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pstrickert · 02-07-2009, 08:26 PM

I have a feeling that more people than we might imagine prefer single-season historical replays than other types of gameplay. Though OOTP does not incorporate the painstaking detail of other baseball text sims (e.g., DMB, Strat, APBA, etc.), it does, IMO, produce highly-credible statistical results. I also think that -- with a few more options -- OOTP would be a viable choice for people who prefer single-season replays. What do you all think? What options would improve OOTP from the single-season replay perspective?

I'll offer a couple of ideas . . .

1. an option to control player usage
2. an option to use (available) historical transaction files
3. an option to use (available) as-played lineups
4. an option to use (available) most common lineups

The first option is, perhaps, the most important. In OOTP, the AI has the mystical ability to see the future. Whereas IRL, the manager might have waited patiently for a player to produce (and only later took him out of the lineup), the AI manager "knows" which of the two players produced the best results. The AI manager, therefore, does not have to wait and see, before replacing the original starter. So, in an OOTP replay, the real life starter may see limited action, while the real life bench player may see a lot more action. (Who's to say, though, that IRL the bench player would have produced the same numbers if his manager had made him the starter for the whole season? The AI manager, of course, can assume he will. But that's not how it works IRL.)

02-07-2009, 08:26 PM	#1
pstrickert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,002	PING: Single-Season Historical Replay-ers I have a feeling that more people than we might imagine prefer single-season historical replays than other types of gameplay. Though OOTP does not incorporate the painstaking detail of other baseball text sims (e.g., DMB, Strat, APBA, etc.), it does, IMO, produce highly-credible statistical results. I also think that -- with a few more options -- OOTP would be a viable choice for people who prefer single-season replays. What do you all think? What options would improve OOTP from the single-season replay perspective? I'll offer a couple of ideas . . . 1. an option to control player usage 2. an option to use (available) historical transaction files 3. an option to use (available) as-played lineups 4. an option to use (available) most common lineups The first option is, perhaps, the most important. In OOTP, the AI has the mystical ability to see the future. Whereas IRL, the manager might have waited patiently for a player to produce (and only later took him out of the lineup), the AI manager "knows" which of the two players produced the best results. The AI manager, therefore, does not have to wait and see, before replacing the original starter. So, in an OOTP replay, the real life starter may see limited action, while the real life bench player may see a lot more action. (Who's to say, though, that IRL the bench player would have produced the same numbers if his manager had made him the starter for the whole season? The AI manager, of course, can assume he will. But that's not how it works IRL.)