Precipitous Drops

Juggernt · 02-09-2018, 11:45 AM

I just had a 25 year old starter (who I haven't abused) inexplicably do this:

Current stuff drops from 69 to 49.
Potential stuff drops from 70 to 50.
Potential movement drops from 64 to 63.
Potential control rating drops from 39 to 38.

I get that it just sometimes happens IRL that players lose the ability to play (especially pitchers). How frequently does stuff like this happen game-wise?

Also, is there ever a corresponding improvement--a mediocre player (who doesn't have big potential numbers) suddenly gets awesome?

Lukas Berger · 02-09-2018, 11:57 AM

There is corresponding improvement as well.

The frequency of either happening is determined by a setting called Talent Change Randomness (TCR). You can find it under 'game settings' > 'player & facegen'.

It can be set from 1-200.

The higher the setting, the more often you get changes in either direction. On 1 they almost never happen. On 200, they happen a ton. Default is 100.

tcblcommish · 02-09-2018, 04:00 PM

The randomness of this is sometimes horrifying but can also be a wonderful thing too. I know I had an 8th round pick become a hall of fame right fielder because he got a huge jump in ability and went from a sometimes pinch runner to an absolute stud .310 lifetime hitter with 500 plus homers.

I use 75 and it doesn't happen that often. I know the default is 100 but I just found far far far too many times my players just became junk.

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02-09-2018, 11:45 AM	#1
Juggernt Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 357	Precipitous Drops I just had a 25 year old starter (who I haven't abused) inexplicably do this: Current stuff drops from 69 to 49. Potential stuff drops from 70 to 50. Potential movement drops from 64 to 63. Potential control rating drops from 39 to 38. I get that it just sometimes happens IRL that players lose the ability to play (especially pitchers). How frequently does stuff like this happen game-wise? Also, is there ever a corresponding improvement--a mediocre player (who doesn't have big potential numbers) suddenly gets awesome?

02-09-2018, 11:57 AM	#2
Lukas Berger OOTP Developments Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nice, Côte d'Azur, France Posts: 22,205	There is corresponding improvement as well. The frequency of either happening is determined by a setting called Talent Change Randomness (TCR). You can find it under 'game settings' > 'player & facegen'. It can be set from 1-200. The higher the setting, the more often you get changes in either direction. On 1 they almost never happen. On 200, they happen a ton. Default is 100. __________________ lukas@ootpdevelopments.com Buy Out of the Park Baseball 27! Need to upload files for us to check out? Instructions can be found here

02-09-2018, 04:00 PM	#3
tcblcommish Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,444	The randomness of this is sometimes horrifying but can also be a wonderful thing too. I know I had an 8th round pick become a hall of fame right fielder because he got a huge jump in ability and went from a sometimes pinch runner to an absolute stud .310 lifetime hitter with 500 plus homers. I use 75 and it doesn't happen that often. I know the default is 100 but I just found far far far too many times my players just became junk. Sent from my SM-G935W8 using Tapatalk