stronger player base to pull from.

Of course, the weaker teams might be able to have success with the right imports, but it would largely be based on the talent level of each team's baseball nation.

Is such a thing possible in OOTP 12? Has anything changed in this regard from previous iterations? Thanks.

06-24-2011, 02:58 AM	#1
Cole Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick Posts: 2,685	Question about international leagues/baseball nations I haven't purchased OOTP 12 yet (probably tomorrow), so I'm just looking for people who have the game to speak up... I've always wanted to create an international/world league that would make use of the foreigner roster limit rules (only allowing a few foreigners per team), where the stronger baseball countries would be powerhouses, whereas the weaker baseball countries would have a tougher time in game, due to having lower quality players. In past versions of OOTP, that was never possible, as if you had an equal amount of teams in each country, player pools would be created with an equal amount of players from each nation, and the skill disparity would be even (you would be just as likely to have a future Hall of Fame pitcher from USA or Japan (strong baseball nations) as you would be to have one from Italy or Nicaragua (weak baseball nations), for example). However, I noticed in one of the screens there was something regarding scouting that showed recognition between countries with excellent baseball talent, good baseball talent, poor baseball talent, etc... And I seem to recall someone saying that the game in scouting will make it so it's more likely to find good players in the baseball rich parts of the world .. My question is, does that translate over to player draft pools in any capacity? If I set up an international league would it be quite rare to see a super talented player from one of the weaker baseball nations, or would it all be balanced between all countries in your league, as it has been in the past? Basically, my dream international league would be set up somewhat as follows... Teams from all different countries Rosters which are allowed to have only 3 or 4 foreigners And a baseball universe where the stronger baseball nations will by extension field the strongest teams, due to a stronger player base to pull from. Of course, the weaker teams might be able to have success with the right imports, but it would largely be based on the talent level of each team's baseball nation. Is such a thing possible in OOTP 12? Has anything changed in this regard from previous iterations? Thanks.