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I like to take my magnifying glass and burn them...and then I pick up the monitor and shake it. Muwahahaha...
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I often do fictional God-mode leagues like Syd. I keep the leagues small, 8-12 teams. But, I also take a favorite historical year (1974, for example) where I'm extremely familiar with all the players. Sometimes I play from the 7th inning on. Depends on how fast I want to go.
Often, I just sim and make all the roster changes necessary through out the year due to injury, or call-ups. And trades of course. What I love about God-mode is the explosion of story-lines and the never ending roster decisions. Do you release that veteran and find him performing for his new team?
It's not about beating the AI for me; it's about OOTP providing a universe where I can make all the logical moves and see how those moves affect players-- especially the names I fondly remember from my youth. Dang it! What will I do with the Pirates speedy shortstop Frank Tavares? So much talent on base-- if he can get on base, but oh that glove!! Why, even Pittsburgh fans sneer at poor Frank's one dimensional game. Oh, how they rag him! The worst player of all time and all that! Better, these griping fans say, that Pittsburgh gets a solid glove at SS to compliment all that heavy lumber provided by Stargell, Sanguillen, Zisk, Parker and Hebner!
Poor Frank. Hmmm. But, could the beleaguered Tavares actually be valued somewhere else, down south in Atlanta, maybe, where a .250, 40 SB guy replaces Craig Robinson, another clunky-fielding SS who hits .225 and runs like a catcher? Would Frank get some applause from the Braves fans, instead of jeers? Hmmm... let's look into that.
As far as player development, I'll definitely give some room for talent randomness. I want to be occasionally surprised. The main reason I use historical leagues is Immediate Player Recognition. When a part timer like Montreal's Jose Morales goes down, I immediately know who that is and what impact that has on the team.
God-mode is by far my favorite way to play OOTP. If you're all about seeing how your
brilliant roster moves pan out, try dealing with 24 teams (1974) versus just one.
And when the Cubs Ray Burris is 1-11 with a 4.22 ERA in June, I throw him into the bullpen, or even onto the reserve roster ( I rarely use minors). When the Braves shortstop Craig Robinson is hitting .183 after 144 ABs, the "manager" is smart enough to realize a change is required at that position, thru a rookie, or trade.
It's very easy to keep track of what players are doing thru the Transaction Screen set to statistics. Any loser hitting .155, or throwing an 8.22 ERA is immediately visible and right there on the same page with your Reserve Roster. Hell, maybe it's time to bring up that young lefty.
You can also utilize dice to help when you're uncertain whether a trade would actually go thru--- since you're playing the part of all GMs. Would the Braves trade this for that? If you think the odds are long, make the trade go thru with a dice roll of 9-12. An almost sure thing? 5-12. And if you roll a 3... huh. Guess the GM must really like the guy's personality in the clubhouse.
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Whatever you do, I think writing about your teams provides the most immersion, and making up stuff about them works even better.
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Totally. I write pre-season magazines.
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Anyway... hope that helps