Play or Sim?

ktully · 02-28-2003, 10:32 PM

I play a 40 game season. I play/ manage 75% of the games. I am curious if the majority of the folks are simulating games and playing GM or if managing games is more popular.

twins15 · 02-28-2003, 10:33 PM

I don't have OOTP5 yet, but I almost certainly will plan on simming almost all the games. I guess I do not have the patience to play them out.

Joe Canadian · 02-28-2003, 10:40 PM

I sim most games. However when playoff time comes around I usually like to micro-manage every aspect of the team, which includes playing every game.

I also like to play certaing key games throughout the season, or watch the game in the in-game module. Those certain games would be division rivals, regional rivals, etc.

Steve Kuffrey · 02-28-2003, 10:41 PM

I play most of mine out, I get into it more if I do.

cubanb · 02-28-2003, 10:53 PM

Im with steve. At first, I simmed them all out cause I converted from baseball mogul and was conditioned to just sim. Then I started playing more games and now play almost all of them. Gets me really involved with my team

smeyers003 · 02-28-2003, 10:59 PM

I like to play most of my games and then sim occasionally or run two different leagues one with all playing and one with all simming.

HolyCow98 · 02-28-2003, 11:13 PM

I just don't get into just simming....

Its like this, Mogul is sim only, right. I always liked the game but the feeling I got of my players felt distant, I can't explain it anyway other than a piece of meat, resources in strategy game.

In OOTP, I get into my team, my players careers, and because I'm playing out all the games, even have who my rivals are, which pitcher seems to dominate certain batters on my team, or vice versa. Its great.

If I just wanted to build alot of history or alot of stats than simming would be good for me, but I want, and get more than that. But thats just me.

ktully · 02-28-2003, 11:28 PM

I strongly suggest playing the games out. I play a shortened season so it goes faster. I get more involved with rooting for individual players to do well when you see them "play everyday".

lencombs · 02-28-2003, 11:30 PM

I sim week by week, (or until injury which I keep at very low), at end of the week I review rosters, make any roster changes, check mail, read all the league news for the week, then sim the next week. Last few weeks of the season I start managing games if in a tight pennant race, and play all Playoff games. Also play last couple games of season if I have a player on verge of a nice milestone for the season.

TigersFan23 · 03-01-2003, 12:19 AM

I'm about 50-50, but I am 100% play/manage come postseason- unless I'm running the Tigers, which turns out to be a 0% sim or play for October.

They sure do stink- but I love 'em anyways!!

Highlander · 03-01-2003, 12:39 AM

Depends on my goal. If it is an historical sim I am doing, I will sim all games. If I am taking a team to try and build it up or maintain it, I will play games out. Both ways have their plusses and minuses to me.

Queensryche · 03-01-2003, 12:43 AM

I sim....For some reason it always seems like the Sim and Play engines are different....I always get weird results when I play the games out.

Long_Long_Name · 03-01-2003, 12:46 AM

I used to play all my games. Now I sim them all. It's a personal choice I guess.

Stealth · 03-01-2003, 01:26 AM

I like to sim a bunch of seasons to start. I want to build a history in my league before I jump into it.

Jermanfu · 03-01-2003, 01:28 AM

I play every one of my team's games in my solo league.

Jays9293 · 03-01-2003, 01:33 AM

Whoever said that they have one league for playing and another for simming... yeah, I do that too.

02-28-2003, 10:32 PM	#1
ktully Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 89	Play or Sim? I play a 40 game season. I play/ manage 75% of the games. I am curious if the majority of the folks are simulating games and playing GM or if managing games is more popular.

02-28-2003, 10:33 PM	#2
twins15 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Area 51 Posts: 4,792	I don't have OOTP5 yet, but I almost certainly will plan on simming almost all the games. I guess I do not have the patience to play them out. __________________ "Ah man we're just hungry man" - Dovonte Edwards Bismarck Boy Scouts of the OTBL - league yes-man Ross Gload at baseball-reference.com Book Quotes and Book Lists

02-28-2003, 10:40 PM	#3
Joe Canadian All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 1,296	I sim most games. However when playoff time comes around I usually like to micro-manage every aspect of the team, which includes playing every game. I also like to play certaing key games throughout the season, or watch the game in the in-game module. Those certain games would be division rivals, regional rivals, etc. __________________ My Twitter \| My Blog \| My Music Fan of the Blue Jays, Maple Leafs, IceCaps, Lakers, and Broncos.

02-28-2003, 10:41 PM	#4
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,023	I play most of mine out, I get into it more if I do. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

02-28-2003, 11:13 PM	#7
HolyCow98 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 2,735	I just don't get into just simming.... Its like this, Mogul is sim only, right. I always liked the game but the feeling I got of my players felt distant, I can't explain it anyway other than a piece of meat, resources in strategy game. In OOTP, I get into my team, my players careers, and because I'm playing out all the games, even have who my rivals are, which pitcher seems to dominate certain batters on my team, or vice versa. Its great. If I just wanted to build alot of history or alot of stats than simming would be good for me, but I want, and get more than that. But thats just me. __________________ NPBL Enjoying its 60th season Georgia GM

02-28-2003, 10:53 PM	#5
cubanb Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 47	Im with steve. At first, I simmed them all out cause I converted from baseball mogul and was conditioned to just sim. Then I started playing more games and now play almost all of them. Gets me really involved with my team

02-28-2003, 10:59 PM	#6
smeyers003 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 416	I like to play most of my games and then sim occasionally or run two different leagues one with all playing and one with all simming.

02-28-2003, 11:28 PM	#8
ktully Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 89	I strongly suggest playing the games out. I play a shortened season so it goes faster. I get more involved with rooting for individual players to do well when you see them "play everyday".

02-28-2003, 11:30 PM	#9
lencombs All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Eureka, Ca Posts: 535	I sim week by week, (or until injury which I keep at very low), at end of the week I review rosters, make any roster changes, check mail, read all the league news for the week, then sim the next week. Last few weeks of the season I start managing games if in a tight pennant race, and play all Playoff games. Also play last couple games of season if I have a player on verge of a nice milestone for the season. __________________ "A passion for statistics is the earmark of a literate people." - Paul Fisher "Baseball isn't statistics. Baseball is (Joe) DiMaggio rounding second." - Jimmy Cannon

03-01-2003, 12:19 AM	#10
TigersFan23 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 156	I'm about 50-50, but I am 100% play/manage come postseason- unless I'm running the Tigers, which turns out to be a 0% sim or play for October. They sure do stink- but I love 'em anyways!!

03-01-2003, 12:39 AM	#11
Highlander All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 942	Depends on my goal. If it is an historical sim I am doing, I will sim all games. If I am taking a team to try and build it up or maintain it, I will play games out. Both ways have their plusses and minuses to me. __________________ "The baseball mania has run its course. It has no future as a professional endeavor." — Cincinnati Gazette editorial, 1879

03-01-2003, 12:43 AM	#12
Queensryche Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 453	I sim....For some reason it always seems like the Sim and Play engines are different....I always get weird results when I play the games out.

03-01-2003, 12:46 AM	#13
Long_Long_Name Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montréal Posts: 7,065	I used to play all my games. Now I sim them all. It's a personal choice I guess. __________________ Beta Baseball. Join it!

03-01-2003, 01:26 AM	#14
Stealth Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 144	I like to sim a bunch of seasons to start. I want to build a history in my league before I jump into it.

03-01-2003, 01:28 AM	#15
Jermanfu All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Baton Rouge, LA. Posts: 899	I play every one of my team's games in my solo league. __________________ "I took the two most expensive asprins in history." - Wally Pipp on his decision to sit out a game with a headache which let Lou Gehrig into the lineup for the first time. http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a121/Jermanfu/

03-01-2003, 01:33 AM	#16
Jays9293 Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 19	Whoever said that they have one league for playing and another for simming... yeah, I do that too.