how do you play?

[amauri]

Curious how other people play this game... do you start a historical dynasty in the 1920s? Or create a totally fictional league? Or play with a current team? How do you play?

[kckid4u]

Originally Posted by amauri

How do you play?

Well with others.






Seriously, I play a real MLB format, but with fictional players.

[vms21]

I started an 8 team fictional league with 2 levels of minor leagues in OOTP X. I started expanding the league myself every few years. Now I use the "auto-expand" function in OOTP 11. I keep all the franchises in smaller cities (triple/double A size places) and do a bit of research on the city/area/region to come up with nicknames and color scheme that match.

[Ghorticus]

Well, I've been playing since OOTP 4, so I've experimented with a few different styles of play. I've been a member of some great online leagues and have had quite a few very memorable solo leagues. I play all of my games out in 1-pitch mode. I generally prefer smaller leagues so I can gain a more intimate knowledge of all the players and teams in the league. Currently my brother and I are both managing our own teams in a league we started about a month ago, and we're just about to finish our first season. I always use fictional players, and in this case, we're using one sub-league of 10 teams, no DH, and the two best teams at the end of the regular 162-game season will face off in the grueling Best-of-Nine Championship Series.

I love OOTP for many reasons, but one of the best things is the unlimited number of ways to enjoy the game which gives it unprecedented replay value.

[Killing Time]

Fictional. No expectations that way. Use feeder leagues. Play out all my team's games. Swear a lot.

[AESP_pres]

Usually I always do an Expos dynasty with every version, but this year I play 19th century historical (mostly because of the new realist facegen and the draft features). I've run a test one from 1871 to 1885 to check if the game was ok and since I haven't fell on any problems I've started another one in the same period.

I ain't a great writer, but I have start a thread about my current simulation in the dynasty sub-forum.

[funkadillo]

Originally Posted by Killing Time

Play out all my team's games. Swear a lot.

No kidding. Whenever I play out games I'm constantly either cheering or cursing. My dog now thinks I'm insane.

[DCG12]

Originally Posted by funkadillo

No kidding. Whenever I play out games I'm constantly either cheering or cursing. My dog now thinks I'm insane.

Well at least it's only your dog. In my case it's my wife, she keeps telling me that my team is "only 1's and 0's". I try to tell her how they have their own personalities and she just rolls her eyes.

As to the question, always fictional, I have one 12 team 2 division set-up with 3 levels of minors and full financials that is in its 20th year and a similar set-up that I just started that is based on towns where I live that plays a short schedule, reserve roster, no minors, no finances. I play out most of my games by simming the first 5 innings then playing out the rest.

[Mntwins]

Start in 1974 and then straight fictional from there with no expansion or stat changes. I sim 2 weeks at a time. If I had the time I'd love to play out my games but unless I hit the lottery it ain't happening.

[Nugget699]

Does anyone else see funkadillo's name as f***adildo?

[bosunmate]

Originally Posted by amauri

Curious how other people play this game... do you start a historical dynasty in the 1920s? Or create a totally fictional league? Or play with a current team? How do you play?

I play a historical league where the computer makes the trades and i can't be fired for the first three years. I also have a draft every year so the players end up on different teams than in real life...I sim month to month stopping to read all mail from my league, so i know whats going on everywhere..I like to play with the players from my childhood so my league starts in 1960, i very seldom venture past the year 2000....

[Afino]

Originally Posted by Killing Time

Fictional. No expectations that way. Use feeder leagues. Play out all my team's games. Swear a lot.

This. All of this.

Especially the last part.

[funkadillo]

I play MLB start, sim most of the games, play out key divisional games, some games against elite competition, and all post season games. Games I play out I use one pitch and usually play the whole game.

Next season I may try playing every game but quick simming until the 5th or 6th inning in games that don't meet the above criteria.

[DreamTeams]

Fictional. Run a small 16 team league, plus 24 team indy league that players can jump to the bigs from. Play in god mode.

[cody8200]

I create an entirely fictional league. I pick all of the teams, find all of the logos and start in 1980 or so. Then I allow it to sim until present day. I pick the HOF's. Then I take over the team with the absolute worst record after the 30 years of simming. After 5-10 years, I usually add an extra 4 teams or so to my league. Oh, and I also use feeder leagues throughout. I usually sim a week at a time and love to watch prospects boom or bust.

[jtb]

My way is "OOTP ADD." --meaning I jump from doing a sim-style history of baseball ala Tigerfan, to trying to create the perfect fictional league in a fast sim.

I have done part fictional part historical leagues (one-pitch mode) and enjoyed them immensely.

I also enjoy doing a historical franchise with the Pirates from either '79,'92, or '86. I have also played around with being a greenhorn-type manager and starting in rookie ball, but recently I have doing the MLB modern setup (year 2000) with all fictional players.

The crazy thing is I am always finding new ways to enjoy the game and that is a great testament to the brilliance of the game.

[Killing Time]

Originally Posted by Nugget699

Does anyone else see funkadillo's name as f***adildo?