retired_pallavi

I tried a search for this and couldn't find an answer but apologies if it is an obvious question.

I know that retaining players is a serious problem but how do other leagues running affect the database?

For example when the game comes out I intend to play a game starting in the Dutch Eerste division and will load some legues from other countries (SWYCT/SYB) but I just wondered if there was a similar problem about using leagues from other countries.

After all I dont want to have tons of Belgians around because I selected the Belgian leagues.

retired_tinkfaeree

This can happen, unfortunately, since you'll increase the player pool by quite a lot compared to what it would be like without that specific league loaded.

retired_pallavi

That's a bit of a b*tch.

I assume then any LLM game in Netherlands will have a reasonably small pool of players given it has 2 divisions only, unless I risk unbalancing it with foreigners.

I want a good Dutch career but don't really know about imapcts on database sizes having only ever played careers in England, Italy and Sweded with minimum of 7 leagues running.

retired_shel227

Easiest solution would just be to load the "minimum seven" leagues you'd normally ruin with, then load the Dutch and Belgian as well - because the Dutch and Belgian leagues are small compared to the others, it won't unbalance the game too much i wouldn't think.

Morrispt

I'm sure he's not that bad of a manager.

retired_pallavi

Thanks korpse.

I'm thinking France (all leagues)
Germany (all leagues)
Belgium (all leagues)
England (BSP upwards)

If I also selected players from Netherlands Antillies, Aruba, Surinam then surely they would not be disproportionately represented as regens spread across 18 leagues given their small number of players.

retired_pallavi

I'm sure he's not that bad of a manager.

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retired_sandra

Surely that's the retaining players you said causes problems in your original post?

retired_lauriekeith

From experience it does flood the leagues somewhat. EG: I loaded the MLS in my 07 save which seems to have activated players in Carribbean countries and hence the UK was rife with players from the Cayman's, Bermuda, Turks & Caicos etc. Not a whole lot can be done about it. Oh and I had about 12 countries fully loaded.

So like Nobby said, retaining those players will probabaly cause you the problem you stated you didn't want in your original post.

retired_pallavi

Fair enough...I just didn't know if the size of nation selected compared to the database somewhat neutralised the effect.

Eg Surinam players were less prevalent than if I had loaded Italian players as they would have a far smaller database to start with.

I will give it a try when I get 08 and compare the results.