VSN Baseball Spring Training Random Thoughts

[LC AAU]

I've gotten rocked on pitches painted on the corner with barely any PCI on it in my last two games.

 

[killgod]

the way i remember it was you tracking things and thinking RP were not getting tired fast enough. it was lowered to 1 and you said it was working great...me and gangsta posted that we thought it was too low (remember? javier lopez 12 pitches and being totally drained)....u and kg both disagreed and it has not been changed

I haven't had to use my RP's too much in my games, my starters seemingly get to the 7th.

Although I believe I've had guys pitch 1+ innings so far without any problems.

:dontknow:

I'll pay closer attention going forward.

 

[GangstaE]

Anyone having trouble hitting high fastballs now, I can't seem to hit them unless I guess ands even then I don't have the timing down

 

[killgod]

If I'm looking for it I can hit them out the park. If I'm expecting something low the best I'll do is foul it off.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

the way i remember it was you tracking things and thinking RP were not getting tired fast enough. it was lowered to 1 and you said it was working great...me and gangsta posted that we thought it was too low (remember? javier lopez 12 pitches and being totally drained)....u and kg both disagreed and it has not been changed

I remember all of that except for the levels that were tested.

I can finally play again, so when I do, I will go 3 innings with my starters, abuse my bullpen, and retest some of this.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Pretty much anyone should be able to throw one inning or less and be avaialable the next day.

Long men/spot starters should be able to go three innings minimum without getting tired (depending on stamina rating of course, but in general), but then be unusable the next game or two.

Average rp's should be tired after two days in a row, possibly unusable with a low stamina rating.

Three days in a row should be taxing for anyone.

A day off should reasonably fill the stamina bar back to something usable.

These are the things I looks for, of course number of pitches matters and things like that, and you have special cases, but this is the general outline.

 

[killgod]

Innings are really a poor judgement, it's pitch count that should be monitored.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Innings are really a poor judgement, it's pitch count that should be monitored.

That's why I say in general. When I'm talking innings, I'm talking a basic less than 18-20 pitch inning.

 

[BuccaneerFan]

Long men/spot starters should be able to go three innings minimum without getting tired (depending on stamina rating of course, but in general), but then be unusable the next game or two.

I had to pitch Sonnanstine 5+ innings my last game since Shields injured himself after 1 batter. I'll check to see if he has any energy and is useable for the next game.

 

[killgod]

I wonder if the stamina effects differ based upon the bullpen slot the pitcher is in.

So LRP's will have lesser stamina draining effects than a SU would...hmm.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

I wonder if the stamina effects differ based upon the bullpen slot the pitcher is in.

So LRP's will have lesser stamina draining effects than a SU would...hmm.

That would be epically retarded, but this is scea we are dealing with, so you could be right. I always assumed those slots were just for structure and ease of use in game. Interesting possibility.

 

[killgod]

I've had it set to OFF as if it's on games would Auto Resolve 24 hours past their due date.

Looks like games still Auto Resolve, cause I just realized the entire first week resolved itself.

On one hand this keeps a league moving, on the other hand you need to get games done in order. Not so much a big deal when we have 3 game series vs each other for the real thing.

I want a better showing from some guys in this week or we might have to roll with just 12.

 

[killgod]

Looks like it's not a big deal.

The game gets a result but doesn't generate player stats. So the game can be reset and then played from the looks of it.

 

[Brotha2ThaNight]

GGs last night Rokbone...
we played 1 game on all HOF and one game on all Rookie setting for hitting and pitching with sliders at default.

for me HOF felt much better even tho it was low scoring I never felt cheated or overwhelmed...Rookie felt off...too slow and I couldnt hit worth shit...of course I was using the 'Stros one of the lowest ranked hitting clubs in the game as Rok pointed out as he was the Mariners and they are 29 & 30 in hitting in the game.

 

[BuccaneerFan]

That's what I expected out of Rookie. It seems like the lower in difficulty level you go, the slower the game gets. Pitch speeds slow down, and the ball seems dead off the bat. HOF/HOF seems to be the closest to the feel of a real baseball game at this point.

 

[rockbone]

wow i felt different about rookie as i thought it played out great for the mode and it was not a hitfest as ii still had double digit k"s and balls were hit hard,soft,ect!I can tell you one thing i really realized was the camera just seemed different for some reason in a good way!The pitcher seemed closer and i was able to pick it up and not be miles ahead of pitches!On the other modes the pitcher seems set back a little more and which would make the early swings on everything!
Overall i thought it played out pretty well and i didnt have the dead ball feel what so ever!It would be nice for somebody else to try it and get a formal opinion as overall i feel it played very well for the most!