Jim answers five questions about the conversion

[sovstar]

Ping Jim:

Is it possible to get a little info on the conversion process so that leagues can make an informed decision in whether to convert. I'm not asking for anything in depth, but I think answers to the following questions would be helpful to that decision making process.

1. Is there a specific time when the conversion has to happen? Is it an end of season. I think this is important to know because some leagues may not want to wait 4-5 months to convert if they can do it, for example, just before the draft.

2. How does it affect ratings? Will they convert the same, including under the hood stuff (like development, boom/bust stuff)?

3. How about injuries and salary cap? Will those transfer over same.

4. How will statistics be affected? I assume we won't see the new stats (like 3rd down or red zone stuff) for season that have already been played. But what about the basic stats we had in FOF2k4? Because FOF2k7 starts in 2006, will the stats built up since 2003 season convert over with the new game, or do we lose those?

5. Also, what about records and player honors? For example, will all records set before 2006 season be lost or will they be preserved?

I think that's about all I need to know before making a decision on whether to convert. It would be good to know this in advance enough so that leagues have a chance to discuss the merits of the conversion process.

1. Only right after the Front Office Bowl

2. Core player ratings will remain unchanged, as will under the hood stuff. I didn't have to use random numbers for anything important in the converter, which is really the fairest way to do it.

3. Yes. Except the veteran minimum rule will apply immediately.

4. Any individual stat built up will convert. Any new stat will be shown as a 0 for past seasons. Team statistics will not convert at all, and will be shown as a 0 for past seasons.

5. Records and awards tracked before the conversion will convert. New record categories will be kept starting in the new season.

[kingfc22]

Interesting that team stats don't convert. Wonder why that is.

[Matt]

Interesting that team stats don't convert. Wonder why that is.

JB Fogarty didn't want them to convert

[Warhammer]

Stats don't convert because I assume there is a different method to how they are calculated.

[Cydney]

Now, I'm hardly some kind of programming wiz - if I was I would probably have my own game on the market - but shouldn't it technically be simple enough to write a quick couple lines that would extract the pertinent data from the old league files and insert it into the new ones? If you skip calculations and just code in the values? Enlighten me....