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Originally Posted by AdequateRandomGaming
As someone who has focused on historical replays since the inception of the game, I will say - probably not. I've made a lengthy post a few months back, and this is one of the things I've pointed out that could use some improvement - that even when using the game engine to handle development, it still follows real career arcs a little too closely.
I've ran maybe 100 historical sims from the 90's up to 2040 or so. I'm a Sens fan. I've never seen Daigle reach potential, not even once. Things like that.
Now, I've seen a few surprises. One time Chris Neil developed into a reliable 20 goal scorer for many seasons. Those are extremely rare though.
So with your project, I'm not saying it's impossible. I'm saying you may have to run several sims to get that one result that will stick out.
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Thanks for replying. I found your post and read it, and I appreciate your insights. I can understand why what you're saying could be built into the game. I'm sure many FHM players who run long historical games want to see the "right" names on the career leaderboards, rather than seeing a player who, let's say, scored 8 points in an 8-game career in the early 1970s turn into Marcel Dionne.
I'm guessing, then, that the game engine would be better able to handle a player like Pelle Lindbergh, who had several good seasons before his untimely death.