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Originally Posted by oman19
Do you know ABOUT how many points it takes to learn the position? Does it go by the defensive spectrum?Do the points reset if you haven't played them at that position in a long time?
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It does not go by the defensive spectrum. Every point makes you a little better, up to a maximum of 200 points at any one position. When I try my outfielders at different outfield positions, I see their defense rise by a point — sometimes two — a game during S.T (1-100 scale).
I have not observed experience dropping after not playing a position for a long time, but that's mostly because I play v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y. Based on things I have deduced, which may not be correct, it takes about three years for a player to lose all his experience at a position.
Note that there is a very gamey aspect to the experience system, at least through Version 9. If you play even one inning (or one out) at a position, you get the point (or three points). This means that, for example, if you play a guy one inning each at every position during a spring training game, he'll rack up three experience at every position. I really, really wish Markus would go to a one-point-per-twenty-seven-outs system instead, but he may think that's unfair to players who are primarily defensive substitutes.