MP and Veteran Holdouts

[Ben E Lou]

From what I've seen so far, this happens rarely. However, this might be worth filing away in the knowledge base in case it ever happens in your league. In the WOOF, we have a veteran holdout that has lasted through training camp and the entire preseason. Regular Season Week One will be simmed on Monday, and we were trying to figure out the best way to handle the possibility that the guy might decide to end his holdout, and potentially screw up numbers. Here's the question and response:

The sim week button is when the AI looks at each roster for position
distribution minimums and roster maximums.

You're right that the best plan is to keep 45 active and 7 inactive.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Lewis"
To: "Solecismic Support"
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 8:41 AM
Subject: Holdouts in MP.


> We have a player in our multiplayer league who is holding out entering the
> regular season. The team's GM is trying to make sure that the AI doesn't
> tinker with his roster as a result of the guy ending the holdout
> voluntarily. If the player chooses to end his holdout, at what point in a
> weekly sim would it be--upon importing for the midweek, upon hitting the
> sim week button (but prior to the actual sim), or after the actual sim?
>
> Also, if it's at either of the first two points mentioned, am I correct in
> assuming that the best plan would be for the owner to keep 45 active and 7
> inactive, because if he signs, he'll be placed on the active roster?

So, there you have it. Make sure to plan accordingly if that scenario comes up.

[aston217]

Wow, I had been wondering about this for a long time and this is the first time I'm seeing this thread. I guess I didn't search hard enough. Bump for this because I'm sure a lot of people are going to wonder.

+1.