Optimal World Setup

MSUmike · 07-10-2015, 02:16 PM

Hey all, I'm an OOTP veteran, but it's been a few versions since I played and I know the "world" within the game has been expanded considerably.

My question is around the minors and the overall world.

Simply, is there an optimal setup for this?

Let's say I want to run a 24-team league with two or three levels of minor leagues, will the game populate the draft with enough players to keep that full over time? Perhaps more importantly, if I turn off all the other leagues around the world will the game still provide a solid cross-section of stars/middling/bums to come up through the ranks?

I don't want to have to manage a huge world (both due to effort and processing time), but I want to make sure the league continues developing the way it would in real life.

Does anyone have thoughts on a solid approach?

Bluenoser · 07-10-2015, 06:00 PM

You control the # of rounds your draft is, so keeping your minors populated is simple. The rule of thumb is 5 rounds for every level of minors. So in your case, 3 levels would be a 15 rnd draft. I always set mine to create enough players for 2 more rounds that I'm actually having, so for a 15 rnd draft I have OOTP create enough players for a 17 rnd draft. The left overs go into FA (unless you're using feeders).

Development can also be controlled by you, as can PCM's (Player Creation Modifiers) but default will give you a good cross of all-stars, avg, bench, scrub players.

07-10-2015, 02:16 PM	#1
MSUmike Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 1	Optimal World Setup Hey all, I'm an OOTP veteran, but it's been a few versions since I played and I know the "world" within the game has been expanded considerably. My question is around the minors and the overall world. Simply, is there an optimal setup for this? Let's say I want to run a 24-team league with two or three levels of minor leagues, will the game populate the draft with enough players to keep that full over time? Perhaps more importantly, if I turn off all the other leagues around the world will the game still provide a solid cross-section of stars/middling/bums to come up through the ranks? I don't want to have to manage a huge world (both due to effort and processing time), but I want to make sure the league continues developing the way it would in real life. Does anyone have thoughts on a solid approach?

07-10-2015, 06:00 PM	#2
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 14,075	You control the # of rounds your draft is, so keeping your minors populated is simple. The rule of thumb is 5 rounds for every level of minors. So in your case, 3 levels would be a 15 rnd draft. I always set mine to create enough players for 2 more rounds that I'm actually having, so for a 15 rnd draft I have OOTP create enough players for a 17 rnd draft. The left overs go into FA (unless you're using feeders). Development can also be controlled by you, as can PCM's (Player Creation Modifiers) but default will give you a good cross of all-stars, avg, bench, scrub players.