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June 5, 2020 - New Feature
I've adjusted how real player ratings are calculated. I've also made it a new league menu option. So if you want to do something different you are free to.
Previously, the Real Players / Real Teams option was based on how players had done on the particular year you were creating the league. Meanwhile, the random and drafted options were based on an alternate career path for players.
The benefit of doing it based on a particular year is that the league will represent that particular year really well. The downside is that players that had a great year may be inflated and those inflated ratings will carry on. Similarly with players who happen to have down years.
Alternatively, making it based on a possible career path of the player means it may deviate substantially if unusual things happened to that player. The benefit is it will be wrong a little differently than basing it purely on a particular year.
So by combining these two I think the ratings overall are a little more accurate with less extreme outliers. I've also made this apply to all types (real teams, drafted, and random)
For those that like those extremes, or want a different career path for players, I have added a new league dropdown that gives users the ability to have one or the other, or some different mix of the two.