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mars001 · 09-18-2021, 01:24 PM

I would love to see more stats and some of the additional information that is shown on the Pitcher/Batter widgets, but on the player labels. The other runners and fielders can stay as they are, but for pitcher and batter seeing that information in context would be much easier.

My eyes and my focus are mostly on the center of the screen, but the widgets are off to the side. I know I can manually move these around, but I'm hoping for something more integrated and automatic.

The data could change based on the situation and maybe even some of the stats/info could be configurable. I'd also like to see things like, current streak information, and upcoming milestones in context and on the game field.

I've done a very ugly mockup, but maybe something like this.

Sweed · 09-18-2021, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mars001

I would love to see more stats and some of the additional information that is shown on the Pitcher/Batter widgets, but on the player labels. The other runners and fielders can stay as they are, but for pitcher and batter seeing that information in context would be much easier.

My eyes and my focus are mostly on the center of the screen, but the widgets are off to the side. I know I can manually move these around, but I'm hoping for something more integrated and automatic.

The data could change based on the situation and maybe even some of the stats/info could be configurable. I'd also like to see things like, current streak information, and upcoming milestones in context and on the game field.

I've done a very ugly mockup, but maybe something like this.

Not trying to dump on someone else's idea but if they did this I would want it to be optional. Why you ask? I spend a lot of time getting my camera and widgets "just right" for the pre-pitch view. Expanding these boxes could end up covering or conflicting with my other widgets.

Right now those boxes pop up when we hover. Maybe they could add a "+\-", ala the ballpark factor widget, to lock those boxes open or collapse them down? With this I like your idea. Who knows I may even end up using it my self

Bobfather · 09-18-2021, 03:05 PM

I would like to be able to customize what stats are shown in-game. For instance, instead of the last 3 seasons, show the last 3 games. Switch between total stats, to the current series (especially during playoffs.).

Very minor an update to the trivia shown when saving games.

mars001 · 09-18-2021, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweed

Not trying to dump on someone else's idea but if they did this I would want it to be optional. Why you ask? I spend a lot of time getting my camera and widgets "just right" for the pre-pitch view. Expanding these boxes could end up covering or conflicting with my other widgets.

Right now those boxes pop up when we hover. Maybe they could add a "+\-", ala the ballpark factor widget, to lock those boxes open or collapse them down? With this I like your idea. Who knows I may even end up using it my self

Totally agree it should be optional/configurable. I'm also not suggesting that same UI. I'm sure a real designer can come up with something more elegant. The hover is okay, but it doesn't show anything situational. I want to see stats and tidbits that are relevant in context. I know the game has this information, but it isn't easily accessible.

I can have a more more effective announcer narrative in my head if I'm presented with cool data

pauwoo · 09-19-2021, 09:54 AM

RE: Mail & News

1. Add a column to show what league the news pertains to for those of us who have large worlds and like to have the "news from entire world" selected. If not a column, then add league selection to the filter options with a sub-menu listing each league in the database.

2. When GMing or Managing a club, highlight new pertaining to your team in a different color font and the lower levels of your organization in another color with the rest of the items being in white. Or if the colors are deemed too busy, have an icon (or use the small team logo for an icon) next to each message about your organization like the exclamation logo used currently for important messages.

glenmere14 · 09-19-2021, 07:51 PM

There a couple of things I have requested over the years without too much support, but hey, since it was asked:

I'd like the ability to see statistical leaders over user-defined periods (5 years, 10 years, three months, 2020s, etc.)

Also, would like the ability to auto populate tournaments, perhaps also with user defined parameters (four teams from one era, 10 teams from another, etc.)

Love the game - been around since OOTP 2

smiller · 09-19-2021, 08:45 PM

How about a button so you can make all games day games, rather than having to do each game manually. This would greatly help historical replays.

rylinus · 09-20-2021, 05:26 AM

Many interesting ideas here. I'll add a few.
1. Have a full playoff history for each team. As opposed to just noting if a team made the playoff's or not each year, it would be great to note at least how far they got (division series, championship series, etc.) and if possible the W-L for the series.
2. Improve conversation on visits to the mound. Most replies simply note whether the pitcher is tired or not. It is strange to visit the mound after a pitchers gives up 5 hits in a row to have him reply "I have yet to break a sweat." Clearly the coach is out there for another reason, whether it is too check on mechanics, provide confidence, tell him to toughen up or lighten the moment. Sometimes coaches go out to the mound to offer advice on a certain batter, or to clearly warm up a reliever. A greater diversity of replies that fit the situation would make this more realistic and interesting.

Also, are some pitchers more likely to improve from a mound visit than others? Might it help some and anger others? Is there any way to better understand what impact this has on performance other than warming up a bullpen arm?

3. Show pitcher's fielding ratings just like all other fielders. They are a fielder like everyone else and in OOTP seem to make a whole lot of errors. Why not show this?

4. Offer runners a "green light" option to steal if they feel they can read the pitcher. The current system is very limiting and forces a manager to make choices (a forced steal or a forced take for the batter) that do not replicate real game play.

5. As others have noted, I would like to options for focus in spring training, such as learning a new pitch for pitchers or working on a new position for fielders. The intelligence or work ethic of the player could contribute to their success/failure. And perhaps focusing on one thing could take away from general development

6. On a similar note, it would be nice to be able to send younger players to the winter leagues to brush up on raw skills sets as well.

7. It would be very useful in Spring Training to be able to have more than a 6-man rotation so you can have more players compete for spots in the rotation.

8. It would be very useful when making trades to be able to filter out players for intangibles. For example, I am not interested in players with a low work ethic. It would be great to note this when I am shopping players so I can get return offers that match what I am looking for.

9. I am sure others have noted this but it would be great to be able to offer more than 2 players at once when shopping players around.

10. It would be very useful to have statistics for pitchers for the first, second, third and fourth time through the order.

billyray1984 · 09-20-2021, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by rylinus

5. As others have noted, I would like to options for focus in spring training, such as learning a new pitch for pitchers or working on a new position for fielders. The intelligence or work ethic of the player could contribute to their success/failure. And perhaps focusing on one thing could take away from general development

6. On a similar note, it would be nice to be able to send younger players to the winter leagues to brush up on raw skills sets as well.

7. It would be very useful in Spring Training to be able to have more than a 6-man rotation so you can have more players compete for spots in the rotation.

Regarding point 5, you can already have fielders work on a new position by giving them starts at this position in spring training. Rate of progress is greater in spring traning than in season. Pitchers addind new pitches is totally random though and I don't think spring training helps in any way.

Regarding point 6, you can already do that by adding a new tournament/league in the off season and sending players there so they play more. No idea if it helps/stunts their dev.

Regarding point 7, you can already do that in a quick and dirty way by severly limiting the pitch count/batters faced of guys in the 6-man rotation for the first few weeks. The game will then go to the long relievers and they'll pitch more than if you had your starters pitch the standard spring tranining of 2-4 innings per start. I'm not so sure this is a great idea though since the only time I've done that, all my starters struggled for 1-2 starts at the beginning of the year, as if they were pitching cold from the off season/injury. Maybe completly anecdotal though.

LSUTigerJosh · 09-20-2021, 07:53 PM

1. For multiplayer leagues that sim fast please have a way to allow lineups to "adjust" for suspected opener followers. I'm in a few leagues that will sim more than a week at a time and it can cause a problem.

2. Allow an easy button to set up cities and owners and budgets to all have the "same" instead of having to manually customize each of those.

brotherblues · 09-21-2021, 10:24 AM

Ditch the "7 day" lineup. Make it instead a number of games. Something like:

"
Set lineup for the next [___] games (with a dropdown menu with number of games from 2 to 6)
[x] Checkbox to make it loop.
[x] Checkbox for overriding lefty lineups. "

That way I can have a rotation with battery mates and can base some fielder's decisions based on my starting pitcher's profile (high/low control, ex gb, fb).

brotherblues · 09-22-2021, 02:31 PM

Include exit velocity in the pitch sequence widget

PSUColonel · 09-22-2021, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TuckerDuckson

International Amateur Free Agency is kind of lacking right now. Would be kind of cool if we could trade our allocation of money or something, or the whole system should be revamped. I don't know how completely it could be changed, but I think the signing system needs to be changed.

Because right now, you just see one or two 4-5 star prospects, you offer them a max $5mm contract, they say they have a better offer from another team (How? We can both only give him $5mm), and you can't renegotiate. So you're just S-O-L. Like I had a dude I offered a contract deny signing with me, saying one team had a better offer, but then he turned around and signed with a *different* team than what he originally told me he turned me down for who happen to be in my division, He's now the #1 prospect in the league, and it's like I did I even have a shot? So the AI can negotiate more? What makes these prospects pick certain landing spots, when we can only give so much money?

So you end up wasting $5 million bucks each season on like 2 star prospects, when I could maybe trade that money for a reliever, or some more developed prospects.

Yes...I'd really like to see this become a major event and similar to the MLB draft in it's buildup, hype and such. I love these ideas.

PSUColonel · 09-22-2021, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by brotherblues

Ditch the "7 day" lineup. Make it instead a number of games. Something like:

"
Set lineup for the next [___] games (with a dropdown menu with number of games from 2 to 6)
[x] Checkbox to make it loop.
[x] Checkbox for overriding lefty lineups. "

That way I can have a rotation with battery mates and can base some fielder's decisions based on my starting pitcher's profile (high/low control, ex gb, fb).

Not a bad idea

cohimbra · 10-02-2021, 08:28 AM

Small thing here but (for me) very annoying. When you scroll down (a players/personnels list) then enter into a profile when you exit (with < or right mouse click) you return at the top of the page.

Crickett13 · 10-02-2021, 03:45 PM

Finish the manual for 22 and explain coaching

rutgers77 · 10-03-2021, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by mars001

I would love to see more stats and some of the additional information that is shown on the Pitcher/Batter widgets, but on the player labels. The other runners and fielders can stay as they are, but for pitcher and batter seeing that information in context would be much easier.

My eyes and my focus are mostly on the center of the screen, but the widgets are off to the side. I know I can manually move these around, but I'm hoping for something more integrated and automatic.

The data could change based on the situation and maybe even some of the stats/info could be configurable. I'd also like to see things like, current streak information, and upcoming milestones in context and on the game field.

I've done a very ugly mockup, but maybe something like this.

Mind sharing which stadium set you got this picture from? It looks beautiful.

GoLeafsGo · 10-03-2021, 09:59 AM

I would like to see an option for min service time required for each league. I know you can set it by age but not everyone gets drafted at the same age. Unless it has been fixed I know that if I set a min age for the MLB it also releases anyone in the minors younger than that age. I would just prefer they don't get the opportunity to play until 22 no matter how good they are.

I just hate seeing players stats look like A AA A R AAA A AA.

Bobfather · 10-03-2021, 04:44 PM

When playing games keep the animation speed the same for every play.

CobaltJays · 10-04-2021, 04:52 PM

The biggest item on my wishlist is a cosmetic one, but one I consider important for league history purposes. I wish the game would keep track of a team's past logos and uniforms so that players retire wearing the correct uniform. Right now, if a team changes its uniforms after a player leaves but before he retires, the player will wind up being depicted in the wrong uniform post-retirement. It can also happen if a player's profile picture gets refreshed at some point post-retirement.

My fictional league has been running for 120+ seasons and its history means a lot. I've largely avoided changing the logos and uniforms for my major league teams because I don't want my league's stars to be shown in historically inaccurate uniforms in their profiles or HOF plaques. I'd like to give some of my teams a refresh, but preserving the league's history takes priority.

09-18-2021, 01:24 PM	#121
mars001 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 916	I would love to see more stats and some of the additional information that is shown on the Pitcher/Batter widgets, but on the player labels. The other runners and fielders can stay as they are, but for pitcher and batter seeing that information in context would be much easier. My eyes and my focus are mostly on the center of the screen, but the widgets are off to the side. I know I can manually move these around, but I'm hoping for something more integrated and automatic. The data could change based on the situation and maybe even some of the stats/info could be configurable. I'd also like to see things like, current streak information, and upcoming milestones in context and on the game field. I've done a very ugly mockup, but maybe something like this. Attached Images

09-18-2021, 03:05 PM	#123
Bobfather All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Boston Ma. Posts: 1,586	I would like to be able to customize what stats are shown in-game. For instance, instead of the last 3 seasons, show the last 3 games. Switch between total stats, to the current series (especially during playoffs.). Very minor an update to the trivia shown when saving games. __________________ I play out every game—one pitch mode.

09-19-2021, 09:54 AM	#125
pauwoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,255	RE: Mail & News 1. Add a column to show what league the news pertains to for those of us who have large worlds and like to have the "news from entire world" selected. If not a column, then add league selection to the filter options with a sub-menu listing each league in the database. 2. When GMing or Managing a club, highlight new pertaining to your team in a different color font and the lower levels of your organization in another color with the rest of the items being in white. Or if the colors are deemed too busy, have an icon (or use the small team logo for an icon) next to each message about your organization like the exclamation logo used currently for important messages. __________________ Be excellent to each other. the Portland Pioneers \| the Los Angeles Leopards

10-03-2021, 04:44 PM	#139
Bobfather All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Boston Ma. Posts: 1,586	When playing games keep the animation speed the same for every play. __________________ I play out every game—one pitch mode.

09-19-2021, 07:51 PM	#126
glenmere14 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 254	There a couple of things I have requested over the years without too much support, but hey, since it was asked: I'd like the ability to see statistical leaders over user-defined periods (5 years, 10 years, three months, 2020s, etc.) Also, would like the ability to auto populate tournaments, perhaps also with user defined parameters (four teams from one era, 10 teams from another, etc.) Love the game - been around since OOTP 2

09-19-2021, 08:45 PM	#127
smiller Major Leagues Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Pittsboro NC Posts: 430	How about a button so you can make all games day games, rather than having to do each game manually. This would greatly help historical replays.

09-20-2021, 05:26 AM	#128
rylinus Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 29	Many interesting ideas here. I'll add a few. 1. Have a full playoff history for each team. As opposed to just noting if a team made the playoff's or not each year, it would be great to note at least how far they got (division series, championship series, etc.) and if possible the W-L for the series. 2. Improve conversation on visits to the mound. Most replies simply note whether the pitcher is tired or not. It is strange to visit the mound after a pitchers gives up 5 hits in a row to have him reply "I have yet to break a sweat." Clearly the coach is out there for another reason, whether it is too check on mechanics, provide confidence, tell him to toughen up or lighten the moment. Sometimes coaches go out to the mound to offer advice on a certain batter, or to clearly warm up a reliever. A greater diversity of replies that fit the situation would make this more realistic and interesting. Also, are some pitchers more likely to improve from a mound visit than others? Might it help some and anger others? Is there any way to better understand what impact this has on performance other than warming up a bullpen arm? 3. Show pitcher's fielding ratings just like all other fielders. They are a fielder like everyone else and in OOTP seem to make a whole lot of errors. Why not show this? 4. Offer runners a "green light" option to steal if they feel they can read the pitcher. The current system is very limiting and forces a manager to make choices (a forced steal or a forced take for the batter) that do not replicate real game play. 5. As others have noted, I would like to options for focus in spring training, such as learning a new pitch for pitchers or working on a new position for fielders. The intelligence or work ethic of the player could contribute to their success/failure. And perhaps focusing on one thing could take away from general development 6. On a similar note, it would be nice to be able to send younger players to the winter leagues to brush up on raw skills sets as well. 7. It would be very useful in Spring Training to be able to have more than a 6-man rotation so you can have more players compete for spots in the rotation. 8. It would be very useful when making trades to be able to filter out players for intangibles. For example, I am not interested in players with a low work ethic. It would be great to note this when I am shopping players so I can get return offers that match what I am looking for. 9. I am sure others have noted this but it would be great to be able to offer more than 2 players at once when shopping players around. 10. It would be very useful to have statistics for pitchers for the first, second, third and fourth time through the order.

09-20-2021, 07:53 PM	#130
LSUTigerJosh Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Louisiana Posts: 47	1. For multiplayer leagues that sim fast please have a way to allow lineups to "adjust" for suspected opener followers. I'm in a few leagues that will sim more than a week at a time and it can cause a problem. 2. Allow an easy button to set up cities and owners and budgets to all have the "same" instead of having to manually customize each of those.

09-21-2021, 10:24 AM	#131
brotherblues All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 658	Ditch the "7 day" lineup. Make it instead a number of games. Something like: " Set lineup for the next [___] games (with a dropdown menu with number of games from 2 to 6) [x] Checkbox to make it loop. [x] Checkbox for overriding lefty lineups. " That way I can have a rotation with battery mates and can base some fielder's decisions based on my starting pitcher's profile (high/low control, ex gb, fb).

09-22-2021, 02:31 PM	#132
brotherblues All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 658	Include exit velocity in the pitch sequence widget

10-02-2021, 08:28 AM	#135
cohimbra Bat Boy Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 14	Small thing here but (for me) very annoying. When you scroll down (a players/personnels list) then enter into a profile when you exit (with < or right mouse click) you return at the top of the page.

10-02-2021, 03:45 PM	#136
Crickett13 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2018 Posts: 89	Finish the manual for 22 and explain coaching

10-03-2021, 09:59 AM	#138
GoLeafsGo Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 34	I would like to see an option for min service time required for each league. I know you can set it by age but not everyone gets drafted at the same age. Unless it has been fixed I know that if I set a min age for the MLB it also releases anyone in the minors younger than that age. I would just prefer they don't get the opportunity to play until 22 no matter how good they are. I just hate seeing players stats look like A AA A R AAA A AA.

10-04-2021, 04:52 PM	#140
CobaltJays All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 706	The biggest item on my wishlist is a cosmetic one, but one I consider important for league history purposes. I wish the game would keep track of a team's past logos and uniforms so that players retire wearing the correct uniform. Right now, if a team changes its uniforms after a player leaves but before he retires, the player will wind up being depicted in the wrong uniform post-retirement. It can also happen if a player's profile picture gets refreshed at some point post-retirement. My fictional league has been running for 120+ seasons and its history means a lot. I've largely avoided changing the logos and uniforms for my major league teams because I don't want my league's stars to be shown in historically inaccurate uniforms in their profiles or HOF plaques. I'd like to give some of my teams a refresh, but preserving the league's history takes priority.