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luckymann · 11-18-2021, 01:20 AM

In the interests of making this game ever more challenging for me and interesting for you following along while still making it broadly representative of the historical, I have decided to make a few key changes to some of the game settings.

All Legacies will henceforth have a 2-year extension added to their 10-year contracts at the outset, with salaries reflective of the historical. The exception to this will be those whose IRL careers were 10 years' duration or fewer.

I will also be introducing a new class - Marquee Players.

A Marquee will be a Legacy Player with 70+ career WAR (as per BBRef) and a minimum 60% of career games played for the club that initially receives them as a Legacy.

One year will then be added to their extension per every 5% over 60% they played at that club, with those having played their entire career for the club receiving the maximum of 10 years or the same number of seasons their IRL career lasted.

Of the current Legacies this new distinction only applies to Detroit’s Harry Heilmann, who gets a 9-year extension; Babe Ruth, whose stay with the Yanks is extended by 6 years; and Rogers Hornsby, who gets a total of 4 more seasons with the Cards.

If we want to sign a Marquee Player when they become a FA, we can. However, once any deal has been consummated, we have to match that player's historical salary for the duration. We still cannot trade for them before that, nor trade away our Legacies and Marquees.

Other changes to be made are as follows:

AI trading is currently set to VERY LOW. I will be ticking that up to LOW at the end of this season and again up to AVERAGE for the start of the 1920 season. I just feel some teams are being stuck with the same playing group and want to try and encourage the AI managers to be more proactive in building competitive squads.
I always intended to introduce MiLB along the way, but my plan was to wait until 1950. Now I will be creating an AAA level for 1920. Then I’ll add an AA level in 1950 and see where that leaves us. A third level will almost certainly be brought in sometime around 1975-80. This, of course, will mean option years and waivers and all that, which should again encourage plenty of franchise-shaping.
Injury frequency is currently set to VERY LOW. I will be upping this to LOW at the start of 1920 and looking to bring it up to NORMAL in the years after that. I just want to see how things play out first. The last thing I want is a host of big-name players taken out of the game for prolonged periods with injuries.
FA eligibility, which is currently at 10 years, has just been moved down to 8. It will be reduced by another year at the end of each of the 1917, 1918 and 1919 seasons to make it 5 years come 1920. Arb eligibility will remain at the game-enforced 3-year setting. This will mean more players at younger ages entering the FA market or clubs having to be more aggressive in keeping them.
Because I feel it is just too arbitrary, at the end of the 1917 season, I will be removing personality / morale / chemistry from the game.
TCR is currently set at 120, and I just feel with both DEV and RECALC at play, having it set so high is making ratings and performance a bit too erratic. So at the end of the next few seasons I will be ticking it down to 100 then 75 then 50 for the start of 1920.

As I said, I need to keep an eye on what this all means for the game and will be quick to tinker further should I not like what I am seeing.

Any input and feedback welcome, as always.

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11-18-2021, 01:20 AM	#421
luckymann Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 14,034	Some changes in the wind... In the interests of making this game ever more challenging for me and interesting for you following along while still making it broadly representative of the historical, I have decided to make a few key changes to some of the game settings. All Legacies will henceforth have a 2-year extension added to their 10-year contracts at the outset, with salaries reflective of the historical. The exception to this will be those whose IRL careers were 10 years' duration or fewer. I will also be introducing a new class - Marquee Players. A Marquee will be a Legacy Player with 70+ career WAR (as per BBRef) and a minimum 60% of career games played for the club that initially receives them as a Legacy. One year will then be added to their extension per every 5% over 60% they played at that club, with those having played their entire career for the club receiving the maximum of 10 years or the same number of seasons their IRL career lasted. Of the current Legacies this new distinction only applies to Detroit’s Harry Heilmann, who gets a 9-year extension; Babe Ruth, whose stay with the Yanks is extended by 6 years; and Rogers Hornsby, who gets a total of 4 more seasons with the Cards. If we want to sign a Marquee Player when they become a FA, we can. However, once any deal has been consummated, we have to match that player's historical salary for the duration. We still cannot trade for them before that, nor trade away our Legacies and Marquees. Other changes to be made are as follows: AI trading is currently set to VERY LOW. I will be ticking that up to LOW at the end of this season and again up to AVERAGE for the start of the 1920 season. I just feel some teams are being stuck with the same playing group and want to try and encourage the AI managers to be more proactive in building competitive squads. I always intended to introduce MiLB along the way, but my plan was to wait until 1950. Now I will be creating an AAA level for 1920. Then I’ll add an AA level in 1950 and see where that leaves us. A third level will almost certainly be brought in sometime around 1975-80. This, of course, will mean option years and waivers and all that, which should again encourage plenty of franchise-shaping. Injury frequency is currently set to VERY LOW. I will be upping this to LOW at the start of 1920 and looking to bring it up to NORMAL in the years after that. I just want to see how things play out first. The last thing I want is a host of big-name players taken out of the game for prolonged periods with injuries. FA eligibility, which is currently at 10 years, has just been moved down to 8. It will be reduced by another year at the end of each of the 1917, 1918 and 1919 seasons to make it 5 years come 1920. Arb eligibility will remain at the game-enforced 3-year setting. This will mean more players at younger ages entering the FA market or clubs having to be more aggressive in keeping them. Because I feel it is just too arbitrary, at the end of the 1917 season, I will be removing personality / morale / chemistry from the game. TCR is currently set at 120, and I just feel with both DEV and RECALC at play, having it set so high is making ratings and performance a bit too erratic. So at the end of the next few seasons I will be ticking it down to 100 then 75 then 50 for the start of 1920. As I said, I need to keep an eye on what this all means for the game and will be quick to tinker further should I not like what I am seeing. Any input and feedback welcome, as always. G __________________ HISTORICAL DO-OVERS A'S RED SOX DODGERS PIRATES MARINERS CUSTOM SAVES LGB NEXUS Last edited by luckymann; 11-24-2021 at 10:04 PM.