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Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:52 pm
Hey guys,
Something that seems to always come into the Online Game Support inbox are questions on the 'Do Not Relieve Before' setting. For those of you who do not know what this is; this setting will enable you to indicate that you do not want the computer manager to remove your pitcher until they have at least reached the specified fatigue rating and can be found under "Pitcher Preferences" page.
Fatigue ratings are confusing in themselves. A pitchers fatigue rating can go from F0 to F9 where F9 is rested and F0 means he has nothing left. Normally pitchers start their appearance as F9 and maintain that level until they approach or exceed their pitch count. It is possible that a pitcher may start to fatigue well before or well after the suggested number of pitches for him. For instance, if he is getting hit extremely hard early, he may fatigue earlier than expected. Conversely, if he is pitching a gem he might be able to go many more pitches before he starts to fatigue. As a pitcher fatigues the worse he starts to pitch as more and more readings can turn into singles and extra base hits.
Now the "Do Not Relieve Before" setting means the computer manager will try to keep the pitcher in the game regardless of how he performs until he reaches the designated rating. However it seems many users are using this setting on too many pitchers and these players are staying in the game longer than they would ordinarily like. Unless you have a pitcher that you feel would still be better than your bullpen when pitching tired I would recommend not using this setting. That means this should really only be used for the elite pitchers as they are most likely the only pitchers better than the others on your roster.
Note that there are ways that he may still leave the game before his designated fatigue level, including if he's set to Avoid Lefties or Avoid Righties, if the situation calls for another pitcher you've assigned to a matching Super Hal Bullpen Role, or if the computer manager decides to pinch-hit for him.
In other news our programmers are continuing work on Live Draft, Mobile Apps, and Manager ratings. While lately new seasons haven't been added back to get the manager ratings restored, both live draft and mobile apps have made significant development progress. We are working hard to have all three available as soon as possible and although we are getting closer these are lengthy projects and are still too far away to have any expected release dates.
As always, if you have any questions please e-mail onlinegamesupport@strat-o-matic.com.
-John
Something that seems to always come into the Online Game Support inbox are questions on the 'Do Not Relieve Before' setting. For those of you who do not know what this is; this setting will enable you to indicate that you do not want the computer manager to remove your pitcher until they have at least reached the specified fatigue rating and can be found under "Pitcher Preferences" page.
Fatigue ratings are confusing in themselves. A pitchers fatigue rating can go from F0 to F9 where F9 is rested and F0 means he has nothing left. Normally pitchers start their appearance as F9 and maintain that level until they approach or exceed their pitch count. It is possible that a pitcher may start to fatigue well before or well after the suggested number of pitches for him. For instance, if he is getting hit extremely hard early, he may fatigue earlier than expected. Conversely, if he is pitching a gem he might be able to go many more pitches before he starts to fatigue. As a pitcher fatigues the worse he starts to pitch as more and more readings can turn into singles and extra base hits.
Now the "Do Not Relieve Before" setting means the computer manager will try to keep the pitcher in the game regardless of how he performs until he reaches the designated rating. However it seems many users are using this setting on too many pitchers and these players are staying in the game longer than they would ordinarily like. Unless you have a pitcher that you feel would still be better than your bullpen when pitching tired I would recommend not using this setting. That means this should really only be used for the elite pitchers as they are most likely the only pitchers better than the others on your roster.
Note that there are ways that he may still leave the game before his designated fatigue level, including if he's set to Avoid Lefties or Avoid Righties, if the situation calls for another pitcher you've assigned to a matching Super Hal Bullpen Role, or if the computer manager decides to pinch-hit for him.
In other news our programmers are continuing work on Live Draft, Mobile Apps, and Manager ratings. While lately new seasons haven't been added back to get the manager ratings restored, both live draft and mobile apps have made significant development progress. We are working hard to have all three available as soon as possible and although we are getting closer these are lengthy projects and are still too far away to have any expected release dates.
As always, if you have any questions please e-mail onlinegamesupport@strat-o-matic.com.
-John