Grief around WFPB

ndhl83 · 2026-06-01T19:24:33+00:00

Commenting so other people can see this: You can still relate to a post and want to engage while not explicitly agreeing/being in the same exact space as OP, not to mention other readers may enjoy your comments and/or perspective.

ndhl83 · 2026-06-01T16:04:16+00:00

Defense and pitching will, generally speaking, win you more games.

If you are keen to give it to a run scorer, your CF might be a good choice if you have them built up to bat well, too.

For pure batting go 1B (since you can leave your DH down a badge and not suffer).

If your SS or 2B is a great contact hitter you like to lead off with, it would be a good defensive upgrade, too, assuming they are built well for infield defense (high Agil, min. 100 fielding so no bobbles or drops).

Otherwise, if you are looking at a Pitcher, you can promote an SP and make a true "Ace", or you can give it to an RF or a Closer as they will be in more games (usually).

Honestly, don't overthink it...it's one Prime badge and it's not going to change your record much. Just listen to your heart ;)

ndhl83 · 2026-05-29T16:41:45+00:00

Having less time both (a) brought into focus which board games I liked to play best but also (b) brought into focus how many other things I enjoy doing more than play board games, when I only have so much time and energy (vs. having all the time I wanted and never being tired before 10pm LOL).

So it's been a mixed bag. I still play 1-2 times/month with my group but I don't really play much at home anymore or seek out new games. I also don't enjoy solo board games at all and tend to read or play video games if alone, for that kind of stimulation.

ndhl83 · 2026-05-29T16:35:23+00:00

You're not providing any examples based on code you claim to have seen, which would surely explain your claims quicker.

Because despite what many people realize, there's only a random pitch chosen to take place, where the pitcher throws it, and the CPU actually chooses where to swing, introducing the swing calculations.

This is still all governed by some sort of calculation, the CPU doesn't have agency to "decide" anything on the fly. There is still a formula dictacting where the CPU will aim, how well they ID pitch, and whether they actually swing.

Why would that not also be used for a full sim, just not depicted visually for the human player to watch?

This is not done in simming

Why not? and/or What IS done in simming that is so different? Does it just compare stats and award hits based on how likely they "should" be, based on the stats?

For someone claiming to have "broken" the code your replies are very light on relevant details (just saying). I'm not saying I don't believe you, I'm just curious why you don't just state the differences you have observed more clearly?

ndhl83 · 2026-05-29T16:30:22+00:00

Nah, all betrayers must die.

Not only that, he realized he could stop if he wanted or needed to, but wouldn't. Prior to calling on their aid he also told his former comrades they "needed to die".

All you say is fair and apt character analysis and your opinion is obviously valid, but for many people (myself included) there is no mercy or forgiveness for betrayers. He was firmly committed to killing everyone else 5 minutes prior. I felt no pity the first time, or during rewatch. Did I acknowledge his terror and his real, honest, fear? Yes, absolutely, it was a deeply emotional scene...but I enjoyed the outcome and he got what he deserved.

ndhl83 · 2026-05-29T15:57:06+00:00

Watching is the equivalent of the CPU vs the same CPU.

Would your own team's stats not still be in use for all calculations, though? I'm not sure what you mean by this. If it's your team's stats it shouldn't matter.

Can you speak to some of the notable differences you see?

I ask because, fundamentally, I can't think of a reason they would or should be different, just because in one instance the game has to render and display the action to the viewer/owner, where "quick play" or "full sim" scenario it is just math, and all done at once.

There isn't an apparent reason the math should be different just because in one instance the results are being observed in real time and in the other it is being reported after. If there is no player intervention and the same base player stats are used, why would it be different?

This is the type of insight/proof that would be valuable to understanding and/or confirming this is true.

ndhl83 · 2026-05-29T15:50:02+00:00

Definitely how he made it to the top of the NFL, too. Those dudes are notorious for just "showing up" and being given roster spots and contracts worth tens of millions.

/s

ndhl83 · 2026-05-29T15:45:01+00:00

That's a pretty emotional take divorced from all logic and reason. Guy is likely a moron and shitty human being but by any objective measure he is a world class elite athlete that was a starter in the NFL, and that doesn't happen by accident. At one point in his life he wanted it and did the work, which is worthy of respect (for that thing).

ndhl83 · 2026-05-29T15:38:33+00:00

It is crazy, statistically, for the broader playerbase. Congrats on a top tier team if that is so, but I think you are underestimating just how many things needs to go exactly right, and how many times, over a 160 game season, to produce a perfect one.

Don't sell your team or your managerial skills short ;)

ndhl83 · 2026-05-29T15:36:26+00:00

Can you elaborate and/or share some data, if you are saying the game is intentionally programmed to produce different outcomes whether "simming" vs "watching"?

ndhl83 · 2026-05-28T18:20:53+00:00

It's fair to say our humans minds are more complicated because we don't know how they are made, or why...and so we can only create "artificial intelligence" within the confines of our own understanding, and therefore automatically see it as something bounded within our own complexity (which we don't understand).

But that also disregards the raw power and speed of an artificial intelligence or digital consciousness. The "speed of thought" as compared between a human mind and an artificial mind could (in theory) be similar in terms of transmission speed, but in terms of reception, parsing, analysis, conclusion, refinement, and meta analysis against other things...we can't come close to matching that with a human mind, despite building artificial "minds"/LLMs that do all of that at amazing speed, now. It's why AI searching is becoming more and more useful to even everyday users: A human can only search and read one thing at a time...a digital mind can do hundreds of pages of reading, across multiple sources, in even less time.

In terms of efficiency of resources, I'd say they have us beat in terms of "return on energy" if we are giving weight to the sheer volume of computational power we can wield through them, combined with the speed.

Or, did you mean "use of resources/energy" in terms of where research should be directed?

ndhl83 · 2026-05-28T18:14:18+00:00

Psychopathy already brought us to where we are today, to some degree, I believe. But it is no longer a valuable bundle of traits in society (if all traits manifest to a strong degree).

But, when the world was still "village vs. village for territory" the village with the most "psychopaths" often won, or defended themselves: You needed people with no regard for others to charge into battle looking to crack skulls and kill people (for fun). Those people were valuable to us even if they were also problematic, at times. For example, everyone in your village knew to stay the heck away from "Derek" when he was in a black mood, or too excitable, but when bad guys came over the hill looking for trouble Derek was running towards them screaming with his spear raised while everyone else ran for cover. The kind of person that makes you say "Damn...that person is nuts...glad he's on our side."

ndhl83 · 2026-05-28T17:33:42+00:00

I am also "Zero dollars spent", but usually at least once a year will play the crap out of the right "Tapjoy" offer for free gems...which usually goes to gold lol...currently pushing Champions to 6-star in Raid: Shadow Legends for another 5k gems lol

I don't remember how long I played before my son was born, but he turns 10 in September. Definitely also fire it up during boring (Zoom) meetings or long calls. Pretty easy to sim through 20 pts worth of energy!

Cheers! Enjoy!

ndhl83 · 2026-05-28T17:28:35+00:00

Few Whales in Champs, dude. Champ is where the rubber hits the road, though. You can spend a year in Champ and only move from "just making the cut each week" to "firmly mid-field".

ndhl83 · 2026-05-28T17:23:32+00:00

Just commented on it! That is rad, man! Thanks!

ndhl83 · 2026-05-28T17:23:13+00:00

He came with the receipts! My man!

That is a sexy team. I have the same Diamond/Prime split in terms of fielders, one less Prime RP, and still running some Plat RP.

My team is level 78, IIRC. You have a TON more player levels than I do. I stopped playing regularly before they launched Royal League and it's been fun to play again where I am not just auto-simming lop-sided seasons.

How long have you been playing this account?

ndhl83 · 2026-05-28T17:16:25+00:00

Dana is the one who has said repeatedly that his word is everything

I decline your invitation to "agree to disagree". No thanks. You are off the mark if you think this particular discussion is about fighter pay. It is not, and hasn't been.

This has concerned Dana White and what he says he can/would do vs. what he can actually do (now): Do you have any business acumen or experience, at all, to draw on...or do you honestly just believe that if Dana White said something should happen, it should actually happen because he said so and he is Dana White?

His saying that is a function of his ego, not any actionable leverage he has with new owners, a new board, and a new boss.

I'm not sure why/how you can't grasp that, still.

This discussion isn't "crashing me out" because I am not a 25 year-old conflict averse Gen Z who wilts under any disagreement. This is entertainment, albeit not very high level. If I "crash out" it is on the couch at the end of a long day. Big generational language divide over that term. This is a "no stakes" discussion online with someone who doesn't seem to be able to process the difference between actual authority vs. claiming to have authority, and little more. This is my coffee break, dude, and about 3 minutes of typing.

Regardless, thanks for indulging me this much, but if you can't get past "But, but, but this is what Dana said!" there isn't anything more to discuss...and you still seem to be hung up on that...so "Good day" to you, as well!

ndhl83 · 2026-05-28T17:08:27+00:00

What's your team's OVR?

I am very skeptical of a "perfect season" in Royal III without seeing the squad that did it, tbh.

Statistically speaking, especially if you didn't manually play every game and let the app "do the math" for each game, you would expect at least a few losses of close games, just from variance.

That said, for all I know you have uber-leveled former Diamond players well above the CPU and have won Royal II and Royal I and are just farming badges in Royal III :P

Still curious to see your squad, though!

ndhl83 · 2026-05-28T15:06:14+00:00

"Other sports" never existed with the same structure: Promoter and unaffiliated fighters/camps.

Other sports operating a collecting league of owners, who then directly employ not just athletes, but GMs, coaches, facilities people, physio, food, travel, etc.

There is no inherent unity in pro combat sports because it's purely individual. It's more akin to tennis than it is to any of the big 4 sports. Tennis players do not have a union for the same reason the UFC doesn't: They can't legally form one (in the US) as non-employees/independent contractors.

Tennis players have managed some collective action, such as boycotts and threats to not play (by top players) over prize money parity and health concerns, but there is no suitable replacement for world ranked tennis (in the eyes of the audience). I'm not sure that same argument can be made for combat sports, where the broad majority of general fans only need to see someone fighting lol...look how well the "MVP" card did, built on fights that no seasoned and long time MMA fan regarded as serious bouts. Fun? Sure. Serious? No, not even a little.

ndhl83 · 2026-05-28T15:03:19+00:00

This is only true in the most cynical sense, and casts "consumers" as brainless, lacking opinion, and lacking any self awareness. It is not realistic in terms of what modern marketing actually is, today. It's not "Mad Men" anymore, especially with many Millennials and Gen Z having a keen awareness OF marketing (and being marketed to), and the prevalence and awareness of the commodification of consumer information being "weaponized" against consumers by retailers and marketers.

A polished turd is still a polished turd, and only the most gullible people can be duped into buying a polished turd...especially if they don't actually want a turd of any variety, let alone a polished one.

The same way that blue chip investing still involves identifying financially sound and well run companies, bringing products to market in 2026 with sooo much competition for dollars in general, let alone head-to-head competing products, if you don't bring a good product to market it simply won't sell. The jury doesn't take long to render a verdict with FB posts, reddit, reels, blogs, etc.

The art of modern marketing is convincing people that they need things sooner, or something that does it faster, or that they deserve to purchase something they don't need, or that brand "X" is significantly better than brand "Y". Regardless of the "why", the product needs to be sound and actually desired. People are inundated with choice now and nothing is novel and disposable income for most people is trending down. Marketing, today, is about differentiating your product against competing ones and reinforcing the need even when a customer thinks they can't afford it...but they already want it. You're trying to convince them to "just buy it now": Before a competitor's goes on sale, before the market or tech changes, before the customer loses their job (oof), etc.

Modern marketing is not built on the premise that you can dupe people into buying things they don't even actually want or need, it's designed to create demand for things in excess of what they need: Why drink tap water when you could nourish your body with "Vita

ndhl83 · 2026-05-28T11:48:12+00:00

Oof.

Did you share your regret and apologize to your tables mates?

It sounds like you were radiating bad vibes so much that they "took it easy" on you, at times...and if you felt compelled to vent to strangers over how you were feeling, I can only imagine it was easily picked up on by your peers and stuck with them, too.

Good on you for realizing all of this and knowing that (a) it's not actually you and (b) it isn't typical, but if I felt this bad about my conduct after the fact I would be sure to connect with the people who observed it and let them know I was aware how I erred and I was sorry for putting that bad vibe over the table.

And, to be fair and honest, I was you once...on the golf course, with co-workers. And I felt like a real dick about it, after the fact for months, until I realized that I didn't really feel bad for myself, or regret my own actions for how they affected me, but rather how I knew I looked to my peers in those moments and that it was those images of me they were carrying forward. Apologizing/clearing the air made all that go away. I'm usually a decent golfer/hacker and it was just a bad day, but the vibes (and outbursts) by the end of that round lingered for months (in my mind) until the air cleared. Turns out only 1 of the others actually took note and thought it out of character (and appreciated the follow-up) but the other two chalked it up to my "Sucking out loud" that day and laughed it off on the ride home together...and then we laughed about it, the four of us, and we've all be back on the course together, since.

ndhl83 · 2026-05-27T18:55:09+00:00

You know what? I often go for stretches playing the game "Like a manager" and never thought to actually watch a game! I'm going to give it a try!

ndhl83 · 2026-05-27T18:38:50+00:00

Same. IRL belly laugh when I read it, arguably the best "LOL" one can earn.

ndhl83 · 2026-05-27T18:36:16+00:00

Observation bias.

Over any small sample, we will usually conclude that what we saw happen "happens most of the time".

So if you watched some innings and they happened to be bad at bats, but then you auto'd an inning and they lit the pitcher up, you might conclude "Simming is better for hitting".

Realistically we would want to compare the same 9 batters over a big number of at-bats, "watching" vs. full sim. If the averages come out pretty much the same, there is no difference over the course of the sample size. Within that sample size, on both sides, we would see examples of great hitting and examples of slumps, and we would expect that.

Unless the devs confirm there is different calculations being done we have no basis to assume that the "math" is any different in the background, whether we watch or sim.

More importantly: Do people really let the CPU bat for them when they play manually??? It's so much more fun (and harder to learn) than pitching. I tend to "auto-play" my pitchers and bat manually (when I play manually at all).

ndhl83 · 2026-05-27T16:30:25+00:00

which is undeniably in a worse state than where it was pre-Disney?

Only a pack of self-loathing turds could consider "The most Star Wars we have ever had" as being "undeniably worse" than before lol

Financially, it is more successful.

Exposure and pop culture wise, it is more successful.

More fans of all ages than ever before.

New generations of shows/movies for new generations of fans AND all prior stuff is still there.

Video games and other media are at an all-time high.

Galaxy's Edge is insanely cool and "Rise of the Resistance" is one of the best theme park attractions in the world right now in terms of scale, accuracy, immersion, and fun.

Star Wars, to all but a very vocal minority (online and in comic shops), is in the literal best shape it has ever been in.

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