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Originally Posted by Curtis Cook
You do realize that half the things that've been mentioned as 'brought back' here will be brand new to to new players like me?
I have no idea what stars are, except that they must be bad because mostly obnoxious people keep asking for them. Now there are different colored stars? Far out.
I also have no clues about how player popularity, team focus (whatever that is), 'adustable stats % of AI evaluation' (which I can't even read) and seven day lineups would work. It sounds like a whole new, and much more complicated, game.
I'm looking forward to it.
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Stars makes play eval instantaneous. It's often misleading, but boy is it quick. Stars is a theological debate best left untouched. You'll see it when you get it. Chances are, you'll love it. Chances are, once immersed in the game, you'll outgrow it.
Player popularity can affect attendance. Try trading a Pete Rose from the Reds when he's hitting .260 for the second straight year, and watch what happens at the box office.
Team focus = win now, win later, prefer vets, prefer prospects, and such as that. It gives a bit of direction to the AI, guiding it to make the big deal to cinch a pennant, or to give up on a fading season and prepare for next season.
"adustable stats % of AI evaluation" is a very cool feature. I'll use an example to explain it. Suppose you are the Astros, in first place by 1 1/2 games at the beginning of June, and you see that the AI owned Brewers just had their superstar ace starting pitcher go down for 3 months with an injury. The Brewers have to bring up a 29 yr old scrub who has flopped three times in the majors.
The scrub wins, and wins, and wins. In 12 starts, he's 9-0, with an ERA of 1.98 and a K/9 ratio of 11.0.
Right now, the AI pays no attention to stats. It's always about the ratings.
But, why would ANY GM send to AAA a guy who is flat out dominating hitters like Joe Scrub? The adjustable stat % of AI evaluation allows you to weigh the actual performance of the players vs the just the ratings. Joe Scrub may be trash, but if you have stat % turned way up, the AI is going to try to ride Joe Scrub all the way to the World Series, and hope that he gets a ring before he turns into a pumpkin.