Simming Patterns for Your Franchise

[sportsfan8812]

I'm curious to see how many games everyone plays during their season......

Do you play every game? Do you simulate 3 games for every 1 played? Do you only play against aces? Etc etc.....

[Syce]

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ive read most people usually play 1 game per series. i try to do this but i always feel like my teams stats will represent simmed games more than what i have done with the team. so i end up always playing all the games.

[kevin_bondra]

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I play 1 and sim 5. I love trying to get through multiple seasons, so this is a fast way to do it. Plus you pitch with a new SP every time.

Only time I change is in Sept, if I'm in contention for the playoffs then I will play most games. Also play every postseason game.

[Smallville102001]

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Back when madden was good in like 05 lol I would play ever game because NFL season is so short that it is pretty easy to get though a season. In the another sports I would say I tend to play like half. At the same time I don't have has much free time has I used to being 26 and working. Also I don't know if a lot of guys on hear are like me but I love to watch sports. This time of the year I mostly don't play video games for like a month because of NBA playoffs and work. I also play sever another games besides just this game so I have not gotten even passed 1 year in a baseball game in a long long time. I was disappointed in last years game for the first time ever so I am going to start a new franchise this year. Hopefully starting this year and going into next year with having year to year saves I can get though at least 1 season lol.

[RD_Rabin]

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I play every game, around the same time the real team play it. I also play some of the AA and AAA games.

[orion523]

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I'm planning on using quick counts to play through at least one game per series. For the others I'll sim within the game, stopping to play out the final three frames.

[ctzn.]

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I play all 162 using Quick Counts. Each game usually lasts between 30-45 minutes. I too play games around the same time and calendar date as the ream team -- usually one or two games ahead/behind.

[noles367]

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I play every game...using player lock. I'll pick a different guy every game and if it's close late I'll switch off and play the rest out. Usually I'll play the full game with my #1 starter.

[JBoomer99]

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I shared this in another thread but, my system is:
Sun -Quick Counts
Mon -player lock(batter)
Tue -QCs
Wed -PL (b)
Thu -QCs
Fri -QCs
Sat -PL (starting pitcher)

I've loved it so far, plus with an off day in every week it really goes quick. This is just my schedule for April, I may change it for other months

[woodjer]

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I usually play 1 game per in-game week. To mix things up, I just pick a random day and play that game. Keeps things interesting because I'm not usually playing with the same pitcher each time but sometimes play 2-3 games in a row with the same SP so I get some familiarity. I have several other games and "life things" vying for my time so I make use of the Fast Forward feature, too. Typically FF through a half inning at a time so I can pick up and go if I need to. Usually end up actually playing more like 6-7 innings. I also swap between actually playing and just managing. Like others, I will usually play every post-season game.

I hate changing difficulty in the middle of a season so if I find that it's getting too easy to win every game, I'll sometimes alternate between playing and simming in the postseason just to keep things a little more interesting. Then I'll adjust difficulty before the start of the next season.

[tabarnes19_SDS]

Simming Patterns for Your Franchise

I play then sim 10. If there is a "fun" series I play it out. In September all bets are off if it's a close race. I have been known to play all of September.

I play out the playoffs if I make it.


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[Moonripple]

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I play one, then sim three. If my team falls out if the playoff race, then I sim five for every game I play.

I sim more because I want the simmed stats to influence my team totals. No matter what I do to balance the game with sliders, I'm always off . The sliders I use now give me the correct number of hits, extra base hits, homers, and runs per game, but I only average 1 walk per game and 4-5 strikeouts. Simming helps even out my stats.

[Anthonyg7575]

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I'm playing with the Rays and in about 35 games. I use quick counts and fastplay so the game takes about 25 minutes or so. Unless you get one of these ...

[ehamme08]

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I like to pick two guys in the rotation to pitch with at the start of the season. On their days to start, I pitch with them, sim the hitting. For the games they do not start, I sim the pitching and I hit the entire game.

The fast forward option is a great addition for that.

If the games are close at the end, sometimes I jump in, sometimes I don't. Helps me get through a lot of games, while having a hand in every outcome.

[Smallville102001]

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I'm playing with the Rays and in about 35 games. I use quick counts and fastplay so the game takes about 25 minutes or so. Unless you get one of these ...

wow 25 innings that is crazy! The most I have ever had in these games is 16 and I don't play with QC so that 16 inning game took me like 3 and a half hours. A 25 inning game would take me like 5 hours lol.