how do you play

jdolecek49 · 04-24-2022, 04:44 PM

do you guys prefer just to GM? do you manage each game or just some of the games? have heard some of the guys say they just watch the league, can you tell me the joy of that? just curious or am i missing something because i dont get the jot of that aspect

gpellis · 04-24-2022, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jdolecek49

do you guys prefer just to GM? do you manage each game or just some of the games? have heard some of the guys say they just watch the league, can you tell me the joy of that? just curious or am i missing something because i dont get the jot of that aspect

All sorts of different ways. Sometimes I'll create a fictional league and just watch the entire history play out. I like numbers and so looking at stats and seeing how teams, managers, and players progressed is really interesting to me.

Right now I'm waiting to start a new fresh MLB sim where I'll sim the first year and take the worst team and play out every game. I'm waiting on a patch to fix some things like the MLB History having some errors with the Rays missing.

I really want to play now though so I'm simming the entire history of baseball starting in 1871 and watching to see how the league progresses, who makes it big, who doesn't, etc. It's really interesting. I'm in 1937 and the Pirates have 17 championships and the Yankees have 1.

Bluenoser · 04-24-2022, 05:37 PM

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do you guys prefer just to GM? do you manage each game or just some of the games? have heard some of the guys say they just watch the league, can you tell me the joy of that? just curious or am i missing something because i dont get the jot of that aspect

Just like real life, following an OOTP League is plenty of fun.

I have a league that I just watch. I watch it the same as I watch real life baseball. It's very easy to get involved if you follow along.

Cloonix · 04-24-2022, 06:22 PM

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Right now I'm waiting to start a new fresh MLB sim where I'll sim the first year and take the worst team and play out every game. I'm waiting on a patch to fix some things like the MLB History having some errors with the Rays missing.

Interesting. Sounds fun. How do you take over a team? I sim'ed through a season but can't find that option.

jdolecek49 · 04-24-2022, 06:33 PM

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Interesting. Sounds fun. How do you take over a team? I sim'ed through a season but can't find that option.

start a game, sim for a bit and then just look for available jobs, that should do the trick...its the menu under your name at the top

gpellis · 04-24-2022, 06:36 PM

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Interesting. Sounds fun. How do you take over a team? I sim'ed through a season but can't find that option.

Yep - as mentioned, just look at avail jobs right as the offseason begins. That's when I take over. I play in commish mode so that I can make sure the job is available, but afterwards you could turn it off or do whatever (although it'll probably be available without commish mode).

Anteater · 04-24-2022, 07:30 PM

Bluenoser, when you play do you actually play out games or just sim? How long to complete a season? Thanks.

Bluenoser · 04-24-2022, 07:44 PM

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Bluenoser, when you play do you actually play out games or just sim? How long to complete a season? Thanks.

My routine is mostly like this

Play every teams home opener.

Play 2 - 3 games a day plus all-star game. In Sept play more games - pennant races are on

Play all play-off games.

On avg, I do 2 - 3 seasons a week. (I'm retired)

Anteater · 04-24-2022, 08:01 PM

That is a lot of games to play! Did I understand correctly that you play 2-3 games per sim day or is it 2-3 per real life day? I’m clearly not doing enough in retirement.

Bluenoser · 04-24-2022, 08:35 PM

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That is a lot of games to play! Did I understand correctly that you play 2-3 games per sim day or is it 2-3 per real life day? I’m clearly not doing enough in retirement.

Per sim day. I can play a months worth of games in an afternoon. I play 1 pitch until there's a runner on, then full pitch. Doesn't take long to get through a game.

This is how you're supposed to spend retirement - just change the word "nothing" to "OOTP"

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Bluenoser · 04-24-2022, 08:45 PM

I do go through periods where I'll just take 2 or 3 days away from the game. I also slow down at times too.

I never tire of playing OOTP, but I'm not naive enough to think I won't get burn out

osomaloso · 04-25-2022, 12:18 AM

I usually sim a games day by day and look at the stats of each game as I go on.

DreamTeams · 04-25-2022, 12:42 AM

It's great to see that other gamers enjoy spectator mode, too. Definitely my favorite way to play. Also, enjoy creating a few fictional players per season and watching their career develop. That keeps thing fresh. Usually take off a month or so between seasons in order to rejuvenate. But, at times I'll head right into the next season.

ajsomers · 04-25-2022, 02:20 AM

GM/Manager. I play out every game with a handful of exceptions (like the game on draft day, the GM has to be elsewhere for the draft so the bench coach can handle things, right?). Those exception games I still set my lineup but I simply sim the game instead of playing it out.

darkcloud4579 · 04-25-2022, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by jdolecek49

do you guys prefer just to GM? do you manage each game or just some of the games? have heard some of the guys say they just watch the league, can you tell me the joy of that? just curious or am i missing something because i dont get the jot of that aspect

I do not play the games out, I much prefer watching the league play out from afar, it's really fun to get immersed in the happenings of teams and to casually know who the players are as the league evolves without getting bogged down in minutia. I rarely even take over a team and if I do, it's mostly because I want to intervene on behalf of a player/team/storyline I want to follow in-game.

I've always played with scouts off, hell I don't even like injuries most of the time though I have adapted to allow them in my solo leagues. Fictional players always, I've gradually started to prefer real teams to fictional ones but sometimes those ideas converge if my league lasts long enough.

I like seeing histories form and evolve and happen over time, I don't enjoy micromanagement and also...some of us have been playing the game for like decades and played other management games too, after a certain point you don't have the time or the energy to get caught up in detailed storylines.

But I admire the folks who can play games out and care about managerial decisions.

Bobbyraz49 · 04-25-2022, 02:18 PM

I play as mgr/gm in one pitch mode. Since I am retired I usually get 5 games completed in a day. I'll play when watching the news of when my wife is watching one of her dozen favorite cooking shows. Bahahahahaha !!!
Each game usually takes about 20 minutes.

Cloonix · 04-25-2022, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by gpellis

Yep - as mentioned, just look at avail jobs right as the offseason begins. That's when I take over. I play in commish mode so that I can make sure the job is available, but afterwards you could turn it off or do whatever (although it'll probably be available without commish mode).

I guess my mistake is to turn on challenge mode. Only job offers are from Rookie and A+ leagues :-) I'll give it another try.

David Watts · 04-25-2022, 03:10 PM

I'm a spectator mode guy all the way. I watch a game per day and will often watch several game per day in September.

Would love to know if others that play this way grew up playing a lot of the card/dice baseball sims in solo fashion? I did and I think that plays into why I enjoy just watching more than managing or acting a gm.

jdolecek49 · 04-25-2022, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by David Watts

I'm a spectator mode guy all the way. I watch a game per day and will often watch several game per day in September.

Would love to know if others that play this way grew up playing a lot of the card/dice baseball sims in solo fashion? I did and I think that plays into why I enjoy just watching more than managing or acting a gm.

I have been playing for 2 years and im yet to get involved in a game, i always start over or want to do something different...an i cannot decide if i find managing more fun or as a GM...just keep going back and fourth...the thought of managing is the way to go but then i tend to get bored then i end up simming th rest of the game, the problem isi always seem to do a better job managing myself, just because hired managers just do not seem to do a very good job!

md40022 · 04-25-2022, 05:03 PM

I take 1 current team and I manage/GM that team.

I manage every single game for the MLB team and do all GM duties for the entire organization.

I don't manage the games for the minor league teams within the organization, though I do keep tabs on them and will give special instruction for certain prospects.

I'll sim a week or 2 at a time during the dead parts of the offseason.

04-24-2022, 04:44 PM	#1
jdolecek49 Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Florida Posts: 495	how do you play do you guys prefer just to GM? do you manage each game or just some of the games? have heard some of the guys say they just watch the league, can you tell me the joy of that? just curious or am i missing something because i dont get the jot of that aspect __________________ Baseball brings me back to a time when the game was filled with heros and dreams.

04-25-2022, 12:42 AM	#13
DreamTeams Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,522	It's great to see that other gamers enjoy spectator mode, too. Definitely my favorite way to play. Also, enjoy creating a few fictional players per season and watching their career develop. That keeps thing fresh. Usually take off a month or so between seasons in order to rejuvenate. But, at times I'll head right into the next season. __________________

04-24-2022, 07:30 PM	#7
Anteater Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Florida Posts: 131	Bluenoser, when you play do you actually play out games or just sim? How long to complete a season? Thanks.

04-24-2022, 08:01 PM	#9
Anteater Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Florida Posts: 131	That is a lot of games to play! Did I understand correctly that you play 2-3 games per sim day or is it 2-3 per real life day? I’m clearly not doing enough in retirement.

04-24-2022, 08:45 PM	#11
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 14,224	I do go through periods where I'll just take 2 or 3 days away from the game. I also slow down at times too. I never tire of playing OOTP, but I'm not naive enough to think I won't get burn out

04-25-2022, 12:18 AM	#12
osomaloso Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2022 Posts: 16	I usually sim a games day by day and look at the stats of each game as I go on.

04-25-2022, 02:20 AM	#14
ajsomers Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 72	GM/Manager. I play out every game with a handful of exceptions (like the game on draft day, the GM has to be elsewhere for the draft so the bench coach can handle things, right?). Those exception games I still set my lineup but I simply sim the game instead of playing it out.

04-25-2022, 02:18 PM	#16
Bobbyraz49 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 933	I play as mgr/gm in one pitch mode. Since I am retired I usually get 5 games completed in a day. I'll play when watching the news of when my wife is watching one of her dozen favorite cooking shows. Bahahahahaha !!! Each game usually takes about 20 minutes.

04-25-2022, 03:10 PM	#18
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 9,983 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	I'm a spectator mode guy all the way. I watch a game per day and will often watch several game per day in September. Would love to know if others that play this way grew up playing a lot of the card/dice baseball sims in solo fashion? I did and I think that plays into why I enjoy just watching more than managing or acting a gm.

04-25-2022, 05:03 PM	#20
md40022 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 740 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	I take 1 current team and I manage/GM that team. I manage every single game for the MLB team and do all GM duties for the entire organization. I don't manage the games for the minor league teams within the organization, though I do keep tabs on them and will give special instruction for certain prospects. I'll sim a week or 2 at a time during the dead parts of the offseason.