Sports career text sim challenge

Honolulu Blue · 06-17-2009, 02:09 PM

I think I know what's going to win, but let's ask anyway.

RomaGoth · 06-17-2009, 02:14 PM

I tend to take over good/great teams because of the nature of the teams I like: Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Steelers, NY Yankees. Of course, I have yet to get through one season in football and baseball. Go figure.

Big Fo · 06-17-2009, 02:21 PM

I usually take teams that I root for, Dolphins/Braves/Man Utd.

In FM I will mix it up occasionally and play as a team in the Dutch league because you don't have to play a thousand games in a season like English teams and there are no foreigner restrictions.

DaddyTorgo · 06-17-2009, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Fo

I usually take teams that I root for, Dolphins/Braves/Man Utd.

In FM I will mix it up occasionally and play as a team in the Dutch league because you don't have to play a thousand games in a season like English teams and there are no foreigner restrictions.

Heerenveen FTW!

Honolulu_Blue · 06-17-2009, 02:54 PM

I usually take the teams I root for as well, with some modifications. I almost always play the Lions because, well, they've pretty much always sucked since these games have been around.

In EHM, I take the Wings, though I usually do a fantasy draft to shake things up.

I've only dabbled in baseball sims, but every time I dabbled I took the Tigers.

In NCAA, I always created a university from scratch and built it up.

For FM, I usually took a lower league English team, so it's all kind of random.

Logan · 06-17-2009, 02:55 PM

Start with my team (wherever they are on the scale), build them up, then restart with a bad team, build them up, and by then I'm usually done with the game.

Travis · 06-17-2009, 02:57 PM

If it's there I like the expansion route (or if not, a league wide redraft while controlling one of my favorite teams). Lets me mold things from day one in the fashion I prefer and let's me really map out the next 3-5 seasons.

Second would be taking over a bad team and doing the same as above, but obviously in a bit slower fashion as you have to do a lot more asset management/movement just to get the rebuild really in motion.

Capital · 06-17-2009, 03:57 PM

If expansion is an option, I like to take that route.

If that's not the case, I will generally play a lousy team and go from there.

Coffee Warlord · 06-17-2009, 04:05 PM

Major American sports I'm usually the local team 99.9% of the time, or, NCAA wise, my alma mater (Colorado).

FM, I usually hit up a lower level team who has a cool sounding name or has good history.

Racer · 06-17-2009, 05:53 PM

Since FOF2007 doesn't have expansion, I checked bad team

SnowMan · 06-17-2009, 05:55 PM

Being a Seattle fan, I have the luxury of taking my favorites and bad teams all in one!

samifan24 · 06-17-2009, 09:06 PM

I like taking teams with lots of promising prospects and developing them around average veterans and seeing if I can make them into a good team.

jbergey22 · 06-17-2009, 09:15 PM

Twins, Vikings, Twolves, Gophers, Wild so local. If that isnt an option like WWSM I look for a lower team with strong history.

If any of the teams I like were too strong to start Id likely pick a bottom of the league type team as the challenge is building teams up.

Icy · 06-18-2009, 05:24 AM

Mediocre or bad team, i enjoy rebuilding way more than instant winning.

Oilers9911 · 06-18-2009, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by RomaGoth

I tend to take over good/great teams because of the nature of the teams I like: Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Steelers, NY Yankees. Of course, I have yet to get through one season in football and baseball. Go figure.

Front runner.

RendeR · 06-18-2009, 08:52 AM

I like building from the ground up, so expansion is best followed by the league mutt.

RomaGoth · 06-18-2009, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Icy

Mediocre or bad team, i enjoy rebuilding way more than instant winning.

I really should do more rebuilding with teams. The problem is that it is difficult to do this with teams like the Red Wings and Steelers. I have tried being the Lions before, but as I said earlier, I never can seem to get through even one season for whatever reason. I generally tend to make a lot of trades to acquire young talent/prospects/draft picks, and this sets me up for a great future; albeit a future I never see.

Icy · 06-18-2009, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by RomaGoth

I really should do more rebuilding with teams. The problem is that it is difficult to do this with teams like the Red Wings and Steelers. I have tried being the Lions before, but as I said earlier, I never can seem to get through even one season for whatever reason. I generally tend to make a lot of trades to acquire young talent/prospects/draft picks, and this sets me up for a great future; albeit a future I never see.

I'm a Dolphins and Marlins fan so... i know about rebuilding

path12 · 06-18-2009, 01:22 PM

I picked local, but in retrospect have no idea why. I actually prefer either random LLM in FM or fictional universes in other sims, but that choice was missing.

RomaGoth · 06-18-2009, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by path12

I picked local, but in retrospect have no idea why. I actually prefer either random LLM in FM or fictional universes in other sims, but that choice was missing.

As was the trout option.

path12 · 06-18-2009, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by RomaGoth

As was the trout option.

It would be fun to manage a trout.

Honolulu Blue · 07-06-2009, 09:36 AM

Thanks, everyone, for your votes and replies.

I didn't include a random team option because I can't think of any reason anyone would want that. I certainly wouldn't pick it, but I guess some do. I'll include it in the future.

Local teams, huh? I thought that would come in third (behind bad team and expansion team). So I guess I'm a little surprised.

View Poll Results: What is your favorite type of team to take over in a sports career text sim?
Bad team	27	29.03%
Expansion team	21	22.58%
Local team	35	37.63%
Mediocre team	7	7.53%
Good/great team (maintain the greatness)	3	3.23%
Voters: 93. You may not vote on this poll

06-17-2009, 02:54 PM	#5
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	I usually take the teams I root for as well, with some modifications. I almost always play the Lions because, well, they've pretty much always sucked since these games have been around. In EHM, I take the Wings, though I usually do a fantasy draft to shake things up. I've only dabbled in baseball sims, but every time I dabbled I took the Tigers. In NCAA, I always created a university from scratch and built it up. For FM, I usually took a lower league English team, so it's all kind of random. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

06-17-2009, 02:57 PM	#7
Travis Pro Rookie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada eh	If it's there I like the expansion route (or if not, a league wide redraft while controlling one of my favorite teams). Lets me mold things from day one in the fashion I prefer and let's me really map out the next 3-5 seasons. Second would be taking over a bad team and doing the same as above, but obviously in a bit slower fashion as you have to do a lot more asset management/movement just to get the rebuild really in motion. __________________ "I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Rogers Hornsby

06-17-2009, 09:06 PM	#12
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	I like taking teams with lots of promising prospects and developing them around average veterans and seeing if I can make them into a good team. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

06-18-2009, 05:24 AM	#14
Icy Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toledo - Spain	Mediocre or bad team, i enjoy rebuilding way more than instant winning. __________________

06-17-2009, 02:21 PM	#3
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	I usually take teams that I root for, Dolphins/Braves/Man Utd. In FM I will mix it up occasionally and play as a team in the Dutch league because you don't have to play a thousand games in a season like English teams and there are no foreigner restrictions.

06-17-2009, 02:55 PM	#6
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Start with my team (wherever they are on the scale), build them up, then restart with a bad team, build them up, and by then I'm usually done with the game.

06-17-2009, 03:57 PM	#8
Capital High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000	If expansion is an option, I like to take that route. If that's not the case, I will generally play a lousy team and go from there.

06-17-2009, 04:05 PM	#9
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Major American sports I'm usually the local team 99.9% of the time, or, NCAA wise, my alma mater (Colorado). FM, I usually hit up a lower level team who has a cool sounding name or has good history.

06-17-2009, 05:53 PM	#10
Racer College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana	Since FOF2007 doesn't have expansion, I checked bad team

06-17-2009, 05:55 PM	#11
SnowMan High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Georgia via Alaska via Washington	Being a Seattle fan, I have the luxury of taking my favorites and bad teams all in one!

06-17-2009, 09:15 PM	#13
jbergey22 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Minnesota	Twins, Vikings, Twolves, Gophers, Wild so local. If that isnt an option like WWSM I look for a lower team with strong history. If any of the teams I like were too strong to start Id likely pick a bottom of the league type team as the challenge is building teams up.

06-18-2009, 08:52 AM	#16
RendeR Coordinator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Buffalo, NY	I like building from the ground up, so expansion is best followed by the league mutt. __________________ http://wotlabs.net/s...8/signature.png http://wotlabs.net/sig_dark/na/banichi18/signature.png

06-18-2009, 01:22 PM	#19
path12 Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	I picked local, but in retrospect have no idea why. I actually prefer either random LLM in FM or fictional universes in other sims, but that choice was missing. __________________ We have always been at war with Eastasia.

07-06-2009, 09:36 AM	#22
Honolulu Blue Dynasty Boy Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Michigan	Thanks, everyone, for your votes and replies. I didn't include a random team option because I can't think of any reason anyone would want that. I certainly wouldn't pick it, but I guess some do. I'll include it in the future. Local teams, huh? I thought that would come in third (behind bad team and expansion team). So I guess I'm a little surprised.

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