Opinions On Setting Up Fictional League

boblight24 · 07-23-2010, 02:21 PM

I've been posting on here to get some ideas on my new league that I want to create and I certainly appreciate all the responses. I haven't decided if it's going to be a fictional league or if I'm going to attempt the single season with the All-Time Greats roster set.

My newest quandry is this: it's going to be a 100-team league. 50 teams from the US & Canada and 50 International teams. Oh, I'm also going to use custom playoffs, March-Madness style, with a twist. Anyway, would it be better to just have them all play in the same league, in separate divisions, should I randomly assign them to divisions, or should I split them up into 2 leagues US/Canada and International?

ike121212 · 07-23-2010, 07:42 PM

I'm playing a 48 team fictional league, of all MiLB teams, with a 16 team playoff. I split them into 2 leagues with 4 divisions. My reasons are aesthetic more than anything. The league standings screen looks and feels a lot better like this. 1 gigantic mass is interesting though.

Goody · 07-23-2010, 09:14 PM

You could go with Western Hemisphere vs. Eastern Hemisphere. Whatever you do, I think you should look up some of the custom, more accurate nation, city and name files on the mods forums. People have put a lot of work into making certain regions more in depth and realistic for the game and it'd be a shame not to check it out for a league like what you're doing.

Vinny P. · 07-24-2010, 09:02 PM

Yeah, you definitely need to split it up into two leagues. That is my personal opinion. It would make scheduling a bit easier, and just not have interleague play.

I would say:

America (Western Hemisphere)
International (Eastern Hemisphere)

And for divisions, maybe have North, Central, South America

And, Europe, Asia, MidEast-Africa (MEA).

for the division.

Chicagofan76 · 07-25-2010, 04:25 AM

check out CepheusJames 100 team Great Lakes League... i installed it but havent starting playing it yet...10 teams per state in the great lakes region i am GM of the Joliet Blackhawks.....that might give ya an idea on how to do it.

07-23-2010, 02:21 PM	#1
boblight24 All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beyond Is Where I Roam Posts: 554 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Opinions On Setting Up Fictional League I've been posting on here to get some ideas on my new league that I want to create and I certainly appreciate all the responses. I haven't decided if it's going to be a fictional league or if I'm going to attempt the single season with the All-Time Greats roster set. My newest quandry is this: it's going to be a 100-team league. 50 teams from the US & Canada and 50 International teams. Oh, I'm also going to use custom playoffs, March-Madness style, with a twist. Anyway, would it be better to just have them all play in the same league, in separate divisions, should I randomly assign them to divisions, or should I split them up into 2 leagues US/Canada and International? __________________ "No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda "Good is not good enough, when better is expected." ~Vin Scully

07-23-2010, 07:42 PM	#2
ike121212 All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 938	I'm playing a 48 team fictional league, of all MiLB teams, with a 16 team playoff. I split them into 2 leagues with 4 divisions. My reasons are aesthetic more than anything. The league standings screen looks and feels a lot better like this. 1 gigantic mass is interesting though.

07-23-2010, 09:14 PM	#3
Goody Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Korea Posts: 3,530	You could go with Western Hemisphere vs. Eastern Hemisphere. Whatever you do, I think you should look up some of the custom, more accurate nation, city and name files on the mods forums. People have put a lot of work into making certain regions more in depth and realistic for the game and it'd be a shame not to check it out for a league like what you're doing.

07-24-2010, 09:02 PM	#4
Vinny P. Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,518 Infractions: 0/1 (4)	Yeah, you definitely need to split it up into two leagues. That is my personal opinion. It would make scheduling a bit easier, and just not have interleague play. I would say: America (Western Hemisphere) International (Eastern Hemisphere) And for divisions, maybe have North, Central, South America And, Europe, Asia, MidEast-Africa (MEA). for the division.

07-25-2010, 04:25 AM	#5
Chicagofan76 Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Diamond, IL Posts: 6,339 Infractions: 2/2 (3)	check out CepheusJames 100 team Great Lakes League... i installed it but havent starting playing it yet...10 teams per state in the great lakes region i am GM of the Joliet Blackhawks.....that might give ya an idea on how to do it.