EHM The Blue Line

nino33 wrote:Just thought I'd mention...you know how there's Challenge Rules and also people also have their own "personal rules" and that this often helps a certain type of user to enjoy the game more - Ideally I've long thought a great personal rule for the 1974 db would be "you have to have a Scout whose nationality is the country you're scouting/drafting from"

i.e. to draft from Sweden/Finland you have to have a Swedish/Finnish Scout

In the 1974 db I've already given some teams such Scouts, as they were scouting/drafting from overseas IRL in the 1970s (like the Jets/Islanders) - maybe it'd be a workable idea in the Challenge to let users sign such Scouts at start-up (maybe 1 Finn, 1 Swede), and that they have to have such a Scout to Draft from Europe/Russia? Wouldn't matter how good the Scout was (and I could create a few dozen average such Scouts who are Free Agents at start-up if need be)

Or maybe this idea is "to much" - thoughts?


EDIT - It looks like the Red Wings already have a Swedish Scout!

nino33 wrote: Are you aware of the "European/Russian issue"? While I've deleted all modern players who played in European/Russian Elite Leagues, there are around 100 historical European/Russian players, many VERY talented (Tretiak, Yakushev, Kharlamov, Bubla, Hlinka, Novy, Holecek, Dzurrila, etc PLUS younger players like the Stastny brothers, Larionov, Fetisov, and more)...testing has shown in what seems to be some randomness (seems to be no definite "system" to it) - European and Russian contracts are meaningless! Some players WITHOUT an NHL Release Clause still left for the NHL, and many would "immediately sign/arrive" on Day 1 of gameplay, even if in-game it said he couldn't join your club until a future transfer date! (I know you have to wait in a Challenge until a year has passed, but that just delays the issue a year IMO)

This really disappointed me, and took a lot away a lot of my motivation to create entire European/Russian Leagues...I myself did NOT want to spend 6-12 months only to reproduce the modern hockey world (and IMO ruin what I did produce!)

For the Challenge the relevance is after season 1 a user could sign a world class superstar like Tretiak when that's completely unrealistic! Not enough testing was done to determine how frequently good players would come to NA…in multiple tests
- some would say they'd come over and even sign but it never happened (weirdness)
- some would refuse to come in some tests, and sign and come to North Anerica in others!
- Tretiak seemed to always sign, and he could/would be an immediate gamechanger
- I can’t be sure that every user’s opportunity to sign SUPERSTAR Russians/Czech-Slovaks in their prime would be the same
FYI - The very best of the Swede talent pool is mostly in the NHL already, and the Finns weren't yet producing stars (Kurri's in-game but he's still a teenager)

Also not enough testing was done to see how much the AI signed players from Europe/Russia (they'd sign some, but it helped that I've severely reduced player Reputation and they pretty much all have an Adaptability of 1 and Loyalty of 20 – and yet some would still sign and do well!)...I just wanted you to be aware - maybe no Free Agent signing of Russians or Czechs/Slovaks? But Finns and Swedes are fine?

The draft is a different story, and while I'd prefer "no Russians or Czech-Slovaks" drafted for many of years I'm not sure if the AI is able to Draft/sign them...but maybe it should be determined/stated what's OK?

IRL at the time Swedes and Finns could be signed (and a few were)…some research I found online noted “of the 126 prospects selected in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, only six were Europeans (4.8%). In 1989, that number grew to 38 of 252 selections (15.1%). The 2000 NHL Entry Draft featured the largest European contingent in the history of the event as 123 players of the 293 drafted were European-born, representing 42% of the Draft.”

It's your Challenge, your call...just wanted you to be aware of the issue (it's come up multiple times over the last 18 months)

bruins72 wrote:When you say "modern day" so you mean players/staff that you've heard of now? As far as I know, this is a total conversion where the old players and staff have been replaced with the ones of that era.

Manimal wrote:

bruins72 wrote:When you say "modern day" so you mean players/staff that you've heard of now? As far as I know, this is a total conversion where the old players and staff have been replaced with the ones of that era.

He missed some

Manimal wrote:I think I'll leave them be then. With their low reputation they won't get signed by (AI)NHL teams anyway.
And I have other editing to do...

Manimal wrote:I was referring to non-playing staff. I have no idea if it is the same with the players

bruins72 wrote:Bob Suter looks pretty good (though small) ranked #34

bruins72 wrote:Are there any plans to add siblings and other family relations to "favorite staff" at some point?