Player Retirements

Sim Rat · 04-21-2006, 10:37 AM

I've only played OOTPBB through version 5, and I'm wondering if player retirement has already been approved or will be improved with the 2006 version. In the past, there didn't seem to be enough variation in retirement ages for players. Rarely would anyone see a player active into his early to mid-40's like we've seen with the likes of Paul Molitor, Charlie Hough, Nolan Ryan, Dennis Eckersley, Kent Tekulve, and others.

cdheer · 04-21-2006, 10:46 AM

The problem in 6.0/6.5, as I've observed, is not so much a problem with variation in ages per se as a problem in the way OOTP handles declining skills. A 4-star player can turn into a 1-star player very rapidly near or at 40 yrs...which, I presume, triggers the retirement thing.

If Markus has improved the aging code, you may see more of this.

--chris

andjbock · 04-21-2006, 07:46 PM

It'd be nice to see sliders for both newbs and statesmen that work independent of one another.

04-21-2006, 10:37 AM	#1
Sim Rat Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 73	Player Retirements I've only played OOTPBB through version 5, and I'm wondering if player retirement has already been approved or will be improved with the 2006 version. In the past, there didn't seem to be enough variation in retirement ages for players. Rarely would anyone see a player active into his early to mid-40's like we've seen with the likes of Paul Molitor, Charlie Hough, Nolan Ryan, Dennis Eckersley, Kent Tekulve, and others.

04-21-2006, 10:46 AM	#2
cdheer All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 639	The problem in 6.0/6.5, as I've observed, is not so much a problem with variation in ages per se as a problem in the way OOTP handles declining skills. A 4-star player can turn into a 1-star player very rapidly near or at 40 yrs...which, I presume, triggers the retirement thing. If Markus has improved the aging code, you may see more of this. --chris

04-21-2006, 07:46 PM	#3
andjbock Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Somerville, MA, USA Bats: Right Throws: Left Posts: 3,640	It'd be nice to see sliders for both newbs and statesmen that work independent of one another.