What is everyone's favorite way to play OOTP? - Page 4

BigRed75 · 04-09-2022, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by BradG223

Step 1. Take a few hours time to meticulously configure a new, unique baseball league.
Step 2. Simulate a hundred + years worth of time, allowing countless storylines, dynasties, tragedies, and all the beauty that baseball can allow to develop within my world
Step 3. "Huh, these home run numbers look a bit funky. Better immediately delete and start again"

I am an observe only player, and a half-rate one at that. I am a demon for how much fake baseball history I've deleted over the past 10 years.

BradG223, Destroyer of Worlds!!!

Hoiles · 04-09-2022, 12:38 PM

Due to my preferred teams being terrible IRL and me being too impatient to rebuild, I just play historical nowadays. The announced historical ratings overhauls (especially for Negro League) look very interesting to me and likely clinch it as a first week purchase instead of a wait-for-sale one.

perez24 · 04-09-2022, 06:45 PM

Take over Commissioner mode. Tweak some players in the MLB. Look at the team with the worst minor league system and tweak a couple of older leaguers. Take over the Reds. I sim each Reds game to 7th inning and see how it's going. Maybe I play out rest of hte game in one-pitch mode or just sim out the game.

curt · 04-10-2022, 07:49 AM

I play real teams with fictional players. I have a personal issue using real players. If I had a real life star on my team and he wasn't living up to my expectations then I would find it difficult to trade him because it would not be "historical". Fictional players work for me. Produce or get moved.

renojedi · 04-10-2022, 07:25 PM

I'll play as the Yomiuri Giants in *** until the first patch/roster update comes out. Once it does, I will add two expansion teams to the current MLB set-up and take control of one of them.

That is the most fun way for me so I don't have to dig out of the hole of bad contracts or barren farm systems and am responsible for everything on day one.

beepollen · 04-10-2022, 09:18 PM

I do historical replays - Dodger teams, as that's with whom I'm most familiar.

But I once did take a flight of fancy with my Mission League, borne out of the 1994 players' strike. Set in 1996 on California's Central Coast, the Mission League was formed when the MLB strike dragged on and on to a point in mid-'95 when it became clear the show was over. Santa Maria business interests convinced native son Robin Ventura that he could be the centerpiece of a 12-team circuit. Then Robin's MLB friends wanted *somewhere* to play, so they joined him.

And that's how we got ML MVP Ellis Burks of the Lompoc Flowers (although the award should've gone to teammate Greg Maddux).

BBGiovanni · 04-11-2022, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by tejdog1

I imagine myself giving press conferences where I call the prior Mets owners and GM all the four letter words.

In a related story, I yell at the Mets batters that pop up the first pitch or strike out on 3 pitches with the bases loaded or, even more likely, runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs.

As to the real question, I probably spend the most time setting up and playing alternate reality games starting from the MLB quickstart. But I have some long-running all fictional games too that I probably love even more. Unfortunately I made various mistakes setting them up or did something to compensate for some feature OOTP later made available, but there's no real way to incorporate it in the ongoing game (mostly tournaments/associations).

I don't like historical replays or straight sims, as I like to GM/manage every game and organization team.

stevem810 · 04-11-2022, 01:19 PM

I enjoy the on-line fictional leagues, commish-only run, the most.

I probably will do less league stuff in the upcoming years. My most rewarding solo project has been a fictional French Baseball League where I have tracked the career of Julien Henri since the age of 16. He is a 2 way player who debuted in 1964 with the Basse Pointe Bandits in A Ball.

The fun of the league was structuring 3 French speaking geographical areas (France, Eastern Canada, Martinique) and establishing 4 teams in each. I've enjoyed creating the logo's and uniforms to complement the experience. I posted quite a few reports on the forum before discontinuing it some time back (a lot of work, LOL).

I might not play this league for 3 months but I always go back to it and play each Paris Artist (Julien's current team) game inning to inning. I was doing the 3D action for a few seasons but recently switched back to the Classic Webcast View as reading the text seems to appeal more to me, at least for now.

I will at least finish Henri's career before deciding if I will continue on. Julien is 31 years old and still going pretty strong .288/.307/.385 and 10-5/ 3.35 ERA/ 1.23 WHIP.

For those who once followed Henri. Here are his individual awards, although I would like point on he is 'all in' on being a team player.

GG - 1
MVP - 5
Platinum Stick (P) - 12
Championships - 4
Championship Series MVP - 2

neugey · 04-11-2022, 05:38 PM

I enjoy playing in a single online league. I hesitate to start a solo game because then I will get rosters/rules confused with the online. I could play PT but getting away from that because I'm realizing time-incentivized grind games really aren't good for me and I need to get into other activities and get away from the computer.

sentry85 · 04-12-2022, 10:34 AM

I usually play the standard game and enjoy the frustration of rebuilding bad teams. As an O's fan the last 4 or 5 versions of ootp has been the same game for me, make the O's so they don't suck anymore. i have had some great successes and many not too successful. this version my main idea is to see what would have happened had the phils rebuilt in 1980's by building around Julio Franco and Ryne Sandberg, and maybe only simming about 15 years. I would be interested in suggestions of other similar scenarios to try out.

DreamTeams · 04-12-2022, 10:50 PM

Small totally fictional league in spectator (god) mode. Love it!

Galeg · 04-13-2022, 09:02 AM

I used to almost always do a Live Start, sim to end of season, and take control of an expansion team (very tight draft settings and tiny market).

Lately, however, I've had great joy in just deleting the entire Houston organization and replacing them with a poor, tiny market team. No exp draft or trades. FAs only, to begin, with the goal of eventually fielding a team made entirely of my own amateur draftees. It tends to go about as poorly as you'd imagine, but I like the struggle.

Motorhead667 · 04-13-2022, 09:59 PM

Historic replays
Usually just pick a random year and go from there.
This year it will be 1923

Celtic Forever · 04-14-2022, 02:18 PM

8-team fictional league, fictional players, and I create the team/player names from my imagination. Images, too. I play out every game, controlling the offense for both sides.

Deft · 04-14-2022, 03:00 PM

Fictional league taking over GM of small market bad teams and turn them into dynasties then resigning and taking over other bad teams. I used to sim a week at a time but now play out most of the games with the great graphics in the more recent generations of OOTP.

I have been running the same league for about 7 IRL years so I am around 135 seasons into my latest league.

Sizeman21 · 04-14-2022, 05:04 PM

For me, fictional leagues are always on my mind. Creating imaginary teams and filling rosters with nobodies rather than superstars has always been my way of creation. Random names or places inspire me to say "Hey, that would be a cool league to tryout."

Maybe once every new version I will try to manage the St. Louis Browns from their inception as the Brown Stockings and catapult them the baseball stardom but most attempts end in misery.

But for the most part, I stick to fictional as a way to escape my reality.

silvam14 · 04-15-2022, 09:28 AM

I was fictional for a long time, but I have grown to be interested in historical.

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Syd Thrift · 04-15-2022, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by silvam14

I was fictional for a long time, but I have grown to be interested in historical.

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Why not both???

Pelican · 04-16-2022, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Hoiles

Due to my preferred teams being terrible IRL and me being too impatient to rebuild, I just play historical nowadays. The announced historical ratings overhauls (especially for Negro League) look very interesting to me and likely clinch it as a first week purchase instead of a wait-for-sale one.

Have you ever tried taking control of the undercapitalized teams, injecting some funds as the new owner, and then deciding whether to pump money into player development, or free agents, or contracts to promising young (pre-arbitration) players? I tried this with the Orioles (and to a lesser extent, meaning less hands-on) with the Pirates in 2021 - with very mixed results. I mean, it’s harder than it looks, and it takes time. But I’m convinced that it can (and should) be done. Baltimore with Kris Bryant and Trevor Story and Alex Wood is still last in a ver y competitive Division; but it’s a heck of a lot more fun!

KBLover · 04-17-2022, 12:31 PM

Basically fictional, though I'll start with an MLB base sometimes and just play, going into the future, which is basically fictional, especially once league evolution hits and various player types come into the league and develop.

Once league turned into extra-bases haven, so many players with Gap power but not HR power. This current one I'll carry over seems to be the elites on a whole different tier than everyone else and sometimes some wild season performances can happen.

I like letting all that play out however it does. I'm just a GM in the system, trying to keep my team winning. Only reason I have commissioner mode on at all is for bug/glitch fixing and occasionally taking some 20/20 player and making him a super long shot 80 Pot but "weird talent" player and see if he sticks somewhere. I don't sign him - want to see if the others do and how/if they stick with him.

04-11-2022, 01:19 PM	#68
stevem810 All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sarasota Posts: 1,938	I enjoy the on-line fictional leagues, commish-only run, the most. I probably will do less league stuff in the upcoming years. My most rewarding solo project has been a fictional French Baseball League where I have tracked the career of Julien Henri since the age of 16. He is a 2 way player who debuted in 1964 with the Basse Pointe Bandits in A Ball. The fun of the league was structuring 3 French speaking geographical areas (France, Eastern Canada, Martinique) and establishing 4 teams in each. I've enjoyed creating the logo's and uniforms to complement the experience. I posted quite a few reports on the forum before discontinuing it some time back (a lot of work, LOL). I might not play this league for 3 months but I always go back to it and play each Paris Artist (Julien's current team) game inning to inning. I was doing the 3D action for a few seasons but recently switched back to the Classic Webcast View as reading the text seems to appeal more to me, at least for now. I will at least finish Henri's career before deciding if I will continue on. Julien is 31 years old and still going pretty strong .288/.307/.385 and 10-5/ 3.35 ERA/ 1.23 WHIP. For those who once followed Henri. Here are his individual awards, although I would like point on he is 'all in' on being a team player. GG - 1 MVP - 5 Platinum Stick (P) - 12 Championships - 4 Championship Series MVP - 2 __________________ Julien Henri Version 21 https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...22#post4626122 Michigan Town Ball https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...28#post4630528

04-11-2022, 05:38 PM	#69
neugey All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 805	I enjoy playing in a single online league. I hesitate to start a solo game because then I will get rosters/rules confused with the online. I could play PT but getting away from that because I'm realizing time-incentivized grind games really aren't good for me and I need to get into other activities and get away from the computer. __________________ Online OOTP League Play: PBA - Cincinnati Reds MLM - Baltimore Orioles

04-12-2022, 10:50 PM	#71
DreamTeams Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 2,522	Small totally fictional league in spectator (god) mode. Love it! __________________

04-14-2022, 03:00 PM	#75
Deft All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,110	Fictional league taking over GM of small market bad teams and turn them into dynasties then resigning and taking over other bad teams. I used to sim a week at a time but now play out most of the games with the great graphics in the more recent generations of OOTP. I have been running the same league for about 7 IRL years so I am around 135 seasons into my latest league. __________________ ATHL Louisville Jockeys (2001-present) 2002, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2020 World Champions Uniform Template 1.2

04-14-2022, 05:04 PM	#76
Sizeman21 Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: The bleachers of Sportsman's Park Posts: 435	For me, fictional leagues are always on my mind. Creating imaginary teams and filling rosters with nobodies rather than superstars has always been my way of creation. Random names or places inspire me to say "Hey, that would be a cool league to tryout." Maybe once every new version I will try to manage the St. Louis Browns from their inception as the Brown Stockings and catapult them the baseball stardom but most attempts end in misery. But for the most part, I stick to fictional as a way to escape my reality. __________________

04-09-2022, 12:38 PM	#62
Hoiles All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 574	Due to my preferred teams being terrible IRL and me being too impatient to rebuild, I just play historical nowadays. The announced historical ratings overhauls (especially for Negro League) look very interesting to me and likely clinch it as a first week purchase instead of a wait-for-sale one.

04-09-2022, 06:45 PM	#63
perez24 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: various Posts: 203	Take over Commissioner mode. Tweak some players in the MLB. Look at the team with the worst minor league system and tweak a couple of older leaguers. Take over the Reds. I sim each Reds game to 7th inning and see how it's going. Maybe I play out rest of hte game in one-pitch mode or just sim out the game.

04-10-2022, 07:49 AM	#64
curt Major Leagues Join Date: May 2013 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 466	I play real teams with fictional players. I have a personal issue using real players. If I had a real life star on my team and he wasn't living up to my expectations then I would find it difficult to trade him because it would not be "historical". Fictional players work for me. Produce or get moved.

04-10-2022, 07:25 PM	#65
renojedi Major Leagues Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richmond, Virginia area Posts: 457	I'll play as the Yomiuri Giants in *** until the first patch/roster update comes out. Once it does, I will add two expansion teams to the current MLB set-up and take control of one of them. That is the most fun way for me so I don't have to dig out of the hole of bad contracts or barren farm systems and am responsible for everything on day one.

04-10-2022, 09:18 PM	#66
beepollen All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 918	I do historical replays - Dodger teams, as that's with whom I'm most familiar. But I once did take a flight of fancy with my Mission League, borne out of the 1994 players' strike. Set in 1996 on California's Central Coast, the Mission League was formed when the MLB strike dragged on and on to a point in mid-'95 when it became clear the show was over. Santa Maria business interests convinced native son Robin Ventura that he could be the centerpiece of a 12-team circuit. Then Robin's MLB friends wanted somewhere to play, so they joined him. And that's how we got ML MVP Ellis Burks of the Lompoc Flowers (although the award should've gone to teammate Greg Maddux).

04-12-2022, 10:34 AM	#70
sentry85 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: south Florida Posts: 83	I usually play the standard game and enjoy the frustration of rebuilding bad teams. As an O's fan the last 4 or 5 versions of ootp has been the same game for me, make the O's so they don't suck anymore. i have had some great successes and many not too successful. this version my main idea is to see what would have happened had the phils rebuilt in 1980's by building around Julio Franco and Ryne Sandberg, and maybe only simming about 15 years. I would be interested in suggestions of other similar scenarios to try out.

04-13-2022, 09:02 AM	#72
Galeg Major Leagues Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 405	I used to almost always do a Live Start, sim to end of season, and take control of an expansion team (very tight draft settings and tiny market). Lately, however, I've had great joy in just deleting the entire Houston organization and replacing them with a poor, tiny market team. No exp draft or trades. FAs only, to begin, with the goal of eventually fielding a team made entirely of my own amateur draftees. It tends to go about as poorly as you'd imagine, but I like the struggle.

04-13-2022, 09:59 PM	#73
Motorhead667 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 576	Historic replays Usually just pick a random year and go from there. This year it will be 1923

04-14-2022, 02:18 PM	#74
Celtic Forever All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 528	8-team fictional league, fictional players, and I create the team/player names from my imagination. Images, too. I play out every game, controlling the offense for both sides.

04-15-2022, 09:28 AM	#77
silvam14 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dedham, MA Posts: 9,894	I was fictional for a long time, but I have grown to be interested in historical. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Senior "Nancy Boy" of the OOTP Boards _______________________________________________

04-17-2022, 12:31 PM	#80
KBLover All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 580	Basically fictional, though I'll start with an MLB base sometimes and just play, going into the future, which is basically fictional, especially once league evolution hits and various player types come into the league and develop. Once league turned into extra-bases haven, so many players with Gap power but not HR power. This current one I'll carry over seems to be the elites on a whole different tier than everyone else and sometimes some wild season performances can happen. I like letting all that play out however it does. I'm just a GM in the system, trying to keep my team winning. Only reason I have commissioner mode on at all is for bug/glitch fixing and occasionally taking some 20/20 player and making him a super long shot 80 Pot but "weird talent" player and see if he sticks somewhere. I don't sign him - want to see if the others do and how/if they stick with him.