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Originally Posted by jcard
Personally, I appreciate the sharing of your studies. It’s not like there is a shortage of people here all too willing to share and promote their unsubstantiated, uh, “insight”.
As for the OP—not sure if polling the choir is the best way to inquire into the existence of God.
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Well put! My answer to OP's question would be "Yes", but with a qualifier that it is really not a binary question. It depends on so many variables on the part of the user.
For me, hell yeah, but I'm (mostly) retired, can easily afford the purchase, have time to play it, and enough background to experience the subtle changes from year to year. I'm delighted with (most of) the new features, and willing to hang in while the rough edges are smoothed.
It's completely fair to play a hundred years into the future, to detect flaws that may only become apparent over time. I don't sim entire seasons, so that research is unlikely to affect me; but I appreciate the work (note my "work" versus "play" distinction).
For sure a game this complex has flaws, or perceived flaws, or features that not everybody likes (for me, "hard trading" is a huge and aggravating waste of time, so I turn it off in every sim I play). The true flaws get fixed, through some coding magic that I will never comprehend. We debate other aspects, even what the default settings will be,
ad nauseum sometimes.
Over time I have learned that people play OOTP in very different ways: historical, pitch-by-pitch, season-by-season, random debut, fictional players, minor leagues, development on, actual trades and injuries and retirement on or off. Some are casual users, and some must play a good part of the day, every day. So there can never be one response applicable to everybody.
I'd encourage the OP to pick a season, choose variables, save and backup often, and use the game as a learning tool for baseball. For background, it can't hurt to use Baseball Reference and the SABR bios of many players. That gives the stats a real richness. Despite all of our intense opinions, there is no one way to play, and there never will be. YMMV.