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Something that I would like to see would be utility players. I mean a guy like John Mabry can play multiple positions and can field the positions pretty well. I have seen this done in other games, but it is something I would like to see in Baseball Mogul.
or conversely, when a player is hot...Quote:
Originally Posted by cartman00000001
yes, exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Surefire
or allowing user to create own stats to show up on scouting reports. sometimes i like to toy around with players' stats and it would be easier if i didn't have to remember to download the team's stats after every two seasons or else input each player's data manually. if there's a way to do it in 2k6, let me know, because i haven't found it yet.
I'd like to see an option when negotiating trades with the computer to see what the team will offer for waht you want to trade to them. The "counter offer" option only adds players to your side of the deal, even if you're just offering 1 player to them for 0, it should work both ways.
This should be easy to implement. You give the option to add multiple positions to each player, and a different rating for each position.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bgsexy66
We actually already have this in the engine. Every non-pitcher is rated defensively at all 8 positions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bgsexy66
Guys that can play 2 positions well are shown as 2B/SS for example on the Defense Dialog.
Utility Infielders are shown as IF. Outfielders as OF.
So I guess we just need to improve the interface so you can see all 8 sets of ratings if you want.
I would like to see the ability to have three and four team trades.
It doesnt ever seem like the auto-sort sorts players that are listed as 2B/SS into their secondary position, only the position listed on the scouting report.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clay Dreslough
I think it would be better. I disklike how when I put a player at another position his ratings always go down, but when they are put back into their best position their defensive skills always go down and become useless fielders. When this happens I either make them a DH or trade them away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clay Dreslough
yeah I always have the same problem. I see I have a fairly good replacement who has the IF tag with a 78++ rating, but I auto sort and when I look it replaced the injured guy with a 2B with a 68+ rating.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonGM
they should have some kind of a Robin Yount clause in there. Even if they change positions, there should be some guys who are really good athletes, be able to excel at another position.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bgsexy66
I think this would be a good addition to the game, but my thing is the Utility Players becoming super ineffective at fielding when thats why they are being used in the first place (to fill up a spot) where there is an injury or some other kind of problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by cartman00000001
kinda like a Lou Merloni? Pretty good at 3 or 4 positions...hit a little...get you 150 AB.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bgsexy66
yes exactlyQuote:
Originally Posted by cartman00000001
imo the game is setup to avoid Utility guys and use pure position players over utility players. this bites because in most cases i have to manually put the if/of players into the position i need them at instead of them automatically being used.
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Originally Posted by Bgsexy66
so, how about something like a depth chart? Like in football.
Yeah that would be nice, but i mean you would have to give it a baseball touch though.Quote:
Originally Posted by cartman00000001
Depth Charts are easily implementeed in baseball. On ESPN.com, every team page has a depth chart (though i dont think it's been updated since opening day lol), and depth charts were even implemented in World Series baseball 2003 for XBOX and whatever other consoles its on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bgsexy66
although it might take too much time to implement. I mean doing the depth charts for all the players.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonGM
na, a depth chart for positions. Like Manny Ramirez takes a day off (which is often) who plays for him? I think Clay could throw this in in no time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bgsexy66
Yea, that's the depth chart I was talking about.
Knowing how a player has performed over his last 10 games for position players and last 5-10 appearances for pitchers would be great.
i'd like to see invidiual player strategies, instead of setting strategies for the whole team. for example, i have a speedy player. bbm now will make him steal more often than a non-speedy player, but if i want him to steal A LOT more, i'd have to move the steal strategy slider up, but this also risks me attempting steals with non-fast players and getting them caught. i'd like to individually set strategies. say, i want the fast player to steal a lot more, and then i'd set my slow players to steal VERY little. OOTP has something like this. It'd be a good addition toBBM
ooo...I like that. Sounds good.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonGM
Also, in the History window, it'd be nice if it showed you what place you got even if you made the playoffs. Like if you won the ALDS, 1st ALDS Winner or 2nd ALDS Winner, this can help track streaks like the Braves current streak of 14 Division titles.
ALSO: In a player's biography, list the amount of each type of "title" they won (Strike outs, home runs, batting, etc). This makes it easier than having to count in the transactions page.
Not sure if this has been mentioned....didn't have time to read this entire thread all the way through.....but would it be possible to have cities bid on where a team moves? What I mean is if you choose to move your team....click a "move team" button and like on the trading block screen a list of bidding cities show up....and each offers different incentives (cash, types of stadiums/features etc...). Might not be possible but thought I'd suggest it.
That's a cool idea! Adds realism I Think.Quote:
Originally Posted by mooseman74
Also, I'm not sure if this is in 2006 since i haven't tried it (i know it is for historical sims), but the expansion draft. In 2006, if I add a team to the league, does it automatically conduct an expansion draft like it does in the historical sims? if not, that might also be a good idea.
One more thing, in the appropriate news page, announce if a player breaks a record. For example, if somebody hits his 74th homer of the season (this of course assuming you're starting after Bonds hit 73), announce "Broke single season HR record." Same goes for career records. If a player hits his 756th homer, announce "Broke career HR record."
Also, a cool feature would be at the end of every season, have a list of players that retired that season, and keep that list til the end of next season, so if you want you can review a player's scouting report and career stats one last time
Edit 2: This may be able to be fixed with a patch, but probably isn't worth it, but in the History section, expansion teams get stats of 0 for every year you played taht they were not in. The averages then are skewed. It's 2004 and Arizona has an average record of 14-26, because they have like 18 years of 0-0 records
Edit3: The team stats that you can view in the standings screen, make them sortable.
Edit4: One small addition to the scouting report that might be cool is a 162-game average for every stat, and a career high line for each stat.
Something else that has been bothering me for a while is that fact that Medical, Scouting, and Farm Budgets don't have more of an impact on the game. I think this is crucial for the game becuase whats the point of having them if they don't help create more superstars when they are getting more money to do so. A cool little addition could be that with medical being payed more that a player regains health ratings after his injuries are behind him.
Just out of curiousity Clay I was wondering how many of the top features were going to be implemented, so that we can all drool over the new additions to BBM 2K7?? :D :cool:
Clay,
Based on the way Baseball Mogul is currently coded, how difficult would it be for you guys to code in a plugin feature like the one in puresim? If it is something that could be done without too much effort, I think that it would be a great addition to Baseball Mogul.
i see: Manager Signings/Firings in the poll. I think this could be expanded to also include pitching and batting coaches, which would have an effect on their respective group of players.
Also, following hit streaks might be cool.
Single season player and team records is a must! It would be nice to know if a player broke the home run record, stolen base, ERA or some other single season record. It would also be nice to know your team had the highest winning percentage in history or the highest single season batting average, etc.
What about an option on the Standings screen for Record vs. NL teams, or Record vs. AL East, or Record vs. Red Sox. Something like that?
Here's an idea. GET AN INTERN! I'm sure there's a programing student somewhere that would love to do an internship with you guys and you sure could use some extra help.
Media Interaction
I'd like to see the media having a bigger role in the game.
Also like to see individual players being more pro-active. Stating openly how unhappy they feel and this perhaps having a knock-on effect with the team, temporarily lowering the morale of certain players - then the story makes it into a news report.
Also would like to see some delay in time between a player being signed and when they are ready to start a game for you.
Some of the features I'd like to see:
Suspensions: A player gets into trouble of some kind -- on the field, trouble with the law, with drugs, and gets suspended for X number of days. This could include suspensions for steroids. (A little syringe could be added next to the smileys of players who juice.)
Deaths: Occasionally, players die during the season (Willard Herschburger is the only in-season suicide for the 1940 Reds) or in the off season (the deaths of Steve Olin and Tim Crews in 1993 during a boating accident in the Cleveland Indians spring-training season).
A partial list can be found here at
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/lege...too_soon.shtml
The second might be too much to ask, but it would be great to see suspensions...or fines!!
--Pet
One other thing, I think this has been mentioned before, but it'd be nice to rate each player for fielding each position. So, give each player like a slider or something for each person in the edit player screen, and if the player does not play that position, you'd turn the slider to 0, and then say for a utility infielder, make his outfields 0, catcher 0, and then rate his ability at each infield position.
Also, more realistic playoffs. Playoff rosters should be implemented, and they can only be editted in between series. I see far too many players making their major league debut in the playoffs, and by far too many I mean I've definitely seen 2, and i'm sure theres more, but thats still more than 0. Has that ever happened? Major league debut in playoffs?