[RonCo]

Originally Posted by ctorg

For one thing, with pitchers, don't look at things like ERA and W-L records. Look at K, BB, and HR ratios, because that's what OOTP is really doing. The rest of how a pitcher performs has to do with things like BABIP, which he doesn't really control.

For another, we'd really need to see some baseline numbers to compare these to. How does this stack up against an established game like DMB? If the deviations are similar, I think it's safe to say that the game does a good job. There are so many things to take into account - players face different combinations of players than in real life, and there is still in-season ratings change, even when recalc is on.

For another thing, beyond all that, OOTP is designed to be less predictable than games like DMB and SOM. One star players should have occasional brilliant seasons, and superstars have occasional off years. The game is not a season simulator.

All that is true. But let's not ignore the areas where the game does need to be improved in or process of explaining away issues.