Only Talents Solo League

potatoman · 12-09-2002, 09:38 PM

anyone played only talent solo leagues....i like it this way because u have to look at their stats to see if they are good or not and not base it by salary. I think this is the REAL way to play it

Scott Vibert · 12-09-2002, 09:57 PM

yes I have

asamford · 12-10-2002, 12:55 AM

yep that's the only way i'll play solo anymore... best challenge.

i'd like to find a Talent Only online league, except i'm in too many leagues already!!

JAttractive · 12-10-2002, 01:02 AM

I usually play this way solo as well though I often "cheat" to look at the exceptional players and see just how high their stats are. This is done out of curiousity though and I try not to let it affect my decisions.

Having a talent only league would be great except that it is way too easy for someone to gain a big advantage by viewing the true ratings. The fact that this game is so easy to modify and adjust to our likings can also come back to bite you sometimes...

Rich Tiger Fan · 12-10-2002, 10:39 AM

Yea this is the way I play.....I like it that way...My league is a solo fictional league with Talent only ratings.....It too me feels more real...I never hear people ever say wow that guy is like a 14 power hitter.....but you might hear something like Man Joe Bob is a brilliant hitter...lol... but everyone has their own reasons for the way they play....I just like the mystery of Talent only! It puts more emphasis on stats....and such I think

Cole · 12-10-2002, 11:23 AM

Hmmm .. I'm unfamiliar with this term ... So can someone clarify for me ... Is this an option within OOTP, to turn off actual ratings so all you get to see is the player's talent?

asamford · 12-10-2002, 01:04 PM

yes in League Setup you can choose between Traditional Ratings, Reduced Ratings, and Talents Only. Talents Only gives you no ratings, only Talent Potentials (Avg,Good,Brilliant,etc). One the greatest challenges with this setup is knowing when to call players up from AAA. Usually people will have a set idea, when his ratings reach 5 or something like that, as to when they will call them up. Without ratings, you have to go by stats and scouting reports, and a gut feeling as to when you call guys up. I screwed up a lot of pitching prospects my first few seasons of Talent Only Play.

Cole · 12-10-2002, 01:07 PM

So what is reduced ratings mode?

Draft Dodger · 12-10-2002, 01:19 PM

I tried using reduced ratings for a while, but had to abandon it.

without keeping career minor league stats and lefty / righty splits, it was almost like running blind.

if BOTH of these features make it into 5, the reduced ratings and talent only options will definitely be a fun and viable option.

Scott Vibert · 12-10-2002, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ripwalk
So what is reduced ratings mode?

Reduced ratings gives you ratings for:

Contact, Power, Eye (Hitters)
Movement, Stuff, Control, Velocity (Pitchers)

you no longer have the detailed stats for each hitting type and no longer have splits... so you have to check stats/scouting reports more carefully when deciding on platoons, etc.

When I play with the ratings on, this is the set I choose.

Tiger Fan · 12-10-2002, 02:01 PM

Any solo fictional league I run I play with talent only mode. Makes for a better challenge.

MM13 · 12-10-2002, 02:25 PM

I wonder if it would be possible in v.5 to add more descriptions into the scouting reports. Things such as "quick wrists", "big swing", "streak hitter", and "slider speed bat" among others could add more individual flavor to the hitters. "Moving fastball", "sweeping curve," "tight slider," and "wild inside the strike zone" could be used for pitchers. I feel like now after you read 3-4 scouting reports you pretty much have an idea of what they are going to say. Maybe these more detailed reports could be available in the "Talent only" mode since the ratings would be hidden. Minor, aesthetic suggestion more than anything. The hardest thing for me is feeling connected to my players. I think something like this might help.

holyroller · 12-10-2002, 02:33 PM

The PWBL uses talent only ratings and so far it seems to be working just fine. I can't verify, of course, that owners are checking the actual ratings, but I think that most do not.

mottyl · 12-10-2002, 06:38 PM

Now if we could just turn off those red and green arrows...

12-09-2002, 09:38 PM	#1
potatoman Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,410 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Only Talents Solo League anyone played only talent solo leagues....i like it this way because u have to look at their stats to see if they are good or not and not base it by salary. I think this is the REAL way to play it

12-10-2002, 10:39 AM	#5
Rich Tiger Fan Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wayne,MI Posts: 482	Yep Yea this is the way I play.....I like it that way...My league is a solo fictional league with Talent only ratings.....It too me feels more real...I never hear people ever say wow that guy is like a 14 power hitter.....but you might hear something like Man Joe Bob is a brilliant hitter...lol... but everyone has their own reasons for the way they play....I just like the mystery of Talent only! It puts more emphasis on stats....and such I think __________________ Crystalis Robins 1904 LBA Champs

12-10-2002, 01:19 PM	#9
Draft Dodger Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: formerly of the OTBL Posts: 4,113	I tried using reduced ratings for a while, but had to abandon it. without keeping career minor league stats and lefty / righty splits, it was almost like running blind. if BOTH of these features make it into 5, the reduced ratings and talent only options will definitely be a fun and viable option. __________________ Draft Dodger (Anarchy: Anything goes. The Draft Dodger viewpoint.) Sophmoric[sic] Member of the OOTP Boards (It's not OOTP; it's your computer) 15 GB Webhosting for $6.95 a month IMO we are best off abandoning that sinking ship that is Off Topic to the rats infesting it and just starting a whole new Baseball Forum from scratch.

12-10-2002, 02:01 PM	#11
Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	Any solo fictional league I run I play with talent only mode. Makes for a better challenge. __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles

12-10-2002, 02:33 PM	#13
holyroller Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: OTBL Forums Posts: 3,532	The PWBL uses talent only ratings and so far it seems to be working just fine. I can't verify, of course, that owners are checking the actual ratings, but I think that most do not. __________________ Back to work, but not drawing a paycheck. TonyJ et. al.'s alias “I confused it with the chicken’s neck,” Mocanu, who was admitted to the emergency hospital in Galati, was quoted as saying. “I cut it ... and the dog rushed and ate it.”

12-09-2002, 09:57 PM	#2
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,260	yes I have

12-10-2002, 12:55 AM	#3
asamford Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Snellville, Georgia Posts: 1,769	yep that's the only way i'll play solo anymore... best challenge. i'd like to find a Talent Only online league, except i'm in too many leagues already!!

12-10-2002, 01:02 AM	#4
JAttractive All Star Starter Join Date: May 2002 Location: St. Catharines, Ontario Posts: 1,135	I usually play this way solo as well though I often "cheat" to look at the exceptional players and see just how high their stats are. This is done out of curiousity though and I try not to let it affect my decisions. Having a talent only league would be great except that it is way too easy for someone to gain a big advantage by viewing the true ratings. The fact that this game is so easy to modify and adjust to our likings can also come back to bite you sometimes...

12-10-2002, 11:23 AM	#6
Cole Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick Posts: 2,685	Hmmm .. I'm unfamiliar with this term ... So can someone clarify for me ... Is this an option within OOTP, to turn off actual ratings so all you get to see is the player's talent?

12-10-2002, 01:04 PM	#7
asamford Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Snellville, Georgia Posts: 1,769	yes in League Setup you can choose between Traditional Ratings, Reduced Ratings, and Talents Only. Talents Only gives you no ratings, only Talent Potentials (Avg,Good,Brilliant,etc). One the greatest challenges with this setup is knowing when to call players up from AAA. Usually people will have a set idea, when his ratings reach 5 or something like that, as to when they will call them up. Without ratings, you have to go by stats and scouting reports, and a gut feeling as to when you call guys up. I screwed up a lot of pitching prospects my first few seasons of Talent Only Play.

12-10-2002, 01:07 PM	#8
Cole Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick Posts: 2,685	So what is reduced ratings mode?

12-10-2002, 02:25 PM	#12
MM13 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 23	I wonder if it would be possible in v.5 to add more descriptions into the scouting reports. Things such as "quick wrists", "big swing", "streak hitter", and "slider speed bat" among others could add more individual flavor to the hitters. "Moving fastball", "sweeping curve," "tight slider," and "wild inside the strike zone" could be used for pitchers. I feel like now after you read 3-4 scouting reports you pretty much have an idea of what they are going to say. Maybe these more detailed reports could be available in the "Talent only" mode since the ratings would be hidden. Minor, aesthetic suggestion more than anything. The hardest thing for me is feeling connected to my players. I think something like this might help.

12-10-2002, 06:38 PM	#14
mottyl Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 24	Now if we could just turn off those red and green arrows...