Questions about playing in online leagues

Eric · 05-29-2003, 03:45 PM

Hi,
I'm interested in joining an online league and have a couple of questions:

1) There is a requirement in lots of leagues to have an AIM account. What is it for? Are there activities that place on-line/real-time?

2) All I have at the moment is dialup (56k modem) at home and high speed at work. Will I able to be able to do any league stuff with a dial-up?

I miss having a fantasy baseball team this year. I had one last year that won the league but because I was traveling most of April, I didn't sign up for one.

Thanks,
Eric

ps. I do own the game!

nmleague · 05-29-2003, 03:50 PM

I run a league and have only a dial up modem so you should have no problem being in a league with that kind of connection.

Two alot of leagues use AIM for live drafts, the NML does, also alot of trades are negoiated using AIM, it beats emailing back and forth.

Total Nirvana · 05-29-2003, 03:51 PM

1. AIM is a instant message program. Many leagues use it as their default client. People can contact you, you can contact them. You may also set blocks to those who are not in leagues to those who are

2. Modem speed doesn't make any difference in a online league.

sporr · 05-29-2003, 04:16 PM

As said before, AIM is an instant messenger service that allows league members to talk trade. In addition, most leagues have several live events during the season. In most cases, these aren't mandatory, but it's still a good chance for league members to get together every now and then.

Many owners have dialup connections. The only disadvantage is that it will take you a while longer to download the league file -- usually done three times a week.

zeroIQ · 05-29-2003, 04:23 PM

1) AIM is chat software used for chatting with others, real time (you can also do other things with it). It's something that you can turn on and off, just like any regular program so that if you don't wish to be bothered while you're online, just have it off.

2) The majority of leagues will have a league file for you to download after every sim so that you may be able to modify your rosters and stuff. The size of that file depends on a few factors: the longer the tenure of the league, generally speaking, the larger the file size, if boxscores are included, again the size will be bigger, if the almanac is included, the size will even be bigger, etc. In general, the file size will most likely fall in the range of 2.0MB to ~4.0MB. You also need to be online when you export your team file for your league... that doesn't take much, maybe under 10 seconds for a 56K modem.

Eric · 05-29-2003, 07:57 PM

Thanks for the reply. I knew that AIM is for chat but just wanted to know if I needed to be available 24x7. I guess it's not as bad as I thought.

Now to find a league with an opening...

LivnLegend · 05-29-2003, 08:29 PM

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Originally posted by Eric
Thanks for the reply. I knew that AIM is for chat but just wanted to know if I needed to be available 24x7. I guess it's not as bad as I thought.

I would hope not. It's useful if you enjoy just chatting away about your team and trade possibilities but I barely use it myself. There are succesful teams in my leagues that rarely or never seem to be on AIM. If you check your email often, that's good enough to work trades.

05-29-2003, 03:45 PM	#1
Eric All Star Starter Join Date: May 2002 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 1,234	Questions about playing in online leagues Hi, I'm interested in joining an online league and have a couple of questions: 1) There is a requirement in lots of leagues to have an AIM account. What is it for? Are there activities that place on-line/real-time? 2) All I have at the moment is dialup (56k modem) at home and high speed at work. Will I able to be able to do any league stuff with a dial-up? I miss having a fantasy baseball team this year. I had one last year that won the league but because I was traveling most of April, I didn't sign up for one. Thanks, Eric ps. I do own the game!

05-29-2003, 03:50 PM	#2
nmleague All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 976	I run a league and have only a dial up modem so you should have no problem being in a league with that kind of connection. Two alot of leagues use AIM for live drafts, the NML does, also alot of trades are negoiated using AIM, it beats emailing back and forth. __________________ Northern Midwest League Commissoner Escanaba Miners - NML

05-29-2003, 03:51 PM	#3
Total Nirvana All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 750	1. AIM is a instant message program. Many leagues use it as their default client. People can contact you, you can contact them. You may also set blocks to those who are not in leagues to those who are 2. Modem speed doesn't make any difference in a online league. __________________ Total Hockey Commissioner Your Off-Topic Nightmare. Free Agent OT Player - Plays 1B/3B/OF, hits for power on all fields, great fielder, can hit .330 a season!

05-29-2003, 04:23 PM	#5
zeroIQ Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 143	1) AIM is chat software used for chatting with others, real time (you can also do other things with it). It's something that you can turn on and off, just like any regular program so that if you don't wish to be bothered while you're online, just have it off. 2) The majority of leagues will have a league file for you to download after every sim so that you may be able to modify your rosters and stuff. The size of that file depends on a few factors: the longer the tenure of the league, generally speaking, the larger the file size, if boxscores are included, again the size will be bigger, if the almanac is included, the size will even be bigger, etc. In general, the file size will most likely fall in the range of 2.0MB to ~4.0MB. You also need to be online when you export your team file for your league... that doesn't take much, maybe under 10 seconds for a 56K modem. __________________ <p>Lambs & Legends - Your path to stardom... or oblivion.

05-29-2003, 04:16 PM	#4
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	As said before, AIM is an instant messenger service that allows league members to talk trade. In addition, most leagues have several live events during the season. In most cases, these aren't mandatory, but it's still a good chance for league members to get together every now and then. Many owners have dialup connections. The only disadvantage is that it will take you a while longer to download the league file -- usually done three times a week.

05-29-2003, 07:57 PM	#6
Eric All Star Starter Join Date: May 2002 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 1,234	Thanks for the reply. I knew that AIM is for chat but just wanted to know if I needed to be available 24x7. I guess it's not as bad as I thought. Now to find a league with an opening...