starting new franchise dilema

[aquilotti1]

Ive been playing the show for 5 6 years now and every time I start a franchise I usually play like 40 straight games in a season and than I just stop playing since 162 games its just insane to play for a normal person with a job and other interests. What are some suggestions i should do. I hate simming because i like the realism but i also want to build a team overtime. i barely get out of the 1 st season. let me know thanks .

[countryboy]

Re: starting new franchise dilema

Ive been playing the show for 5 6 years now and every time I start a franchise I usually play like 40 straight games in a season and than I just stop playing since 162 games its just insane to play for a normal person with a job and other interests. What are some suggestions i should do. I hate simming because i like the realism but i also want to build a team overtime. i barely get out of the 1 st season. let me know thanks .

You could play with quick counts. That will speed up the games. Also with the carryover franchise feature, you could always carryover your franchise from '17 to '18 and continue to build your team.

[Finn]

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Could do quick manage and jump in and out of situations you deem to be interesting enough to play. Let's you keep some level of control over simming and should speed your season up.


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[Calum34]

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I go with play 1 sim 5, so you get to pitch with every starter but can make quicker progress. That way you'd be able to get through the season if you're normally playing at least 40 games.

[tc020791]

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Could do quick manage and jump in and out of situations you deem to be interesting enough to play. Let's you keep some level of control over simming and should speed your season up.


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This is exactly what I do. You can jump in when you have runners in scoring position, when they do, when you're going for the save, the walk-off, etc...

[TheWarmWind]

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What about season mode? I forget what's missing in the mode but I know you can do shortened seasons in that mode. I think there is even a 24 game season option. Might check that later.

[Mav3rek7]

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As someone with the same dilemma, I feel for you man. I don't like to sim anything because I want to have the control over every aspect. If a guy plays horrible I want it to be because I suck. Or if a low rated player is having an insane year, I want it to be because I was able to get him to that point. Simming any game feels dirty to me (except spring training). I've been through times where I am dominant with a pitcher, but sim a game and he gives up 6 runs in 1 1/3 innings. Or I'm killing it with a batter, but sim a few games and hes in a 0-25 slum.

Anywho...

I've been long searching for a happy medium and haven't found one yet. Quick Counts was close, but it just didn't quite feel right. I usually end up getting somewhere around May and then either lose interest or start a new franchise because that one is stale. First world problems, I know. Hope you find a solution that feels right for you! I know I'd love to get 10 years into a franchise, just don't have the time to do it and I have a million other games to play that interest me.

[zukes]

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Quick counts is it for me. Absolutely love this feature (let's hope they get the pitcher stamina figured out). I like getting a 9 inning game done in 35 minutes to an hour, whereas a full game took minimum of an hour. It has also helped me walk more and put you in nice situations. You can have the bases loaded, but then get an 0-2 count and it is struggle. Or you can have a game like I did yesterday where I got a hit and a walk off of Betances, he lost confidence and walked three straight, all at bats starting either 3-1 or 3-0 and I worked the walk (was down 2, tied it up in the 8th, only to eventually lose in the 13th!).

I like the variety of it and the way it still feels like you are controlling everything, but speeding up the game.

[Mav3rek7]

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Quick counts is it for me. Absolutely love this feature (let's hope they get the pitcher stamina figured out). I like getting a 9 inning game done in 35 minutes to an hour, whereas a full game took minimum of an hour. It has also helped me walk more and put you in nice situations. You can have the bases loaded, but then get an 0-2 count and it is struggle. Or you can have a game like I did yesterday where I got a hit and a walk off of Betances, he lost confidence and walked three straight, all at bats starting either 3-1 or 3-0 and I worked the walk (was down 2, tied it up in the 8th, only to eventually lose in the 13th!).

I like the variety of it and the way it still feels like you are controlling everything, but speeding up the game.

The biggest issue for me was that I never had a starting pitcher who was able to get into the 9th for a complete game. If it's mid-july and I'm up 10-1, my starting pitcher has a decent chance at getting a CG. But with quick counts it was always 90+ pitches in the 7th inning and no stamina. If that can be corrected, then I may check it out once more.

[rtwilli4]

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You either sim or you don't. There is no way around that fact. But thankfully there are many ways to sim.

In 2016 I used the fast forward feature a lot. I'd make sure I always played the innings where the middle of the lineup was hitting and if it was close I'd always play the 8-9 innings.

I like to mix up my lineup from day to day so I tried to start each game and set the match ups I wanted, but then might sim most of the game.

In 2017 this will be much easier. I will probably use quick manage a lot and critical situation if it's a boring series or a stadium I don't want to play in.

Nothing wrong with simming. Baseball is random, anything can happen. If you take too much control (playing every pitch) you risk taking some of the realism out of the results.


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[zukes]

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The biggest issue for me was that I never had a starting pitcher who was able to get into the 9th for a complete game. If it's mid-july and I'm up 10-1, my starting pitcher has a decent chance at getting a CG. But with quick counts it was always 90+ pitches in the 7th inning and no stamina. If that can be corrected, then I may check it out once more.

I bumped stamina up to 7 for SP to combat this. It seems to be the perfect fit. If you aren't having an efficient game, you'll still tire by the 7th, but if you are, guys will start to tire in the 8th or 9th and you're able to white knuckle it through.

[Mav3rek7]

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I bumped stamina up to 7 for SP to combat this. It seems to be the perfect fit. If you aren't having an efficient game, you'll still tire by the 7th, but if you are, guys will start to tire in the 8th or 9th and you're able to white knuckle it through.

I'll give that a shot and see what happens. Although I was thinking that I read about an issue with QC and CPU SP being taken out early. Who knows, time to experiment!

[enyc718]

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Here is how I approach the 162 game schedule and it's worked out quite nicely for me.

1. Quick Counts
2. Play the 1st full inning
3. Sim innings 2-6
4. Play inning 7-9 & extras if needed
5. Play ALL of playoffs/WS games

This has gotten me through 3 full seasons and I find it refreshing to do. I have a wife and 3 kids so time is CRUCIAL. But this way it still lets me play almost, if not half of the games.

[enyc718]

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And to add a bit more to this, Critical Situations should allow us to get through more seasons. I wouldn't personally use it a lot but it's nice to know you have.

I'm not sure how Critical Situations would affect stats..

[Caulfield]

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Ive been playing the show for 5 6 years now and every time I start a franchise I usually play like 40 straight games in a season and than I just stop playing since 162 games its just insane to play for a normal person with a job and other interests. What are some suggestions i should do. I hate simming because i like the realism but i also want to build a team overtime. i barely get out of the 1 st season. let me know thanks .

sim nothing, if you want to build a team over time, then whats the rush? commit yourself to playing each series over a 10 day period. Sounds like the key for you is to not play those first 40 games in a short time, you may be burning out before you're really even too far out the gate. Pace yourself. If you need to, take a week off every other month. By the time you've finished your first season , Show 18 will be out, you can then continue into your 2nd season with a real and new schedule, a lot of the bugs will be have worked outif you dont have to worry about buying on launch day and if its like May or June you might even be able to get the new game for a discount. By not burning yourself out, I think you will find that you are more emotionally invested in what will amount to YOUR team. And you will enjoy your team you built.Remember, baseball is a pastime and a marathon, not a sprint or a dash.
Good luck and happy baseball.