Injury Setting

iowagrad2003 · 03-22-2020, 09:17 AM

Good Morning,

I'm curious what injury setting some of the more experienced players play on. I'm using OOTP Classic and seeing a lot of injuries to my pitchers (even when on pitch counts). Thanks!

MizzouRah · 03-22-2020, 09:53 AM

I've been on classic forever and it's still lower than RL but that's how I prefer it.

slugga27 · 03-22-2020, 10:33 AM

I always use High (Realistic Modern Day). It emphasizes the need for depth.

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Hoiles · 03-22-2020, 11:00 AM

A question that’s asked very year but key to the game experience.

From recent versions at least, Short-term, high is the most realistic. Yeah, pitching staffs get decimated often, but it happens in real-life MLB too. I find in classic, it’s not unusual to go months without an injury to a key guy, but that (unfortunately) doesn’t happen anymore.

That said, I think the game is optimized for Classic. On High settings, too many players end up being fragile or worse, and most players above 30 end up being pretty useless.

So in the end, it depends on if you’re looking at a more in-depth game for the next few years or want to see how the league plays out in a longer-term sim where you pay a bit less attention to things. In the former I would choose High, latter Classic.

Sweed · 03-22-2020, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by slugga27

I always use High (Realistic Modern Day). It emphasizes the need for depth.

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This.

And FWIW I don't see the problems Holies is describing while using High Realistic Modern Day.

slugga27 · 03-22-2020, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweed

This.

And FWIW I don't see the problems Holies is describing while using High Realistic Modern Day.

Same. There’s been some times recently where I even feel I’m not seeing enough injuries on High.

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ohiodevil · 03-22-2020, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweed

This.

And FWIW I don't see the problems Holies is describing while using High Realistic Modern Day.

This as well, I find that Classic does not come close to mirroring the injuries in real life, but High is much more realistic and I also never see any of the issues that people bring up every year with each new version of the game.

I just think it forces you to build depth and look for talent everywhere possible and take chances on someone that you may not normally sign.

Bluenoser · 03-22-2020, 11:53 AM

Depends on the era I'm playing. I have a league that uses 1985 for stats, etc. I use Classic in that one.

For my modern day fictional, I use High.

If I ran historical, early 1900's (I don't) I would be inclined to use low for the 1st few years.

iowagrad2003 · 03-22-2020, 02:56 PM

Thanks to everyone for the feedback.

03-22-2020, 09:17 AM	#1
iowagrad2003 Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7	Injury Setting Good Morning, I'm curious what injury setting some of the more experienced players play on. I'm using OOTP Classic and seeing a lot of injuries to my pitchers (even when on pitch counts). Thanks!

03-22-2020, 09:53 AM	#2
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Troy, Mo Posts: 6,251	I've been on classic forever and it's still lower than RL but that's how I prefer it.

03-22-2020, 10:33 AM	#3
slugga27 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,255	I always use High (Realistic Modern Day). It emphasizes the need for depth. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-22-2020, 11:00 AM	#4
Hoiles All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 572	A question that’s asked very year but key to the game experience. From recent versions at least, Short-term, high is the most realistic. Yeah, pitching staffs get decimated often, but it happens in real-life MLB too. I find in classic, it’s not unusual to go months without an injury to a key guy, but that (unfortunately) doesn’t happen anymore. That said, I think the game is optimized for Classic. On High settings, too many players end up being fragile or worse, and most players above 30 end up being pretty useless. So in the end, it depends on if you’re looking at a more in-depth game for the next few years or want to see how the league plays out in a longer-term sim where you pay a bit less attention to things. In the former I would choose High, latter Classic.

03-22-2020, 11:53 AM	#8
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 13,682	Depends on the era I'm playing. I have a league that uses 1985 for stats, etc. I use Classic in that one. For my modern day fictional, I use High. If I ran historical, early 1900's (I don't) I would be inclined to use low for the 1st few years.

03-22-2020, 02:56 PM	#9
iowagrad2003 Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7	Thanks to everyone for the feedback.