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Cap · 05-05-2007, 08:07 AM

It's funny. Every so often I introduce a fictional fighter created randomly into the mix just for fun. I watch him work his way through the lesser ranks, maybe even up to World Class. Then I start to get antsy about him. I can't bring myself to allow him to beat real top-class fighters. So I open him up and tinker with his ratings to downgrade him. Next thing you know he's on the decline into oblivion.

I read other universes here, and every time I see how some fictional fighter has beaten a name I recognize, I wince. Must be the amateur historian in me. This is nothing against others here. I'm glad they're having fun. After all, these aren't real humans we're dealing with, just electronic blips on a screen and our own fertile imaginations. For me, it was different in the early days, when I had far fewer historical fighters in my universe. I didn't mind that my fictional British heavyweight Lloyd King made it so far, because I had so few real British heavies from that era to use. Now, I've got more of them, so I may retire King "poimenently". Not sure. Of course, then I have the problem of what to do with Colin Morrison, my fictional Scottish heavyweight. I have a policy of not using a real fighter unless I have a photo of him, so even if I find a heavy to replace him, if I can't find that guy's pic, I won't use him.

Oh, well. The problems of power, eh?

Cap

05-05-2007, 08:07 AM	#57 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 3,987	It's funny. Every so often I introduce a fictional fighter created randomly into the mix just for fun. I watch him work his way through the lesser ranks, maybe even up to World Class. Then I start to get antsy about him. I can't bring myself to allow him to beat real top-class fighters. So I open him up and tinker with his ratings to downgrade him. Next thing you know he's on the decline into oblivion. I read other universes here, and every time I see how some fictional fighter has beaten a name I recognize, I wince. Must be the amateur historian in me. This is nothing against others here. I'm glad they're having fun. After all, these aren't real humans we're dealing with, just electronic blips on a screen and our own fertile imaginations. For me, it was different in the early days, when I had far fewer historical fighters in my universe. I didn't mind that my fictional British heavyweight Lloyd King made it so far, because I had so few real British heavies from that era to use. Now, I've got more of them, so I may retire King "poimenently". Not sure. Of course, then I have the problem of what to do with Colin Morrison, my fictional Scottish heavyweight. I have a policy of not using a real fighter unless I have a photo of him, so even if I find a heavy to replace him, if I can't find that guy's pic, I won't use him. Oh, well. The problems of power, eh? Cap __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."