How do online leagues work?

Elendil · 08-29-2004, 06:42 PM

I've looked around the website, the manual, and the forums for a rundown of how online leagues work, but haven't found anything. It seems to me that there are special challenges in running an online league. I understand one guy ("commissioner"?) does the simming and carries out every GM's orders (seems like a big job, BTW), but it seems there would arise difficulties in that special situations might happen during a sim. Say you sim a week of schedule every day. What happens if there are injuries during that period? Or if players need to come off the DL? And if you sim just one day at a time to let people handle these situations (and emails, etc), that would take forever.

Steve T · 08-29-2004, 06:49 PM

If injuries occur during the sim, or if a player is ready to come off the DL during the sim, then the GM would take care of it after the sim has been completed, and after a new league file has been uploaded.

Elendil · 08-29-2004, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by NealMusser

If injuries occur during the sim, or if a player is ready to come off the DL during the sim, then the GM would take care of it after the sim has been completed, and after a new league file has been uploaded.

Okay, that makes sense. Far from ideal, but it makes sense!

Skywalker76 · 08-30-2004, 03:10 AM

There are basically two different kind of online leagues:
1. Fast paced leagues which simulate something like one month per week
2. Everyday sims which let you take control of your team

Personally I like fast paced leagues better because especially if you're stuck with a bad team it doesn't take forever until you compete again.

Aussie Mark · 08-30-2004, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Elendil

I've looked around the website, the manual, and the forums for a rundown of how online leagues work, but haven't found anything.

There's a section of this very message board entitled "OOTP FAQ". Funny enough, it contains a tutorial on online leagues....

Aussie Mark's Playing in an Online League FAQ

Elendil · 08-30-2004, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Aussie Mark

There's a section of this very message board entitled "OOTP FAQ". Funny enough, it contains a tutorial on online leagues....

Aussie Mark's Playing in an Online League FAQ

Hm, it doesn't seem very funny to me.

But thanks.

satchel · 08-31-2004, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Aussie Mark

Funny enough, it contains a tutorial...

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Originally Posted by Elendil

Hm, it doesn't seem very funny to me.

Mark’s ‘funny’ comment was ironic, he didn’t mean that the FAQ has genuine billy-laugh humor.

Elendil · 08-31-2004, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by satchel

Mark’s ‘funny’ comment was ironic, he didn’t mean that the FAQ has genuine billy-laugh humor.

Yes, and my "hm, it doesn't seem very funny to me" was likewise ironic, and thus your response is doubly (or perhaps trebly?) ironic.

Jeremy Weimer · 08-31-2004, 07:09 PM

Er...what?

But yeah, hopefully that link Mark provided you was helpful enough for you to get the basic gist of how online leagues work. They're not as complicated as you would first think.

satchel · 08-31-2004, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Elendil

Yes, and my "hm, it doesn't seem very funny to me" was likewise ironic, and thus your response is doubly (or perhaps trebly?) ironic.

It’s as if we’re fleeing irony while it repeats. Trochaic hexameter.

Jeremy Weimer · 08-31-2004, 11:10 PM

I agree with Jesse completely.

08-29-2004, 06:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Elendil Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the dynasty forum Posts: 2,176 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	How do online leagues work? I've looked around the website, the manual, and the forums for a rundown of how online leagues work, but haven't found anything. It seems to me that there are special challenges in running an online league. I understand one guy ("commissioner"?) does the simming and carries out every GM's orders (seems like a big job, BTW), but it seems there would arise difficulties in that special situations might happen during a sim. Say you sim a week of schedule every day. What happens if there are injuries during that period? Or if players need to come off the DL? And if you sim just one day at a time to let people handle these situations (and emails, etc), that would take forever.

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08-29-2004, 06:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Steve T Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Pocono Mountains, PA Posts: 346 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	If injuries occur during the sim, or if a player is ready to come off the DL during the sim, then the GM would take care of it after the sim has been completed, and after a new league file has been uploaded.

08-30-2004, 03:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
Skywalker76 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 819 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	There are basically two different kind of online leagues: 1. Fast paced leagues which simulate something like one month per week 2. Everyday sims which let you take control of your team Personally I like fast paced leagues better because especially if you're stuck with a bad team it doesn't take forever until you compete again.

08-31-2004, 07:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
Jeremy Weimer Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mounds View, MN Posts: 3,376 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4x in 2 posts	Er...what? But yeah, hopefully that link Mark provided you was helpful enough for you to get the basic gist of how online leagues work. They're not as complicated as you would first think.

08-31-2004, 11:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
Jeremy Weimer Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mounds View, MN Posts: 3,376 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4x in 2 posts	I agree with Jesse completely.