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Originally Posted by Torchie
Is regular gameplay necessary to improve ratings? Is a quality coaching staff the biggest factor? Is improvement possible at any time, or only during spring training? I'm wondering because I've played through two seasons in my first game, and it seems like almost every time a player's ratings change, it's for the worse. The team I started with (87 Astros) had a pretty great pitching staff, but all of the starters and half the bullpen have dwindled significantly in two years. I've read through a decent chunk of the manual, but I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong. Well, I'm sure I'm doing at least something wrong, since I managed to crash and burn an expected playoff team into the NL West basement.  |
Players improve at their positions with regular gameplay, yes. Coaching quality is a factor, and maybe the biggest, but there are others, such as work ethic and intelligence, team leadership, etc. Also, there is the player development budget. Finally, there is the consideration of your scouting quality - you're talking about ratings, which is subjective and prone to error.
You're playing an historical game, I gather. You should be aware that there is an option in the game to turn off player development and to base ratings purely on actual historical performances. The manual talks about it but has not been updated as to where the option is located, so I showed it below.
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08-17-2014, 01:48 AM
