[MKG1734]

One thing you need to realize is that OOTP does not recognize names

I don't want it to recognize names. I want it to recognize both the ratings and statistics as per the settings.. It is doing neither in this situation. Neither.

Russell also has no stats from the prior season which is also going to throw in on the evaluation

I've tried to explain this ... no matter which setting is used .. the lineup remains UNCHANGED. I mean going to 100 / 0 / 0 / 0 vs. 0 / 100 / 0 / 0 vs. 25 / 25 / 25 / 25 ... its doesn't matter. What this DOES do, after recalc is hit, is changed the headline overall / potential ratings. But the actual lineups do not change, whatsoever. This makes me wonder if the game actually takes this into account, at all, in lineup configuration. The evidence seems to point to no.

Going off on a rant when the players are literally rated within 3 points of each other is, frankly, pretty ridiculous

I'm confused bc I've been led to believe (thru all the posts claiming so) that the AI, when the AI evaluation settings are set a certain way, will defer to statistics vs. ratings. It certainly doesn't appear so.

I mean, seriously, they are all rating between 45-48

Certainly you've noticed that one of the three players with both the best (by a substantial amount when totaled) of the hitters, who also has the best statistics by an immense amount ... and that this is the player not playing?

So you want the game to make absolutely perfect decisions all of the time

Take the names away from the players as you should, and only go by ratings / stats, the game should understand what to do in this situation.

I've already come up with a bunch of reasons why the AI manager made that choice, you just don't want to accept it.

I want to accept that the game works properly under different evaluation settings ... but changing them from one end of the spectrum to another - along with everything inbetween - doesn't change anything.

That's why I'm asking ... what is the game reading here? It seems you believe the game is reading Baez's current 65 power vs. Russell's 50 power is leading to Baez's placement in the lineup ... even though every single other metric favors Russell (and by a large margin....including each statistic).

So, then, the game is also favoring Alcantara (55 current power) over Russell's 50 power ... even though every other metric favors Russell, as well?

If that is the case (a developer can probably answer this) ... wouldn't it seem that maybe, just maybe, the game is valuing that very slight extra power a little too much, in general? (50 vs 55) when the other underlying ratings suggest one player is clearly superior to the other?

Not to mention the statistics wildly favor one player. Why doesn't the stats only evaluation settings adjust this, then?

The AI makes it's decisions to put the best available team on the field and just because for whatever reason it isn't setting the lineup YOU want doesn't mean it's wrong.

I think any reasonable person can look at this and understand something is 'wonky.' And, I'll repeat: I've been led to believe (thru all the posts claiming so) that the AI, when the AI evaluation settings are set a certain way, will defer to statistics vs. ratings, etc. It certainly doesn't appear so.