[actionjackson]

Originally Posted by progen

I took actionjackson's advice and started a new game with no stars, no ratings at all, and with AI trading at Hard/Favor Prospects. Obviously I used 0% on ratings weight, 65% on current, 30% on previous, and 5% on two years ago.

This time, on June 15th, when I offered up Ryan Doumit from the Pirates, the ONLY offer I received was from the Astros, offering me SP Felipe Paulino who's in AAA. He's 5-1 at AAA, and last year was 3-11 with Houston. AND, Houston is in dire need of a catcher, as Towles is hitting .238, and Castro .231. OSA scouting has him as a suitable 4 or 5 starter. This is defnitely more in the ballpark of trading and something I can live with. I'll see how the rest of the year goes. And also, per actionjackson, I'm not taking advantage of the waiver wire, but right now, only three utility players are available. There have also been five trades made by the AI teams, and all(possibly one in question) were good and sensible trades that appears to benefit both teams. And only two were a one to one swap. These settings look very promising for my solo career! Faith has been restored!

I hope it continues, but I offer you no guarantee. If it doesn't continue take a look at some of the other suggestions offered here. They were all well thought out and should be utilized by anyone having AI issues. Remember the AI is what it is. If you want to challenge yourself more than the default settings allow, it can definitely be done, but the onus is on you. Markus will continue to build up the AI, but it will definitely never be perfect. Don't dismiss the game until you've tried every single challenging setting possible. I can assure you that will take you a long time. I spent most of my time with 10 trying to find settings that worked for me. It takes a while, but I believe in the end it will be well worth it. I liked OFG's suggestion of rotating between favour prospects and favour veterans based on what you're looking for for your team. The possibilities are seemingly endless. Use them.