Imported Ratings

[PadresFan104]

I think Shaun answered this at one point, but I've forgotten...

When importing a player from the Lahman DB, does PureSim base the players ratings on the season he is imported from, or does it take into account the years before and/or after the import as well?

Thanks, Al

[Amaroq]

The primary influence on his current ratings is the season he is imported from - but it does take into account the year(s?) before.

His 'potential' and hidden 'peak' ratings are set from the years after.

[PadresFan104]

Ok, thanks... now the followup question...

When adding a "Created" player to an association, how are the hidden 'Peak' ratings determined, and how is the Potential value entered by the user used in the calculation? (if at all...)

Al

[Amaroq]

Hah! I *knew* somebody was going to ask this! Help, where's the bat-signal?

Honestly, I'd been wondering this myself, and I have *no* idea - I think its added a bunch of knobs which we don't have control of via the "Edit Bio" page, but I'm not convinced we have as much control via "Edit Bio" as we think we do, I mean, we've never been able to edit the L-R split factor for a player, or any other hidden data.

[XCom]

This is a good question.  I wonder this myself.  How much control do we actually have when creating players?