Clarification about PTCS Weekly on 1-7

PunishedF2P · 01-03-2023, 01:02 PM

I was hoping Dish or Matt could clear this up for me:

Concerning the upcoming PTCS Weekly Tourney - it is set to 1969 - will we need 4 or 5 starters running? Historically, the 5-starter rotation didn't become popular until the early 70s, but it was not unheard of before that - so I would assume 4 starters, but I ask because there is some inconsistency with this in the game.

I.E. there have been formats set in the 40s or 50s and they only required 3 starters, to my surprise - and there have been formats set in the 50s that required 5 starters, also to my surprise.

Normally I just play the modes and figure it out by trial and error, of course - but that's not possible here.

Thanks!

Fabtron7 · 01-03-2023, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by PunishedF2P

I was hoping Dish or Matt could clear this up for me:

Concerning the upcoming PTCS Weekly Tourney - it is set to 1969 - will we need 4 or 5 starters running? Historically, the 5-starter rotation didn't become popular until the early 70s, but it was not unheard of before that - so I would assume 4 starters, but I ask because there is some inconsistency with this in the game.

I.E. there have been formats set in the 40s or 50s and they only required 3 starters, to my surprise - and there have been formats set in the 50s that required 5 starters, also to my surprise.

Normally I just play the modes and figure it out by trial and error, of course - but that's not possible here.

Thanks!

Five

PunishedF2P · 01-04-2023, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Fabtron7

Five

You're guessing, lol. It's my guess, also. But I was hoping for a definitive answer.

Matt Arnold · 01-04-2023, 02:56 PM

Everything after sometime in the 1920s I believe a 5-man rotation is the default setup. If you load up a base game in the year in question, you can see what the "default" setup for that year would be (generally speaking PT tournaments will run the same setups, although sometimes there are minor variations to account for the PT environment).

PunishedF2P · 01-04-2023, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold

Everything after sometime in the 1920s I believe a 5-man rotation is the default setup. If you load up a base game in the year in question, you can see what the "default" setup for that year would be (generally speaking PT tournaments will run the same setups, although sometimes there are minor variations to account for the PT environment).

Thank you, Matt.

I'm not sure this holds true across the board - again, there are formats that are set much later than the 20s and you can run a 3 or 4 man rotation (one of the Saturday cap tourneys was set in the 40s or 50s for a while and you only needed 3 starters - was a nice thing to realize and a good advantage).

But I'm only concerned about this one tourney, and that's the answer I was looking for. Thanks again!

Fabtron7 · 01-04-2023, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by PunishedF2P

You're guessing, lol. It's my guess, also. But I was hoping for a definitive answer.

If you say so...

PunishedF2P · 01-04-2023, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Fabtron7

If you say so...

My bad, didn't realize you worked for OOTP. They should put "OOTP Developer" below your name so it's more clear.

Fabtron7 · 01-04-2023, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by PunishedF2P

My bad, didn't realize you worked for OOTP. They should put "OOTP Developer" below your name so it's more clear.

You don't have to be a dev to have information from 9 months ago. Come over to the discord we'll get you informed up.

PunishedF2P · 01-05-2023, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Fabtron7

You don't have to be a dev to have information from 9 months ago. Come over to the discord we'll get you informed up.

Oh, you're a not a dev, lol. Like I said, I was looking for confirmation from Matt or Dish, and I got it

Fabtron7 · 01-05-2023, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by PunishedF2P

Oh, you're a not a dev, lol. Like I said, I was looking for confirmation from Matt or Dish, and I got it

Like they say you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink. You do you man.

PunishedF2P · 01-05-2023, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Fabtron7

Like they say you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink. You do you man.

If you need any help with the game, I'll be happy to help you since I'm one of the best players. You do you man

01-03-2023, 01:02 PM	#1
PunishedF2P Major Leagues Join Date: Nov 2022 Posts: 323	Clarification about PTCS Weekly on 1-7 I was hoping Dish or Matt could clear this up for me: Concerning the upcoming PTCS Weekly Tourney - it is set to 1969 - will we need 4 or 5 starters running? Historically, the 5-starter rotation didn't become popular until the early 70s, but it was not unheard of before that - so I would assume 4 starters, but I ask because there is some inconsistency with this in the game. I.E. there have been formats set in the 40s or 50s and they only required 3 starters, to my surprise - and there have been formats set in the 50s that required 5 starters, also to my surprise. Normally I just play the modes and figure it out by trial and error, of course - but that's not possible here. Thanks!

01-04-2023, 02:56 PM	#4
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 16,254	Everything after sometime in the 1920s I believe a 5-man rotation is the default setup. If you load up a base game in the year in question, you can see what the "default" setup for that year would be (generally speaking PT tournaments will run the same setups, although sometimes there are minor variations to account for the PT environment).