It's the same thing every year

OmahaReynolds · 04-26-2018, 11:13 AM

Every year since 2010 I get the next version of OOTP. And every damn year the same thing happens. I start a standard MLB game. Look at the rosters. Then I say "Man, I should start a fictional league." I spend a couple hours trying to plan a league. I download hundreds of fictional uniforms and logos. After hours of planning and set up I stupidly stumble into the Historical Simulations sub-forum. Then I say "Maybe a historical league would be fun."

It's been two weeks and I have done nothing but think about what kind of league I want to play. I haven't even played out a single game yet. Seriously, I think I've spent 10 times the hours just setting up leagues and downloading custom content than actually playing.

wallewalls · 04-26-2018, 11:35 AM

I know the feeling. I’ve started so many MLB games already in 19 as well as a fictional league but I keep getting bored. I think I finally have a winner now though playing with the Pirates.

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krownroyal83 · 04-26-2018, 11:46 AM

Maybe that's how you enjoy the game

Me personally I've never actually played the MLB side of things. I've continued my fictional league through ootp 17 to 19. My league is always evolving and i'm always thinking of ways to perfect the league so it's the best it can be so that's a lot of fun. I couldn't imagine having to start a new fictional league. I've spend too much time on this one.

MBarrett · 04-26-2018, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by OmahaReynolds

Every year since 2010 I get the next version of OOTP. And every damn year the same thing happens. I start a standard MLB game. Look at the rosters. Then I say "Man, I should start a fictional league." I spend a couple hours trying to plan a league. I download hundreds of fictional uniforms and logos. After hours of planning and set up I stupidly stumble into the Historical Simulations sub-forum. Then I say "Maybe a historical league would be fun."

It's been two weeks and I have done nothing but think about what kind of league I want to play. I haven't even played out a single game yet. Seriously, I think I've spent 10 times the hours just setting up leagues and downloading custom content than actually playing.

Welcome to the club, we have jackets.

Andy · 04-26-2018, 12:20 PM

Do you also say, every year just prior to release, that you're going to pick one league and stick with it?

Jerry Helper · 04-26-2018, 12:45 PM

I find that this happens to me a lot. I tend to play two different ways, although I don't really plan it this way.

1. I set up a fictional or historical random debut league and spend weeks on uniforms, ballparks, tinkering with the setup. And then i always end up fading away when the league actually starts.

2. I take over the GM job of a historical team. I turn the trade difficulty all the way up, turn off stars, eliminate the reserve clause, and try to build a winner. When I play this way, I go all in for a week or two. Like playing hours a day at work, and staying up late into the night. I'm completely immersed. When I finally emerge from the historical haze, i always need a week or two away from the game to clear my head and re energize myself to play again.

I used to get annoyed at my inability to keep up with a league for months on end like some people do on here. But I've learned that it's ok, maybe this is just the way I enjoy the game. That's the best part of OOTP, there's a million different ways to have a blast playing it!

ForeverRoyalKC · 04-26-2018, 12:50 PM

I am guilty of the same thing. I have had OOTP baseball since 15 and I have YET to make it thru a whole season of ANYthing. I have started fictional leagues but kept bailing out because I wanted a different set up with different towns or team names and logos. I have tried MLB by GMing the Reds, Royals, A's, Marlins, Pirates, Rangers and Padres. I have ALSO tried historical baseball with the '78 Royals, '79 Royals, '85 Royals. AND....I once tried MLB with a fantasy draft where I GM'ed the Royals again.

*grabs handfuls of hair and pulls* There's.....there's just too many options!!

I think it's the devs plan for world domination. Drive us all completely bonkers and turn our brains to chewed tobacco!

OmahaReynolds · 04-26-2018, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Andy

Do you also say, every year just prior to release, that you're going to pick one league and stick with it?

Of course.

stealofhome · 04-26-2018, 01:01 PM

Oh can you actually play the games out?!?! I didn't realize there was anything past the league setup screen.

OutS|der · 04-26-2018, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ForeverRoyalKC

I am guilty of the same thing. I have had OOTP baseball since 15 and I have YET to make it thru a whole season of ANYthing. I have started fictional leagues but kept bailing out because I wanted a different set up with different towns or team names and logos. I have tried MLB by GMing the Reds, Royals, A's, Marlins, Pirates, Rangers and Padres. I have ALSO tried historical baseball with the '78 Royals, '79 Royals, '85 Royals. AND....I once tried MLB with a fantasy draft where I GM'ed the Royals again.

*grabs handfuls of hair and pulls* There's.....there's just too many options!!

I think it's the devs plan for world domination. Drive us all completely bonkers and turn our brains to chewed tobacco!

I'm at just under 600 hours playtime on OOTP18 and 17 and out of all of that maybe 4 hours is actually playing the game, the rest is setting up a league then scrapping it when I get another idea only to go though it all again.

So many damn options, I keep wanting to make things bigger and bigger and end bogged down planning everything rather then playing.

One of these years I'll finally start a season I'll keep and play..... Some day...

Orcin · 04-26-2018, 01:22 PM

This year I was determined that I would start two different leagues and play them all the way to OOTP20. I have already started five different leagues and currently thinking about a sixth.

Matt Arnold · 04-26-2018, 01:24 PM

I find I just can't quit my game. I told myself I would retire when my human manager hit 100 next season, but I don't want to abandon my team - I want to see how some of the guys' career goes on, whether they set any records, etc... Just can't walk away...

D-BacksJosh · 04-26-2018, 01:29 PM

Welcome to the Obsessive Compulsive Out Of The Park Baseball Disorder (OCOOTPD) club. There is no cure...

Phatman · 04-26-2018, 01:59 PM

I have had the same fictional league since OOTP 11 started with 20 teams now I’m up to 30. I keep saying this is the last year of this league when my favorite players retire and start an MLB league but I can’t do it, the MLB doesn’t hold my attention. I put in a lot of time and effort into my fictional league and I guess it’s hard to step away from that.

David Watts · 04-26-2018, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Orcin

This year I was determined that I would start two different leagues and play them all the way to OOTP20. I have already started five different leagues and currently thinking about a sixth.

This is me. Started a historical in 1947 and was sure I was going to play till 2017. Got to 1951. Started a random debut that's in June of the second season. I have a fictional league that I've played roughly 20 games. Then last night I started another historical in 1905. This time with recalc off. Eventually I will find my goto league, but right now I'm kind of wandering.

Jerry Helper · 04-26-2018, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by David Watts

This is me. Started a historical in 1947 and was sure I was going to play till 2017. Got to 1951. Started a random debut that's in June of the second season. I have a fictional league that I've played roughly 20 games. Then last night I started another historical in 1905. This time with recalc off. Eventually I will find my goto league, but right now I'm kind of wandering.

Trying different stuff out is half fun for me!

David Watts · 04-26-2018, 02:34 PM

[QUOTE=Jerry Helper;4317355]Trying different stuff out is half fun for me![/QUOTE

I agree.

OmahaReynolds · 04-26-2018, 06:48 PM

I started up a 2018 save with the Mets. I’m going to try to make it through one season without jumping on the next idea I have.

OmahaReynolds · 04-26-2018, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Phatman

I have had the same fictional league since OOTP 11 started with 20 teams now I’m up to 30. I keep saying this is the last year of this league when my favorite players retire and start an MLB league but I can’t do it, the MLB doesn’t hold my attention. I put in a lot of time and effort into my fictional league and I guess it’s hard to step away from that.

That is my dream.

tlowe77 · 04-26-2018, 07:51 PM

This will be me once I finish setting up my Arcadian Baseball Association fictional world....

***The oldest file on the usb I use for it that I could find was back in October 2015....

04-26-2018, 11:13 AM	#1
OmahaReynolds All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New York Posts: 653	It's the same thing every year Every year since 2010 I get the next version of OOTP. And every damn year the same thing happens. I start a standard MLB game. Look at the rosters. Then I say "Man, I should start a fictional league." I spend a couple hours trying to plan a league. I download hundreds of fictional uniforms and logos. After hours of planning and set up I stupidly stumble into the Historical Simulations sub-forum. Then I say "Maybe a historical league would be fun." It's been two weeks and I have done nothing but think about what kind of league I want to play. I haven't even played out a single game yet. Seriously, I think I've spent 10 times the hours just setting up leagues and downloading custom content than actually playing.

04-26-2018, 12:50 PM	#7
ForeverRoyalKC All Star Starter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Hop, skip and a jump from Stockton Lake, MO. Posts: 1,128 Blog Entries: 3	I am guilty of the same thing. I have had OOTP baseball since 15 and I have YET to make it thru a whole season of ANYthing. I have started fictional leagues but kept bailing out because I wanted a different set up with different towns or team names and logos. I have tried MLB by GMing the Reds, Royals, A's, Marlins, Pirates, Rangers and Padres. I have ALSO tried historical baseball with the '78 Royals, '79 Royals, '85 Royals. AND....I once tried MLB with a fantasy draft where I GM'ed the Royals again. grabs handfuls of hair and pulls There's.....there's just too many options!! I think it's the devs plan for world domination. Drive us all completely bonkers and turn our brains to chewed tobacco! Last edited by ForeverRoyalKC; 04-26-2018 at 12:53 PM.

04-26-2018, 11:35 AM	#2
wallewalls All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 774	I know the feeling. I’ve started so many MLB games already in 19 as well as a fictional league but I keep getting bored. I think I finally have a winner now though playing with the Pirates. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04-26-2018, 11:46 AM	#3
krownroyal83 All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 905	Maybe that's how you enjoy the game Me personally I've never actually played the MLB side of things. I've continued my fictional league through ootp 17 to 19. My league is always evolving and i'm always thinking of ways to perfect the league so it's the best it can be so that's a lot of fun. I couldn't imagine having to start a new fictional league. I've spend too much time on this one.

04-26-2018, 12:20 PM	#5
Andy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 2,256	Do you also say, every year just prior to release, that you're going to pick one league and stick with it?

04-26-2018, 12:45 PM	#6
Jerry Helper Major Leagues Join Date: May 2017 Location: Dallas Posts: 325	I find that this happens to me a lot. I tend to play two different ways, although I don't really plan it this way. 1. I set up a fictional or historical random debut league and spend weeks on uniforms, ballparks, tinkering with the setup. And then i always end up fading away when the league actually starts. 2. I take over the GM job of a historical team. I turn the trade difficulty all the way up, turn off stars, eliminate the reserve clause, and try to build a winner. When I play this way, I go all in for a week or two. Like playing hours a day at work, and staying up late into the night. I'm completely immersed. When I finally emerge from the historical haze, i always need a week or two away from the game to clear my head and re energize myself to play again. I used to get annoyed at my inability to keep up with a league for months on end like some people do on here. But I've learned that it's ok, maybe this is just the way I enjoy the game. That's the best part of OOTP, there's a million different ways to have a blast playing it!

04-26-2018, 01:01 PM	#9
stealofhome Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,282 Blog Entries: 1	Oh can you actually play the games out?!?! I didn't realize there was anything past the league setup screen.

04-26-2018, 01:22 PM	#11
Orcin Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,798	This year I was determined that I would start two different leagues and play them all the way to OOTP20. I have already started five different leagues and currently thinking about a sixth.

04-26-2018, 01:24 PM	#12
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 14,117	I find I just can't quit my game. I told myself I would retire when my human manager hit 100 next season, but I don't want to abandon my team - I want to see how some of the guys' career goes on, whether they set any records, etc... Just can't walk away...

04-26-2018, 01:29 PM	#13
D-BacksJosh Banned Join Date: May 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 875	Welcome to the Obsessive Compulsive Out Of The Park Baseball Disorder (OCOOTPD) club. There is no cure...

04-26-2018, 01:59 PM	#14
Phatman Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 112	I have had the same fictional league since OOTP 11 started with 20 teams now I’m up to 30. I keep saying this is the last year of this league when my favorite players retire and start an MLB league but I can’t do it, the MLB doesn’t hold my attention. I put in a lot of time and effort into my fictional league and I guess it’s hard to step away from that.

04-26-2018, 02:34 PM	#17
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 8,863	[QUOTE=Jerry Helper;4317355]Trying different stuff out is half fun for me![/QUOTE I agree.

04-26-2018, 06:48 PM	#18
OmahaReynolds All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New York Posts: 653	I started up a 2018 save with the Mets. I’m going to try to make it through one season without jumping on the next idea I have.

04-26-2018, 07:51 PM	#20
tlowe77 Major Leagues Join Date: May 2015 Location: Geelong, Australia Posts: 473	This will be me once I finish setting up my Arcadian Baseball Association fictional world.... ***The oldest file on the usb I use for it that I could find was back in October 2015....