What's your sim process?

[saintrules]

Just finished my first complete MLB season ever, including an NLDS series and 7 game NLCS series. As proud as I was for finishing the season playing every pitch of every game, man it took a long time, even on quick counts and fast play. Id like to get some ideas on what you guys use for a simulation process? Going to be starting up another franchise and hope to do 4-5 seasons on it.

Top idea at the moment: Play 3 games per month & then 1st and elimination game of playoff games.

[bobloblah1980]

I play every 6th game in season that way you use a different starter and every 3rd game in the playoffs

[Jr.]

Quote: Originally Posted by saintrules

Just finished my first complete MLB season ever, including an NLDS series and 7 game NLCS series. As proud as I was for finishing the season playing every pitch of every game, man it took a long time, even on quick counts and fast play. Id like to get some ideas on what you guys use for a simulation process? Going to be starting up another franchise and hope to do 4-5 seasons on it. Top idea at the moment: Play 3 games per month & then 1st and elimination game of playoff games.

I alternate between playing every 4th game and every 6th game depending on how my team is doing. I'm currently in 2021, but have only made the playoffs once.

[saintrules]

The every 6 games sounds pretty appealing...27 games keeps it from being a marathon but does give enough playing time to become attached to the team.

[HighCmpPct]

My sim process? Something like this...

Play games, then sim games, look at stats.... Proceed to have OCD go frantic that I'm not responsible for said stats......................... Start over franchise.

Lol.

I'm serious though.

[wolfsjetta12]

In my first season I played every 6th game like a few of you have done. But in my current season I usually play the first game of every series then sim the rest. Unless it's a division opponent then I'll just sim the second game and play the first and third game. I do use quick counts which helps keep the game time down. I can usually get two or three games in about three hours or so, depending on the game.

[Comduklakis]

I play the first game of every series. On the rest of the series I set up lineups with sportscast manager so the AI doesn't screw with my lineups and batting order, then as soon as it starts simming, I exit and get the final score and boxscore.

[Syce]

Quote: Originally Posted by saintrules

The every 6 games sounds pretty appealing...27 games keeps it from being a marathon but does give enough playing time to become attached to the team.

i have a hard time my self being attached to my team if i dont play every game. because then my players stats are based on games that i didnt play so doesnt really give me that feel, but that could be just me.

but ya in order to get through a few seasons you basically have to sim some games or ur just not going to get through more than 1 season really.