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Questdog · 09-05-2016, 01:00 AM

I usually play w/o scouting (stats only), but when I do, I play "Normal". And neither of your eval settings are what I would use. The choice comes down to making this year worth more or Ratings worth more. Last year and, especially, the year before are irrelevant.

I think if the A.I. interpreted ratings well, then 100% ratings would be the best choice for a competitive A.I., though you would see odd things like All-Star starters being sent to AAA in August. But it does not interpret the ratings very well, in my opinion, neglecting defense and not taking into account the team context (park and league stats).

100% this year's stats would seem to be the best for a consistent A.I. that should make decisions as if it was playing stats only like me, but it does not work out that way in practice. The way OOTP calculates the percentages you set for evaluation is not what I would choose. Basically, there is no such thing as a 100% stats evaluation setting.

So, after much experimentation, I have not found a setting that actually works better than the default.

09-05-2016, 01:00 AM	#3
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	I usually play w/o scouting (stats only), but when I do, I play "Normal". And neither of your eval settings are what I would use. The choice comes down to making this year worth more or Ratings worth more. Last year and, especially, the year before are irrelevant. I think if the A.I. interpreted ratings well, then 100% ratings would be the best choice for a competitive A.I., though you would see odd things like All-Star starters being sent to AAA in August. But it does not interpret the ratings very well, in my opinion, neglecting defense and not taking into account the team context (park and league stats). 100% this year's stats would seem to be the best for a consistent A.I. that should make decisions as if it was playing stats only like me, but it does not work out that way in practice. The way OOTP calculates the percentages you set for evaluation is not what I would choose. Basically, there is no such thing as a 100% stats evaluation setting. So, after much experimentation, I have not found a setting that actually works better than the default.