Password Requests for whoever still plays MLB Power Pros 2008..

[ComfortablyLomb]

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As for the stance, I don't mind too much then, because that sounds realistic. For the age, if I start a season (I make updated rosters using Arrange Mode), everyone's age will be based off the 2008 season, so I figured I'd have him as his real age so that it corresponds if I go into multiple seasons. (EX. Santana will be 22 in 2008, as in real life, 25 in 2011, like real life, etc. He will age like everyone else correctly.)

Well if you want him to be 22 in 2008 then his ratings should probably be very low since he'll be a superstar hitter by 26 if he starts off with 8 BA, 139 POW as a 22 year old. Players do develop over multiple seasons. If you're just playing Arrange mode it might be worth simply editing a player in the Indians minors to be him too! There are a lot of nobodies in the game.

[philliesfan136]

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Well if you want him to be 22 in 2008 then his ratings should probably be very low since he'll be a superstar hitter by 26 if he starts off with 8 BA, 139 POW as a 22 year old. Players do develop over multiple seasons. If you're just playing Arrange mode it might be worth simply editing a player in the Indians minors to be him too! There are a lot of nobodies in the game.

I want him to have his 2008 age, but his 2011 stats.And by "using Arrange Mode to update rosters" I mean I take all the teams and recreate the 2011 version of them using the players that were in the game in 2008. So if I wanted to put a 2008 Carlos Santana onto the Indians 2011 arrange team, I'd have to either create him via Success Mode or edit a 22-year old catcher. I went the Success Mode route because there's no catchers that can be edited to Carlos Santana (none of the catchers in the game are 22 years old,Santana's age the year the game was made).

[philliesfan136]

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Is there anybody in particular you think I should try and edit Santana into, or would you consider making him again?

[ComfortablyLomb]

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Is there anybody in particular you think I should try and edit Santana into, or would you consider making him again?

I don't think you can edit the names/positions of success mode players.

I can make him again but won't have a chance until next week. You should learn to make your own! Carryover Chocolate and the Steakhouse Job are your friends.

[philliesfan136]

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I don't think you can edit the names/positions of success mode players.

I can make him again but won't have a chance until next week. You should learn to make your own! Carryover Chocolate and the Steakhouse Job are your friends.

No, I mean edit normal players, like you said, "nobodies". I guess I'll try to learn but I haven't been too successful with Success Mode.

[philliesfan136]

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I can make him again but won't have a chance until next week. You should learn to make your own! Carryover Chocolate and the Steakhouse Job are your friends.

Alright, could you like, guide me as to what you did for Santana? (How to get his con.,pwr.,abilities to where they are,etc.)
I haven't really done Success Mode extensively. :o

[ComfortablyLomb]

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Alright, could you like, guide me as to what you did for Santana? (How to get his con.,pwr.,abilities to where they are,etc.)
I haven't really done Success Mode extensively. :o

The MLB Power Pros wiki has all the where/how stuff but if you have any specific questions I'd be happy to answer them (assuming they're about things I do - I avoid the dating arcs usually).

A few keys:

1. Load up on Carryover Chocolate at the Shop once you have about $300. Load up again later when you run out. The Carryover Chocolate lets you have more event opportunities per month and is indispensable. Don't waste the discount ticket on it.
2. Do training sessions that the coach is watching. I do a lot of the side quests so I'm usually passing my scouting check and lineup check by a hair.
3. Avoid injuries and/or reload a previous save when they occur. When an injury occurs you lose that's week's event, another to heal, and also a pile of talent points. They're absolutely crushing.
4. Complete the Steakhouse story arc if you're building a high power hitter or starting pitcher. As a bonus you make money while completing the arc.
5. Gamble for abilities in your second year (save before gambling and reload if you fail). I like to gamble when the odds are about 30%. If you want to save-load more often then you can go lower. The cheaper the better.

Do all that and it's hard not to make a very good player. The only thing that's really tough IMO is to make a high endurance, high control pitcher, with good stuff. Control is just a little too costly IMO.

[philliesfan136]

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The MLB Power Pros wiki has all the where/how stuff but if you have any specific questions I'd be happy to answer them (assuming they're about things I do - I avoid the dating arcs usually).

A few keys:

1. Load up on Carryover Chocolate at the Shop once you have about $300. Load up again later when you run out. The Carryover Chocolate lets you have more event opportunities per month and is indispensable. Don't waste the discount ticket on it.
2. Do training sessions that the coach is watching. I do a lot of the side quests so I'm usually passing my scouting check and lineup check by a hair.
3. Avoid injuries and/or reload a previous save when they occur. When an injury occurs you lose that's week's event, another to heal, and also a pile of talent points. They're absolutely crushing.
4. Complete the Steakhouse story arc if you're building a high power hitter or starting pitcher. As a bonus you make money while completing the arc.
5. Gamble for abilities in your second year (save before gambling and reload if you fail). I like to gamble when the odds are about 30%. If you want to save-load more often then you can go lower. The cheaper the better.

Do all that and it's hard not to make a very good player. The only thing that's really tough IMO is to make a high endurance, high control pitcher, with good stuff. Control is just a little too costly IMO.

Thanks for all this. I might try to start him sometime today or this week. What did you do to start off for Santana?

[ComfortablyLomb]

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Thanks for all this. I might try to start him sometime today or this week. What did you do to start off for Santana?

Always get your BA up a bit first. You need to impress the scout during games and looping a pile of singles is better than happening to driving fewer balls into the gaps with the power swing. A few 3-4 games are really helpful.

Similarly, if you do any pitchers you're sometimes best off trying to get their best pitch to where you want it early on and working on velocity after that. Assuming it's not one of the horizontal breaking pitches (the AI seems to feast on them) you'll probably see some really ugly swings. A good curve/change/split/sinker will eat the AI alive even if it's soft. Stamina is however somewhat important to boost early since it will allow you to stay on the mound longer during your starts. More time out there equals bigger bonuses.