Exhibition Games

elextrano8 · 12-24-2022, 06:43 AM

I'm not sure when it was eliminated, but there used to be the ability to play exhibition games in online leagues. IE, I (a regular non-commish) was able to manage meaningless games against other teams in my league. These didn't count for anything, but made it even more fun and helped develop a deeper attachment.

darkcloud4579 · 12-24-2022, 05:06 PM

The problem with this functionality in an online league is it'd require someone other than the commish to be able to sim games and ultimately, I can't imagine a world that most leagues wouldn't complain that it's a scouting mechanism. It would be nice to be able to make teams in online leagues non-captive though because right now unless the commish makes the league file available, you can't recover teams you build once a league shuts down.

elextrano8 · 12-24-2022, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by darkcloud4579

The problem with this functionality in an online league is it'd require someone other than the commish to be able to sim games and ultimately, I can't imagine a world that most leagues wouldn't complain that it's a scouting mechanism. It would be nice to be able to make teams in online leagues non-captive though because right now unless the commish makes the league file available, you can't recover teams you build once a league shuts down.

It was absolutely a feature in versions long past, so the functionality was something that was taken away. I don’t see much scouting value in I it personally, but I can absolutely see that being something that gets complained about regardless.

kq76 · 12-25-2022, 10:26 AM

I'm not in an online league to test it, but is this option not available? It definitely is in my offline 23 league.

elextrano8 · 12-29-2022, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by kq76

I'm not in an online league to test it, but is this option not available? It definitely is in my offline 23 league.

Unfortunately not, the play menu is greyed out in online leagues for non-commissioners

12-24-2022, 06:43 AM	#1
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12-25-2022, 10:26 AM	#4
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12-24-2022, 05:06 PM	#2
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,659	The problem with this functionality in an online league is it'd require someone other than the commish to be able to sim games and ultimately, I can't imagine a world that most leagues wouldn't complain that it's a scouting mechanism. It would be nice to be able to make teams in online leagues non-captive though because right now unless the commish makes the league file available, you can't recover teams you build once a league shuts down.