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Pure historical has narrowed the gap a bit over pure fictional, but pure fictional still has quite a bit more players.
I find it interesting to hear how people play the game. I personally don't think I can get into 'imagining' or making up my own stories for a fictional league, but I'm glad others can. I think those that can probably get a lot more enjoyment from games.
When I play, it is pretty much strictly like a strategy game. I like to make the decisions, see how the players are doing, and compare that to their real life performances. I wish the play by play had an option to remove all of the filler so I could just see the results, such as Mattingly singles to left, Henderson advanced to third. I know a lot of people enjoy the verbose play by play, but it isn't for me.
Lately I have given OOTP a break and have been trying the PureSim demo. It isn't quite as feature rich as OOTP, but it has a certain something that has made it more fun. I love how it lets you know when a player made a great defensive play (or missed a play) based on their ratings. Shaun has make a lot of changes over the past month or two. I'm not sure if I will jump ship and go to PureSim soon, but he has improved it enough to at least warrent consideration. I recommend people try the demo and give iot a chance for themselves. I will probably play one more season of OOTP so I can better make the decision as to which to make my main game.
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