OOTP realism

[battists]

I have to say, if during an OOTP game, I gave up 7 straight 2-out singles like the Padres did, I'd be pretty damn annoyed.

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[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by battists

I have to say, if during an OOTP game, I gave up 7 straight 2-out singles like the Padres did, I'd be pretty damn annoyed.

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Serious thought, though: Say you were Markus and this popped up in the game during development. Would you accept it as an anomaly or would you tinker (and possibly break the game the other way)?

Just goes to show you, perhaps, how difficult it must be to achieve "OOTP realism." This game really is quite an achievement.

[RubeBaker]

Originally Posted by battists

I have to say, if during an OOTP game, I gave up 7 straight 2-out singles like the Padres did, I'd be pretty damn annoyed.

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I almost had this happen during an OOTP game with Kyle Hendricks on the mound with 5 batters in a row on 2 strike counts.

[Le Grande Orange]

Speaking of outrageous OOTP results, how about this: going into the bottom of the 9th inning leading 14-6. Then you give up 9 runs to lose the game 15-14; and you only managed to get one out. Oh, wait, that was a real game:

Buffalo 15, Pawtucket 14.


Then there's the game where you're leading 26-9 heading into the final two innings. The final score: 26-23. At least you managed to hang on for the win. Wait, that was a real game too:

Chicago 26, Philadelphia 23


Or how about a game where the teams combine to score 51 runs? Ridiculous! Uh, that's real too.

Lake Elsinore 33, High Desert 18


No one likes being blown out, but by 30 runs? Utterly unrealistic! Well...

Lake Elsinore 30, Lancater 0

The takeaway from all this: truth is stranger than fiction.

[MrBojangles]

Yes, if these things happen rarely, than it's realistic. Must be impossible to program so that everyone is happy.