Rubberbanding AI is killing my enjoyment

[nemss316]

So far in my season, every game my bullpen coughs the lead. Just now I was up 4-2 with Walden pitching the 8 th. I use the meter for pitching and quick counts. 8 th place hitter comes up with a 3-0 count, fastball perfect on the meter, ball goes way off target. Pinch hitter, they get a 3-1 count and rock a seeing eye single. Marte comes up, ball is hit to 2nd, Wong throws it into the stands. Tie game.

Harrison up next against Belisle, and first pitch is a homer.

Seems to happen a lot this year. No lead is safe, which can make for some excitement, but it also creates frustration since I feel I'm constantly burning through my pen, since you know no matter who comes in the run is scoring.

Anyone else feel this way on this years game?

[Bobhead]

No lead is supposed to be safe. Ask the LA Clippers.

[countryboy]

I was going to ask if you're falling into a pitching pattern, but you are using quick counts. Typically that is what happens to people as the game goes along they tend to stick with what works, which is the right mentality until it doesn't work anymore.

How many games has your bullpen blown? How many games has your team been up but then gotten beat by comeback wins?

And we have all had games like this, it happens. I've had them both in my favor and against me. Heck, I just gave up 10 runs in the final 9 outs to the Padres and lost in extra innings (I play as the Cardinals btw) Sometimes it just happens. No explanation, just the baseball Gods are not on your side that day.

And there has been several discussions about this topic. Most recently in this thread:

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...hey-didnt.html

The entire thread isn't dedicated to the topic, but its discussed towards the end.

[canes21]

I just threw my first no hitter ever. Rubberband ai would not allow that.

[MLB14]

OP, if you're pitching on hall of fame difficulty or higher, don't. Lower it to all star and tweak sliders to make it more difficult, somewhere between all star and hall of fame.

[saucerset]

Quote: Originally Posted by canes21

I just threw my first no hitter ever. Rubberband ai would not allow that.

I also threw one earlier this year, but I have also had the off the wall type game. I was up 8 -0 going into the bottom of the 9th and lost 9-8. I went through 4 pitchers in that half inning and never even got an out. Every hit was on the 1rst or 2nd pitch and it was a double to the gap or a HR. I've also thrown a 1-0 shutout. So it goes back and forth.

[takki]

There's no rubberband AI. If you are playing on difficulties above All-Star where sliders are adjusted to give advantage to the CPU (like in every sports game ever), consider reducing the difficulty to something you can handle.

[geisterhome]

Never experienced any kind of rubberbanding in the game.