Strategies to Prevent Yourself From Re-setting the Game

[pdaj]

Long story short, I lost a showdown with WV a short while ago after a defensive lineman (who was rushing from the corner) jumped a mile high in the air and somehow picked off my pass (which was designated for a RB 10 yards away in the flats) and returned it for a TD. I paused the game, put down the controller (after contemplating chucking it across the room), and walked away for several hours before returning to finish my 1st loss of the season.

Being that a number of other weird, "unlucky" plays took place over the course of the game, I was really, really pissed off. Hell, I still am. But in the past when I've re-set the game, I've felt guilty. I've found that walking away from the t.v. when I'm ticked off works to prevent me from doing so ...

What do YOU do to keep a cool head when you lose?

[Indian Joe]

I've never restarted a game, but the only reason that I would ever, ever, ever EVER, EVER restart a game is if I won, but after the game, it gives me a loss. I don't know if it would ever do that, I'm not aware of a glitch, but that would put me over the edge.

[boomersooner31]

I get pissed at the game ALL the time. There are certain games where I feel like the CPU is cheating to win. BUT, it's better to struggle like that I guess than blow out opponents all the time.

[prowler]

The day I get angry at a video game is the day I stop playing.

[PocketScout]

Personally I play on Heisman. Supersim the entire first half and only play offense the second half and supersim all defense the entire game. I start with a 1* team so it is pretty hard to have a lot of wins.

I have changed over to this because I would beat the cpu to easily and would have to crank the Heisman sliders so crazy that I just felt cheated by the game and not like I was playing football with strategy, but playing football to beat an overly slider juiced team.

Going with the supersim way I will finally get control of my team and sometimes im within a couple scores and others ill be getting whipped by 28 and know there is no hope of winning. This has helped a ton to keep me from going 12-1 or 13-0 every year which I love and at the same time I keeps my frustration levels with the game at a bear minimum. Now when I eek out a 8-5 record with Tulane I feel A LOT more accomplishment than I ever did winning a National Title with S.Miss while playing a loaded SEC schedule and playing every down.

The are so many little things you learn on how to really max out your play book that once you make it to that point you can pretty well win 10 games every season without much effort. I love that this takes a lot of the variables out of my hands and winning and losing are now a part of my game.

[swhyte21]

It is very satisfying to come back the next season and get your revenge.

[pdaj]

Quote: Originally Posted by PocketScout

Personally I play on Heisman. Supersim the entire first half and only play offense the second half and supersim all defense the entire game. I start with a 1* team so it is pretty hard to have a lot of wins. I have changed over to this because I would beat the cpu to easily and would have to crank the Heisman sliders so crazy that I just felt cheated by the game and not like I was playing football with strategy, but playing football to beat an overly slider juiced team. Going with the supersim way I will finally get control of my team and sometimes im within a couple scores and others ill be getting whipped by 28 and know there is no hope of winning. This has helped a ton to keep me from going 12-1 or 13-0 every year which I love and at the same time I keeps my frustration levels with the game at a bear minimum. Now when I eek out a 8-5 record with Tulane I feel A LOT more accomplishment than I ever did winning a National Title with S.Miss while playing a loaded SEC schedule and playing every down. The are so many little things you learn on how to really max out your play book that once you make it to that point you can pretty well win 10 games every season without much effort. I love that this takes a lot of the variables out of my hands and winning and losing are now a part of my game.

Great points, everyone.

And Pocket, I could see myself doing what you do eventually. When I played with Wyoming, I got so good with the playbook ... I was really, really difficult to beat. I left for 1-star Syracuse after I beat ND in the NC 58-7 in order to make the game more challenging. I now play with a new playbook ... and it's taken a little life out of my offense. I have very few "go to" plays and struggle with my general offensive game flow. It's made the game more fun, though.

Anyway, I think you may be missing some of the fun of playing the game by skipping out on defense/special teams. For me, one of the harder parts of the game is stopping an explosive offense with a pair of 68 CB and a "star" LB rated a 72. Meanwhile, I could score on any defense with the weakest offensive team. That part of the game just comes easier to me.

I used to play the game on Heisman, but after a while, it became cake. I now play on All-American (and significantly altered sliders that were recommended by a user here), and the game is a lot more difficult now without the unnatural effect you mentioned. Have you tried doing this?

[NoDakHusker]

I always remember that it's just a video game. Nothing that happens in the game is going to affect real life, that it's meant to be played for fun and not worth my time and energy to get all angry about.