Hardest settings possible?

drewandpedey · 10-10-2019, 11:14 PM

Looking to set up a game with the hardest settings possible. Aside from moving trade difficulty up to very hard, what are some other things I could adjust?

pgjocki · 10-10-2019, 11:20 PM

Play "Stats Only" by turning off ratings and overall stars.

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itsmb8 · 10-11-2019, 04:22 AM

Stats only, very hard trading, low/very low scouting... thats about it.

the big thing about this game is that you can make it easier or difficult for yourself, but things become the same way for the CPU too, so difficulty relative to the CPU doesnt really change.

Reed · 10-11-2019, 06:37 AM

High injury setting? Low stamina?

NoOne · 10-11-2019, 12:04 PM

is that hard, or just low-tide?

the decisions never change. the causality never changes. so, either you understand how to make the right decision, or you do not. everythign is relative after that.

all these settings do is reduce opportunity. they don't make any decision more difficult, but may make the differences smaller. in a way that's harder, but really it's just a new baseline to deal with and all the same thought and effort as you would normally use.

if the trading stuff doesn't apply to the AI's trades with other AI teams, then that's techinically more difficult, since it isnt applied equally to all teams.

same with stats... only if the AI has access to ratings is it more difficult, otherwise they have to make the same decisions based on lagging/delayed indicators, i.e. resulting stats accrued over time. i get so familiar with my leagues i can tell you who has a 50 babip or a 40 k's or 80 power etc from stats in a glance. it all translates; it's merely less clear. as long as that's the same for all, not any more difficult compared to competition's efforts.

10-10-2019, 11:14 PM	#1
drewandpedey Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2018 Location: Boston Posts: 158 Blog Entries: 1	Hardest settings possible? Looking to set up a game with the hardest settings possible. Aside from moving trade difficulty up to very hard, what are some other things I could adjust?

10-10-2019, 11:20 PM	#2
pgjocki All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Maryland - just outside DC Posts: 1,483	Play "Stats Only" by turning off ratings and overall stars. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk __________________ - - - World Series championships: 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, 2011

10-11-2019, 12:04 PM	#5
NoOne Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,167	is that hard, or just low-tide? the decisions never change. the causality never changes. so, either you understand how to make the right decision, or you do not. everythign is relative after that. all these settings do is reduce opportunity. they don't make any decision more difficult, but may make the differences smaller. in a way that's harder, but really it's just a new baseline to deal with and all the same thought and effort as you would normally use. if the trading stuff doesn't apply to the AI's trades with other AI teams, then that's techinically more difficult, since it isnt applied equally to all teams. same with stats... only if the AI has access to ratings is it more difficult, otherwise they have to make the same decisions based on lagging/delayed indicators, i.e. resulting stats accrued over time. i get so familiar with my leagues i can tell you who has a 50 babip or a 40 k's or 80 power etc from stats in a glance. it all translates; it's merely less clear. as long as that's the same for all, not any more difficult compared to competition's efforts. Last edited by NoOne; 10-11-2019 at 12:07 PM.

10-11-2019, 04:22 AM	#3
itsmb8 All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,322	Stats only, very hard trading, low/very low scouting... thats about it. the big thing about this game is that you can make it easier or difficult for yourself, but things become the same way for the CPU too, so difficulty relative to the CPU doesnt really change.

10-11-2019, 06:37 AM	#4
Reed All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,942	High injury setting? Low stamina?