Why Fictional Leage?

Redsfan320 · 06-28-2011, 06:01 PM

I'm pretty new to OOTP, and after briefly checking out these boards, people seem to agree that fictional leagues are much more fun. Why is this? I'm doing a league now as my hometown Reds, and I think it would be boring if I didn't know any of the players.

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gord · 06-28-2011, 06:12 PM

Part of the appeal is having no preconceived notion as to how good a player might become. If you play with the Nationals, you know that Harper and Strasburg will be future studs. With an all fictional league, the recent draftee that your scout rates an 80 on potential might be a bust. It adds an element of the unknown and makes it a little harder. Plus, if you play long enough in a real MLB environment, all the players will become fictional eventually.

Redsfan320 · 06-28-2011, 06:14 PM

I am starting to understand the appeal of fictional leagues, and that answer makes sense too. I may finish out my current season with the Reds then start a fic. league.

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Xavier12 · 06-28-2011, 06:15 PM

My brother is in a similar boat and will only play with the Mets. I on the other hand only really play fictional. I keep a real season save on the go but I don't put it a lot of time into it.

I really enjoy setting up leagues and creating a history that is all my own. I took my current fictional league from a template from OOTP 11 and simmed 1912-1958. In 1958 I went from 16 teams to 24 and reshuffled divisions and created 8 expansion teams. I must have spent a whole weekend realigning the divisions, assigning new logos/uniforms/caps all while keeping an eye on the leagues history and who was winning championships, who was going to the hall of fame, etc.

I simmed until the leagues 70th anniversary and took over a club as GM. I manage only my team and watch each game. After going through all that to get to where I am now I am totally invested into my little baseball world that I could never go to play a straight MLB league. Different strokes for different folks I guess.

Rizon · 06-28-2011, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by gord

Part of the appeal is having no preconceived notion as to how good a player might become. If you play with the Nationals, you know that Harper and Strasburg will be future studs. With an all fictional league, the recent draftee that your scout rates an 80 on potential might be a bust. It adds an element of the unknown and makes it a little harder. Plus, if you play long enough in a real MLB environment, all the players will become fictional eventually.

This.

Simmo13 · 06-28-2011, 06:30 PM

I've always played fictional since discovering OOTP (version 6.12) for similar reasons to the other posters but the ability to immerse myself in my created baseball worlds has been helped immeasurably by the fantastic mods (uniforms/logos parks) that this community provides.

reds1869 · 06-28-2011, 06:31 PM

Ah, welcome aboard fellow RedsZoner; nice to see you here! I echo what the others have said about fictional. For me it has to do with the lack of preconceived notions about players. It also provides a fun outlet for "what if" scenarios; I've spent the past several days playing around with various fictional worlds and do so in every version.

SteveV · 06-28-2011, 06:47 PM

Even if you play with real rosters, because the game will go off in a different tangent from whats actually happening in MLB you can get sidetracked into worrying that Brandon League isn't leading the AL in saves or Matt Kemp the NL in homers or that in your game the Twins are leading the AL Central and therefore dismissing the game as 'not realistic'. With a fictional league you don't have any of that frustration with players that don't actually exist not performing 'like they do in real life'

akw4572 · 06-28-2011, 06:50 PM

Good to see more redszoners on here.

mm7607 · 06-28-2011, 07:00 PM

I only play fictional. I like the idea of creating my own teams and logos.

silvam14 · 06-28-2011, 07:13 PM

Fictional: more imagination, less aggravation.

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TPinrose · 06-28-2011, 07:48 PM

Why limit yourself? You can have more than one type of league.

Questdog · 06-28-2011, 07:53 PM

The reason I first started playing fictional years and years ago is because if you play with real players and Joe Girardi hits 25 homers in your league it doesn't seem right. But if your fictional league catcher, who has always been light with the stick, suddenly pops 25, it is cool.....

I have found that fictional players seem to behave more realistically than real players....

beorn · 06-28-2011, 07:58 PM

I find that over the long haul, online is the way to play.

And fictional online leagues last a lot better than MLB ones. A huge number of people who join a MLB league find their interest flags when an increasing percentage of players are fictional, as the seasons go by.

reds1869 · 06-28-2011, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TPinrose

Why limit yourself? You can have more than one type of league.

That is a very good point. I prefer fictional but also play historical and modern day MLB. This game is very enjoyable for all of them.

damientheomen3 · 06-28-2011, 08:04 PM

I couldn't really get into an MLB league because I'm the type of person who would edit Brewers players and make them all into incredible players.

And I don't like historical either because I just don't like seeing something that's already happened, happen again. Playing historical without recalc intrigues me, though.

Thus, I stick with my fictional. I always find it easy to get immersed, I usually develop a good knowledge of my players within the first year, and then it becomes my MLB (when I really get into an OOTP league I'll usually go a month or 2 without checking the real life MLB at all).

The Wolf · 06-28-2011, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Redsfan320

I'm pretty new to OOTP, and after briefly checking out these boards, people seem to agree that fictional leagues are much more fun. Why is this? I'm doing a league now as my hometown Reds, and I think it would be boring if I didn't know any of the players.

I only play modern. If the teams and players are all fictional then I just don't see the point.

The Wolf · 06-28-2011, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Questdog

The reason I first started playing fictional years and years ago is because if you play with real players and Joe Girardi hits 25 homers in your league it doesn't seem right. But if your fictional league catcher, who has always been light with the stick, suddenly pops 25, it is cool.....

I have found that fictional players seem to behave more realistically than real players....

Like Davey Johnson hitting 5 HR one year and then 43 the next? Oops, that actually happened...

Redsfan320 · 06-28-2011, 08:56 PM

Some really good points here, and I think I'll start a fic. league while also keeping up with my MLB league.

Also, great to see some Redszoners here, 1869 and hebroncougar (took me a minute with the different username but I figured it out).

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Like Davey Johnson hitting 5 HR one year and then 43 the next? Oops, that actually happened...

Or Jose Bautista jumping from 13 HR to 54.

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tylertoo · 06-28-2011, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Redsfan320

Some really good points here, and I think I'll start a fic. league while also keeping up with my MLB league.

I recommend this thread on getting immersed in a fictional world, some great ideas in there.

06-28-2011, 06:01 PM	#1
Redsfan320 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 23	Why Fictional Leage? I'm pretty new to OOTP, and after briefly checking out these boards, people seem to agree that fictional leagues are much more fun. Why is this? I'm doing a league now as my hometown Reds, and I think it would be boring if I didn't know any of the players. 320

06-28-2011, 06:47 PM	#8
SteveV Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 79	Even if you play with real rosters, because the game will go off in a different tangent from whats actually happening in MLB you can get sidetracked into worrying that Brandon League isn't leading the AL in saves or Matt Kemp the NL in homers or that in your game the Twins are leading the AL Central and therefore dismissing the game as 'not realistic'. With a fictional league you don't have any of that frustration with players that don't actually exist not performing 'like they do in real life' Last edited by SteveV; 06-28-2011 at 06:48 PM.

06-28-2011, 07:13 PM	#11
silvam14 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dedham, MA Posts: 9,952	Fictional: more imagination, less aggravation. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Senior "Nancy Boy" of the OOTP Boards _______________________________________________

06-28-2011, 07:58 PM	#14
beorn All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: near Rochester, NY Posts: 1,269	I find that over the long haul, online is the way to play. And fictional online leagues last a lot better than MLB ones. A huge number of people who join a MLB league find their interest flags when an increasing percentage of players are fictional, as the seasons go by. __________________ Commish of Dog Days Baseball Commish Pennant Chase Baseball League (PCBL) Commish and Blue Jays GM Extra Innings Baseball

06-28-2011, 06:12 PM	#2
gord Major Leagues Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 361	Part of the appeal is having no preconceived notion as to how good a player might become. If you play with the Nationals, you know that Harper and Strasburg will be future studs. With an all fictional league, the recent draftee that your scout rates an 80 on potential might be a bust. It adds an element of the unknown and makes it a little harder. Plus, if you play long enough in a real MLB environment, all the players will become fictional eventually.

06-28-2011, 06:14 PM	#3
Redsfan320 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 23	I am starting to understand the appeal of fictional leagues, and that answer makes sense too. I may finish out my current season with the Reds then start a fic. league. 320

06-28-2011, 06:15 PM	#4
Xavier12 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 94	My brother is in a similar boat and will only play with the Mets. I on the other hand only really play fictional. I keep a real season save on the go but I don't put it a lot of time into it. I really enjoy setting up leagues and creating a history that is all my own. I took my current fictional league from a template from OOTP 11 and simmed 1912-1958. In 1958 I went from 16 teams to 24 and reshuffled divisions and created 8 expansion teams. I must have spent a whole weekend realigning the divisions, assigning new logos/uniforms/caps all while keeping an eye on the leagues history and who was winning championships, who was going to the hall of fame, etc. I simmed until the leagues 70th anniversary and took over a club as GM. I manage only my team and watch each game. After going through all that to get to where I am now I am totally invested into my little baseball world that I could never go to play a straight MLB league. Different strokes for different folks I guess.

06-28-2011, 06:30 PM	#6
Simmo13 All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: those blue remembered hills Posts: 955	I've always played fictional since discovering OOTP (version 6.12) for similar reasons to the other posters but the ability to immerse myself in my created baseball worlds has been helped immeasurably by the fantastic mods (uniforms/logos parks) that this community provides.

06-28-2011, 06:31 PM	#7
reds1869 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cincinnati, OH, USA Posts: 258	Ah, welcome aboard fellow RedsZoner; nice to see you here! I echo what the others have said about fictional. For me it has to do with the lack of preconceived notions about players. It also provides a fun outlet for "what if" scenarios; I've spent the past several days playing around with various fictional worlds and do so in every version.

06-28-2011, 06:50 PM	#9
akw4572 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,601	Good to see more redszoners on here.

06-28-2011, 07:00 PM	#10
mm7607 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Originally from Fla, now in Ky Posts: 710	I only play fictional. I like the idea of creating my own teams and logos.

06-28-2011, 07:48 PM	#12
TPinrose Minors (Double A) Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 199	Why limit yourself? You can have more than one type of league.

06-28-2011, 07:53 PM	#13
Questdog Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In a dark, damp cave where I'm training slugs to run the bases...... Posts: 16,142	The reason I first started playing fictional years and years ago is because if you play with real players and Joe Girardi hits 25 homers in your league it doesn't seem right. But if your fictional league catcher, who has always been light with the stick, suddenly pops 25, it is cool..... I have found that fictional players seem to behave more realistically than real players....