to be fair, i think
@Pinch hitter raises a valuable point, from the perspective of the creators actually.
if i am making e.g. a current county player, it would be nice if his on-disc generic counterpart is set up in a manner that would give a reasonable approximation of the actual player. mainly because this is less work. (let's say creating a player involves: face model/body, playface, logos/equipment, skills, perks then if the skills/perks are already done "realistically" that's a good help to us.)
but also let's say i'm making someone who doesn't have an on-disc counterpart, if i was to say "ok, i guess he's roughly approximate to a conservative, decent county-level journeyman spinner, and a stodgy defensive lower-order batsman..." and think of a current
similar player, then that would be good guide in how to rate and set up that player.
one of the problems we've had in all the BA cricket games is setting up the players to play decently - i.e. that there's an appreciable difference between players at different levels, that AI is neither over or under powered etc. and this is where having the on-disc players set-up "properly" would help serve as a guide.
i appreciate your point regarding the scope of the leagues and players and therefore the amount of the work, but it feels like something that could/should be easily automated.
