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Originally Posted by rwd59
So here are some questions: Are pitchers still becoming pretty much useless after they turn 30? Does the Lahman import process seem to work properly and give proper ratings? Can you change the reserve roster to hold more than 10 players? Are there any areas that are weak for the historical player? What is the biggest improvement for the historical player? I have owned every version of OOTP since the '99 version and have bought them all as soon as they came out up until this version. I want to continue supporting this series as it has provided me with thousands of hours of enjoyment. Will I get the same enjoyment out of this version?
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I've imported the Lahman DB (as well as the Arod23 DB, Gambo DB, etc.). Here's what I've noticed so far:
Pitching Rotation - I've seen too many solid SPs relegated to MR status. Because of their age (30+), maybe? So, I'll see one pitcher made a MR, even though he started 38 games the previous year and won 19. In his place will be a SP who pitched in 37 games the previous year, but only started 4 of them.
Lineups - I think the AI for lineups has gotten better. Sometimes, I'll see something unusual with the batting order. More often, though, I'll see players assigned to unusual positions. Hank Aaron, for example, will play 2B against RHP, and CF against LHP, even though his primary position is RF.
Defensive Ratings - Often, these ratings baffle me. They seem randomly assigned in some cases.
Speed/Baserunning Ratings - Again, I don't understand these ratings. Eddie Mathews averaged 4 SB per year. He is assigned a 74 rating for base stealing. As a result, he will steal 10-15 bases in a simmed season.
If I were to play through one of these seasons, I think I'd have to manually adjust the rotation, lineups, defensive position, defensive ratings, speed ratings, etc., before I got started. That's a lot of work. I suppose I could also adjust the managerial strategies for each team, not to mention some of the strategies for individual players. Is anyone obsessive-compulsive enough to do that?
One other observation: I see fewer problems when I import a "career average" database. That kind of database has its disadvantages, of course, too.