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HuntSchmitt · 11-22-2024, 12:18 PM

Hi all,

I have browsed other threads but have not found this question to come up. I have had this happen in both OOTP 24 and 25 -- both in fictional and live starts.

In sum, players are almost always having their best years in the age 22-26 range, and then fall off as they age beyond that.

Now, I understand that for some guys that are 45-50 overall that their peak will be the mid to late 20s, but this is happening at the top level as well. It is not uncommon -- standard, actually -- for a guy to be 7+ war at age 23, 24, and 25, and then ~3 war at age 28, 29, 30 (Silver Sluggers are almost always guys in the 22-26 range). Note that this happens regardless of whether it is a contact guy, power guy, speedster, fielder, etc. (i.e., it is not just fielding or SBs inflating the war). This happens with pitchers as well, though to a lesser extent.

Has anybody encountered this? I have tried setting the dev age to older, slowing the dev speed, etc. This has happened in leagues anywhere from 26 teams to 48 teams. I know that young guys are inflated in the live starts, but it still happens in year ~2050 of those leagues and in fictional leagues as well.

I would love to know what is happening under the hood. Is there too many good young players, and thus they are just overtaking the older guys? I have had as many as 40 generated draft rounds, and as few as 20 -- with the same results in both. I do not touch the player modifiers or sim engine at all. It is not injuries derailing these seasons either. Guys will regularly play 150+ games and still have the drop off (I usually keep injuries at the default, but sometimes I set long term injuries one notch lower).

Any thoughts? Happy to provide any additional information.

11-22-2024, 12:18 PM	#1
HuntSchmitt Bat Boy Join Date: May 2019 Posts: 13	Players consistently peaking in their early 20s Hi all, I have browsed other threads but have not found this question to come up. I have had this happen in both OOTP 24 and 25 -- both in fictional and live starts. In sum, players are almost always having their best years in the age 22-26 range, and then fall off as they age beyond that. Now, I understand that for some guys that are 45-50 overall that their peak will be the mid to late 20s, but this is happening at the top level as well. It is not uncommon -- standard, actually -- for a guy to be 7+ war at age 23, 24, and 25, and then ~3 war at age 28, 29, 30 (Silver Sluggers are almost always guys in the 22-26 range). Note that this happens regardless of whether it is a contact guy, power guy, speedster, fielder, etc. (i.e., it is not just fielding or SBs inflating the war). This happens with pitchers as well, though to a lesser extent. Has anybody encountered this? I have tried setting the dev age to older, slowing the dev speed, etc. This has happened in leagues anywhere from 26 teams to 48 teams. I know that young guys are inflated in the live starts, but it still happens in year ~2050 of those leagues and in fictional leagues as well. I would love to know what is happening under the hood. Is there too many good young players, and thus they are just overtaking the older guys? I have had as many as 40 generated draft rounds, and as few as 20 -- with the same results in both. I do not touch the player modifiers or sim engine at all. It is not injuries derailing these seasons either. Guys will regularly play 150+ games and still have the drop off (I usually keep injuries at the default, but sometimes I set long term injuries one notch lower). Any thoughts? Happy to provide any additional information.