Lessons learned...go and play!

[PsychoBulk]

Strange thread title i know.

Basically, the last few years, ive generally messed around too much when waiting to start my franchise, i would always say to myself things like:

- your sliders arent tested enough
- wait for the OSFM OD Set
- then, may as well for re-rates/pitch edits etc
- there may be another patch, wait for that

...and on and on it went, i was giving myself any excuse not to just go and actually play the game, due to this i was always struggling to get my franchise in (i play all 162), and indeed, get at least two full seasons in, as is my wish.

Well, this year its different, ive finally wised up.

My sliders? Yeah, they may require the odd tweak in future but i doubt it and they play great as it is.

Rosters? This release of OSFM will do just fine, i can make any corrections i want myself, why wait for another set?

Patch? Already had the big one, it fixed everything i really wanted to, so what if there is another mini one, it will work on existing games anyway.

So, basically, what AM i worrying about? Why didnt i just start and play in years gone by?

NO MORE i tell you!

So...my message to others in a similar boat thinking about waiting for this, that and the other that they "must have", before starting their franchises...learn from my painful lessons and get started, enjoy the game and go and play.

Im sure im not the only one whos come to see the light where this game and waiting is concerned.

My franchise starts today, and will NOT be restarting, because ive also learned if you keep restarting you simply never finish what you started.

If you are a little OCD and absolutely HAVE to wait for all the edits and re-rates that OSFM will get in the months to come, fair play to you, each to his own and all that, but me, well, i used to be like that, but like i say, lesson learned

Lets play ball!

[KHarmo88]

^^ funny you bring up this topic. Last year, I was on here everyday waiting for OSFM roster updates, patch information (even though my game didn't seem affected) and it got to the point where I was like wtf am I doing. This version of the OSFM is great as it is. Ya it would be nice to have all the pitch edits, equipment edits, etc but you're supposed to be only focusing on your team, so you can make those changes yourself. Ill be starting over the next few days but not because I'm waiting for any updates or anything because as you said, time to play ball!!

[IK720]

100% agree with you. I am taking this version of the OSFM rosters and going with it. Last year I think I started 6 Astros franchises and never got very far into it. What is the fun in replaying the years where they are terrible six times? Seriously I don't know what I was doing.

This year I am with you. I have the rosters and it is time to start! Heck it might take me a decade to turn this team around as it is haha!

[COMMISSIONERHBK9]

I agree so much bulk. Each year I say I need to wait for more updated os. I need to wait till a sound pack is release. No more I got my os dl. I removed everyone non MLB off the 40 man so the CPU won't make moves. Since I do one player franchise. The only thing I'm going to do is use last year stadium sounds and forget about player music and finally start my franchise. For the first time play a whole 162 game season. Now I just got to figure out what team to be lol.

[PsychoBulk]

Quote: Originally Posted by KHarmo88

. Ill be starting over the next few days but not because I'm waiting for any updates or anything because as you said, time to play ball!!

Yep.

The major things we all really want to start our franchises with i.e. the patch and OSFM, are here now, why wait?!

Good man.

Quote: Originally Posted by IK720

This year I am with you. I have the rosters and it is time to start! Heck it might take me a decade to turn this team around as it is haha!

Exactly, the quicker you start to rebuild those lowly 'stros, the more chance you have of actually succeeding in the long run.

Play ball!

[geisterhome]

Man I'm exactly in that situation now, have been waiting for release day, waiting for the patch, waiting for the OSFM roster.. now I'm not sure if I should wait again for the OD OFSM release to start my franchise.
This is my first full year with The Show, so I don't know how significant the changes will be in the OD set and if there are few really big errors in the OSFM version 1. Also if it should drop in just a few days it might be stupid not to wait.. no idea how long the guys will need.

[grgmths1433]

So what yall doing about all the lineups and rotations that's not right? Are yall fixing them before u go into franny mode?

[SpartanBoy81]

Quote: Originally Posted by PsychoBulk

Yep. The major things we all really want to start our franchises with i.e. the patch and OSFM, are here now, why wait?! Play ball!

I couldn't have said any of this better myself. Honestly, the full minors roster is what I wait for. Having the first real major patch is great too. After that, I really don't worry about all the little things that will be updated. I honestly don't care if the back-up infielder from the Seattle Mariners has the proper equipment or not. I don't care if they the 6th guy in the Astro's bullpen has the exact pitch types to match real life.

As a Tigers fan, I'll go through and make sure that pitch types match up for the MLB roster and maybe a couple guys in the minors that I might have to call up during the year due to injuries or something. I really don't even care about equipment for my own team. I might tweak some of the ratings of guys if I think the original roster over or under rated them, but I'll only do that for the Tigers since those are the players I'll really be paying attention to closely. (I mean really, do I care if an outfielder in the National League has an overrated throwing arm?? No.)

It's time to play ball and I couldn't be more excited. Now I just need to get out of work tonight to really get a good look at the OSFM roster in the vault (It came out way too late last night for a guy on Eastern Time that had to be up at 6 AM this morning for work)