Quick Questions Thread

[#4BobbyOrr]

Is the reason I am seeing most quality defensive dmen have quite low overall ratings compared to offensive defenseman because of the ratings being weighted heavily by counting stats as opposed to abilities? Am guessing it’s the case but just wanted to check that AI coaches don’t make their lineup decisions based on a players star rating as opposed to their actual abilities. And also wondered how much it affects their trade value.

Similarly is the reason why Kucherov has such a low rating in my save because he didn’t play last season and the calculation is trying to weight in that he didn’t produce anything last season due to not playing?

[tward13]

Originally Posted by tward13

Jeff, I bring this up every year. It really should be a simple fix.

Stop resorting the roster for no reason. Example:

From anywhere in the game I go to the team roster. It lists all player in this
order - G-LD-RD-LW-C-RW

I don't know if that's the best order, but it is what it is. It's logical enough.
Then if I select ANY of the drop downs for Stats or Ratings, EVEN Goalie stats, it resets to - RW-C-LW-RD-LD-G

WHY? Why change the sort of a screen I'm on???


A secondary "complaint", Stats or Standings. The game knows if I'm in Pre-Season, Regular Season or Playoffs. Why not show stats or standing relevent to the part of the season I'm in? Why make me change the selection every time? It's MOST logical that I'd be looking at the stats for preseason if I'm in the preseason. There aren't even any regular season stats to view. Make simple things easier for your users.

Anything on these?

[Zeke K]

As I mentioned, no teams used to claim the guys auto-waived from AHL teams at the end of pre-season. Now in my first offseason year I had 7 of my AHL players claimed.


It never used to be that way in-game, I presume it is an extension of the new claims = non-movement clauses that this kicked in again.


The question I meant to ask is that a bug or a feature of the new system? Not sure if it kicked back in un-noticed (bug) or if it was adressed w/the new system (feature)?

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by redtiger7

In any given scouting region, is it better to hire one expensive scout with spectacular ratings, or several cheap scouts with so-so ratings? Both drive the scouting rating up

Whichever option gets the overall number of the region higher. But if that's equal, probably the single guy with good ratings.

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by belial1134

Not really a bug but I remember some discussion about injured players as free agents so wanted to make sure this is supposed to happen.

In my game, the Rangers signed Rask to a 2 year deal on Jan 2nd 2023. He is still out 2-3 months.

Maybe teams just weren't supposed to sign players who were 4 or more months out and once it gets below a certain number of days, then signings are possible?

Yeah, that's the way it's supposed to work, once he's under the threshold they can sign him - the original length of the injury isn't checked, just the current time remaining.

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by tward13

Anything on these?

Trying to get the sort order fixed now, won't be in the first update but possibly the second. Not sure on the other one yet, may be some complications to making it automatically adjust to the season state.

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by #4BobbyOrr

Is the reason I am seeing most quality defensive dmen have quite low overall ratings compared to offensive defenseman because of the ratings being weighted heavily by counting stats as opposed to abilities? Am guessing it’s the case but just wanted to check that AI coaches don’t make their lineup decisions based on a players star rating as opposed to their actual abilities. And also wondered how much it affects their trade value.

Similarly is the reason why Kucherov has such a low rating in my save because he didn’t play last season and the calculation is trying to weight in that he didn’t produce anything last season due to not playing?

The AI coaches primarily look for the best fit for every specific role they need - so if they want a defensive defenceman in one spot, a guy with good defensive ratings will be chosen over one with comparable overall ability but more weighted towards offence.

Re: Kucherov, yeah - a completely missed season will drag the overall rating down, particularly at the start of the new season where the teams haven't played any games yet. As the current season goes on, the effect will wear off (unless he suffers another major injury early in the season, but what are the odds of that?)

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by Zeke K

As I mentioned, no teams used to claim the guys auto-waived from AHL teams at the end of pre-season. Now in my first offseason year I had 7 of my AHL players claimed.


It never used to be that way in-game, I presume it is an extension of the new claims = non-movement clauses that this kicked in again.


The question I meant to ask is that a bug or a feature of the new system? Not sure if it kicked back in un-noticed (bug) or if it was adressed w/the new system (feature)?

It's not related to the temporary NMC - we did make some improvements to the waiver claim logic, though, so you'll see teams being a little more aggressive like that.

[Bones26]

Re: Kucherov, yeah - a completely missed season will drag the overall rating down, particularly at the start of the new season where the teams haven't played any games yet. As the current season goes on, the effect will wear off (unless he suffers another major injury early in the season, but what are the odds of that

I'll take those odds... Damn reality...

[Dkitson16]

I am confused.

I had wanted to change the draft age for my historical game. (Thanks for including this by the way!)

On the manager options screen - I unchecked "Roster Rules" which includes rules regarding player ages. I assumed this would allow me to edit draft age adn not have it reset.

At the beginning of the next two seasons it did reset.

When I unchecked "Game engine settings" the draft age no longer reset.

Is this intentional or a mistake? If its intentional what "player ages" settings does roster rules impact?

[Bluenoser]

Is there any way to see a players injury history?

[Bluenoser]

Originally Posted by Bluenoser

Is there any way to see a players injury history?

Disregard please, found it

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by Dkitson16

I am confused.

I had wanted to change the draft age for my historical game. (Thanks for including this by the way!)

On the manager options screen - I unchecked "Roster Rules" which includes rules regarding player ages. I assumed this would allow me to edit draft age adn not have it reset.

At the beginning of the next two seasons it did reset.

When I unchecked "Game engine settings" the draft age no longer reset.

Is this intentional or a mistake? If its intentional what "player ages" settings does roster rules impact?

That's intentional - the age limits in Roster Rules are the ones that apply to the actual team roster, and can be different than the draft eligibility rules - e.g. the Western Hockey League drafts 15-year-olds, but they (normally) can't play full-time until they're 16.

[Bluenoser]

Shop Player - are we not able to do this during the off season?

I'm on July 18, the option is greyed out. It shows 0/3, which is correct because he's never been shopped.

[Margaret Garlick]

Is the relegation in DEL from this season implemented?

[Dkitson16]

Originally Posted by JeffR

That's intentional - the age limits in Roster Rules are the ones that apply to the actual team roster, and can be different than the draft eligibility rules - e.g. the Western Hockey League drafts 15-year-olds, but they (normally) can't play full-time until they're 16.

What setting do I need to check/uncheck to allow me to permanently alter draft age? After a few seasons of staying at 18, the draft age reverted to 20?

I thought it was "Game Engine Settings" as that seemed ot work for a few years in the 70's.

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by Bluenoser

Shop Player - are we not able to do this during the off season?

I'm on July 18, the option is greyed out. It shows 0/3, which is correct because he's never been shopped.

You should be able to - are you sure the player you're trying it with doesn't have a no-trade/no-movement clause?

[TheAlaskan]

In juniors, is there a possibility of a player being granted exceptional status?

For selecting player roles - do those impact their tactics the same way as manually adjusting them does? Or is setting their role superfluous and doesn't actually change anything unless I adjust manually?

[JeffR]

Originally Posted by Margaret Garlick

Is the relegation in DEL from this season implemented?

I think we missed that - we'll try to get it into an early update, I know that there are some changes in the Finnish leagues we have to get in as well.

[TheAlaskan]

I would also love to be able to modify roles for players who aren't currently dressed.