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This is my first year trying out OOTP/PT (PT+ only) and although there are some fun aspects of it, I definitely see where HRBaker is coming from in regards to the F2P fun dropping off around the All-Star break.
I started the 2nd week the game was out and I had a blast working my way up from Rookie to Diamond. During that time, the combination of earning PP through gameplay and promotions along with the value of selling cards I no longer needed allowed me to keep improving my team. In between seasons during that stretch I had fun researching the season end stats after exporting them to a spreadsheet, planning my next players to procure.
After I was in Diamond though I felt like a lot of that fun stopped. I was able to stay in Diamond for several seasons, although I was mostly sub .500 excluding one season where I got hot at the end and made it to the 2nd round of the playoffs. I can't put my finger on it, but my best guess is just the cost of improving my team was far too much to attain with PT+ only and no more promotion money, combined with the quickly depreciating value of my players on the market I felt the wear and tear of keeping up on the "treadmill" was just too much. It got to the point where I was about to quit and move on to my backlog of other games.
As a last resort I wanted to try one more thing, so back in the 2034 season I made the decision to convert my lineup into a Cubs theme team (batters only, pitchers still open to anyone). As expected after a couple seasons I got regulated to Gold, but I still have been very competitive there over the last few seasons and find myself gaining some of that lost fun back managing some of my favorite players rather than trying to milk every last ounce of value out of my PP count. Also, I find it neat to be using players no one else in the league does.
We will see how long the fun lasts going with a theme team, but at least it's giving a little spark. I do have to say though, that paying $40 for a game along with the PT+ monthly payment and then being subjected to a P2W business model does rub me the wrong way.
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