Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

[Caulfield]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

Hey man what are you tryin' to say??

A) I thought I hit dislike.
B) that must be a different Caulfield.
C) my account was hacked
D) I was trying to hit REPORT POST
E) I think my cat may have jumped on the keyboard when I went to the fridge.


if any of these sound plausible, that's my final answer

[NolanRyansSnowmonkey]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

A) I thought I hit dislike.
B) that must be a different Caulfield.
C) my account was hacked
D) I was trying to hit REPORT POST
E) I think my cat may have jumped on the keyboard when I went to the fridge.


if any of these sound plausible, that's my final answer

Honestly I could see all of those happening fairly easily, or even at the same time, so thank you, i feel much better now. I haven't eaten since i saw that. Now it's time for Froot Loops!

[Caulfield]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

I guess there will always be a few players with a combination of good stick skills and savvy baseball strategy that they make the CPU seem incompetent but I wonder if a couple more global sliders like vision and discipline could make the CPU a even tougher challenge for those who want it.

Honestly I could see all of those happening fairly easily, or even at the same time, so thank you, i feel much better now.

Good, good. I'm a compulsive pathological liar and I feel better knowing my efforts aren't wasted

Now the only left to do is sit back and count how many Phillies fans ask where the dislike button is.

EDIT: My apologies to Philadelphia fans. My cat hacked my account again and he never got over the 93 NL playoffs.
I guess that makes him at least 25 years old. Yep, that sounds right.

[KBLover]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

I guess there will always be a few players with a combination of good stick skills and savvy baseball strategy that they make the CPU seem incompetent but I wonder if a couple more global sliders like vision and discipline could make the CPU a even tougher challenge for those who want it.

This is how the "Contact" slider should be broken up just from a customization standpoint.

Contact, Vision, and Discipline are all distinct - should haven't to raise or drop them all together.

At the very least, separate strike zone judgement (Discipline and Vision) from batting average/BABIP (Contact).

[NolanRyansSnowmonkey]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

Good, good. I'm a compulsive pathological liar and I feel better knowing my efforts aren't wasted

Now that i know that you are a compulsive pathological liar, coupled with the fact that you just told me that you are a compulsive pathological liar, means that you are probably lying about being a compulsive pathological liar. So i continue to believe that all of your previously listed reasons were true.

[Caulfield]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

This is how the "Contact" slider should be broken up just from a customization standpoint.

Contact, Vision, and Discipline are all distinct - should haven't to raise or drop them all together.

At the very least, separate strike zone judgement (Discipline and Vision) from batting average/BABIP (Contact).

I'm glad there is a global slider for Solid Hits but I wonder why that isn't used as an individual attribute for all players.

Now that i know that you are a compulsive pathological liar, coupled with the fact that you just told me that you are a compulsive pathological liar, means that you are probably lying about being a compulsive pathological liar. So i continue to believe that all of your previously listed reasons were true.

Excellent.
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Apparently I'm also extremely proficient in the fine art of manipulation as well

[KBLover]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

I'm glad there is a global slider for Solid Hits but I wonder why that isn't used as an individual attribute for all players.

The only thing I can think of is the Contact rating is basically the "solid hits rating", given it's purpose (represents the quality of contact the player gets, abstracted by accuracy of PCI placement and countered by pitcher deceptiveness [H/9] ).

Otherwise, I'd love it even as a "hidden" rating that's exposed via perks like Pickoff Artist.

[NolanRyansSnowmonkey]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

Apparently I'm also extremely proficient in the fine art of manipulation as well

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[Unlucky 13]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

This is certainly like the opposite of bragging, but I thought that I'd share that in my most recent game, I'd given up 13 hits and 5 runs to the Reds through the 5th inning. If not for several forced double plays, they'd have been destroying me. In the end, I gave up 21 hits, and lost the game 8-5.

There are just some days for me that the CPU keeps hitting rockets right between my infield and outfield, and bleeds me all game long.

[LowerWolf]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

I guess I'll post this here:

One strange thing in my franchise is how dominant my bullpen has become. The CPU rarely gets a hit, let alone a run, against my pen. I'm the Braves, so it's not like my pen should be dominant. Vizcaino has an ERA under 1 with an opponents BA of about .100. Whitley, my long reliever, is the only member of my pen with an ERA over 3. By comparison, I only have one starter with an ERA under 4.

In past versions, I usually dominated with starters and struggled with the pen. One year, I had an ERA of over 5 with Kimbrel.

[NolanRyansSnowmonkey]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

I guess I'll post this here:

One strange thing in my franchise is how dominant my bullpen has become. The CPU rarely gets a hit, let alone a run, against my pen. I'm the Braves, so it's not like my pen should be dominant. Vizcaino has an ERA under 1 with an opponents BA of about .100. Whitley, my long reliever, is the only member of my pen with an ERA over 3. By comparison, I only have one starter with an ERA under 4.

In past versions, I usually dominated with starters and struggled with the pen. One year, I had an ERA of over 5 with Kimbrel.

When thou findest thyself at ease
And thy opponents are no longer fighters,
Do thyself a favour, and please,
Go into settings and adjust thy sliders.

[countryboy]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

I guess I'll post this here:

One strange thing in my franchise is how dominant my bullpen has become. The CPU rarely gets a hit, let alone a run, against my pen. I'm the Braves, so it's not like my pen should be dominant. Vizcaino has an ERA under 1 with an opponents BA of about .100. Whitley, my long reliever, is the only member of my pen with an ERA over 3. By comparison, I only have one starter with an ERA under 4.

In past versions, I usually dominated with starters and struggled with the pen. One year, I had an ERA of over 5 with Kimbrel.

Just curious, over how many games has your bullpen been dominant?

I ask in regards to seeing if it's just a good run or if maybe you should look at increasing difficulty by either changing difficulty level or by possibly adjusting sliders.

[NolanRyansSnowmonkey]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

Just curious, over how many games has your bullpen been dominant?

I ask in regards to seeing if it's just a good run or if maybe you should look at increasing difficulty by either changing difficulty level or by possibly adjusting sliders.

Agreed. My teams go through stretches of dominant bullpens and struggling starters, or vice-versa. Unless its an unrealistically prolonged stretch, i would embrace it.

I wish my starters and relievers would get it all together at once for a change.

[Caulfield]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

I guess I'll post this here:

One strange thing in my franchise is how dominant my bullpen has become. The CPU rarely gets a hit, let alone a run, against my pen. I'm the Braves, so it's not like my pen should be dominant. Vizcaino has an ERA under 1 with an opponents BA of about .100.

have you had arod vizcaino tested for peds?

[LowerWolf]

Re: Is it just me or is the CPU offense incompetent?

Just curious, over how many games has your bullpen been dominant?

I ask in regards to seeing if it's just a good run or if maybe you should look at increasing difficulty by either changing difficulty level or by possibly adjusting sliders.

Agreed. My teams go through stretches of dominant bullpens and struggling starters, or vice-versa. Unless its an unrealistically prolonged stretch, i would embrace it.

I wish my starters and relievers would get it all together at once for a change.

I'm 74 games into my franchise. I really started to notice it the last month or so, so at least 30 games. And probably closer to 50.

I'm hesitant to change sliders/move up because:
A. I like playing on default.
B. The computer does OK against my starters.

Small sample size, but I just finished a quick two-game series in Toronto. McCarthy gave up 3 ER in 5 IP and worked out of trouble multiple times. The pen gave up 1 hit in the last four IP. Newcomb then gave up 3 ER in 5.2 IP. Bullpen didn't give up a thing after that.

I'm just going to roll with it the rest of this season and then maybe move up to HOF next season. Just weird, especially since it's the opposite from what I've experienced in previous versions.