Watching Games

Ambermonk · 03-27-2007, 09:45 PM

I am playing as commissioner & general manager of 1 team. On the Scores & Schedule page all of the games are listed as "Manage" or "Quick play". None of them offer the option "Watch Game".

Does anyone know what setting I have wrong? Thanks.

robster1225 · 03-27-2007, 09:50 PM

it's because you are the commissioner. So you can play/manage any game. If you go into the game and click the option to "watch", you'll be set.

battists · 03-27-2007, 10:12 PM

Start a game, and just make sure on the options page that you're not managing either team in the game. Then you can watch.

robster1225 · 03-27-2007, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by battists

Start a game, and just make sure on the options page that you're not managing either team in the game. Then you can watch.

an even better idea :-)

Faroo6 · 03-28-2007, 12:31 AM

On a note is there a way to watch a game in one pitch.

Ambermonk · 03-28-2007, 01:12 AM

I agree. There is no "Watch" option in the options screen. Since I wanted to "quick play" each at bat, I had "Pause after each play" selected and, instead of clicking on "continue", I clicked on "Quick-play: at bat" instead. This seems to give me what I was looking for.

By the way, if you don't have "Pause after each play" selected, the game seems to play only in pitch-by-pitch mode and is very difficult to freeze play.

battists · 03-28-2007, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Faroo6

On a note is there a way to watch a game in one pitch.

No, but it has been noted as a feature request.

Ambermonk · 04-03-2007, 11:07 PM

Thanks for the info. I appreciate it - and hope for the future.

To quote Stephen King from Storm of the Century, "Give me what I want, and I'll go away"!

Erik W. · 04-03-2007, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Faroo6

On a note is there a way to watch a game in one pitch.

Hit enter or the space bar.

Strategic one-pitch is only needed when managing the game. When watching it as the GM (which is how I play out most of my games in 2007) simming the at-bat does the exact same thing, including stopping when there's a failed bunt attempt, wild pitch/passed ball, or play on the base paths.

There's really no difference at all between one-pitch and Enter if you're not managing the strategic portion of the game.

Ambermonk · 04-05-2007, 02:14 AM

I guess what I was thinking about was watching the game in one-pitch mode without pressing any keys - just like watching a regular game, only faster since it is in one-pitch mode.

My only concern with this is the ability to pause the game. When watching the game in every-pitch mode it was very difficult to put the game on "pause" in case the phone rang or something like that.

I'd like to watch the game in 0ne-pitch mode without pressing any keys, but would like to pause or change the settings at any time.

03-27-2007, 09:45 PM	#1
Ambermonk All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 1,257	Watching Games I am playing as commissioner & general manager of 1 team. On the Scores & Schedule page all of the games are listed as "Manage" or "Quick play". None of them offer the option "Watch Game". Does anyone know what setting I have wrong? Thanks.

03-27-2007, 09:50 PM	#2
robster1225 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,617	it's because you are the commissioner. So you can play/manage any game. If you go into the game and click the option to "watch", you'll be set.

03-27-2007, 10:12 PM	#3
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	Start a game, and just make sure on the options page that you're not managing either team in the game. Then you can watch.

03-28-2007, 01:12 AM	#6
Ambermonk All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 1,257	I agree. There is no "Watch" option in the options screen. Since I wanted to "quick play" each at bat, I had "Pause after each play" selected and, instead of clicking on "continue", I clicked on "Quick-play: at bat" instead. This seems to give me what I was looking for. By the way, if you don't have "Pause after each play" selected, the game seems to play only in pitch-by-pitch mode and is very difficult to freeze play.

04-03-2007, 11:07 PM	#8
Ambermonk All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 1,257	Thanks for the info. I appreciate it - and hope for the future. To quote Stephen King from Storm of the Century, "Give me what I want, and I'll go away"!

04-05-2007, 02:14 AM	#10
Ambermonk All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Morro Bay, CA Posts: 1,257	I guess what I was thinking about was watching the game in one-pitch mode without pressing any keys - just like watching a regular game, only faster since it is in one-pitch mode. My only concern with this is the ability to pause the game. When watching the game in every-pitch mode it was very difficult to put the game on "pause" in case the phone rang or something like that. I'd like to watch the game in 0ne-pitch mode without pressing any keys, but would like to pause or change the settings at any time.