PS4 interactive signup - The Deadball years

[BYU 14]

Now that Shaun has released the official patch for Puresim, which includes some major enhancements that will assist in running this type of league with fictional and real players mixed I wanted to restart an interactive dynasty in the Deadball era. The big changes that affect the fictional players are the ability to start as an amateur now and an improved ratings algorythm which will reduce the need to edit as much as I was doing in the 70's league.

In addition signup is easier.

All I need are name, position and 5 attributes ranked most to least important.
I have developed an excel randomizer that will assign starting ratings and potential with modifiers applied based on player ranking.

So for Position players rank the following 5 attributes in order of importance (Contact, Power, Eye, Speed, Potential) 1-5 on the template. For pitchers it will be (Stuff, Control, Velocity, Endurance, Potential)

Template
Name:
Position:
Attribute Rank
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -

You will never know your rankings, so this should make things a bit more interesting. I will also be simming whole seasons at a time as opposed to months, so it will move quicker and each season will have a summary update.

In addition I have re-designed the player cards and think they are a bit more appealing (Example below)

Finally no more than 5 players will debut each year, so the first 5 start in 1901, the next in 1902, etc. Signups will come from both here and the Wolverine board.

Example of new player cards

[BYU 14]

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1901 Debuts
Kid Crooks - SP 19 years old (BYU 14)
Mathurin Hawkins - C 20 years old (Jabez54)
Path Twelve - CF 21 years old (Path12)
Stubs Corcohrane - RF 21 years old (Suicane75)
Finn O'Connell - SP 20 years old (Pointguard)

1902 - Debuts
Ulysses A. Spear - 2B 24 years old (Mayor McCheese)
Rob Neilsen - SP 20 years old (Coffee Warlord)
Jace Hunter - 3B 23 years old (Travis)
Al Mighty - SS 19 years old (thealmighty)
Deacon 'Palm Tree' Palmer - 1B 23 years old (ntndeacon)

1903 - Debuts
None

1904 - Debuts

[BYU 14]

2 in for 1901

[path12]

Name: Path Twelve
Position: CF
Attribute Rank
1 - Eye
2 - Speed
3 - Contact
4 - Potential
5 - Power

[BYU 14]

I am liking this random ratings thing, some interesting numbers so far

[Suicane75]

Sounds like fun

Template
Name: Stubs Corchorane
Position: RF
Attribute Rank
1- Potential
2- Eye
3- Contact
4- Power
5- Speed

[BYU 14]

Sweet, we have our first 5 so we are ready for 1901

[Coffee Warlord]

Name: Rob Nielsen
Position: SP (Lefty If Possible)

Attributes
1 - Stuff
2- Potential
3 - Velocity
4 - Control
5 - Endurance

[BYU 14]

In for '02 CW and might I add you got the sweetest draw on ratings of any of us thus far......I am predicting big things for Rob Neilsen.

[Coffee Warlord]

It's a given for the Greatest Ever.

[thealmighty]

Name: Al Mighty
Position: SS
Attribute Rank
1 - Eye
2 - Potential
3 - Contact
4 - Speed
5 - Power

[Travis]

Name: Jace Hunter
Position: 3B
Attribute Rank
1 - Power
2 - Contact
3 - Eye
4 - Potential
5 - Speed

[ntndeacon]

Name: Deacon "Palm Tree" Palmer
Position:1B
Attribute Rank
1 - Eye
2 - Power
3 - Potential
4 - Contact
5 - Speed

[BYU 14]

In Deacon, set with 5 for 1902 now

[Coffee Warlord]

Summon forth the Neither Here Nor There!

Name: Erik Flamebeard
Position: C
Power, Eye, Potential, Contact, Speed

[Johnny93g]

Looks fun, I'll sign up for 1903

Name: Johnny Williams
Position: 2B
Attribute Rank
1 - Contact
2 - Potential
3 - Speed
4 - Eye
5 - Power

[BYU 14]

CW and Johnny both in for 1906

[ntndeacon]

Name: Wallace Bryant
Position:SP
Attribute Rank
1 - Control
2 - Potential
3 - Stuff
4 - Endurance
5 - Velocity