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I get almost as much satisfaction out of the conceptualisation of a universe as from the finished product.
My tendency toward obsessiveness means every save is long in the planning. Like most things in life, it usually turns out the more I put in the more I get out.
So loads of thought goes into planning out the league's trajectory, mix of players and realism v made-up elements, team locations. Then even more adding graphics and naming parks the way I want them to be named.
In the case of my ACBA (100 teams) and TBA (300+ teams) saves, this means months of prepping and copious note-taking, testing and simming before I actually kick the league off.
Now with my website being used as the hub for a lot of my OOTP goings-on, there's a bunch of extra work to do at each and every turn. I won't lie, there are times when I just can't be bothered. The writing of recaps and storylines kills me on occasion. But I soon buckle because I know I couldn't stand anything less than my best being on offer. And when I've punched through those times of inertia I get even more pleasure from the finished product, knowing just what went into it.
Good luck with your new world. I'd be surprised if it doesn't repay tenfold every drop of effort you've poured into it.
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