OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post - How do people get seasons with 120-144 wins by a team and win the world series every year?

BirdWatcher · 03-27-2019, 10:33 PM

I think there are certainly ways to consistently win, and probably win at rates that are unrealistic, in the game. I don't see that as a flaw in the game so much as just that the game is so customizable that there are certainly ways to stack things in your favor.

Also, depending upon settings and the type of game one plays, there are other built in advantages which are almost inevitable. For instance, playing an historic save it is awfully hard to un-know what you already know about players. So yes, playing my first historic save when I first purchased the game, taking over the Rockies at the beginning of their inaugural season, I did soon have them putting together a 3-year period with 116, 125, and then 116 wins again. This was with OOTP18 and I do believe that the AI is getting better and making it a bit more challenging to win consistently. For my money consistent winning gets uninteresting.
This is one of the primary reasons I have become more a fan of the fictional save.

As for winning the World Series every year, well, I doubt much of anyone has that experience. Even if you have great regular season after great regular season it is very difficult to win even back-to-back World Series, in my experience. During the 3-year period mentioned above, sure I won the World Series in the 125-win season. But the other two seasons my team lost to quite inferior teams in the League Division Series.

03-27-2019, 10:33 PM	#5
BirdWatcher Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 4,263	I think there are certainly ways to consistently win, and probably win at rates that are unrealistic, in the game. I don't see that as a flaw in the game so much as just that the game is so customizable that there are certainly ways to stack things in your favor. Also, depending upon settings and the type of game one plays, there are other built in advantages which are almost inevitable. For instance, playing an historic save it is awfully hard to un-know what you already know about players. So yes, playing my first historic save when I first purchased the game, taking over the Rockies at the beginning of their inaugural season, I did soon have them putting together a 3-year period with 116, 125, and then 116 wins again. This was with OOTP18 and I do believe that the AI is getting better and making it a bit more challenging to win consistently. For my money consistent winning gets uninteresting. This is one of the primary reasons I have become more a fan of the fictional save. As for winning the World Series every year, well, I doubt much of anyone has that experience. Even if you have great regular season after great regular season it is very difficult to win even back-to-back World Series, in my experience. During the 3-year period mentioned above, sure I won the World Series in the 125-win season. But the other two seasons my team lost to quite inferior teams in the League Division Series.