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Originally Posted by rink23
Is it just me, because I am playing a carryover league that dates back to OOTP19, or is the six-mound visits per game not part of OOTP?
Never really paid attention, as I rarely do more than 2-3 visits per game, until I had a recent game that was really high scoring and I realized I had gone out probably well more than six times in nine innings.
If it is in the game, and I just don't have it turned on, how do you do so?
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I don't think it is in the game. There is no setting for it as far as I know. Just 1 visit per inning.
MLB really only did it because they are always trying to combat game time as they have targeted "game time" as their ratings Achilles heel. Even though I believe it is the total lack of player personality. I mean coaches/umpires have more personality. But that is off topic.
OOTP can't handle "warm up" for the AI. I know I personally turned it off as I don't sim many games and not seeing the opposing team warm up pitchers it makes me forget to do so.
And I believe the only reason to do a mound visit in OOTP is to get your bullpen more tosses to get ready.
I think it's been alleged there might be some short term effect for your pitcher when in a bad situation. But I've have never seen it stated as 100% fact as a feature/mechanic of the game.
And even if there is some slight benefit of the visit besides reps for the bullpen there is no game mechanic to indicate this to us the human player. If it is a game mechanic the visits should at least produce some kind of "smiley" effect like it does for player personality. Then it be a mechanic. Oh this pitcher likes visits and this one doesn't etc.
It's all speculation about "slight" calming effect. But there is no mechanic for calming effect anywhere. It doesn't exist in ratings, feedback, personality, traits etc.
The importance of mound visits usually pops up once a year on the forum and at least the last 2 years I haven't seen any hard evidence of it doing anything. Again except for the reps if you have warm ups turned on.
well that's my take