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[joshbrady91]

Hi, im new to this game, playing the demo right now and thinking of buying the full game. im finding it amazing but very hard! my record is 5-13 with the Yankees! help with strategy would be great? or any tips? is there any way of changing difficulty? thanks alot!

[Doc_Brown]

Hi and welcome to the OOTP boards. Glad you're enjoying the demo.


With regards the record 5-13 isn't that bad a start to a season, granted it's not good but not that awful. How do you play your games do you do pbp or sim them out?

[joshbrady91]

Thanks alot for replying! well Ive tried both. when i just sim the whole day i normally win like 2 out of 5, when i try playing the games its just so random weather i win or not, like theres no skill involved ect..

[joshbrady91]

is it better to use manager or bench coach to adjust your line ups ect?

[RchW]

Originally Posted by joshbrady91

Thanks alot for replying! well Ive tried both. when i just sim the whole day i normally win like 2 out of 5, when i try playing the games its just so random weather i win or not, like theres no skill involved ect..

Yes there is skill needed but also yes that's baseball.

Do you run and hit to avoid DP?
Do you use platoon advantage with relief pitchers?
Do you run aggressively early in the game?
Do you run conservatively to set up a big inning?
Do you run aggressively late if you have nothing going?
Do you PH when the game situation calls for it?

You still may not win but in-game strategy correctly used may make the difference.

[Doc_Brown]

Sorry for the wiki link and if I'm insulting your baseball knowledge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batting_order_(baseball) scroll down to the "Positions in the lineup" section. Then look at the players on your roster and see if you have guys that fit the roles. There are other ways to construct a batting lineup, but I base mine on that principal.

[joshbrady91]

Originally Posted by Doc_Brown

Sorry for the wiki link and if I'm insulting your baseball knowledge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batting_order_(baseball) scroll down to the "Positions in the lineup" section. Then look at the players on your roster and see if you have guys that fit the roles. There are other ways to construct a batting lineup, but I base mine on that principal.

i understand positions and what players go where in a line up, but for fitness and injuries is it just as reliable to go with what the manager or bench coach adjusts for me?

[TGH-Adfabre]

Posted this in your other thread.

There is not one good strategy, there are about 6,000. First you have to figure out why your team is losing.
I know nothing about the Yankees in the MLB quickstart. It is entirely possible that they should lose. They have aging stars well past their prime and bloated contracts. They may just suck.

How far into the season or dynasty are you? 1 week, All Star break of 2013 or 5 seasons? This is critical information.

1) Do you know why? Are your pitchers getting shelled and your offense cannot keep up?
2) Is your offense HRs and nothing else?
3) " " getting hits but a low OBP and no power?

I could list a bunch of questions but they would just be shots in the dark.
I would start with looking through your teams rankings for offense and pitching. See where you rank.

Do you know how to post screen shots?

[joshbrady91]

Originally Posted by RchW

Yes there is skill needed but also yes that's baseball.

Do you run and hit to avoid DP?
Do you use platoon advantage with relief pitchers?
Do you run aggressively early in the game?
Do you run conservatively to set up a big inning?
Do you run aggressively late if you have nothing going?
Do you PH when the game situation calls for it?

You still may not win but in-game strategy correctly used may make the difference.

hi, i don't no how to change any of that?

[joshbrady91]

Originally Posted by TGH-Adfabre

Posted this in your other thread.

There is not one good strategy, there are about 6,000. First you have to figure out why your team is losing.
I know nothing about the Yankees in the MLB quickstart. It is entirely possible that they should lose. They have aging stars well past their prime and bloated contracts. They may just suck.

How far into the season or dynasty are you? 1 week, All Star break of 2013 or 5 seasons? This is critical information.

1) Do you know why? Are your pitchers getting shelled and your offense cannot keep up?
2) Is your offense HRs and nothing else?
3) " " getting hits but a low OBP and no power?

I could list a bunch of questions but they would just be shots in the dark.
I would start with looking through your teams rankings for offense and pitching. See where you rank.

Do you know how to post screen shots?

Thanks all of you for the help.
when i play a game, i normally start off by "take the pitch" to see if i can go for 4 balls, if i get a strike or 2 i then "swing away" most of the time i just get caught out, rarely make it to a base!? i change my pitcher when he starts to get worn out.

I have not fiddled with any player strategy, but with overall roster strategy Ive put defensive on high and favor hitting on higher than pitching, also speed over power.

[joshbrady91]

im 21-24 record and im in may of the first season.

[TGH-Adfabre]

Looks like you have overcome the rough start.
I do not play my games out, I only sim. I really do not have much to oofer regarding in game strategy.
Like I said above, I would look at team pitching and hitting leaders to see where you rank.
I would also Google
BABIP for pitching and hitting and maybe find a list of sabermetric stats. This information will help you diagnose performance problems. The learning curve can be really steep for OOTP. It is well worth the learning though.

Post any more questions, the community here is awesome.

Thanks,
Tom

[joshbrady91]

how do you hire new staff?

[TGH-Adfabre]

I think you have to fire the old one. I am pretty sure you need to have a vacancy to offer a staff contract.

Other than that it should be in the league menu (drop down menu at top with league initals).

[The Game]

Originally Posted by RchW

Yes there is skill needed but also yes that's baseball.

Do you run and hit to avoid DP?
Do you use platoon advantage with relief pitchers?
Do you run aggressively early in the game?
Do you run conservatively to set up a big inning?
Do you run aggressively late if you have nothing going?
Do you PH when the game situation calls for it?

You still may not win but in-game strategy correctly used may make the difference.

Josh most of not all of these can be changed from the strategy screen. Click on the Team Menu - Strategy. You can ask MGR, you can set it up for all times and situations. I manage 90% of my games so I keep it the same.

[RchW]

Originally Posted by joshbrady91

hi, i don't no how to change any of that?

Maybe I misunderstood. Are you playing out the games, watching, simming?

The tips I posted only apply to games you play as the field manager. If you are simming you need to look at your roster and see who is hot or cold. Do you have injuries with players on the DL? Are certain players starting (batters) who shouldn't be. What about positions? Sometimes the AI gets too busy moving players around. Is the starting rotation filled with proper SP? Do you have a good closer (Mariano)?

Don't worry about this first try. If you want make a backup give it another name and save it for a redo. The more you navigate and look at players, ratings and boxscores the easier it will be to correlate performance with results.

If you are using real players be aware that they might strikeout when you expect an RBI single to RF, or give up a HR when you expect a K. Player performance should appear reasonable over the season not necessarily game to game or week to week.

[Yea Thats Right]

Originally Posted by The Game

Josh most of not all of these can be changed from the strategy screen. Click on the Team Menu - Strategy. You can ask MGR, you can set it up for all times and situations. I manage 90% of my games so I keep it the same.

104 wins on Sept 3rd? Whatever stratagey you're using, I'd say its a pretty good one!

[The Game]

Originally Posted by Yea Thats Right

104 wins on Sept 3rd? Whatever stratagey you're using, I'd say its a pretty good one!

My team is stacked. CF has 57 HR and 173 RBI. 1B is a clone of Lou Gehrig, SS clone of Joe DiMaggio. DH clone of Frank Thomas, RF clone of Bo Jackson, LF clone of Rickey Henderson. SP are clones of Smoltz, Cliff Lee & Jack McDowell. I will probably lose the WS for the 2nd consecutive year.
http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...beyond-58.html

[pjh5165]

A good thing to do might be to turn off the bullpen warm-up rule. I know when I started playing that I always forgot to warm guys up and then my relievers would get killed coming into games cold or I would have to let my starter stay in after he was already tired.

[DelinoDeShields]

First rule of OOTP: The Yankees won't win every game no matter what you do.

This also the best rule of OOTP.

(Also PJH5256's advice is good. Double-check all your settings.