dppg3 Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Hi there, I am new to this fantastic forum. Thanks by the way for the cool moddings!! Anyway: i am playing a Blue Jays Dynasty in MVP 2005 with Pared's sliders on All Star difficulty. Since 10 games or so, I am in a terrible slump. I couldn#t get a single run in like 25 innings or so. Also my avarage dropped down significantly. All that I get are weak grounders of lazy pop flies. I had the same problem 30 games ago and could somehow escape the slump. My question for you guys: Do you know if there is a kind of internal "slump" switch, where the program reduces your batting contact or something? Did somebody of you guys experience the same sudden drop in "gaming ability"? I mean, it's kinda realistic, but I am on the verge of destroying have my gaming equipment in anger ;-) because of that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spivey11 Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Do you have "Variable Stuff" turned on? If you do, this is the likely culprit of your problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dppg3 Posted June 1, 2005 Author Share Posted June 1, 2005 Yes I have the variable stuff turned on. So far, I thought, that checkbox just controlled, ie. bad umpire strike calls and such. It would be interesting to check out, if this checkbox also controls contact, power and overall gaming performance, in fact when you play, and not sim.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spivey11 Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Bad umpiring calls is a different option. Variable Stuff will put hitters into slumps and pitchers without their best stuff. I had big problems with this too, so I turned Variable Stuff off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expos4Ever Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 My Royals can ONLY hit weak grounders :cry: Nice avartar Spivey :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dppg3 Posted June 1, 2005 Author Share Posted June 1, 2005 I' ll turn it off tomorroy and let you know, how it works out. my whole team is screwed up. Almost lost my whole 6,5 games margin to the Yanks so far... And we don't to have that, do we? Greetz, from Germany! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spivey11 Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 I hope that it works for ya like it did for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mflv Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 I suddenly lost about 10 games in a row and couldn't score to save my life or hold onto a lead. There weren't any settings or sliders to adjust. I just got back to basics and started taking pitches until I had a strike on me, concentrated more on the strike zone, focused more and then I started getting hits and winning games again. Interestingly enough, the real Cubs came to about the same conclusion at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spivey11 Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 Yeah, that could be some people's problems also. Players try too hard to yoke a ball about 500ft that they start to pop the ball up and hit weak ground balls. But, if you become a selective batter and go with the pitch, things will turn around and you'll start to do a lot better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamasutra Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 Isnt' slumping part of baseball? I thought it was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spivey11 Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 True, true. I just get VERY frustraded when my players don't perform to their peak potential. I have serious anger management problems when it comes to games. I've probably broken 3-5 controllers in my lifetime because of a game. It's sad really :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAM Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 your avatar makes up for your lack of self control . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dppg3 Posted June 2, 2005 Author Share Posted June 2, 2005 Hmmm, same problem with me. My "anger barrier" is quite low. I really need to calm down and work the count. In the last (now 11) games everything went wrong. Bloopers that just didn't fall in for a base hit, but were barely cought by the outfiedlers. My infielders did quite a lot of mistakes. But again, hey, that's baseball. I just hope, that my controller survives my anger fits. I already lost my earplugs... :twisted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarlinsFan Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 Yea, it does have it. It is nice though for it makes the game more realistic... In my first part of my season, Miguel Cabrera started out with an average of .165 with no homeruns and just 3 RBI's, while nearly everyone in my lineup was hitting in the + .300 average. Well to top it off he got injured for 7 days. Then came May and he jumped all the way to .357 avg with 9 homeruns. It has also happened with some other players. Although I did not know that the cause was variable stuff on... I thought it was caused due to their happiness, when they are not happy they would go on slump rarly make contact, when happy the story is different, for that's what happened to me with some of my relievers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamasutra Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 True, true. I just get VERY frustraded when my players don't perform to their peak potential. I have serious anger management problems when it comes to games. I've probably broken 3-5 controllers in my lifetime because of a game. It's sad really :cry: LoL, it's not like I don't know what you're talking about (re:anger). Short of turning off variable stuff, which takes alot away from the game, try maximizing your team's chemistry by: - sending down/calling up players send down slumping players and call up hot players from the minors obviously.. - re-negotiate contracts for some good players.. (till you see their happy icon turn green..) These 2 things alone help greatly with chem., and you should see an almost immediate improvement in your hitting and run production... As for anger, when you're on the virge of breaking (yet another) controller, focus on ol' Jack Nicholson's techniques in Anger Management or visit either of these sites: www.thehappyguy.com Success Consciousness or simply watch 2 episodes of The Chapelle Show back to back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigersGM Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 Frustration never helps. I can write the book on it, lol. I leave a post-it just below my computer monitor that says "PATIENCE: Good things come to those who are patient" and I read that to myself everytime I start feeling frustrated during a game. I've had times I got frustrated falling out of the lead and I went deeper in the hole, then again, I've had times where I took a deep breath going down by 2-3 and ending up coming back and winning. Would the "variable stuff" effect whole teams? I'm up in the top 10 in the Majors in hitting, yet I only have about 7 HRs and I just reached the start of JULY. It does get frustrating when I try to make a comeback, but I'm unable to get any HRs when I need them the most. I've come close a few times...although I'm still hovering above the .500 mark and only 4 games out of the division lead. I'm redefining the small ball...lol. And I'll tell you this, there's nothing more frustrating than when you have a 4-1 lead over your division rivals (White Sox)...have your relief pitcher blow the lead and have the game tied up...then you go through a total of 19 innings before you run out of relievers and stuck with taking a loss. :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamasutra Posted June 3, 2005 Share Posted June 3, 2005 Would the "variable stuff" effect whole teams? That's still a mystery to me, it definitly affects individuals, but the team.. I like to believe it does, specifically in the offense (and even fielding...look at those errors pile up..) But that's just a theory. And I'll tell you this, there's nothing more frustrating than when you have a 4-1 lead over your division rivals (White Sox)...have your relief pitcher blow the lead and have the game tied up...then you go through a total of 19 innings before you run out of relievers and stuck with taking a loss. :cry: awww (hehe ) You don't like a challenge? I treasure those rare moments the cpu actually challenges a lead!.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dppg3 Posted June 3, 2005 Author Share Posted June 3, 2005 I definitely think that the "Variable Stuff" affects the whole team. My slump started, when my clean up slugger (Roy Campanella, I play with all the classic player incorporated in the dynasty) got injured , and had to be placed for quite a long time on the DL. At the same moment the whole team got into a slump. Yesterday I could get a comeback win against the Rangers in the 9th. 'Hope that will boost the confidence of my team up a bit and I can come around. What was really nice to see is, that some of the younger prospects, that I called up, really played well and contributed to the win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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