Re: Someone Please Save This Game For Me
But I clearly said that I didn't feel that "comeback code" is what was happening. I don't begin to even hint that I have any clue as to how AI actually works (or doesn't). I do however certainly know the difference between what is realistic and what is not. Especially when it comes to baseball. I was just using Rivera as an example of the extreme cases of this phenomena. I have seen this time & time again with many pitchers on many different teams. I too have been able to successively close lots of games with Rivera, as I said it is not an all the time occurrence, just an all too frequent one. I don't know how to explain it other than it's pretty blatantly obvious when it starts happening. Yes I see things that seem unnatural at times, impossible pitches being hit for HRs being one of them. I certainly am not going to try to debate this with you, obviously you program the game and know it better than anybody. I've been playing it for many years and feel confident that I am quite knowledgeable of it from that perspective. Many things have changed with the way this game plays this year. It certainly seems much tougher overall at every difficulty level, would you agree with that?
Anyway, I don't want to come off as argumentative, as I said I've been a huge fan of this game for a long time and the bottom line is that regardless of whether this is an actual problem or not, there is still no other baseball game that comes close to comparing. I know that you guys always say that although you strive to make the best game on the market, no game is perfect. It might sound odd, but I actually thought that my input could somehow be of help, since others are having a similar experience (perhaps we could help each other). Thank you very much for taking the time to read & respond to my posts.
I'm only clarifying the fact that there is no hidden comeback code in the game. It's an objective question, and there isn't any. I don't have any problem with anything you've said, I just wanted to clear that myth up! 
If you're not pitching well with Mariano Rivera, it's because you're not pitching well with Mariano Rivera. If you pitched better with Rivera in previous games, it means you pitched better with Rivera in previous games. We could start a new discussion about that instead. There's probably an explanation and it might be hard to figure out, but I can easily say it is not comeback code.
If comeback code was why you kept losing games with Rivera, nobody else would be able to close with Rivera or any other closer. Blown saves is like RBIs in that your teammates have a lot of say in what you get, it's a record of achievement and but a weak statistical measure. This is the same reason why a 2.50 ERA legendary starter can have a 11-10 record more than halfway into the season. This kind of real life inconsistency isn't because of a jinx. For Rivera being on the Yankees also helps his blown saves stat in real life, but not if in the game you're not getting real life Yankee offense.
About Rivera, if you think something unnatural is happening other than you're not pitching well enough, what are you seeing? Is he throwing impossible to hit pitches and the hitters are hitting it anyways, or are the pitches not landing where they're supposed to be?
If you're not pitching well with Mariano Rivera, it's because you're not pitching well with Mariano Rivera. If you pitched better with Rivera in previous games, it means you pitched better with Rivera in previous games. We could start a new discussion about that instead. There's probably an explanation and it might be hard to figure out, but I can easily say it is not comeback code.
If comeback code was why you kept losing games with Rivera, nobody else would be able to close with Rivera or any other closer. Blown saves is like RBIs in that your teammates have a lot of say in what you get, it's a record of achievement and but a weak statistical measure. This is the same reason why a 2.50 ERA legendary starter can have a 11-10 record more than halfway into the season. This kind of real life inconsistency isn't because of a jinx. For Rivera being on the Yankees also helps his blown saves stat in real life, but not if in the game you're not getting real life Yankee offense.
About Rivera, if you think something unnatural is happening other than you're not pitching well enough, what are you seeing? Is he throwing impossible to hit pitches and the hitters are hitting it anyways, or are the pitches not landing where they're supposed to be?
Anyway, I don't want to come off as argumentative, as I said I've been a huge fan of this game for a long time and the bottom line is that regardless of whether this is an actual problem or not, there is still no other baseball game that comes close to comparing. I know that you guys always say that although you strive to make the best game on the market, no game is perfect. It might sound odd, but I actually thought that my input could somehow be of help, since others are having a similar experience (perhaps we could help each other). Thank you very much for taking the time to read & respond to my posts.
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