just a little rant

rjl518 · 08-18-2016, 10:42 AM

This is the problem i have with OOTP sometimes.
When the game engine has decided that you will NOT win the game, no matter what you do, no matter who you bring in to pinch hit, or no matter which reliever you bring in, the game destroys you anyway.
I know i sound like a sore loser.
I really think that because the game engine is algorithm generated and not dice generated, I sometimes think the AI does cheat against you when you play out your games.
I love OOTP, but losing games the way I have and with the talent my teams have are really starting to drive me crazy.

Just a little rant...from a guy who loves the game.

canadian content · 08-18-2016, 10:58 AM

Well what do you know?

Hope Solo plays OOTP!

dumbrabbit · 08-18-2016, 11:45 AM

You're not going to win all of them.

What kind of lineup do you have?

BIG17EASY · 08-18-2016, 11:58 AM

The OOTP engine must be controlling the Mets' season this year.

GoodOlKevin · 08-18-2016, 12:05 PM

Oh

endgame · 08-18-2016, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by canadian content

Well what do you know?

Hope Solo plays OOTP!

Or Donald Trump.

Rizon · 08-18-2016, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjl518

This is the problem i have with OOTP sometimes.
When the game engine has decided that you will NOT win the game, no matter what you do, no matter who you bring in to pinch hit, or no matter which reliever you bring in, the game destroys you anyway.
I know i sound like a sore loser.
I really think that because the game engine is algorithm generated and not dice generated, I sometimes think the AI does cheat against you when you play out your games.
I love OOTP, but losing games the way I have and with the talent my teams have are really starting to drive me crazy.

Just a little rant...from a guy who loves the game.

Tower or laptop?

Westheim · 08-18-2016, 12:56 PM

No-no, that's a feature.

rjl518 · 08-18-2016, 02:46 PM

ok...my fellow players...I didn't think we would get this far...

trust me I love OOTP...but I hate losing!!!

oh...HOPE SOLO???? really guys???

canadian content · 08-18-2016, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by rjl518

ok...my fellow players...I didn't think we would get this far...

trust me I love OOTP...but I hate losing!!!

oh...HOPE SOLO???? really guys???

Forgive me, I couldn't resist.

koohead · 08-18-2016, 04:39 PM

somewhat related, but I have the same rant all the time with EA Sports and their NCAA Football series.

NoOne · 08-18-2016, 04:47 PM

c'mon ea sports games? there's always a way to exploit them. "madden" level in the nfl gam you could score triple digits against it and shut them out most the time.

even if you lose at first, only play the toughest level settings... you'll be crushing them in time. get used to the timing instead of the huge room for error you get on other settings.

koohead · 08-18-2016, 05:04 PM

well in full disclosure I play both ncaa and madden in "coach" mode...so I just call the plays and hope for the best.

rjl518 · 08-19-2016, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjl518

This is the problem i have with OOTP sometimes.
When the game engine has decided that you will NOT win the game, no matter what you do, no matter who you bring in to pinch hit, or no matter which reliever you bring in, the game destroys you anyway.
I know i sound like a sore loser.
I really think that because the game engine is algorithm generated and not dice generated, I sometimes think the AI does cheat against you when you play out your games.
I love OOTP, but losing games the way I have and with the talent my teams have are really starting to drive me crazy.

Just a little rant...from a guy who loves the game.

but then again...with the way the real life Mets are playing and the way my dynasty Mets seem to be mimicking them, maybe OOTP is doing it right...what do I know?

canadian content · 08-19-2016, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjl518

This is the problem i have with OOTP sometimes.
When the game engine has decided that you will NOT win the game, no matter what you do, no matter who you bring in to pinch hit, or no matter which reliever you bring in, the game destroys you anyway.

This doesn't seem to be a problem with ThePretender........ask him what his secret is.

Klaus 74 · 08-19-2016, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by rjl518

When the game engine has decided that you will NOT win the game, no matter what you do, no matter who you bring in to pinch hit, or no matter which reliever you bring in, the game destroys you anyway.

I think games we watch live or on tv can give appearances of that as well. It can be a game of inches and some nights one team just seems to have those grounders that just get by, hits that land just fair, close calls on the bases going their way, etc. And it seems more noticeable if it happens against your team than the other way around.

I used to get frustrated when being down a couple of runs, the game is in the middle to late innings, have two runners on base and you know what happens? That's exactly the time my next batter hits into a double play to end the inning! What cured that for me is watching my favorite team on tv, because they do the same thing there too!

Something that does get me upset and I don't think this mimics what happens in real life that much is this.....you are down three or four runs and you need base runners. Your lead off hitter hits an easy double but gets tagged out trying to stretch it into a triple. But that doesn't happen too often.

MrBojangles · 08-19-2016, 09:44 PM

I have a stacked team that, over the course of the season, will play something like.700 to .750 ball. Yet, we still have losing streaks.

I just got swept in a 3-game series by the perennial basement dwellers in our league!!

It happens.

08-18-2016, 10:42 AM	#1
rjl518 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Born in Shea Stadium, lives in LoanDepot Park. Posts: 6,240	just a little rant This is the problem i have with OOTP sometimes. When the game engine has decided that you will NOT win the game, no matter what you do, no matter who you bring in to pinch hit, or no matter which reliever you bring in, the game destroys you anyway. I know i sound like a sore loser. I really think that because the game engine is algorithm generated and not dice generated, I sometimes think the AI does cheat against you when you play out your games. I love OOTP, but losing games the way I have and with the talent my teams have are really starting to drive me crazy. Just a little rant...from a guy who loves the game. __________________ My Threads: MLB Project 32 by SFGiants58 "Colon looking for his 1st hit of the year and he DRIVES ONE! Deep left field! Back goes Upton! Back near the wall! ITS OUTTA HERE!!! Bartolo has done it!!! THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS HAPPENED!!! This is one of the great moments in the history of baseball! Bartolo Colon has gone deep!" ---Gary Cohen. (May 7, 2016) (Petco Park) NYM 6 @ SD 3

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rjl518 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Born in Shea Stadium, lives in LoanDepot Park. Posts: 6,240	ok...my fellow players...I didn't think we would get this far... trust me I love OOTP...but I hate losing!!! oh...HOPE SOLO???? really guys??? __________________ My Threads: MLB Project 32 by SFGiants58 "Colon looking for his 1st hit of the year and he DRIVES ONE! Deep left field! Back goes Upton! Back near the wall! ITS OUTTA HERE!!! Bartolo has done it!!! THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS HAPPENED!!! This is one of the great moments in the history of baseball! Bartolo Colon has gone deep!" ---Gary Cohen. (May 7, 2016) (Petco Park) NYM 6 @ SD 3 Last edited by rjl518; 08-18-2016 at 02:47 PM.

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koohead Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,137	somewhat related, but I have the same rant all the time with EA Sports and their NCAA Football series. __________________ GM - New Jersey Bears of the NPBL;

08-18-2016, 05:04 PM	#13
koohead Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,137	well in full disclosure I play both ncaa and madden in "coach" mode...so I just call the plays and hope for the best. __________________ GM - New Jersey Bears of the NPBL;

08-18-2016, 10:58 AM	#2
canadian content Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 290	Well what do you know? Hope Solo plays OOTP!

08-18-2016, 11:45 AM	#3
dumbrabbit All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 827	You're not going to win all of them. What kind of lineup do you have?

08-18-2016, 11:58 AM	#4
BIG17EASY Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,291	The OOTP engine must be controlling the Mets' season this year.

08-18-2016, 12:05 PM	#5
GoodOlKevin Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 63	Oh

08-18-2016, 04:47 PM	#12
NoOne Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,167	c'mon ea sports games? there's always a way to exploit them. "madden" level in the nfl gam you could score triple digits against it and shut them out most the time. even if you lose at first, only play the toughest level settings... you'll be crushing them in time. get used to the timing instead of the huge room for error you get on other settings.

08-19-2016, 09:44 PM	#17
MrBojangles All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: low and inside Posts: 568	I have a stacked team that, over the course of the season, will play something like.700 to .750 ball. Yet, we still have losing streaks. I just got swept in a 3-game series by the perennial basement dwellers in our league!! It happens.