Reward Point System Changes for 1973

[CSCommish]

As we finish out the first 20 years of the league, I wanted to shake things up for the next decade or 2. Some big changes I would like to roll out in the Reward Point system starting next season:

* PD Reverses will be more expensive for non-first round picks. The formula will become "Age - 10 + Reversal Cost" ... However, if you have a first round pick, the 10 becomes 20 if it is a first round pick not yet in the majors and 15 for the rest of his career. This means there's literally no change for your first round picks.

* No more limits on PD Reverses. Right now, there is a bank of 25 reversal points per player. No more. You can make as many reverses as you want, but they'll obviously cost you more as you do more.

* No more rewards for end of season leaders. These typically only reward the good/stacked teams.

* More points for off-season tasks. 10 points for Opening Day export, 5 points for first sim after All-Star Break export; 5 points for sending Spring Training File, 3 points for posting Ask Coaches / All 5's, 3 points for voting in any poll.

* Trade Deadline Frenzy Points. Taking a page from BBSBL, starting at the 6/1 sim, there will be a window where you can earn points for making trades. You will be given 10 points for the first trade, then 5 points thereafter, for any trade incorporating a 3.0 gold star or 4.0 blue star player. Teams who trade with each other more than once in each trade deadline cycle will only be given credit for the first trade.

* More points for some volunteer jobs.



I am willing to modify some of the above, but I would have to be convinced as I am pretty set on these changes as I have been considering them for a few months.

Only other things I am considering are lowering the costs of PD reversals for fielding drops and possibly allowing additional potential and secondary talent increases (or no limits at all) with each additional boost costing more than the previous boost, etc.

[Spencer]

Fun

[Danny Glover]

Me like

[Darryl]

I like it. Only thing I want to see more of is how much it will cost to do reversals as they increase.

[CSCommish]

It'll cost more only for your non-first round picks. 5 points more for each PDR request.

[Darryl]

Oct 27, 2016 7:03:34 GMT -5 CSCommish said:

It'll cost more only for your non-first round picks. 5 points more for each PDR request.

So only the age would be the thing that increases the cost beyond that? 

[CSCommish]

Yup, just like how it is now.

[CSCommish]

I modified Point system. FYI, given the boost in point earnings, I will also increase the following:

Cost from Fair to Average: from 25 to 30 points
Cost from Average to Good: from 40 to 50 points
Cost from C to B: from 25 to 30 points

I am also removing limit of 25 percentage points to fielding rating. So if you want to get a guy from .930 to .980 (max), then you can spend the 50 points if you want to.

[soonerfantu]

Wish we weren't increasing BOTH PD reversals and RC boosts. I, personally, do not feel like you are changing the point earning system enough to warrant increasing both.

This league is going through a pretty dry period as far as number of good players in the league. Look at the FA class? They go look at the talent on some teams. If you make it harder to do reversals and harder to do boosts, the talent in this league is going to decrease even more.

Not saying your new plan needs major changes, but I hope you'll look at this again and not enact change that is going to drain what little talent the league has.

[CSCommish]

Nov 12, 2016 19:00:09 GMT -5 soonerfantu said:

Wish we weren't increasing BOTH PD reversals and RC boosts. I, personally, do not feel like you are changing the point earning system enough to warrant increasing both.

This league is going through a pretty dry period as far as number of good players in the league. Look at the FA class? They go look at the talent on some teams. If you make it harder to do reversals and harder to do boosts, the talent in this league is going to decrease even more.

Not saying your new plan needs major changes, but I hope you'll look at this again and not enact change that is going to drain what little talent the league has.

PD Reversals only cost more for 2nd round players on down. The intent was to make sure the players who were supposed to be good can stay good.

With that in mind, I decided to bump camps 5/10 points more because a lot more points are being rewarded: You get +5 more for Opening Day export, +4 more for All-Star sim export, +3 more for sending ST file, +10 for the first trade in trade frenzy. That's +22 more, which covers the extra costs to at least 2 boosts.

It's fine if you ask me but I am certainly willing to look at it again in a couple seasons.

[soonerfantu]

Not fair to count the trade frenzy. Not all teams will trade.

JMO. You disagree. Guess we'll see how it plays out.

[soonerfantu]

lol, any chance we can wait to implement the new spending limits until the first sim? Or any RC's made before the draft, or something, are on the old pay scale? Completely forgot about this, or I'd have ran thru my obvious RC's before the flip.

[CSCommish]

Nov 12, 2016 19:39:31 GMT -5 soonerfantu said:

lol, any chance we can wait to implement the new spending limits until the first sim? Or any RC's made before the draft, or something, are on the old pay scale? Completely forgot about this, or I'd have ran thru my obvious RC's before the flip.

I'm OK with this actually. After all, all of the current points were earned under the old system.

I'll change the header just to avoid confusion.

[CSCommish]

Nov 12, 2016 19:34:49 GMT -5 soonerfantu said:

Not fair to count the trade frenzy. Not all teams will trade.

JMO. You disagree. Guess we'll see how it plays out.

They should trade =)

Yes, we'll give it a shot and see how it goes. Thanks for your input.

[CSCommish]

Current system of reward camps to Potential (25 to Average, 40 to Good; 25 to B) is good through Opening Day sim. After Opening Day Sim, the increases are in play.

New PD Reversal system is in place now.