Dynamic Evolution and Offense/Pitching

landru · 07-21-2010, 07:49 PM

I've looked through the forums for info on how the more/less offense and pitching Dynamic Evolution has worked out, but got nada. So I'm asking - has anyone used these options and what effect did you see? Did you see a real deadball era or a late 1990's steroid era come up? Or were the changes more subtle?

For myself, I like the way that offense/pitching has seesaw-ed throughout real Major League history and would like to to see relatively big changes happen in my OOTP universe using the Dynamic Evolution options.

Thanks for *any* input on this!

jagreen · 07-21-2010, 09:27 PM

I've used them in several OOTP11 early versions (before the first patch). However, they were used in fictional leagues that where I simply simmed 200 or so years... 340 or so in one case. Sorry to say I do not have the files anymore, but I can tell you that it does have an impact. If you sim only a small sample size I seriously doubt you will see much of an effect, however over the course of say 50 years you will see it. I saw career HR records shattered during one era where there were 4-5 guys in the 1000 range. I myself never saw anything as drastic as a dead ball era. I noticed the power increase more so than the pitching increase league wide. On another note I did notice that it appeared to increase the number of players 3 standard deviations from the mean (thus you saw big HR hitters and pitchers with 375k's etc). If I were you I would simply set it up to run 300 years or so and walk away for a 3-4 days.

landru · 07-21-2010, 09:39 PM

Thanks - that's the info I needed, it sounds like I'll implement it in my fictional league.

pstrickert · 07-21-2010, 09:39 PM

In a 30-year league, I've seen ERAs climb from 4.35 to 4.75. I've also seen an increase in HRs. Don't know if it's due to league evolution -- but I have my suspicions. Personally, I'd like to see it go the other direction.

07-21-2010, 07:49 PM	#1
landru Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 101	Dynamic Evolution and Offense/Pitching I've looked through the forums for info on how the more/less offense and pitching Dynamic Evolution has worked out, but got nada. So I'm asking - has anyone used these options and what effect did you see? Did you see a real deadball era or a late 1990's steroid era come up? Or were the changes more subtle? For myself, I like the way that offense/pitching has seesaw-ed throughout real Major League history and would like to to see relatively big changes happen in my OOTP universe using the Dynamic Evolution options. Thanks for any input on this!

07-21-2010, 09:27 PM	#2
jagreen Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 160	I've used them in several OOTP11 early versions (before the first patch). However, they were used in fictional leagues that where I simply simmed 200 or so years... 340 or so in one case. Sorry to say I do not have the files anymore, but I can tell you that it does have an impact. If you sim only a small sample size I seriously doubt you will see much of an effect, however over the course of say 50 years you will see it. I saw career HR records shattered during one era where there were 4-5 guys in the 1000 range. I myself never saw anything as drastic as a dead ball era. I noticed the power increase more so than the pitching increase league wide. On another note I did notice that it appeared to increase the number of players 3 standard deviations from the mean (thus you saw big HR hitters and pitchers with 375k's etc). If I were you I would simply set it up to run 300 years or so and walk away for a 3-4 days.

07-21-2010, 09:39 PM	#3
landru Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 101	Thanks - that's the info I needed, it sounds like I'll implement it in my fictional league.

07-21-2010, 09:39 PM	#4
pstrickert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 16,646	In a 30-year league, I've seen ERAs climb from 4.35 to 4.75. I've also seen an increase in HRs. Don't know if it's due to league evolution -- but I have my suspicions. Personally, I'd like to see it go the other direction.