Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: motnahp

How about this one:

In associations using real MLB players on their actual teams, force the AI to consider the ACTUAL number of games played, at bats, innings pitched and pitchers' games started.

These statistics are available for viewing within the program itself, so I would love to see them used for something. Injury length could be determined based on the percentage of ACTUAL at-bats/innings the player has accumulated during the season.

I know this is "do-able", because I've seen it in sims I consider FAR inferior to Puresim.

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ORIGINAL: Claymore Cut

After the commetns I've already posted and feedback given by the other fine members of this board here is my list of Ultimate Features I'd like to see find there way into Puresim. If perhaps I have included something that is already in the game please let me know, I am still experimenting.

My Ultimate Features List

1) Full Baseball rules (Pick offs, 2 play errors, Balks) Not sure exactly what needs to be added, I’ll leave that to the veterans.
2) 40 Man Roster with Minors and September Call ups. It would great to have this as a toggled option that can be activated during a League, as these rules were not always in place.
3) The ability to have multiple human owners AND allow each to manage their own teams. I understand that the game doesn’t have head to head (but it would be a great future option, even as a hot seat mechanic, yes I could see myself calling my friend in Iowa and managing a game over the phone with him). The only reason I can see this not being in the game currently is for the fear of cheating or simply an oversight. As for cheating, it is a baseball sim, if people need to cheat to win.....well, it could be included as a third option if the groups of owners were nervous about it (so you could have stright Commish or Commish and Manage).
4) Toggled Financials. So you can simulate historical leagues where Free Agency only comes in the 70’s. OOTP finally added this option in, I think BM has it as well.
5) On the player’s card the option to view Today’s Stats, and/or see the games box score during the game.
6) The ability to Sim ½ innings at a time (for example if I have my Ace going I might just want to sim out my batters for the first 5 or so innings).
7) Bullpen Warm ups and Visits to the mound (To get the Pitcher and Catcher’s Perspective on how the Pitcher’s Stuff is and give more time for Warm ups).
8) The ability to easily set the era in which you are playing (i.e. setting league averages and the like).
9) Run and Hit open (where the runner takes off and the hitter swings only if he likes the Pitch).
10) And a personal favorite of mine, which I have never seem before, but would love to have…..
The ability to freeze ratings and aging, but to still be able to accumulate season/lifetime stats and have financials, for those of us that want to simulate an All-Time League.

I'd be curious as to others options/additions....

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ORIGINAL: orton1227
Your #1 - more baseball situations
Your #5 - in-game stats
Your #7 - it'd be nice, but not totally necessary for me.
Your #9 - nice

Right now I most want, #1, and the ability to globally (is that the right tech term) edit financials, logos, and stadia for each team. A big spreadsheet that opens with all the teams and their financials, etc.

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ORIGINAL: dneely

2. More work in the multiplayer mode so online leagues grow, which means many more sales!
5. Live Internet play so you are able to play against another manager while online. As I mentioned in another thread this would be a BIG move in the right direction for Matrix and Shaun.

DNeely

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ORIGINAL: ED#29

Full baseball rules should be an essential part of a baseball simulation.  I'm still wondering why there isn't a suicide squeeze option   Perhaps Mr. Puresimmer could look at Earl Weaver Baseball, which had a multitude of baseball plays (i.e. wild pitches, balks, pickoffs, throwing errors) and include them in his game.  He's only a step away from creating a complete baseball simulation.

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ORIGINAL: GoIndians

1) playoff games for teams tied at the end of the regular season.
2) team records saved in the almanac, (currently available for current season only).
3) tracking of consecutive games played, consecutive scoreless innings pitched
4) AI trading & callups based on team needs rather than artificial frequency variable
5) AI trading involving secondary players, not just the stars.
6) When AI prepares for the playoffs, stop making wholesale exchanges with the minor league team.
7) All star game that is played out.
8) Current standings should be the lead story in every PSPN issue.

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ORIGINAL: Claymore Cut

Great Feature, (Tale of the Tape) is that actually linked to how far the ball was hit or is it a random number generated after a HR?

The reason I ask if it is actually based on how far the ball traveled, would there be a way to designate how far a fly ball out traveled? For example: Fly out to center field (380 feet).

The reason I ask is at times it is very hard to judge how far a ball is hit and when to tag up. I have had runners with 90+ sppeed been caught at home plate when hitting a ball to right field and a normal fly out play (throwers arm 60). The fly out was not designated shallow or deep, so I would of assumed that I would make it.

Just an idea....

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ORIGINAL: Claymore Cut

After the commetns I've already posted and feedback given by the other fine members of this board here is my list of Ultimate Features I'd like to see find there way into Puresim. If perhaps I have included something that is already in the game please let me know, I am still experimenting.

My Ultimate Features List

1) Full Baseball rules (Pick offs, 2 play errors, Balks) Not sure exactly what needs to be added, I’ll leave that to the veterans.

2) 40 Man Roster with Minors and September Call ups. It would great to have this as a toggled option that can be activated during a League, as these rules were not always in place.
3) The ability to have multiple human owners AND allow each to manage their own teams. I understand that the game doesn’t have head to head (but it would be a great future option, even as a hot seat mechanic, yes I could see myself calling my friend in Iowa and managing a game over the phone with him). The only reason I can see this not being in the game currently is for the fear of cheating or simply an oversight. As for cheating, it is a baseball sim, if people need to cheat to win.....well, it could be included as a third option if the groups of owners were nervous about it (so you could have stright Commish or Commish and Manage).
4) Toggled Financials. So you can simulate historical leagues where Free Agency only comes in the 70’s. OOTP finally added this option in, I think BM has it as well.
5) On the player’s card the option to view Today’s Stats, and/or see the games box score during the game.
6) The ability to Sim ½ innings at a time (for example if I have my Ace going I might just want to sim out my batters for the first 5 or so innings).
7) Bullpen Warm ups and Visits to the mound (To get the Pitcher and Catcher’s Perspective on how the Pitcher’s Stuff is and give more time for Warm ups).
8) The ability to easily set the era in which you are playing (i.e. setting league averages and the like).
9) Run and Hit open (where the runner takes off and the hitter swings only if he likes the Pitch).
10) And a personal favorite of mine, which I have never seem before, but would love to have…..
The ability to freeze ratings and aging, but to still be able to accumulate season/lifetime stats and have financials, for those of us that want to simulate an All-Time League.

I'd be curious as to others options/additions....

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ORIGINAL: puresimmer
First of all, thanks for all of your great contributions to the forum. Welcome to the PureSim community Claymore! :)

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ORIGINAL: puresimmer
I can give some answers here regarding where I see this stuff fitting into the PureSim development road map. I'll answer:

Short-term: Could be in a patch this year
Long-term: Likely in PureSim 2008 (next March)
Not sure: Still thinking...

#1 - Short-Term
#2 - Not sure (This is a real beast on AI and the player can incur a significant micro-management tax)
#3 - Long-Term / Thinking
#4 - You can already play without financials, and use reserv-clause contracts. Toggling them during a career-replay is not something I think I'll be adding.
#5 - Long-Term (In-game box score will be a must for PS 2008)
#6 - Short-Term / Long-Term (I like that idea, I'll see how hard that would be to add in a patch, regardless it's now on the list for PS 2008)
#7 - Not sure
#8 - The game already does this implicitly based on the year number you enter when you create the association (this applies to both fictional and real player associations) There are also some sliders that allow further adjustment
#9 - Long-Term (PS 2008)
#10 - Already in the game :) When you create an association check the [x] Continuous Replay Mode box

Thanks again for a great list!