Fielding seems to matter much more

tigey75 · 04-13-2012, 04:31 PM

Is anyone else being punished for having a guy out of position like I am? In older versions I was able to sneak a LF into CF and get away with it, but I tried it this year and the guy is killing me. 4 errors in 9 games with a ZR of -4.3

I'm definitely not complaining because it's forcing me to make critical decisions

snepp · 04-13-2012, 04:37 PM

Are you talking about a left fielder with no rating in center, or just a poor rating in center?

tigey75 · 04-13-2012, 04:40 PM

He has no rating in CF and I was hoping he'd learn on the fly. It's not working out well

swampdragon · 04-13-2012, 04:46 PM

If a player has no rating at a position, this version of the game will absolutely kill him.

craftdr · 04-13-2012, 06:07 PM

It also seems like it is happening that way at first base. In the past versions, I could throw just about anyone at 1B and he would do a good job but so far when I've tried this in 13 I seem to see more errors. Now this is a very small sample size I'm talking about & no concrete data but my observations have been in line with the OP.

If this is in fact the case, that would be fantastic.

endgame · 04-13-2012, 06:18 PM

I'm anxious to see how v13 advances this area, certainly. In the past versions, I would always up the numbers for defensive influence in the config/engine file to replicate the kind of behavior that, it seems, may be inherent already in the mechanics. We'll see. It is good to hear the feedback, though. I haven't had enough direct experience with this side of the game this year, so I'm curious now and encouraged.

04-13-2012, 04:31 PM	#1
tigey75 Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 308	Fielding seems to matter much more Is anyone else being punished for having a guy out of position like I am? In older versions I was able to sneak a LF into CF and get away with it, but I tried it this year and the guy is killing me. 4 errors in 9 games with a ZR of -4.3 I'm definitely not complaining because it's forcing me to make critical decisions

04-13-2012, 04:46 PM	#4
swampdragon Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Lonely Mountain Posts: 2,509	If a player has no rating at a position, this version of the game will absolutely kill him. __________________ “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies." -- C.S. Lewis

04-13-2012, 06:18 PM	#6
endgame Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 16,843	I'm anxious to see how v13 advances this area, certainly. In the past versions, I would always up the numbers for defensive influence in the config/engine file to replicate the kind of behavior that, it seems, may be inherent already in the mechanics. We'll see. It is good to hear the feedback, though. I haven't had enough direct experience with this side of the game this year, so I'm curious now and encouraged. __________________ "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." -- Samuel Beckett _____________________________________________

04-13-2012, 04:37 PM	#2
snepp All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,370	Are you talking about a left fielder with no rating in center, or just a poor rating in center?

04-13-2012, 04:40 PM	#3
tigey75 Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 308	He has no rating in CF and I was hoping he'd learn on the fly. It's not working out well

04-13-2012, 06:07 PM	#5
craftdr Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 256	It also seems like it is happening that way at first base. In the past versions, I could throw just about anyone at 1B and he would do a good job but so far when I've tried this in 13 I seem to see more errors. Now this is a very small sample size I'm talking about & no concrete data but my observations have been in line with the OP. If this is in fact the case, that would be fantastic.