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thenewchuckd · 08-26-2024, 04:03 PM

Besides other stuff like the manual, here is my list of big annoyances with the game:

1) Playing with normal or realistic injuries might be fine with me if I was looking for realism. My issue is that even very minor issues add up to making a player become fragile or wrecked. So two bruised knees in one season to a 19 year old becomes a slippery slope and soon that prospect is consistently injured.

This is not realistic at all. Young players should recover from injuries easier, with things like bruised knees not impacting future injuries. I get that a ruptured achilles might be different but a bruised knee, the flu, etc - especially on young players - should be irrelevant.

As it stands, this is just another way that makes drafting college players much more OP and is a serious disadvantage to high schoolers.

2) Fielding skills drop off - with little to no improvement.

Still happening - my 23 yr old CF went from 65 rated defending to 55 in just 2 seasons. I thought this was changed in the recent patch (his stats also reflected this drop - in case you thought it was scout error). It seemed mostly due to a hit in his outfield range.

A quick search tells me 26 should be a player's peak defending year. Before this release, it was around 23 in OOTP - and my quick sim shows that is still the case.

Range is more than just physical abilities, too. Jump off the ball, proper path to the ball, etc - these are all skills to learn.

I get that fielding skills used to get better & it led to other problems. Really there should be potential ranges for fielding skills, beyond just the positional development. Infield error in particular should have a development range.

3) Development lab

On the surface,the lab solves some of my gripes. You can train a position, you can train injuries. Although, it is way too random for my taste. Also not realistic. I understand development labs in real life are for all players and not just a few.

Some people say work ethic, intelligence, etc has an impact (maybe coaching?) but I don't see it in any meaningful way. Or the documentation is so poor, that many things impact & perhaps are cancelling.

The "medium", "easy", "hard", don't actually seem meaningful either.

4) Development in general

Seems to be for the mostpart tied to performance, which is not realistic. I may have a guy ready for A ball but if he goes up 1-2 months and posts bad stats he'll regress.

A guy hitting .210 on a good team, who is happy, with good coaches won't necessarily regress in real life. Having him hit .350 in rookie ball shouldn't be the optimal thing.

In fact, this is the big issue right now in my opinion for international players and high schoolers. They get stuck in rookie ball too long and then advance through A-AAA super fast. I feel it should be the opposite. We shouldn't see 18 year olds stuck in rookie ball, most should come there for 1 season and graduate.
(and once they get to AA skill level, almost every player gets mad that they're not in the majors)

This is more of a phycological thing (ie: morale) and being on a bad team with bad coaches should have as much or more impact than how they're performing. Instead I have to do this dance of figuring what level to put guys, rather than finding the right coach/team fit.

There should be less focus on getting players to the right level and instead getting the right fit.

08-26-2024, 04:03 PM	#1
thenewchuckd Minors (Single A) Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 63	Why this game is annoying Besides other stuff like the manual, here is my list of big annoyances with the game: 1) Playing with normal or realistic injuries might be fine with me if I was looking for realism. My issue is that even very minor issues add up to making a player become fragile or wrecked. So two bruised knees in one season to a 19 year old becomes a slippery slope and soon that prospect is consistently injured. This is not realistic at all. Young players should recover from injuries easier, with things like bruised knees not impacting future injuries. I get that a ruptured achilles might be different but a bruised knee, the flu, etc - especially on young players - should be irrelevant. As it stands, this is just another way that makes drafting college players much more OP and is a serious disadvantage to high schoolers. 2) Fielding skills drop off - with little to no improvement. Still happening - my 23 yr old CF went from 65 rated defending to 55 in just 2 seasons. I thought this was changed in the recent patch (his stats also reflected this drop - in case you thought it was scout error). It seemed mostly due to a hit in his outfield range. A quick search tells me 26 should be a player's peak defending year. Before this release, it was around 23 in OOTP - and my quick sim shows that is still the case. Range is more than just physical abilities, too. Jump off the ball, proper path to the ball, etc - these are all skills to learn. I get that fielding skills used to get better & it led to other problems. Really there should be potential ranges for fielding skills, beyond just the positional development. Infield error in particular should have a development range. 3) Development lab On the surface,the lab solves some of my gripes. You can train a position, you can train injuries. Although, it is way too random for my taste. Also not realistic. I understand development labs in real life are for all players and not just a few. Some people say work ethic, intelligence, etc has an impact (maybe coaching?) but I don't see it in any meaningful way. Or the documentation is so poor, that many things impact & perhaps are cancelling. The "medium", "easy", "hard", don't actually seem meaningful either. 4) Development in general Seems to be for the mostpart tied to performance, which is not realistic. I may have a guy ready for A ball but if he goes up 1-2 months and posts bad stats he'll regress. A guy hitting .210 on a good team, who is happy, with good coaches won't necessarily regress in real life. Having him hit .350 in rookie ball shouldn't be the optimal thing. In fact, this is the big issue right now in my opinion for international players and high schoolers. They get stuck in rookie ball too long and then advance through A-AAA super fast. I feel it should be the opposite. We shouldn't see 18 year olds stuck in rookie ball, most should come there for 1 season and graduate. (and once they get to AA skill level, almost every player gets mad that they're not in the majors) This is more of a phycological thing (ie: morale) and being on a bad team with bad coaches should have as much or more impact than how they're performing. Instead I have to do this dance of figuring what level to put guys, rather than finding the right coach/team fit. There should be less focus on getting players to the right level and instead getting the right fit.