Curious If Opinions Have Changed. What do YOU want to see next from Solecismic?

[Logan]

If anyone gives the baseball game a shot, I'm confident you'll find it plenty deep. The site staff is constantly issuing updates and changes to the sim engine which helps make the game more realistic.

I'd say we should create a FOFC world, but honestly, my one team is all I can handle.

[Raiders Army]

After thinking about it a little, do you think we're too hard on Solecismic? In a way, we're comparing Solecismic to EA Sports. Isn't there even a huge difference between FM/WSM and FOF in the development staff?

I guess the point I'm trying to make is that FOF/TCY is what it is. I would be very surprised if any changes in a new version were anything but incremental due to the one man development team. This isn't to downplay the changes and improvements to FOF over the years; they've been very good. The thing is that with a one-man team, the game will always be limited in scope and ability. If Jim were to open Solecismic up to other programmers, maybe you would see something different. He has gotten help with the graphics in the past, so you never know...

I'm not a fanboy, but I think that we should have realistic expectations based on the one-man team.

[lordscarlet]

Originally Posted by Raiders Army

After thinking about it a little, do you think we're too hard on Solecismic? In a way, we're comparing Solecismic to EA Sports. Isn't there even a huge difference between FM/WSM and FOF in the development staff?

I guess the point I'm trying to make is that FOF/TCY is what it is. I would be very surprised if any changes in a new version were anything but incremental due to the one man development team. This isn't to downplay the changes and improvements to FOF over the years; they've been very good. The thing is that with a one-man team, the game will always be limited in scope and ability. If Jim were to open Solecismic up to other programmers, maybe you would see something different. He has gotten help with the graphics in the past, so you never know...

I'm not a fanboy, but I think that we should have realistic expectations based on the one-man team.

No. He chooses to do things as one man team, he chooses to not listen to customer input, he chooses to neglect MP and he chooses to make data extremely closed so that the internet community has to jump through hoops to create league websites.

[wade moore]

Definitely agree with you RA. I think this thread took one of those odd FOFC turns where we're really not talking specifically about Solecismic anymore.

That being said - if Jim puts out another football game (college or pro) I plan on buying it.

[wade moore]

Originally Posted by lordscarlet

No. He chooses to do things as one man team, he chooses to not listen to customer input, he chooses to neglect MP and he chooses to make data extremely closed so that the internet community has to jump through hoops to create league websites.

I think you're being a little overly harsh here. That being said, your overall points stand at least a little bit, but I think you underestimate some of the times that Solecismic has listened to customer feedback and made improvements, etc.

That being said - there's certainly a lot of room to grow.

[st.cronin]

However well GLB has done so far does not remotely prove that its model is sustainable over the long term.

[KWhit]

Originally Posted by st.cronin

However well GLB has done so far does not remotely prove that its model is sustainable over the long term.

It proves there is a market out there for web-based fictional/fantasy sports simulations. More than likely it will be sustainable and stay popular until something better comes along.

[wade moore]

Originally Posted by st.cronin

However well GLB has done so far does not remotely prove that its model is sustainable over the long term.

Agreed. I think the WhatIfSports model is a little more proof and it seems to be doing quite well.

[lordscarlet]

Originally Posted by st.cronin

However well GLB has done so far does not remotely prove that its model is sustainable over the long term.

Are you even reading the posts? No one is suggesting that it is.

[lordscarlet]

Originally Posted by wade moore

I think you're being a little overly harsh here. That being said, your overall points stand at least a little bit, but I think you underestimate some of the times that Solecismic has listened to customer feedback and made improvements, etc.

That being said - there's certainly a lot of room to grow.

I generally post exaggerations. I have also tried to note many times that I have, at best, anecdotal knowledge of the inner (and outer) workings of FOF. I do, however, have some (very, very limited) interaction with Solecismic and I read the FOF threads on occasion and this is the opinion I have developed. I think the key here would be that the elements I care about he has not, to my knowledge, listened to customer feedback.

It would also seem that you're only disputing one of my points.

[gottimd]

Ok, I'll be the idiot here who has to ask...

What is GLB?

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by gottimd

Ok, I'll be the idiot here who has to ask...

What is GLB?

Goal Line Blitz, an online multiplayer football game that some of us are playing.

[Logan]

Originally Posted by Logan

If anyone gives the baseball game a shot, I'm confident you'll find it plenty deep. The site staff is constantly issuing updates and changes to the sim engine which helps make the game more realistic.

I'd say we should create a FOFC world, but honestly, my one team is all I can handle.

Originally Posted by Logan

In some other thread I talked about my Whatifsports.com dynasty team...that's one of the scouting features. While guys are young, the projected ratings you see are a function of how much you've spent on scouting. When most players hit 27-ish, current and projected ratings match up and everyone sees the same ratings. You also have some separation between the ratings in the cases of players who never had the opportunity to "develop" or encountered injuries that prevented them from reaching their potential.

A bump and a question...a few of you seemed interested in WIS.com and the baseball game. Not sure if the interest was in the model (for the purpose of this thread) or the game itself. My league's 6th season (my 4th) is beginning today. Would people be interested in a dynasty thread where I'd first describe how the game works and then track my team's results over the course of the season?

One of the cool things about the game is the developers have implemented really easy links to post player profiles (either by a text link or a picture with a clickable link as you see below) to blogs and message boards. So I can show you my stud young OF, Devon Decker:

Devon Decker Norfolk Nomads Age: 25 B/T: R/R Born: Glencoe, ON Position(s): 1B/COF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Anyway, I'm not much of a dynasty writer but if people want to learn about the game, I'll do my best to keep it updated and post plenty of links to follow (if someone can't see this, or click through the link and be able to access ratings, stats, awards, etc, let me know -- I don't think you need to be logged in to access them).

[Emiliano]

TCY 2, for sure.