They don't need to do anything with demotion penalites. They just need to count days in the majors and not reset them to X.000 every season.

Posted by jonas1102 on 6/21/2010 9:35:00 PM (view original):
They don't need to do anything with demotion penalites. They just need to count days in the majors and not reset them to X.000 every season.

absolutely, it's a simple loophole they overlooked when first setting up the game...

Days don't accumulate past 255 either - due to them limiting the field that stores them.

What they need to do is have the days roll to a new year once you cross 172 (no matter when it occurs - not just at rollover), while also not counting more than 172 days of service in any one year (seasons are 176 days). That shouldn't be very hard for someone good at programming, and it is better than my suggestion, and is exactly how MLB does it.

If that isn't possible because of some magic programming voodoo that us non-programmers can't see, then I'd go for the demotion penalties.

Posted by goosegoslin on 6/21/2010 10:16:00 PM (view original):
Days don't accumulate past 255 either - due to them limiting the field that stores them.

What they need to do is have the days roll to a new year once you cross 172 (no matter when it occurs - not just at rollover), while also not counting more than 172 days of service in any one year (seasons are 176 days). That shouldn't be very hard for someone good at programming, and it is better than my suggestion, and is exactly how MLB does it.

If that isn't possible because of some magic programming voodoo that us non-programmers can't see, then I'd go for the demotion penalties.

+1 goose, seems like a good fix

Posted by goosegoslin on 6/21/2010 10:16:00 PM (view original):
Days don't accumulate past 255 either - due to them limiting the field that stores them.

What they need to do is have the days roll to a new year once you cross 172 (no matter when it occurs - not just at rollover), while also not counting more than 172 days of service in any one year (seasons are 176 days). That shouldn't be very hard for someone good at programming, and it is better than my suggestion, and is exactly how MLB does it.

If that isn't possible because of some magic programming voodoo that us non-programmers can't see, then I'd go for the demotion penalties.

send it in goose.  its a great idea.  would cure the issue and make the game more competitive, realistic and enjoyable.

Hey guys,

This was corrected in the last update (see the critical news forum thread). Previously, we didn't rollover the MLB days, we are now doing that.

Posted by patrickm885 on 6/24/2010 10:59:00 AM (view original):
Hey guys,

This was corrected in the last update (see the critical news forum thread). Previously, we didn't rollover the MLB days, we are now doing that.

Wow, great job Patrick!!  Nice update, if I could thumbs up your post I would

Posted by patrickm885 on 6/24/2010 10:59:00 AM (view original):
Hey guys,

This was corrected in the last update (see the critical news forum thread). Previously, we didn't rollover the MLB days, we are now doing that.

From the Critical News post:

Hey guys,

As most of you know we passed out a survey on 5/17 that involved making changes to the coach hiring process. The overwhelming majority of you wanted to see the loyalty rating significantly increased. With this update we have increased the values so that any coach with a 50 loyalty rating will now stay with your franchise 75% of the time. The percentage increases as the loyalty rating gets higher.  

In addition to making that change (we couldn't just leave it at that!) we have gone ahead and included some significant changes to the process that have been 
requested heavily for quite some time.The first is the ability to promote your minor league coaches during the rehiring process. You can now promote any minor league coach that is willing to stay with your franchise. Adding this feature has made the page and the UI a bit more complicated so please take your time with it the first time you experience it.

The other included improvement is that fielding coaches will no longer automatically accept bench coach roles. Both roles are now viewed equally, so it will now come down to the value of the contract.

All of these changes should make the process much better and leave you with only a few coaches to sign each season.

Below are some other minor updates going out with this release.

• Increased the min target/max pc from 5 to 40 for SPs
• Added the "Minors" view option to the trade block and trade search pages
• If your FA Target list is full the page will now display a message letting you know
• Type A/B designation is now displayed all of the time. Previously, at the end of the FA negotiation period we removed it if you were viewing your player
• Added handedness to waiver wire page
• If a player has options, was on a 40-man roster previously, is not on the 40-man roster and is eligible to have his contract renewed, his 40-man roster will no longer change when his contract is auto-renewed during rollover.  As it currently stands, he was automatically being added to the 40-man as part of his renewal.

And finally, we have made some engine improvements:

• Improved logic for choosing relief pitcher when all relief pitchers are below auto-rest level or resting (desperate situation).  Manager compares those that can pitch in relief, then those that can pitch in the inning, then fatigue difference (20 points better will give nod), then statistics.  Previously, fatigue check was not in place.
• Improved late inning pinch-running logic. Manager is no longer so stringent when looking at the incumbent baserunner.
• Improved logic for deciding to play the infield in. If it’s past the 6th and team is trailing by more than 5, the team will no longer play the infield in.
• Improved logic for deciding to take the extra base in the 7th or later.  More cautious baserunning, better decision making tied to overall logic rather than just baserunner skill.
• Improved logic for pinch-hitting for a pitcher. Previously manager would consider PH for pitcher even if no healthy, non-resting pitchers were available in pen despite a tie game in the 9th and the pitcher still had innings left in his tank

We also want to take some time to thank you all for the amazing response rate we got to the survey and all of the suggestions that we got out of it. Thank you all for your continued support and passion for the game. We hope you all enjoy the update!!!

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Where is this business about MLB days rolling over?

where does it say that you're now rolling over MLB service time?

I see that a player's 40-man roster status will not change upon auto-renewal..

+1

Where does it say this??? And can you provide any specific player links/examples of a world that may have just rolled over with this new formula?

BUMP

Would like to see this answered please!

Posted by patrickm885 on 6/24/2010 10:59:00 AM (view original):
Hey guys,

This was corrected in the last update (see the critical news forum thread). Previously, we didn't rollover the MLB days, we are now doing that.

i'll quote patrickm in hopes that he responds..   where in the critical news forum thread was this updated?

Sorry, but trying to BUMP this once more for a possible patrickm response........

I now have a ticket in FishNasty..  will let you guys know

Posted by moustachee on 6/25/2010 5:52:00 PM (view original):
I now have a ticket in FishNasty..  will let you guys know

Thanks moustachee.