Quote: Originally Posted By hockey1984 on 4/05/2010
With most of the progressive and regressive leagues I was in you were never allowed to trade draft picks more then 3 years in advance which I agree with and I don't think you should be able to have less then lets say 3 draft picks in a given year to make sure a person doesn't cause a team to tank for a shot at the cup. It would take a bit more programing (but we are worth it right mike?) that if you have purchased X number of seasons you would be able to trade away more of your draft picks. For example, lets say I have 5 seasons purchased I could trade draft picks up to 5 seasons away because I know that I'm stuck with that team regardless of what happens.

Ps - I didn't get a survey.

Pps- I really miss progressive and regressive leagues. Sadly this is the wrong time of the year to be missing them as I'm probabally heading up to Thunder bay in a month but I'll probabally join a prog or reg league come september. I'm hoping I can join this as well when it rolls around.

Quote: Originally posted by aginor on 4/07/2010The GM functions etc are likely the most complicated part of this style of game.  There is just SO much to them... trades, player contracts, developing prospects, draft, budgeting, coaches, Disable Lists, waivers......  etc   For those of us who do have HBD teams, we tell you being the GM never stops even during the actual season (just slows down then). There is one part of HBD I do enjoy but not sure how you would bring it into a Hockey Dynasty.  In Baseball, the draft is only for U.S and Canada college and high school players.  Prospects from other countries are International Free Agents (IFAs).  It's matter of your scouts finding them and then it's a bidding war.  In HBD it's impossible to see them all, so not everyone sees a particular IFA. But you don't know how many other owners see him OR which of the others see him etc.  In Hockey, the draft isn't limited to just North American prospects! So if you followed the NHL there wouldn't be any of this.  Maybe there could be a way to bring this kind of thing into Hockey Dynasty?  Any ideas? 

Quote: Originally Posted By cpetsche on 4/07/2010Naturally this would mean no team would ever be allowed to be located in Hamilton, correct

Quote: Originally Posted By deathinahole on 4/07/2010
Plant those trees!

Really, if you want to learn a lesson from HBD about protecting owners from themselves, it's this;

Have three league levels. Rookie, friendly, and competitive.

Rookie - open leagues. put in as many "protect the owner from themselves" rules as possible - no trading of draft picks, a lower trade veto count, pop ups that say "Are you sure? Are you sure?" after every transaction.

Friendly - built in protection not as severe as rookie, but enough that if someone decides to be an ***, it will take no more than 2 seasons to undo the damage.

Competitive - let 'er rip. No restrictions. But, a vote capacity to eject an owner based on league vote.

Quote: Originally Posted By deathinahole on 4/07/2010

Quote: Originally Posted By hockey1984 on 4/05/2010

With most of the progressive and regressive leagues I was in you were never allowed to trade draft picks more then 3 years in advance which I agree with and I don't think you should be able to have less then lets say 3 draft picks in a given year to make sure a person doesn't cause a team to tank for a shot at the cup. It would take a bit more programing (but we are worth it right mike?) that if you have purchased X number of seasons you would be able to trade away more of your draft picks. For example, lets say I have 5 seasons purchased I could trade draft picks up to 5 seasons away because I know that I'm stuck with that team regardless of what happens.

Ps - I didn't get a survey.

Pps- I really miss progressive and regressive leagues. Sadly this is the wrong time of the year to be missing them as I'm probabally heading up to Thunder bay in a month but I'll probabally join a prog or reg league come september. I'm hoping I can join this as well when it rolls around.

Plant those trees!

Really, if you want to learn a lesson from HBD about protecting owners from themselves, it's this;

Have three league levels. Rookie, friendly, and competitive.

Rookie - open leagues. put in as many "protect the owner from themselves" rules as possible - no trading of draft picks, a lower trade veto count, pop ups that say "Are you sure? Are you sure?" after every transaction.

Friendly - built in protection not as severe as rookie, but enough that if someone decides to be an ***, it will take no more than 2 seasons to undo the damage.

Competitive - let 'er rip. No restrictions. But, a vote capacity to eject an owner based on league vote.





I haven't planted trees in about 3 years now. I'm a fisheries biologist. I just accepted a job in Toronto too rather then returning to Thunder Bay. My mailbox is open for the potential addition to a prog/reg league. Nothing too confusing please.