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Originally Posted by Iu29
In the games you play out, did you (1) manage both teams, (2) let the computer manage both teams, or (3) manage "your" team and have the computer manage the other team ? Coming from a "cards and dice" background, I like to manage both teams (and, to be fair, I make a list of possible strategy moves for all the teams in advance). If you let the computer manage the "other" team, does it seem to do worse than the teams managed by humans?
In OOTP24 with the computer managing all the teams, I added four teams of very good to very great players to the 1977 American League, 170 game season- the best of the four teams averaged 151 wins and 19 losses, with the others averaging 146-24, 101-69, and 97-73.
In OOTP23, playing out the games of one "super" team of all-time greats (in a league with 15 all-time great teams based on 3-year record, and 16 "regular 2022 teams), and managing both teams in "my" team's games, the "super" team is currently 73-8.
Using various versions of OOTP and playing 154 game seasons, acting as the GM and setting starting lineups of one particular team, and simulating all games, except if "my" team is still in contention, I play out the last ten regular season games and World Series for "my" team (I manage both teams in those games I play out)- in 14 seasons so far from 1976-89, "my" team (using recalc based on real-life stats) has won 6 pennants and 4 WS (with only one losing season) but has never won 100 games in a season (99-55 is my best record so far).
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Thanks for response. Whatever version I actually play out the game I always manage only my team. My goal is to wrack up stats and win as much as I can without cheats. So option 3. I've only played 10 games (10-0) in OOTP 24, but have played out years in previous versions. Losing was a rarity when I played out years after I trade up to a monster team. Don't remember most wins, but it was regularly over 140 wins, maybe 150 but don't remember.
In the 10 games I played out in OOTP 24 in challenge mode, it seemed to be just as easy to win when playing out. My strategy was always take all pitches until strike 2, then swing away. Can still hit over .300, but OBP can get up past .500 with great players, while many games score over 20 runs because all opposing pitchers get tired, and batters start to pitch, then I standardly wreck havoc. Never more than 40 runs though. At some point the opposing batters tend to turn into cy young pitchers and shut my team down once I've scored 30+ runs.
Pitching I could go entire seasons with giving up less than 1 walk a game, many players give up no walks. pitch-pitch, simply pitch each pitch (number 1), then once 3 walks pitch to contact. Rarely give up a walk, even with terrible control pitchers. ERA in previous versions often under 3 with solid players, and under 2 for great players.