I downloaded the game last night, and have been spending some time trying to get acclimated. I concur with Chris; the game is extremely complicated, and spending time with the manual and guide are a must. Of course I am stubborn, and just want to play, so I have not read either. They do look impressive, but reading is for later, while play is for now!
I plan to post some updates later, but tonight is date night; kids at mom’s house, so the impressions may have to wait for later. I have seen some interesting news items in the historical league I am running. A closer signed a contract; the news item showed that he had 43 saves, but no save opportunities and had never been called in from the bullpen. Not really that significant, but it should be interesting to see what other strange announcements pop-up in my historical league.
The major issue I am having right now is that many minor league teams just do not have enough players. This keeps stopping the simulation, which is a pain. I have to go into each league and set rosters to be filled with fictional players. Seems to work, but I have not had time to check to see if this messes up any of the minor league statistics, lineups, rosters, etc. So far I have only seen this problem the first few days of my first season.
This game not only looks interesting, but should be one heck of a challenge. Serious learning curve and all. More to come later.
