If SI created a new sim, what sport would you want it to be in? - Page 2

fantom1979 · 03-11-2007, 10:06 PM

I would love to see American Pro or College Football. It would be a perfect fit for their current schedule. It is a August to January sport, so it really wouldn't mess with OOTP or FM release schedule. With Eastside going away, it could fill that void in the winter for non soccer fans.

Jason Moyer · 03-12-2007, 02:47 PM

Formula One Manager

Jason Moyer · 03-12-2007, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Fallschirmjager

I have a feeling SI is in talks with the F1 Championship managment team and will publish that game.
Which is nice since it has been in the works for four years

Is this speculation or have you heard a rumor? F1CM looks promising, but it seems like it's been in development forever.

statfreak · 03-12-2007, 02:56 PM

ultimate frisbee...

Sdpm100 · 03-12-2007, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason Moyer

Is this speculation or have you heard a rumor? F1CM looks promising, but it seems like it's been in development forever.

I saw it on the F1CM Wikipedia page once, but it's since been deleted from the article.

EDIT - it was on the Sports Interactive page until its last revision which now says it will be football-related instead.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...ldid=107877285

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Originally Posted by statfreak

ultimate frisbee...

Like it.

I've thought lacrosse would be a good one as well - you could have the sim go all year around too, with both indoor and outdoor leagues.

Gastric ReFlux · 03-12-2007, 03:06 PM

capybara simulation

Sdpm100 · 03-12-2007, 03:06 PM

Also I've thought (ice) hockey would be a good one.
There was a great freeware game by a Finnish developer, I think it was called Eastside.
Get a licence from the NHL and other North American and international leagues, and Bob's your uncle a new sim built on a solid start.

bababui · 03-12-2007, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason Moyer

Is this speculation or have you heard a rumor? F1CM looks promising, but it seems like it's been in development forever.

SI will NOT be doing an F1 Manager. Its been shot down ad infinitum by SI management on the SI boards because of licensing costs.

bababui · 03-12-2007, 03:08 PM

Paris Hilton Manager 2008...

How LOW can you GO

Jamee999 · 03-12-2007, 03:20 PM

Cricket!
Rugby!
EXTREME HOCKEY!

Jason Moyer · 03-12-2007, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by bababui

SI will NOT be doing an F1 Manager. Its been shot down ad infinitum by SI management on the SI boards because of licensing costs.

They wouldn't have to use real names, unless that's the only way they'll do a sim.

ZouDave · 03-12-2007, 05:54 PM

American Football is definitely the way to go, as the audience for it is huge.

However, how radical of an idea would it be to have a game that covers College and Professional in one game?

It's never really been done before, but the two go together almost like Major and Minor League Baseball. The simulation engine would be almost identical and the player models would be identical, because you need the same attributes in football no matter what the level is (obviously you need to be better in the Pros, but speed is speed, hands is hands, etc.)

Just think about the possibilities here of having a coaching profile like you do in FM07. It would totally feasible to have yourself start out as an Offensive or Defensive Coordinator for a college team or a pro team that eventually wants to get hired away by a college or pro team as a head coach. You could switch levels, as happens in real life, players could have relationships with you, as happens in real life. How fun would it be to recruit that kid from Texas as a high school senior, coach him through college to a Heisman Trophy and a #1 overall pick, only to get hired by the team that drafted him to be the new head coach?

The possibilities here are enormous, but the design would be equally enormous. You'd have to have a recruiting engine AND a drafting engine. You'd have to have Free Agency AND scholarship limits. Bowl Games and Playoffs. Dogs and Cats living together, mass hysteria!

But it could be the most perfect game ever.

Scoman · 03-12-2007, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ZouDave

American Football is definitely the way to go, as the audience for it is huge.

However, how radical of an idea would it be to have a game that covers College and Professional in one game?

It's never really been done before, but the two go together almost like Major and Minor League Baseball. The simulation engine would be almost identical and the player models would be identical, because you need the same attributes in football no matter what the level is (obviously you need to be better in the Pros, but speed is speed, hands is hands, etc.)

Just think about the possibilities here of having a coaching profile like you do in FM07. It would totally feasible to have yourself start out as an Offensive or Defensive Coordinator for a college team or a pro team that eventually wants to get hired away by a college or pro team as a head coach. You could switch levels, as happens in real life, players could have relationships with you, as happens in real life. How fun would it be to recruit that kid from Texas as a high school senior, coach him through college to a Heisman Trophy and a #1 overall pick, only to get hired by the team that drafted him to be the new head coach?

The possibilities here are enormous, but the design would be equally enormous. You'd have to have a recruiting engine AND a drafting engine. You'd have to have Free Agency AND scholarship limits. Bowl Games and Playoffs. Dogs and Cats living together, mass hysteria!

But it could be the most perfect game ever.

Hellava idea,and would be the ultimate football game.

Nukester · 03-12-2007, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZouDave

American Football is definitely the way to go, as the audience for it is huge.

However, how radical of an idea would it be to have a game that covers College and Professional in one game?

It's never really been done before, but the two go together almost like Major and Minor League Baseball. The simulation engine would be almost identical and the player models would be identical, because you need the same attributes in football no matter what the level is (obviously you need to be better in the Pros, but speed is speed, hands is hands, etc.)

Just think about the possibilities here of having a coaching profile like you do in FM07. It would totally feasible to have yourself start out as an Offensive or Defensive Coordinator for a college team or a pro team that eventually wants to get hired away by a college or pro team as a head coach. You could switch levels, as happens in real life, players could have relationships with you, as happens in real life. How fun would it be to recruit that kid from Texas as a high school senior, coach him through college to a Heisman Trophy and a #1 overall pick, only to get hired by the team that drafted him to be the new head coach?

The possibilities here are enormous, but the design would be equally enormous. You'd have to have a recruiting engine AND a drafting engine. You'd have to have Free Agency AND scholarship limits. Bowl Games and Playoffs. Dogs and Cats living together, mass hysteria!

But it could be the most perfect game ever.

Its not going to be the same game, but dont forget that Grey Dog has a fantastic college football game, and Arlie is currently working on a Pro version based on that game, where you can take your graduating college players and import them into the pro game. I agree that having them both in a game together would be interesting though

mauboy · 03-12-2007, 08:02 PM

I don't see how it would be interesting considering it would still be two different games, assuming you want to control a team in each league.

Anyhow, like Nukester said, GreyDog is coming out with their Pro game at some point. This game will be bounds better than its first creation(TPF, of course its not the same game, but some people will be comparing to it). If the game is anything like BBCF, then I will be putting so many more hours into the game.

BBCF has created probably the greatest online Text Sim Online League ever. 100+ active owners. Radio broadcasts, constant articles, lots of talk on the message board, and an arcade(okay that doesn't count).

Great fun!

robster1225 · 03-12-2007, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mauboy

I don't see how it would be interesting considering it would still be two different games, assuming you want to control a team in each league.

Anyhow, like Nukester said, GreyDog is coming out with their Pro game at some point. This game will be bounds better than its first creation(TPF, of course its not the same game, but some people will be comparing to it). If the game is anything like BBCF, then I will be putting so many more hours into the game.

BBCF has created probably the greatest online Text Sim Online League ever. 100+ active owners. Radio broadcasts, constant articles, lots of talk on the message board, and an arcade(okay that doesn't count).

Great fun!

I agree, the Gridiron GLory league is AMAZING! Props to Cooley for that.

Dargone · 03-12-2007, 09:54 PM

FM is the best sports sim bar none. It's turned people apathetic about "soccer" into addicts. An American football game with that depth, well it would be so sweet...

Dargone · 03-12-2007, 09:56 PM

It saddened me to see EA's NFL head coach this past year. I kept thinking if only SI would do this game. Although, EA's development studio could surprise us and churn out a good game in the next few years, we'll see...

PotatoPeeler · 03-12-2007, 10:26 PM

Some sort of Middle-Earth/Hobbit sim.
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discodude5 · 03-12-2007, 10:34 PM

they can only have one "football" game otherwise it's too confusing for some people.

Football manager and Football manager? it would be chaos...lol

03-11-2007, 10:06 PM	#21
fantom1979 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 3,498	I would love to see American Pro or College Football. It would be a perfect fit for their current schedule. It is a August to January sport, so it really wouldn't mess with OOTP or FM release schedule. With Eastside going away, it could fill that void in the winter for non soccer fans. __________________

03-12-2007, 02:47 PM	#22
Jason Moyer Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 5,108	Formula One Manager __________________ "I pretty much popped everything cold turkey. We were doing steroids they wouldn't give to horses." -- Tom House "I was very fortunate to have a pitching coach by the name of Tom House...Tom, I really miss those days that we spent in the weight room and out on the field working together." -- Nolan Ryan's HoF Induction Speech

03-12-2007, 02:56 PM	#24
statfreak Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 2,434	ultimate frisbee... __________________ Roll out the barrel!

03-12-2007, 05:54 PM	#32
ZouDave Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 313	American Football is definitely the way to go, as the audience for it is huge. However, how radical of an idea would it be to have a game that covers College and Professional in one game? It's never really been done before, but the two go together almost like Major and Minor League Baseball. The simulation engine would be almost identical and the player models would be identical, because you need the same attributes in football no matter what the level is (obviously you need to be better in the Pros, but speed is speed, hands is hands, etc.) Just think about the possibilities here of having a coaching profile like you do in FM07. It would totally feasible to have yourself start out as an Offensive or Defensive Coordinator for a college team or a pro team that eventually wants to get hired away by a college or pro team as a head coach. You could switch levels, as happens in real life, players could have relationships with you, as happens in real life. How fun would it be to recruit that kid from Texas as a high school senior, coach him through college to a Heisman Trophy and a #1 overall pick, only to get hired by the team that drafted him to be the new head coach? The possibilities here are enormous, but the design would be equally enormous. You'd have to have a recruiting engine AND a drafting engine. You'd have to have Free Agency AND scholarship limits. Bowl Games and Playoffs. Dogs and Cats living together, mass hysteria! But it could be the most perfect game ever. __________________ ZD

03-12-2007, 09:54 PM	#37
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	FM is the best sports sim bar none. It's turned people apathetic about "soccer" into addicts. An American football game with that depth, well it would be so sweet... __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell

03-12-2007, 03:06 PM	#26
Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	capybara simulation

03-12-2007, 03:06 PM	#27
Sdpm100 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cheltenham, England Posts: 7,644	Also I've thought (ice) hockey would be a good one. There was a great freeware game by a Finnish developer, I think it was called Eastside. Get a licence from the NHL and other North American and international leagues, and Bob's your uncle a new sim built on a solid start.

03-12-2007, 03:20 PM	#30
Jamee999 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 772	Cricket! Rugby! EXTREME HOCKEY!

03-12-2007, 08:02 PM	#35
mauboy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 2,906	I don't see how it would be interesting considering it would still be two different games, assuming you want to control a team in each league. Anyhow, like Nukester said, GreyDog is coming out with their Pro game at some point. This game will be bounds better than its first creation(TPF, of course its not the same game, but some people will be comparing to it). If the game is anything like BBCF, then I will be putting so many more hours into the game. BBCF has created probably the greatest online Text Sim Online League ever. 100+ active owners. Radio broadcasts, constant articles, lots of talk on the message board, and an arcade(okay that doesn't count). Great fun!

03-12-2007, 09:56 PM	#38
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	It saddened me to see EA's NFL head coach this past year. I kept thinking if only SI would do this game. Although, EA's development studio could surprise us and churn out a good game in the next few years, we'll see... __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell

03-12-2007, 10:26 PM	#39
PotatoPeeler Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 3,639	Some sort of Middle-Earth/Hobbit sim. [/GR] __________________ 培傑西 I have never taken a lesson on how to talk on TV in my life. - Tim McCarver Guns have only two enemies; rust and liberals. The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feel.

03-12-2007, 10:34 PM	#40
discodude5 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 371	they can only have one "football" game otherwise it's too confusing for some people. Football manager and Football manager? it would be chaos...lol