Schedules Beyond the 2013 Major League Season

thekingofKC · 04-21-2013, 09:16 PM

Hello All,

I just completed a 2013 ML Season as the Kansas City Royals (Lost in World Series to ATL for those curious), and am looking ahead to the 2014 season and noticed some discrepancies with the schedule.

The 16 of the 20 inter-league games are against the same NL division as 2013 (NL East). The 4 inter-league games against my "natural rival" has changed from the Cardinals to the Cubs (note: same NL division).

If memory serves me correctly, the inter-league divisional opponents should rotate every year and the natural rival should stay the same.

Is this correctable, is this unique to my game file? Am I even in the right place? Thanks for any and all responses!

Cras · 04-21-2013, 09:36 PM

the way OOTP deals with schedules is not at all a highlight, that is for sure.

Essentially what it is doing is taking your current schedule, and randomizing it, paying attention to only a few parameters, such as division games, and interleague play.

It is not going to pay head to which division you are playing, and it does not care about natural rivalries. It doesn't know anything about such things. It probably should. There is a list of things I could say the game should be able to do in terms of the schedule, but alas, it does not, and thus you see so many people lean on made schedules as opposed to using the games self-generated ones.

thekingofKC · 04-21-2013, 10:04 PM

I see.... thank you for the response! That answers my questions

bwburke94 · 04-22-2013, 10:12 AM

This schedule is the one I use, as it balances interleague play across divisions.

04-21-2013, 09:16 PM	#1
thekingofKC Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 47	Schedules Beyond the 2013 Major League Season Hello All, I just completed a 2013 ML Season as the Kansas City Royals (Lost in World Series to ATL for those curious), and am looking ahead to the 2014 season and noticed some discrepancies with the schedule. The 16 of the 20 inter-league games are against the same NL division as 2013 (NL East). The 4 inter-league games against my "natural rival" has changed from the Cardinals to the Cubs (note: same NL division). If memory serves me correctly, the inter-league divisional opponents should rotate every year and the natural rival should stay the same. Is this correctable, is this unique to my game file? Am I even in the right place? Thanks for any and all responses!

04-21-2013, 09:36 PM	#2
Cras Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: LEO Posts: 3,789	the way OOTP deals with schedules is not at all a highlight, that is for sure. Essentially what it is doing is taking your current schedule, and randomizing it, paying attention to only a few parameters, such as division games, and interleague play. It is not going to pay head to which division you are playing, and it does not care about natural rivalries. It doesn't know anything about such things. It probably should. There is a list of things I could say the game should be able to do in terms of the schedule, but alas, it does not, and thus you see so many people lean on made schedules as opposed to using the games self-generated ones. __________________ The Chicago White Sox 1906, 1917, 2005 World Series Champions 1900, 1901, 1906, 1917, 1919, 1959, 2005 American League Champions 2000, 2005, 2008 American League Central Division Champions 1983, 1993 American League West Division Champions OOTP \| Orbiter \| SSMS \| FSX \| LoL \| MLP:FIM!

04-21-2013, 10:04 PM	#3
thekingofKC Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 47	I see.... thank you for the response! That answers my questions

04-22-2013, 10:12 AM	#4
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,499	This schedule is the one I use, as it balances interleague play across divisions.