How do you plan to play 24?

[porkys8077]

Quote: Originally Posted by LowerWolf

Franchise mode, every pitch of every game. Same as always. I do sim spring training. Won't touch any of the other modes since I'm only interested in franchise.

The same thing I always do as well.

[countryboy]

I will jump straight into the first Spring Training game and not look back.

[Cubfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by LegendKillerOne

Montgomery is a hot commodity it seems

Ha Ha the Cubs didn’t fix the starting pitching and could be a weakness this season so I’m going to fix it in the game.

[LegendKillerOne]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cubfan

Ha Ha the Cubs didn’t fix the starting pitching and could be a weakness this season so I’m going to fix it in the game.

I hear that, It's your universe have fun with it!

[CarolinaBlue02]

I usually do 30 team control, but only play with 1 team which I try to play at least half the season.

I have been having trouble the last couple of years because I have spent so much time fixing the other 29 team's lineups/rotations/IL/etc, that I lose interest in playing my season.

For those of you who do 30 team control, if I set the CPU profile to auto, does that have a major effect in the game? How will lineups/rotations work?

Also, is there a way to have a final decision in trades using 30 team control if I set to auto? The reason I started 30 team control was to prevent unrealistic trades that happen all too often.

[MikeAK79]

I flirt with RTTS for a bit but always seem to lose interest for some reason. My main interest is Franchise mode. I will spend the great majority of my time there.

[MetsFan16]

Quote: Originally Posted by CarolinaBlue02

I usually do 30 team control, but only play with 1 team which I try to play at least half the season. I have been having trouble the last couple of years because I have spent so much time fixing the other 29 team's lineups/rotations/IL/etc, that I lose interest in playing my season. For those of you who do 30 team control, if I set the CPU profile to auto, does that have a major effect in the game? How will lineups/rotations work? Also, is there a way to have a final decision in trades using 30 team control if I set to auto? The reason I started 30 team control was to prevent unrealistic trades that happen all too often.

Problems I'd expect to see from setting Lineups/Rotations to auto would be bullpen alignment. I've found a somewhat decent system to keep bullpen usage in check and the CPU would screw with that.
On the lineups side of things, I wouldn't worry too much. You could see prospects not getting playing time because some lower potential guy playing over them which could be a problem. You also may see more platoons instead of most guys playing every day.

With trades, there is a trade frequency slider so you can turn it up/down throughout the season (low at start of year and high in July). There's no way to veto but I saw someone post here saying they save before advancing the day and back out if any wonky trade happens.

What I do is set up the lineups and rotations how I want them to be and leave it on manual. If I get the itch to rearrange a lineup I will but typically let it ride throughout the season and only address if a trade/injury happens and when a new season begins.

[jcar0725]

Quote: Originally Posted by CarolinaBlue02

I usually do 30 team control, but only play with 1 team which I try to play at least half the season. I have been having trouble the last couple of years because I have spent so much time fixing the other 29 team's lineups/rotations/IL/etc, that I lose interest in playing my season. For those of you who do 30 team control, if I set the CPU profile to auto, does that have a major effect in the game? How will lineups/rotations work? Also, is there a way to have a final decision in trades using 30 team control if I set to auto? The reason I started 30 team control was to prevent unrealistic trades that happen all too often.

Whatever item you set to auto, the cpu will treat that as you don't have control. If the CPU wants to change its lineup/rotation, then it will. If you want to control all trades, then you can't put that on auto.

For example, I set the cpu to manual for lineups/rotations, but i have cpu trading on "auto". If the cpu makes a trade that affects their lineup, it will message me that team's lineup/rotation needs adjusting. This way I don't have to control all trades, but if the CPU makes a ridiculous trade, I can go in and make them trade those players back if I want to.