How do YOU play solo? - Page 3

Bonedwarf · 04-10-2004, 05:57 AM

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Originally posted by Antonin
I never create super players either. I like to let histories develop on their own.

I had this one Japanese player I really liked. I came up with his name and everything when I created him. When he floundered, I boosted his stats. Sadly I went overboard and he became a baseball machine, dominating everything. Ruined the league

Eckstein 4 Prez · 04-10-2004, 12:51 PM

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Originally posted by Bonedwarf
Do you manage a team? Or just let your universe run?

If you just let it run, how do you do it? Sim a few days? A week? A month? Entire seasons?

I prefer "god mode" where I just act as commish. Frankly, that's the one thing that has kept me from really getting into other sports management sims - as much as I liked FOF:TCY, TDCB, and even the granddaddy of them all, CM, I always greatly prefer OOTP because I can just sit back and let the game run.

I sim one day at a time, but usually just stop to see if any major injuries or trades have happened, then continue through the end of the week. I stop on Mondays to check transactions and talent bumps.

I also like to write up the results of my solo league.... you can read about them in my Historical Geography League dynasty thread.

Oh, by the way, I'm much more into historical simming than fictional - although fictional can be fun too if you take the time to develop some history.

DreamTeams · 04-10-2004, 12:59 PM

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Originally posted by Kemp
To make schedules for my solo league, I cheated. I used the Diamond Mind schedule maker and then just entered it into OOTP manually.

Of course, it was kind of easy for me with only 10 teams and 100 game seasons. But if you're willing to do it once, you're done!

Kemp, did it create a completely balanced schedule for you? If so could you send me a copy? (DreamTeams@aol.com)

EDIT: Oops! Nix that Kemp, I see you play a 10 team league. Mine is 16 teams.

Bonedwarf · 04-10-2004, 07:11 PM

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Originally posted by Eckstein 4 Prez
I prefer "god mode" where I just act as commish. Frankly, that's the one thing that has kept me from really getting into other sports management sims - as much as I liked FOF:TCY, TDCB, and even the granddaddy of them all, CM, I always greatly prefer OOTP because I can just sit back and let the game run.

I sim one day at a time, but usually just stop to see if any major injuries or trades have happened, then continue through the end of the week. I stop on Mondays to check transactions and talent bumps.

I also like to write up the results of my solo league.... you can read about them in my Historical Geography League dynasty thread.

Oh, by the way, I'm much more into historical simming than fictional - although fictional can be fun too if you take the time to develop some history.

I like "God Mode" too, though in CM I tend to play using the lower league manager philosophy... Or the "crap manager" philosophy. Been playing since the very first version of the game way back in the early 90's. Only managed to exceed the boards expectations once in all that time

lencombs · 04-10-2004, 11:56 PM

I take the most current MLB roster, wipe it and run a draft, always as manager of a NL team. Sim week to week, interupting for milestones/injuries. then at end of week read all the news, check mail, rosters, who's hot/not, leaderboards, minors reports, player tracker. make roster adjustments if needed then sim next week.
Play all playoff games, late season pennant chase games, and possible milestone games that interest me. Had a guy over .395 avg on my squad last week of a season and played the games trying to get him over .400 and sit him.
Then just let fictional guys filter in for following seasons.

Bonedwarf · 04-11-2004, 06:58 PM

So, did he manage to get over .400?

lencombs · 04-12-2004, 06:13 AM

Noooo lol... came so close but i could never get him above .400 Joe Pohl was his fictional name if I recall.. he was the best fictional player in my solo OOTP4 league..

I grew more attached to following his career than any "real" mlb players.

Bonedwarf · 04-12-2004, 06:19 AM

Bummer! That's a real shame.

Crapshoot · 04-12-2004, 06:24 AM

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Originally posted by Bonedwarf
I like "God Mode" too, though in CM I tend to play using the lower league manager philosophy... Or the "crap manager" philosophy. Been playing since the very first version of the game way back in the early 90's. Only managed to exceed the boards expectations once in all that time

Leading Spurs to the Champions league in 3 years is probably my greatest achievement- that, or making Millwall Premiership champions in the same time frame. What a great game- I skipped 03-04, but I expect to be lured back in when the new FM comes out.

Cuss16 · 04-12-2004, 06:32 AM

I play only 1 solo league, it's been going ever since I got my first version of OOTP. It's a fictional league that I sim by week. I manage one team but since I got very attached to the league, I preactically know every player in the entire 24 team league. I think simming by week is proably the fastest way to go and yet still gives enough break to be able to associate to the players around the league.

Bonedwarf · 04-12-2004, 07:28 AM

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Originally posted by Aadik
Leading Spurs to the Champions league in 3 years is probably my greatest achievement- that, or making Millwall Premiership champions in the same time frame. What a great game- I skipped 03-04, but I expect to be lured back in when the new FM comes out.

My best is taking Southampton from the First Division to the Premier League. Board expected mid table finish. I finished 7th and qualified for Inter Toto. (Where I got knocked out in round one by a Russian team I'd never heard of. Ho-hum...)

Cuss: How many game years has your league been running?

04-10-2004, 11:56 PM	#45
lencombs All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Eureka, Ca Posts: 535	I take the most current MLB roster, wipe it and run a draft, always as manager of a NL team. Sim week to week, interupting for milestones/injuries. then at end of week read all the news, check mail, rosters, who's hot/not, leaderboards, minors reports, player tracker. make roster adjustments if needed then sim next week. Play all playoff games, late season pennant chase games, and possible milestone games that interest me. Had a guy over .395 avg on my squad last week of a season and played the games trying to get him over .400 and sit him. Then just let fictional guys filter in for following seasons. __________________ "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

04-12-2004, 06:13 AM	#47
lencombs All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Eureka, Ca Posts: 535	Noooo lol... came so close but i could never get him above .400 Joe Pohl was his fictional name if I recall.. he was the best fictional player in my solo OOTP4 league.. I grew more attached to following his career than any "real" mlb players. __________________ "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

04-12-2004, 06:32 AM	#50
Cuss16 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: BC, CANADA Posts: 2,994	I play only 1 solo league, it's been going ever since I got my first version of OOTP. It's a fictional league that I sim by week. I manage one team but since I got very attached to the league, I preactically know every player in the entire 24 team league. I think simming by week is proably the fastest way to go and yet still gives enough break to be able to associate to the players around the league. __________________

04-11-2004, 06:58 PM	#46
Bonedwarf All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,339	So, did he manage to get over .400?

04-12-2004, 06:19 AM	#48
Bonedwarf All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,339	Bummer! That's a real shame.