Starter / Reliever Staminia/ Hooks

[dowie]

Just my 2 cents......

When playing - leave stamina's and hook @ default (5).
When simming - hook @ 10 and SP stam at 1 or 2 drastically reduces CG's.

To avoid RP's pitching multiple innings far to often, I universally lowered all RP and CP staminas to below 40.

Dowie

[forme95]

Quote: Originally Posted by Funkycorm

My goal is to chase fun. Many focus on stats. That's not my intent so that is where I am coming from here.

NO TRUER STATEMENT could be made. I spent so many years between Madden and MLBTS doing this, I forgot how fun the games were.

[JoshC1977]

For played games, I've recently begun bumping the CPU SP stamina by 10 prior to each game and then reverting it back after I play the game (no quick counts). Just running on default stamina/hook sliders (actually, default across the board) and it's actually pretty amazing how much it alters the dynamics of bullpen usage and so on. Pitcher pulls are much more varied and organic based on situation and it's effectively making long relievers less prominent. It's actually been a really spiffy little adjustment; I haven't been happier with the game on the field than I am now.

Also, I don't find there to be a need to make this adjustment for user pitchers; it's quite easy to hit appropriate pitch counts (based on stamina ratings).

[jcar0725]

Quote: Originally Posted by JoshC1977

For played games, I've recently begun bumping the CPU SP stamina by 10 prior to each game and then reverting it back after I play the game (no quick counts). Just running on default stamina/hook sliders (actually, default across the board) and it's actually pretty amazing how much it alters the dynamics of bullpen usage and so on. Pitcher pulls are much more varied and organic based on situation and it's effectively making long relievers less prominent. It's actually been a really spiffy little adjustment; I haven't been happier with the game on the field than I am now. Also, I don't find there to be a need to make this adjustment for user pitchers; it's quite easy to hit appropriate pitch counts (based on stamina ratings).

Are you still running on AS default for both hitting and pitching.

[JoshC1977]

Quote: Originally Posted by jcar0725

Are you still running on AS default for both hitting and pitching.

AS+ defaults...bumping it up from AS to AS+ really cleaned-up a lot of issues.

[Jayyd11]

Quote: Originally Posted by JoshC1977

AS+ defaults...bumping it up from AS to AS+ really cleaned-up a lot of issues.

How to do I get to all star+

[jcar0725]

Quote: Originally Posted by JoshC1977

AS+ defaults...bumping it up from AS to AS+ really cleaned-up a lot of issues.

Perfect, thank you.

[jcar0725]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jayyd11

How to do I get to all star+

Use dynamic difficulty and keep playing until you keep increasing in levels of difficulty, once you get to AS+ then lock the dynamic difficulty slider in place so it doesn't move anymore.

You don't have to do this within your franchise, you can do it with a random exhibition game as well. Play as a great team against and bad team to get there faster.