Unassisted DP by pitcher?

kimohan · 04-30-2003, 04:32 AM

I'm running the team at bat. Runner on first, nobody out. I put on the hit & run. Batter hits a line drive that---according to the PbP---is snagged by the pitcher, who then steps on first to catch the runner off base and complete the double play.

This sort of thing has happened to me a few times over the years, so I can't imagine someone else hasn't reported it already. But it did happen in OOTP4, and now it's popping up again in OOTP5. (Not always the pitcher; once it was the third baseman who grabbed a line drive on a hit & run and made it to second in time to double off a runner there!)

I checked the game log this time and discovered the play was actually recorded as a U3 double play---so, despite what the PbP told me, it was actually the first baseman who did the deed. I guess this means the problem is in the PbP coding, which isn't a gamebreaking kind of problem. But it would be nice to see the right player get credit for the DP during the play of the game.

JML · 04-30-2003, 02:06 PM

It seems like pbp tweaks have been on the backburner for awhile, but I know this has been mentioned in the past and the developers are aware of the error.

kimohan · 04-30-2003, 04:42 PM

Yeah, I sort of figured that was the case. Thanks for the reply.

sporr · 04-30-2003, 06:07 PM

I wouldn't be surprised to see an overhaul of the PBP system for the next version since it seems to be a hot topic lately.

Eugene Church · 05-01-2003, 01:41 PM

sporr, I hope you are right.

The play-by-play needs to be worked on for those of us who play out a lot of our games.

More variety in text and inclusion of basic plays that are missing or happen with too little frequency would be nice additions.

Marcus: Why are basic plays not added to the game?

Why is more variety in play-by-play text not added?

04-30-2003, 04:32 AM	#1
kimohan Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 12	Unassisted DP by pitcher? I'm running the team at bat. Runner on first, nobody out. I put on the hit & run. Batter hits a line drive that---according to the PbP---is snagged by the pitcher, who then steps on first to catch the runner off base and complete the double play. This sort of thing has happened to me a few times over the years, so I can't imagine someone else hasn't reported it already. But it did happen in OOTP4, and now it's popping up again in OOTP5. (Not always the pitcher; once it was the third baseman who grabbed a line drive on a hit & run and made it to second in time to double off a runner there!) I checked the game log this time and discovered the play was actually recorded as a U3 double play---so, despite what the PbP told me, it was actually the first baseman who did the deed. I guess this means the problem is in the PbP coding, which isn't a gamebreaking kind of problem. But it would be nice to see the right player get credit for the DP during the play of the game.

04-30-2003, 02:06 PM	#2
JML Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The act or process of locating. Posts: 2,154	It seems like pbp tweaks have been on the backburner for awhile, but I know this has been mentioned in the past and the developers are aware of the error.

04-30-2003, 04:42 PM	#3
kimohan Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 12	Yeah, I sort of figured that was the case. Thanks for the reply.

04-30-2003, 06:07 PM	#4
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	I wouldn't be surprised to see an overhaul of the PBP system for the next version since it seems to be a hot topic lately.

05-01-2003, 01:41 PM	#5
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,068	sporr, I hope you are right. The play-by-play needs to be worked on for those of us who play out a lot of our games. More variety in text and inclusion of basic plays that are missing or happen with too little frequency would be nice additions. Marcus: Why are basic plays not added to the game? Why is more variety in play-by-play text not added?