I hate to keep bringing things like this up, but these are things I wonder about this game. I don't know if this is an example of why I think there's some hidden quirk in the computer that runs this SIM, or maybe someone on here can explain this so I can understand it.

In the 7-19 am game between Corbs' team (Home) and mine (Away), My player, Mud Al' akojola (first middle-eastern born player in the MLD, I think), was named the number 1 star, but he was really outplayed by Corbs' player Raffi Nurmisalo, who got a hat trick. My team won the game 7-3.

Why was Mud named the first star? Because he got two goals in a 7-3 victory? Do you have to win the game to have the number 1 star in a game, or do those particular rankings mean anything? Are they all just "Stars of the game"?

I don't believe the last part of this. In 0-0 shutouts that I've been in, they always have the two goalies being the only stars, and the one who faced the most shots is always the number 1 star. At least in my games so far.



My point in all this is this: If the computer can be arbitrary in something that to me would seem straightforward (i.e. give the number 1 star to the player who was the best player on the ice that night); then it can be just as arbitrary in deciding which player it will favor out of any particular draft. Therefore, player stats, for the most part, do not indicate who will be a good or bad player.





(Isn't OCD a wonderful disorder?)

We all just think we know how it works. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

LOL don't worry Max your not the only one.

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With Blee, we are officially halfway there!

Just to update, I am happy to report that I have finally received confirmation that if we all agree to buy 6 seasons for the MLD, we'll receive the +2 that I was hoping for! :) So it'll be 6+2 for an 8 season extension taking us to the end of Season 20!!

I hope the 12 GMs above are still up for the 6(+2) extension..... time to find out whats up with the other 12. Expect an "official" league wide sitemail to go out soon to find out whether or not we'll be needing any replacements GMs.......I hope not cuz we have a great group!!

oh, and btw....... I was told that if we extend our dynasty to season 20.... its "definitely a record for the longest lasting dynasty league"......

frickin sweet!

Another OCD-like observance I made a while ago and find mildly annoying:

The engine cannot seem to track GWG from ML players. Can't understand why.

Is it cuz we're still using the previous, previous, previous version of the simulation?

We could switch to the newest one.... but if we did, we'd be be doing "blindly" as we have no idea what effect the newest engine would have on our players....... hence why we haven't switched as of yet.

I inquired a long time ago(twice) about the possibility of testing our league.... or I should say a copy of our league on the test site with the new sim engine just to see what kind of results it would yield......... but unfortunately, I never did get a reply which led me to believe it was either not possible or too much work for the powers that be...... aw well.. I tried

Update on the "Official" MLD GM Contract sitemail that I just sent out...... I was hoping we would all re-sign but.......

I got 8 quick replies.........(including myself lol)

7 are IN

but

1 is OUT.... :(
I am still gonna see if I can persuade this 1 GM to stay though so stay tuned.... if not, we could be seeing a new GM in the MLD after season 12... so stay tuned...

(its been awhile since we've had a replacement GM... I'm gonna go make a "just in case" post in the MLD waitlist thread in the classifieds)

ok, it appears as if the original MLD Waitlist thread is dead...... :( (thanks Rammers... I used your link in the records and saw your "Dead" message.... lol... I would have been looking forever for a thread that doesn't exist anymore...... lol)

I'm gonna hold off on starting a new one for now... just in case things change......... and also, to see if anymore replacement GMs will be needed.

Bad luck on the GM. Whoever you are, I really hope you don't go as we do seriously have a great group here.

As for the engine, I was just talkin'... I don't want to change it, I have no idea what it would do. I know everyone would hope it juices up goal scoring but I suspect it might not. And I seriously do fear we might lose all our records.

MLD Contract Updates

11 replies

10 IN
1 OUT

13 TO GO

MLD Contract Updates

18 replies

17 IN
1 OUT

6 TO GO

Quote: Originally Posted By damag on 7/28/2008
Bad luck on the GM. Whoever you are, I really hope you don't go as we do seriously have a great group here

Ditto that, a great group of guys inside, the best option to a hockey dynasty game and the most enjoyable league I've played on WIS. I hope we will keep all 24 GMs and current teams until season 20!

Dang, he's up at 4:47 AM. Someone's hungry!