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Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

Again, it's THIS kind of thing that builds interest and immersion! This and storylines in this new version.

The game has been great for quite a while, of course, but playability was limited. For me, at least, it usually went like this:

1. Spend a ridiculous amount of time setting up a mammoth baseball universe with details down to the level of college uniforms and stadium dimensions.
2. Finally start the league and marvel with satisfaction at my creation.
3. Play out all of my team's games until I realize that, at this pace, I would need to leave my still-young league to my son in my will (and, he's not interested).
4. Begin to sim a day, a week, a month at a time. Then a season. One game is pretty much like the rest after a while. At least I get to see hall of fame careers and baseball dynasties at this pace.
5. Get bored with the 50,000-foot level and clicking "sim"; abandon universe!

More day-to-day immersion, less tendency to want to skip ahead and take shortcuts only to get bored. Remaining problem: What do I do about my longevity?

This is why I mess with it for awhile and then end up playing only in online leagues.