do people play all the game in a season or just some

[Fishball019]

i new to the game so i want some opinion if you play all the game manually in a season or just sim most and play some ?

[Mr. Marlin]

That really depends on the quality of my team. If I have a poor quality team I would probably play most of the games because a human manage can compensate for a teams weaknesses with batting and pitching strategy the AI won't use.

If the team is decent what I usually do is sim until the 6th inning and take over from there is the game is close.

I once built a team that was an absolute killing machine. That team won two championships and over 200 games in two seasons. I figured out real quick to let the AI sim their games. Me managing them only hurt their chances.

[Hemi425HP]

I play out every game myself, but overall I think you'd find the whole range. That's one thing that's great about this game. You can play how you want to.

If I'm getting shelled I sim the remainder of the game. No need to sit through that!

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[Andy]

Originally Posted by Hemi425HP

I play out every game myself, but overall I think you'd find the whole range. That's one thing that's great about this game. You can play how you want to.

If I'm getting shelled I sim the remainder of the game. No need to sit through that!

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I do the same thing as far as getting shelled. I'm a Reds fan playing the current season so I guess I may actually sim more rather than play out the games.

[BBGiovanni]

Originally Posted by Mr. Marlin

That really depends on the quality of my team. If I have a poor quality team I would probably play most of the games because a human manage can compensate for a teams weaknesses with batting and pitching strategy the AI won't use.

If the team is decent what I usually do is sim until the 6th inning and take over from there is the game is close.

I once built a team that was an absolute killing machine. That team won two championships and over 200 games in two seasons. I figured out real quick to let the AI sim their games. Me managing them only hurt their chances.

This is interesting because I do the opposite: as long as my team is in contention I play out the games, and once they become irrelevant I set the AI manager appropriately and speed things up. Once my starter's pitch count starts getting high I keep an eye on the pitcher's spot in the lineup so I don't miss a chance to PH/double switch.

Keep in mind that in an individual game you can speed things up, which took me a while to learn. I use one-pitch mode and (especially early in games) use "sim half-inning".

And as Mr. Marlin notes... sometimes they're better off without you. I worked hard on an expansion team to get them in contention up to the trade deadline, then they got swept 4 games by the division leader and were over 10 games out. I simmed out a week at a time and they were eliminated on the last day of the season!

I certainly understand why people sim whole months/years at a time, depending on a particular idea/project, but I really enjoy grinding through the season.

[low]

I play out all of mine.

[steady teddy]

There's no wrong answer here, but the thought of playing my games out in OOTP never appealed to me at all. The game is too deep with stats and if I played my games out I would never find out how the young prospects I drafted or traded for turned out in their careers. I just don't have the time for it. I usually sim a week at a time (maybe even a month a time) as GM only, unless I see my manager doing some really stupid things, then I'll change the settings.

The only BB game I where used to play out every game of every season were the earlier versions of the old High Heat series. Although the financial system in it sucked.

[slugger922cubs]

To counter here im like Teddy. I play out zero games. I've had every version since OOTP9 and simmered in game mode maybe 5 games the whole time. Never been my thing. There's enough real baseball for me to find and watch I don't need to watch or control the simulation. It's all GMing for me. I'd rather burn through decades watching careers rise and fall.

[mitchkenn]

Originally Posted by slugger922cubs

To counter here im like Teddy. I play out zero games. I've had every version since OOTP9 and simmered in game mode maybe 5 games the whole time. Never been my thing. There's enough real baseball for me to find and watch I don't need to watch or control the simulation. It's all GMing for me. I'd rather burn through decades watching careers rise and fall.

yep. that's my mode as well.

[buckeye22]

I usually quick sim day to day. Gives me the chance to change things up on the fly without spending a bunch of time in games. Can still get through a season in a pretty short amount of time that way.

I usually set all lineups and pitching staff, but from there I let the manager do his thing in terms of strategy and giving guys days off. I could maybe start using 7 day lineups or watching who needs a breather myself, but I like being the GM and letting the manager more or less do his thing.

[GunnyB]

Off and on I'll play out a few games over a season. I prefer roster building myself.
It all depends upon the person I would say.

[bjohn13]

I pretty much play every game. If I'm not in a close race, I'll occasionally sim to the fifth, but I like having complete control over how much every player plays. I also enjoy the strategy and grind that goes into a season. Plus, I find that if I just sim all of my games, the fun goes too fast.

When I get 20-30 years into a franchise, there is a seriously rewarding feeling that goes into seeing the history of the league develop.

However, if talking to someone new at the game, I would say to simulate. There is so much to learn in this game. The best way to get one's feet wet is to get a team, simulate a few weeks, and then see what you can do to make your team better.

[Big T]

I have a fictional universe with a 100 game schedule. I play all the games regardless of the standings. By using 100 games vs 162 the season moves along faster and even with a weak team, your interest level can stay higher when your not out of it with 50 games.

[cooperthegiantscat]

I play as GM only usually so nope, sim every game. I like the management side of things better

[sonicqaz]

I just got the game about a month ago, but I'm doing pitch by pitch in every major league game. The only time I do something different is if I'm winning or losing by 7, then I switch to 1 pitch mode. I'm currently in the NLCS of my first season and I won 107 games. Even though I'm playing with the Cubs, I dont think I would have gotten more than 90-95 wins at most if I didnt actually manage the games, and pitch by pitch gives a huge advantage. (I lost 3 starting pitchers for the season to injury, and shoe-in ROTY Ian Happ missed the last two months too.) Knowing when to steal a base, use a hit and run, or when to Pitch to Contact to avoid a walk (or avoid contact on 0-2 count) adds a lot more wins to my games than if I just did one-pitch mode. Managing the bullpen more closely adds a lot more wins when you do either pitch by pitch or one-pitch than you would if you just simmed. Playing with the Cubs makes it easier to PH and double switch than with most teams because of how flexible a lot of their players are in the field, so I can bring up important bats in important situations.

It takes a long time to play out all of the games but I feel a strong connection to my team and the playoffs so far have been extremely nerve racking since it feels like I've devoted so much time to my franchise. I generally play the game with live baseball on in the background because of my At Bat subscription and before I notice, I've played like 12 hours straight. Who knows if I'll want to keep doing this long term but its been a bunch of fun so far.

[Jerry Helper]

Sometimes I'll drop in to play a few innings just to see the ballpark in 3D mode. That's really made gameplay more fun. But for the most part, I sim almost everything. I will play games if my team makes it to the playoffs or world series.

[Cryomaniac]

I play out most games.

I'm also a terrible manager, so this is probably handicapping myself needlessly, but I like doing it lol.

[NoOne]

i mostly stick to history building, nowadays. i will either make a couple transcendant guys or play until i find one and after their career start minimizing my hands-on activity and focus on a long chugging through years, so i can look at in the leaderboards and related pages of feedack with a large selection of high quality careers.

[gglennwill]

I play out every game until July 4th. If I'm 10 or more games out, I sim the rest of the season, otherwise I play the rest of the games.

[cavebutter]

If I am taking over a new team, I will play as a spectator (watch every play rather than manage) for the first two or three months of the season. This helps me get to know the team much better. After that, I will sim day by day.