Few Questions for the ChiseGuys.
 

Sup fellow Franchise MLB OS'ers. Being that I never really got into GM, Manger or Chise mode of games. I gotta say that strategy MLB Franchise thread has really opened my curiosity for MLB11. So I bring you these questions as I and probably others like myself would like to read your honest responses.

- Do you guys change any of your difficulties levels once you started your MLB ShowChise?

- If "YES", does it throw off your statistical tracking side of the game, or do you just look past all that and continue as if nothing happened?

- If "NO", then why do you feel so strongly about not touching your difficulties once they are finally set?

(I was going to set up a poll, but I'm looking for more indepth answers then simply just a tally of votes)

Re: Few Questions for the ChiseGuys.
 

By time I start my franchise I usually have a good set of sliders I'm using, I'll start it on a difficulty and leave it there, I might mess with the sliders a bit if my stats are non realistic to me.

Re: Few Questions for the ChiseGuys.
 

I play probably about 20 games or so before I start my franchise. This help me figure out a difficulty level that suits me. I always wait for the OS full minor rosters and then I start my franchise.

Whatever difficulty I use is where it stays forever. I do not change sliders or tweek anything. In '10 I have just finished my fourth year and all of my stats seemed pretty accurate and the gameplay was great for me on default settings. I moved kept pitching at Vet and moved hitting up one level and left it there.

I used to chase slider settings and all of that but I just realised that I was spending more time playing with sliders than playing with the game, so I just stopped messing with them and have never looked back.

Re: Few Questions for the ChiseGuys.
 

I'l play roughly 60ish games before even starting Franchise. I use that time to get settings I like. Once I start the franchise the "tweaking" stops. I consider it MY MLB world then.
Too many people play 3-5 games then make a change as they feel something isn't right. Baseball has up's and down's, Odd occurances etc....
So I play a good amount for me before hand to get it set then I'm done. I refused to get caught in the "Slider Hell" last year and will do the same this year.

Re: Few Questions for the ChiseGuys.
 

I've been lucky. I just set my to veteran with nothing adjusted except pitch speed. But like mentioned you may want to play a few games to find your right setting. I try not to mess with sliders, with slumps and hot streaks it takes to many games to figure out if the setting is accurate. Also I want to think about game strategy and not sliders during a game. I dont worry to much if my settings favor me as I sim enough games to offset that. Plus I never won a World Series with my Chise so Im guessing I dont have too much of a advantage. LOL

Re: Few Questions for the ChiseGuys.
 

I don't change anything once I start my franchise. The reason being that A) I don't wanna play the mini game of adjusting sliders/difficulty levels etc... B) I don't want "false" stats. in other words, I don't want to lower the difficulty because I am losing just to win. I want to feel as though I've earned all my wins, losses, and stats.

I start up and never look back. :)

Re: Few Questions for the ChiseGuys.
 

Much thanks in your sharing OS'ers, So far it favors once you start don't touch a darn thing..

P.S. I should of asked what difficulty you are also using Vet, Allstar, HOF or Legend. (Shucks, snaps fingers)

Re: Few Questions for the ChiseGuys.
 

I play on Legend for both hitting/pitching. :)

Re: Few Questions for the ChiseGuys.
 

IMO, the difficulty level shouldn't matter to you, or anyone else. People play at the level that meets their ability. Of course, there are those who choose to play on Rookie and dominate the game, but you won't find many of those around here.


Anyways, I don't usually wait around to start my franchise. I pretty much dive into it as soon as the first roster update comes out and never look back.

Re: Few Questions for the ChiseGuys.
 

I plan on playing as many exhibition games as possible while waiting for Knight and company's roster set (a minimum of 20, while stat tracking). This will help me determine difficulty level.

Example:

If I have a team average over .279, I'll increase hitting difficulty.

If I have an ERA under 3.85 or so, I'll increase pitching difficulty.

Not a RULE rule for me, as I will not change difficulty if I think bumping pitch speed will help, etc. Also, if I have that random 20 hit game, I'll factor that in to my decision and not abruptly change levels due to it.

Next, I will take this difficulty level into Spring Training and play things out (keeping an eye on errors, steal success, pitch speed, and strike frequency).

Finally, once I enter my 2011 season, all difficulty changes and slider changes will be completely out of the question... I hate fake stats.

So, basically, once I start things up, I will be done. Baseball has too many ups and downs to constantly be changing difficulty/sliders. I made that mistake last year and vowed to myself: Never again! LOL