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Originally Posted by Sebastian Palkowski
To be honest I'm a bit lost as what people expect from FHM in regards to "Fictional Leagues". Please do not answer "same as OOTP", more helpful would be examples of fictional games you would want to create.
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There have already been some excellent replies in this thread to the above, but let me add my own thoughts on the subject.
As a practical matter, no one should expect FHM to be able to match the degree to which OOTP allows the user to indulge their imagination when it comes to creating wholly fictional leagues and universes—after all, OOTP has had many versions to develop its fictional league capabilities, while this is FHM's first edition. What I think most users are looking for is the way to, at least in some fashion, indulge their imaginations when it comes to creating a hockey league and universe in a way that doesn't require lengthy editing of the game's files/databases. It should ideally be something offered directly in the game's menus and screens.
For example, maybe someone wants to create a universe where the NHL never existed. They instead wish to create their own sort of alternate history, where the U.S. and Canada each has their own domestic hockey league (possibly with associated minor and junior leagues), and the champions of each then play off for a continental title. The user being able to do this via in-game menus and selections is better than if they can only do by editing various game files, which in turn is vastly better than not being able to do it at all.
I think folks are looking for some sort of indication of (a) what degree they can indulge their imagination when it comes to creating partially or wholly imaginary hockey universes, and (b) how complicated it'll be for them to create such hockey universes, assuming they can do so.