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Originally Posted by texasmame
"Lee Smith - boarderline MLB starter." Yeah, it's working right.
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Hey texasmame and nyy26wc (and anyone else concerned about this issue),
First off, we're always very sorry when we have unhappy customers.
Unfortunately, I think we've reached a point where we won't be putting any more effort into resolving this. If I can interject my own opinions for moment, Markus' point wasn't that "Lee Smith should be a borderline MLB starter." In fact, if you start up a new OOTP 10 historical league in 1992, sim a few months, and look at Lee Smith, he's a 3.5-star closer, which seems about right. (Although of course, how he is used by the AI could depend on things that happen in your league when you sim - trades, injuries, etc.)
The pitching model was completely revised in OOTP 10, and although we play-tested converted OOTP 9 leagues, it simply was not possible to guarantee that pitcher behavior wouldn't change in existing leagues with the implementation of the new pitching model. It's roughly akin to, say, if MLB changed the rules for strike zones to make them smaller. That would undoubtedly cause some pitcher roles to change, because pitchers with less control would be exposed even more, resulting in pitchers who had been productive pitchers in the past becoming inadequate pitchers under the new rules. In this case, of course, the rules of pitching didn't change, but the rules for the OOTP engine to determine pitcher effectiveness did. (OK, I DID say "roughly" akin. I understand it's not a perfect metaphor.
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At the end of the day (or development cycle), there just wasn't a way for Markus to code OOTP 10 to ensure that OOTP 9 leagues would get all of the benefits of OOTP 10's pitching model, while simultaneously guaranteeing all pitchers would behave fundamentally the same as they did in OOTP 9. And since not every customer would
want converted leagues to be handled in that manner (witness Satchel above), there was simply no way we could make everyone happy. It's just a shame that anyone had to end up with the short end of the stick, and we ARE sorry that you're unhappy with the results. Of course we want to keep you as a customer!
All that said, I'd like to think that your problem doesn't make OOTP 10 a waste of money, although I can absolutely understand your disappointment regarding your OOTP 9 saved game. We believe that a MLB league started in OOTP 10 would still provide a great gaming experience for you. (Some of the semi-related pitching issues that Clamel mentioned in this thread will also be resolved in the next patch, so that will only make things even better.) Again, as Markus suggested, if you feel that this makes the game completely unplayable, please contact e-License, and let us know if you run into any issues.
So, again, I'm sorry about your disappointment, but I hope this helps you understand our reasoning and decision on this.
Steve