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NoOne · 08-01-2024, 09:29 PM

the game is not physics based, so where it goes on the field is "fluff" to some extent but should still mimic whatever is normal.

there are grounded into double plays and line drive double plays, not sure if the game distinguishes, but seems to based on how DP is higher than GIDP and both are output by the stat dumps for league total yearly stats. But maybe this is only meant to be DPs from the outfield or other rare occurences? can't be sure

so in some ways it is dictated but not all and only in a general context sense.. won't see too many DP from outfield without a major running blunder but does happen, obviously. so most dp will involve the IF.

About beene's comment - no matter what the resulotion it mostly works at - per pitch or per PA, you still depend on an RNG. if you want to feel it is predetermined, that's a bit of a false perception. It's just not resolved down to per pitch (in all ways), unless something drastic changed last year or 2. That detail has ramifications.

If you get a good "seed" (or think of it as a digital dice roll) to start a PA, chances are you get a good result no matter what you do with the per pitch options beside the obvious ways to sabotage yourself. This is why the "take a pitch until 2-strikes" method works well. you don't ge the major negative effect of a 2-strike count because that is already included in the percentages of what varying values of the seed result in. Kinda prvents them from killing this manipulation/cheat code, too.

Fielding errors are seperate.. certain things you do pre-PA will impact percentage of each potential outcome of a PA - like defensive adjustments etc. you can definitely improve your odds by doing the "right" things.

E.g. the player AB gets a seed right near threshold of being a nearly guaranteed hit (but no power), changing the defensive alignment may shift that threshold further up with pull hitters etc etc... now it's a good chance to be an out with that same seed value because of how you moved the defense to match context. you still can make decisions that matter.

08-01-2024, 09:29 PM	#3
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	the game is not physics based, so where it goes on the field is "fluff" to some extent but should still mimic whatever is normal. there are grounded into double plays and line drive double plays, not sure if the game distinguishes, but seems to based on how DP is higher than GIDP and both are output by the stat dumps for league total yearly stats. But maybe this is only meant to be DPs from the outfield or other rare occurences? can't be sure so in some ways it is dictated but not all and only in a general context sense.. won't see too many DP from outfield without a major running blunder but does happen, obviously. so most dp will involve the IF. About beene's comment - no matter what the resulotion it mostly works at - per pitch or per PA, you still depend on an RNG. if you want to feel it is predetermined, that's a bit of a false perception. It's just not resolved down to per pitch (in all ways), unless something drastic changed last year or 2. That detail has ramifications. If you get a good "seed" (or think of it as a digital dice roll) to start a PA, chances are you get a good result no matter what you do with the per pitch options beside the obvious ways to sabotage yourself. This is why the "take a pitch until 2-strikes" method works well. you don't ge the major negative effect of a 2-strike count because that is already included in the percentages of what varying values of the seed result in. Kinda prvents them from killing this manipulation/cheat code, too. Fielding errors are seperate.. certain things you do pre-PA will impact percentage of each potential outcome of a PA - like defensive adjustments etc. you can definitely improve your odds by doing the "right" things. E.g. the player AB gets a seed right near threshold of being a nearly guaranteed hit (but no power), changing the defensive alignment may shift that threshold further up with pull hitters etc etc... now it's a good chance to be an out with that same seed value because of how you moved the defense to match context. you still can make decisions that matter.