You guys going to sim or Play out games?

jbmagic · 03-06-2007, 03:32 PM

You guys going to sim or Play out games?

If you sim, Do you sim one game at a time, weekly, monthly, seasonal?

Dagrims · 03-06-2007, 03:35 PM

I plan to play out a game, and if I lose the game, get angry and simmer for awhile.

When I sim, I generally sim a couple of weeks at a time, stopping the sim in the event of serious injuries.

fuzzybunny566 · 03-06-2007, 03:42 PM

i'll sim most of my fictional league...except for special games like all-star and championship games...but if i just want to play a random game, yeah, i'll PBP it

Andy · 03-06-2007, 03:46 PM

I am going to play out every one of my team's games.

HolyCow98 · 03-06-2007, 03:50 PM

I play out all my games...debating if I will sim 10-20 seasons to build up some history before taking over a team.

Stu · 03-06-2007, 03:52 PM

I do a mixture of both. I play as the GM though so usually don't actually "play" the games, just watch what my AI manager does.

84Hammy · 03-06-2007, 03:55 PM

I've borrowed a lot of ideas over the years to come to the system that works for me: When the season begins I sim the first 5 or 6 innings (depending on my pitcher) and then play out the rest of the game. I do this until I am either in first by 6 games or out of the playoffs by 6 games. At that point I sim a week at a time until the season ends or the gap narrows. With 2006 I took over the worst team after a few quick sim years in a fictional league, and 8 years later I haven't been able to turn them around!

marc · 03-06-2007, 04:00 PM

Both.

BusterKing · 03-06-2007, 04:04 PM

Since the one pitch mode is back like it was in 6.5 I will play my games out.

plubbr · 03-06-2007, 04:04 PM

I guess my cup of tea is to act as a GM, building a team and seeing how they do, rather than acting as a manager.

Sweed · 03-06-2007, 04:16 PM

Played out every game for 13 years no sense changing now.

Eric · 03-06-2007, 04:24 PM

I plan on playing out home games and simming away games.

Riverdome · 03-06-2007, 04:31 PM

I used to play out every game but in the end I've decided I wanted to run the off season aspects more often. I've tried short season leagues and never seem to get things (revenue, development) working correctly.

Ideally I would like to play every in division game and sim the rest. Then play out important games down the stretch and into the playoffs.

For me I need to play enough so that I get to know each of my players very well or the game isn't worth playing. I want to pick up a FA not only because of his stats and ratings but also because I'm tired of him killing me in the bottom of the 9th.

Stu · 03-06-2007, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by plubbr

I guess my cup of tea is to act as a GM, building a team and seeing how they do, rather than acting as a manager.

Same here. One thing I do however, is check on things and make adjustments pretty much every day. Usually minor strategy adjustments, replacing injured players, checking waivers, checking transactions and news around the league, etc. I don't sim multiple games at a time.

ChuckkieB · 03-06-2007, 04:38 PM

I plan on simming about 30 years to get some history and then take over a team. After each simmed year, I plan on going over the results and stats enough to get an idea of what happened that year and build up a knowledge of the history of the league. Once I take over a team, I will sim a week at a time. Come playoff time, I'd like to play out every game.

jlredsox · 03-06-2007, 04:47 PM

I sim through the season and then if I make the playoffs I play every game.

dankrzyz · 03-06-2007, 04:48 PM

I almost always play out opening day and all playoffs games, but sim the rest. From time to time, I do play out a game or two throughout the season on a whim.

t-bone shuffle · 03-06-2007, 06:12 PM

I play out all of my teams games, but I almost always sim the first three to five innings before I jump in and take over.

CobaltJays · 03-06-2007, 06:37 PM

When I first started with OOTP in version 5, I was a strict simmer. Since then I've mostly played games out. At the very least I'll start playing out a game to set up the lineups the way I want them and then sim the rest or sim to a certain inning. It varies.

ctorg · 03-07-2007, 08:48 AM

I have a few different modes of play that I use, depending on my mood. I usually sim out a history for the league before anything. Then I take over a team. The first season, I try to play out as many games as possible. This gets me to know the team well and develop ideas about particular players. From then, there are a few different ways I'll play, in declining order of commonness:

- Sim one day at a time, looking over the boxscore in detail afterwards.
- Pick out a starting pitcher to "follow" and play out his games, simming the rest.
- Play out occasional games, simming the rest.
- Simming at a relatively fast pace, like a month or even a half year at a time.
- Continue playing out all games.

View Poll Results: You guys going to sim or Play out games?
Play out all Games	24	24.00%
Simmer	25	25.00%
Play some & Sim some	51	51.00%
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03-06-2007, 03:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
jbmagic Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,418	You guys going to sim or Play out games? You guys going to sim or Play out games? If you sim, Do you sim one game at a time, weekly, monthly, seasonal?

03-06-2007, 03:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dagrims Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,827	I plan to play out a game, and if I lose the game, get angry and simmer for awhile. When I sim, I generally sim a couple of weeks at a time, stopping the sim in the event of serious injuries. __________________ "Read books, get brain."

03-06-2007, 03:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
Andy All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 1,516	I am going to play out every one of my team's games. __________________ Blog My Myspace My CD Collection

03-06-2007, 03:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
HolyCow98 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: C:\My Documents\Sports Interactive\OOTP Baseball 2007\data\ballparks Posts: 2,603	I play out all my games...debating if I will sim 10-20 seasons to build up some history before taking over a team. __________________ National Pastime Baseball League Maryland Admirals Jamaica League Santa Cruz Crocodiles GM Gridiron Glory College Football Central Florida Golden Knights Head Coach American College Football Assiciation Desoto State Demons Head Coach American Basketball Assiciation Miami Floridians Head Coach Coalition of College Basketball Coaches- Jacksonville Dolphins

03-06-2007, 03:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
fuzzybunny566 Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: MA Posts: 4	i'll sim most of my fictional league...except for special games like all-star and championship games...but if i just want to play a random game, yeah, i'll PBP it

03-06-2007, 03:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
Stu All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,054	I do a mixture of both. I play as the GM though so usually don't actually "play" the games, just watch what my AI manager does.

03-06-2007, 03:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
84Hammy Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Stinky Windsor Posts: 252	I've borrowed a lot of ideas over the years to come to the system that works for me: When the season begins I sim the first 5 or 6 innings (depending on my pitcher) and then play out the rest of the game. I do this until I am either in first by 6 games or out of the playoffs by 6 games. At that point I sim a week at a time until the season ends or the gap narrows. With 2006 I took over the worst team after a few quick sim years in a fictional league, and 8 years later I haven't been able to turn them around!

03-06-2007, 04:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
marc Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,389	Both. __________________

03-06-2007, 04:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
BusterKing Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sudbury, Ontario Canada Posts: 346	Since the one pitch mode is back like it was in 6.5 I will play my games out.

03-06-2007, 04:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
plubbr Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 200	I guess my cup of tea is to act as a GM, building a team and seeing how they do, rather than acting as a manager. __________________ "It's easy to blame ourselves. It's even easier to blame someone else" -Homer Simpson WWBL San Jose Quakes

03-06-2007, 04:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
Sweed All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,744	Played out every game for 13 years no sense changing now.

03-06-2007, 04:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
Eric All Star Starter Join Date: May 2002 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 1,086	I plan on playing out home games and simming away games. __________________ OTBL - Folsom Beavers

03-06-2007, 04:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
Riverdome All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 812	I used to play out every game but in the end I've decided I wanted to run the off season aspects more often. I've tried short season leagues and never seem to get things (revenue, development) working correctly. Ideally I would like to play every in division game and sim the rest. Then play out important games down the stretch and into the playoffs. For me I need to play enough so that I get to know each of my players very well or the game isn't worth playing. I want to pick up a FA not only because of his stats and ratings but also because I'm tired of him killing me in the bottom of the 9th. __________________ . . . I was at the first OOTP Conference, where were you?.......... Moola.com - have fun and win a little money at the same time. My Family - http://www.ohiogages.com

03-06-2007, 04:38 PM	#15 (permalink)
ChuckkieB Minors (Double A) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Big Apple Posts: 154	I plan on simming about 30 years to get some history and then take over a team. After each simmed year, I plan on going over the results and stats enough to get an idea of what happened that year and build up a knowledge of the history of the league. Once I take over a team, I will sim a week at a time. Come playoff time, I'd like to play out every game. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around..." - Jim Bouton

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03-06-2007, 04:47 PM	#16 (permalink)
jlredsox Bat Boy Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 19	I sim through the season and then if I make the playoffs I play every game.

03-06-2007, 04:48 PM	#17 (permalink)
dankrzyz Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 235	I almost always play out opening day and all playoffs games, but sim the rest. From time to time, I do play out a game or two throughout the season on a whim. __________________ Take Two Baseball League (TTBL) - Mexico City Coyotes team page \| league page \| league forum

03-06-2007, 06:12 PM	#18 (permalink)
t-bone shuffle Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The dull edge of the blade Posts: 268	I play out all of my teams games, but I almost always sim the first three to five innings before I jump in and take over.

03-06-2007, 06:37 PM	#19 (permalink)
CobaltJays Major Leagues Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 420	When I first started with OOTP in version 5, I was a strict simmer. Since then I've mostly played games out. At the very least I'll start playing out a game to set up the lineups the way I want them and then sim the rest or sim to a certain inning. It varies.

03-07-2007, 08:48 AM	#20 (permalink)
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 9,416	I have a few different modes of play that I use, depending on my mood. I usually sim out a history for the league before anything. Then I take over a team. The first season, I try to play out as many games as possible. This gets me to know the team well and develop ideas about particular players. From then, there are a few different ways I'll play, in declining order of commonness: - Sim one day at a time, looking over the boxscore in detail afterwards. - Pick out a starting pitcher to "follow" and play out his games, simming the rest. - Play out occasional games, simming the rest. - Simming at a relatively fast pace, like a month or even a half year at a time. - Continue playing out all games. __________________ THE VERY US ARTISTS - A project for musicians and visual artists My music Currently reading: Thirteen by Richard Morgan "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils