pre-season

[Sgran]

During the pre-season, does the AI follow the percentages you put in the starter's time section, or does it know to play everyone on the depth chart?

[underlinedi]

i think it goes by percentages

[fantastic flying froggies]

it goes by %, but starters will play a lot less than in regular season games.

[DougWyatt]

it goes by %, but starters will play a lot less than in regular season games.


huh ?

Does it go by the % you put in, or not ?


I've always assumed that if you want your starters to play less in the pre-season - that you set your %s accordingly. Personally, I've always made the best players (who are fully matured) inactive, and given "regular season" starting time to young players, who need reps, during the pre-season. I've noticed the box and logs seem to match my settings.

[MIJB#19]

As far as I can tell, if you use the same % settings for pre-season and the regular season, you will see pretty much the same playing time figures for your players.

[fantastic flying froggies]

It goes by %, but the % do not have the same value depending on what type of game it is.


Substitution frequency also varies based on the stage of the season. Players will usually substitute more during the exhibition season and much less during the playoffs. Players will also substitute more frequently during blowout games.

[perez24]

For one thing, the #3 RB seems to get a lot of carries.

[gstelmack]

On the Playing Time screen, do a "suggest". It defaults to around 50% for starters in preseason, and then much higher during the regular season.

[Synovia]

I think its using the percentages entered as a base, and then modifying. I usually set everything to the 50% that it reccommends, but I still notice trends similar to the NFL: "Starters" get very little time in game 1, more in game 2, more in game 3, and then back down in game 4.