What am I doing wrong?

Neburizachuber · 05-09-2004, 12:06 AM

Look guys. My team sucks butt. I keep signing on bigger, badder dudes each year but my team can barely break .500. I live that it is hard because most baseball games I have ever played you are winning a championship within 5 minutes. I got fired right after my wife got pregnant! The owner is a total dick.

Any tips? I am completely at a loss.

Also where is a good place to get better graphics for my game? I would like to have faces on all my players and how come the game doesn't come with some generic faces? Even if they were just 1 white guy face, 1 black dude face 1 mexican dude adn a chinese guy and they all looked the same it would be better than having this mystery man looking back at you.

OOTP is pretty damn cool! Why didn't anybody show me this a long time ago?!?

Malleus Dei · 05-09-2004, 12:08 AM

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...threadid=62700

Neburizachuber · 05-09-2004, 12:11 AM

That was fast. Thanks at on!!!

Neburizachuber · 05-09-2004, 12:14 AM

I took a look at one of the facepacks and there was a dude in there with a hockey mask on! Is there any with just good baseball pics? And how do I install them? **** I'll figure it out!

Neburizachuber · 05-09-2004, 12:30 AM

Still looking for some good advice or maybe a few inside tips. My team just lost 8 in a row. Damn I'm gonna get fired again!!

Neburizachuber · 05-09-2004, 12:33 AM

I had a pitcher come up from the minors because my major league guy was injured and he pitched good for one game and the next game he had a career ending injury??? Is it possible they get hurt faster when they are at the wrong level? That poor guy has a 1.91 career era now in 9.1 innings and will never play again lets please have a moment of silence. Also. How many pitchers is enough? I have only a couple relief pitchers because there are so many good outfielders I want to have on my active roster but I don't want them to be sitting the bench while my pitchers are dying out there. HELP!

Neburizachuber · 05-09-2004, 12:35 AM

**** I will just take a break from playing and try to install those faces and hopefully there will be some help when I look back here again.

Malleus Dei · 05-09-2004, 12:56 AM

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...php?forumid=64

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...php?forumid=15

mlyons · 05-09-2004, 01:11 AM

Just relax for a moment. Having a balanced team is much more important than having lots of big stars, especially if you can't give them all playing time. I'll start with the most basic thing -- roster composition. Most teams carry from 10-12 pitchers, four or five of whom are starters, with the rest in the bullpen. As far as position players go, most teams carry 2 or 3 catchers, 1 or 2 first basemen, 4 or 5 other infielders, and 5 or 6 outfielders. If you have more or fewer at any of these positions, you're going to have real problems with playing time. Make sure that your big stud players don't play at the same position, or you'll be wasting money on guys who can't get any playing time. Start from there and see how you do.

thehatfield · 05-09-2004, 12:01 PM

Is this for real?

Ragnar · 05-09-2004, 12:16 PM

Pitching, pitching, pitching. Forget the bats. Try to stock up on good starters and a few good relievers.

Lamorak · 05-09-2004, 04:38 PM

It's hard to diagnose what may be going wrong for your team, without knowing what you're doing right. That is to say, there are a little millions things that are needed to make a bad team good and a good team great. But missing just 'one' important element can negate a whole lot of skillful postives you're probably doing.

But having said that I will also say that the number one element that I find overlooked is- defence. Defence will not directly win a game but it can directly cause a team to lose.

kmcgrat · 05-09-2004, 05:55 PM

I have found that having good coaches also helps...try to get a "Legendary" hitting and pitching coach. It seems to help.

05-09-2004, 12:06 AM	#1
Neburizachuber Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2004 Location: lost in space Posts: 20	What am I doing wrong? Look guys. My team sucks butt. I keep signing on bigger, badder dudes each year but my team can barely break .500. I live that it is hard because most baseball games I have ever played you are winning a championship within 5 minutes. I got fired right after my wife got pregnant! The owner is a total dick. Any tips? I am completely at a loss. Also where is a good place to get better graphics for my game? I would like to have faces on all my players and how come the game doesn't come with some generic faces? Even if they were just 1 white guy face, 1 black dude face 1 mexican dude adn a chinese guy and they all looked the same it would be better than having this mystery man looking back at you. OOTP is pretty damn cool! Why didn't anybody show me this a long time ago?!?

05-09-2004, 01:11 AM	#9
mlyons Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,725	Just relax for a moment. Having a balanced team is much more important than having lots of big stars, especially if you can't give them all playing time. I'll start with the most basic thing -- roster composition. Most teams carry from 10-12 pitchers, four or five of whom are starters, with the rest in the bullpen. As far as position players go, most teams carry 2 or 3 catchers, 1 or 2 first basemen, 4 or 5 other infielders, and 5 or 6 outfielders. If you have more or fewer at any of these positions, you're going to have real problems with playing time. Make sure that your big stud players don't play at the same position, or you'll be wasting money on guys who can't get any playing time. Start from there and see how you do. __________________ Things can always be worse.

05-09-2004, 12:01 PM	#10
thehatfield All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: dirty jerz Posts: 1,339	Is this for real? __________________ AFBL - Maryland Bridegrooms SBC - Western Suburbs Magpies no pressure no problem

05-09-2004, 12:11 AM	#3
Neburizachuber Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2004 Location: lost in space Posts: 20	That was fast. Thanks at on!!!

05-09-2004, 12:14 AM	#4
Neburizachuber Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2004 Location: lost in space Posts: 20	I took a look at one of the facepacks and there was a dude in there with a hockey mask on! Is there any with just good baseball pics? And how do I install them? **** I'll figure it out!

05-09-2004, 12:30 AM	#5
Neburizachuber Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2004 Location: lost in space Posts: 20	Still looking for some good advice or maybe a few inside tips. My team just lost 8 in a row. Damn I'm gonna get fired again!!

05-09-2004, 12:33 AM	#6
Neburizachuber Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2004 Location: lost in space Posts: 20	I had a pitcher come up from the minors because my major league guy was injured and he pitched good for one game and the next game he had a career ending injury??? Is it possible they get hurt faster when they are at the wrong level? That poor guy has a 1.91 career era now in 9.1 innings and will never play again lets please have a moment of silence. Also. How many pitchers is enough? I have only a couple relief pitchers because there are so many good outfielders I want to have on my active roster but I don't want them to be sitting the bench while my pitchers are dying out there. HELP!

05-09-2004, 12:35 AM	#7
Neburizachuber Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2004 Location: lost in space Posts: 20	**** I will just take a break from playing and try to install those faces and hopefully there will be some help when I look back here again.

05-09-2004, 12:16 PM	#11
Ragnar Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,529	Pitching, pitching, pitching. Forget the bats. Try to stock up on good starters and a few good relievers.

05-09-2004, 04:38 PM	#12
Lamorak Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 195	It's hard to diagnose what may be going wrong for your team, without knowing what you're doing right. That is to say, there are a little millions things that are needed to make a bad team good and a good team great. But missing just 'one' important element can negate a whole lot of skillful postives you're probably doing. But having said that I will also say that the number one element that I find overlooked is- defence. Defence will not directly win a game but it can directly cause a team to lose.

05-09-2004, 05:55 PM	#13
kmcgrat Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Charleston, WV Posts: 14	I have found that having good coaches also helps...try to get a "Legendary" hitting and pitching coach. It seems to help.