OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post

bjernagris · 06-27-2023, 06:37 AM

Thank you tward13 for starting this thread and good to see that there are other commissioners out there who have ideas for improving the online league mode in FHM!

I also think it should be mentioned that there have been good improvements to online league play over the past few iterations of the game. The addition of the goalie start chart was a great one, for example.

Some ideas from my end:

- Ability for GMs to make the injury deferral choice themselves instead of AI. Could it be made in the same way that jersey number change requests news items are done? Those messages stay in the inbox for the GM to make a decision later.

- Fix injury counter for players sent to IR via teamfiles. The counter is always at zero.

- Enable control over minor league teams. I realize there might be technical limitations here but there are several GMs in our league who would like more control over their minor league teams.

- Option to disable the finances feature. This is causing issues for us while simming, especially the annual finances on July 1.

Not specifically related to multiplayer but still relevant:

- Player contracts expire on or around June 22, or a temporary increase in the contract limit by, for example, 5 contracts, similar to the offseason salary cap cushion. This would enable GMs to sign draftees with expiring rights during the Jun 23-30 window, without having to move contracts.

- Complete freeze on Free Agent signings between July 1 and the draft, to prevent Free Agency from starting before the draft.

- Improved contract extension feature. I have been on about this before and I think there have been improvements in this area in FHM9. However there are still some things to refine. One is that unproven pending RFAs coming off their ELCs often ask for 3-year deals and need to be negotiated into accepting 1- or 2-year term. IRL these players normally get 1-2 year extensions, would be cool if this could be mirrored as a default in FHM.

- Add full and modified (partial) NMC/NTC. This would add to the realism. Also if it could be possible to add NMCs/NTCs by season rather than for the entire contract that would be great as well.

- Show training camp developments for players in minors/juniors/European leagues. These are currently not shown anywhere, I guess because training camps occur at different times for different leagues.

I probably forgot something, will post more ideas later!

06-27-2023, 06:37 AM	#6
bjernagris Minors (Double A) Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 101	Thank you tward13 for starting this thread and good to see that there are other commissioners out there who have ideas for improving the online league mode in FHM! I also think it should be mentioned that there have been good improvements to online league play over the past few iterations of the game. The addition of the goalie start chart was a great one, for example. Some ideas from my end: - Ability for GMs to make the injury deferral choice themselves instead of AI. Could it be made in the same way that jersey number change requests news items are done? Those messages stay in the inbox for the GM to make a decision later. - Fix injury counter for players sent to IR via teamfiles. The counter is always at zero. - Enable control over minor league teams. I realize there might be technical limitations here but there are several GMs in our league who would like more control over their minor league teams. - Option to disable the finances feature. This is causing issues for us while simming, especially the annual finances on July 1. Not specifically related to multiplayer but still relevant: - Player contracts expire on or around June 22, or a temporary increase in the contract limit by, for example, 5 contracts, similar to the offseason salary cap cushion. This would enable GMs to sign draftees with expiring rights during the Jun 23-30 window, without having to move contracts. - Complete freeze on Free Agent signings between July 1 and the draft, to prevent Free Agency from starting before the draft. - Improved contract extension feature. I have been on about this before and I think there have been improvements in this area in FHM9. However there are still some things to refine. One is that unproven pending RFAs coming off their ELCs often ask for 3-year deals and need to be negotiated into accepting 1- or 2-year term. IRL these players normally get 1-2 year extensions, would be cool if this could be mirrored as a default in FHM. - Add full and modified (partial) NMC/NTC. This would add to the realism. Also if it could be possible to add NMCs/NTCs by season rather than for the entire contract that would be great as well. - Show training camp developments for players in minors/juniors/European leagues. These are currently not shown anywhere, I guess because training camps occur at different times for different leagues. I probably forgot something, will post more ideas later!