OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post - Why have two of my (non-BFF) teams been pulled into a BFF league, and why do they suck now?

chazzycat · 09-23-2021, 01:51 PM

Oh hi there! I'm in your division.

To answer your first question, we don't have quite enough members in diamond to fill all 30 spots, so there are always going to be some non-BFF teams drawn into our league. Sorry about that, it's just luck of the draw though. Not much you can do about it.

With respect to league strength, we play together to have fun bantering with each other, not because it's an easier league. Historically, BFF leagues are noticeably tougher than average leagues, despite being F2P. We are very active and competitive players - we just spend time instead of money.

One thing about BFF is that we certainly love pushing the limits of strategies available. Park cheese is a big one, of course. Most of our teams are optimized for a specific park build. So if your team is also optimized, you're probably used to seeing a significant advantage in a normal league, with less optimized teams, but now you're just on the same level as the rest of us so the advantage is much smaller.

If you are able to micro, it may be helpful should you find yourself playing in the opposite-handed park. Also, I would make sure your opener lineups are solid.

09-23-2021, 01:51 PM	#2
chazzycat All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 1,685	Oh hi there! I'm in your division. To answer your first question, we don't have quite enough members in diamond to fill all 30 spots, so there are always going to be some non-BFF teams drawn into our league. Sorry about that, it's just luck of the draw though. Not much you can do about it. With respect to league strength, we play together to have fun bantering with each other, not because it's an easier league. Historically, BFF leagues are noticeably tougher than average leagues, despite being F2P. We are very active and competitive players - we just spend time instead of money. One thing about BFF is that we certainly love pushing the limits of strategies available. Park cheese is a big one, of course. Most of our teams are optimized for a specific park build. So if your team is also optimized, you're probably used to seeing a significant advantage in a normal league, with less optimized teams, but now you're just on the same level as the rest of us so the advantage is much smaller. If you are able to micro, it may be helpful should you find yourself playing in the opposite-handed park. Also, I would make sure your opener lineups are solid.