Steroids.

davep1967 · 05-30-2002, 05:44 AM

If this is a sim that represents the decisions a player must make, then the decision to take steroids or not has to be in the game.

Players are trying "strike it rich" and if they are just average players, they know a few good seasons could put them over the top and the ability to sign a huge contract.

Also...if you include this, the game would definatly be mentioned in some NEWS stories thus generating additional exposure.

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Steve Kuffrey · 05-30-2002, 06:06 AM

Interesting twist...

Redhead_Alaskan · 05-30-2002, 10:34 AM

I find it amusing and I like it. Just one more twist to a potentially good game

Jason Moyer · 06-01-2002, 07:50 AM

Reminds me of Fallout. And if you took to many steroids at once you got a big "ADDICT" message and it affected your coordination.

Jason

gahjr2000 · 06-02-2002, 01:15 PM

If a player did decide to take steroids there should be some penalty involved, such as increasing the probability that one will become injury prone (e.g. Canseco, McGwire, Ruben Sierra).

RyanExpress · 06-02-2002, 07:29 PM

I think steroids are a great idea but in order to avoid any heat for including them I also think there should be some consequence. Like being more injury prone, or even better, the risk of getting found out. It would be funny to see a player try to weasle out of a contract that calls for drug testing.
In addition, although I HATE how its ruined my beloved game; I think baseball strikes and labor issues should be sprinkled about the game. It would make for some pretty interesting conversation; "How is your ITTP player doing?" "Oh, he's not playing anymore; the league is on strike."

Dargone · 06-22-2002, 04:36 AM

Love the strike quote. I was hitting .395 but I'm not playing the rest of this year. Have to take care of my family, you know how it is.

nix · 06-29-2002, 05:17 AM

lol this game should be great, i cant wait 'till it comes-out. i wonder how will a sim league be run with this particular game. i just cant think of a way you 'll run a sim league with it. do u just get 25 owner(own a player) for each team? there's like 28 team in the majors so you'll need quiet a few peoples.

jor31 · 06-29-2002, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by nix
l so you'll need quiet a few peoples.

why does it matter if they are quiet?

05-30-2002, 05:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
davep1967 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 173	Steroids. If this is a sim that represents the decisions a player must make, then the decision to take steroids or not has to be in the game. Players are trying "strike it rich" and if they are just average players, they know a few good seasons could put them over the top and the ability to sign a huge contract. Also...if you include this, the game would definatly be mentioned in some NEWS stories thus generating additional exposure. <small>[ 05-30-2002, 10:46 AM: Message edited by: davep1967 ]</small> __________________ Try the StickWare Schedule Generator!

05-30-2002, 06:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 16,908	Interesting twist... __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays No longer an active league.

05-30-2002, 10:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
Redhead_Alaskan Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 224	I find it amusing and I like it. Just one more twist to a potentially good game __________________ "Never conform"-Woody Mesa

06-01-2002, 07:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jason Moyer Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 4,130	Reminds me of Fallout. And if you took to many steroids at once you got a big "ADDICT" message and it affected your coordination. Jason __________________ "I pretty much popped everything cold turkey. We were doing steroids they wouldn't give to horses. That was the '60s, when nobody knew. The good thing is, we know now. There's a lot more research and understanding. I'd like to say we were smart, but we didn't know what was going on. We were at the tail end of a generation that wasn't afraid to ingest anything. As research showed up, guys stopped." -- Tom House

06-02-2002, 07:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
RyanExpress Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 15	I think steroids are a great idea but in order to avoid any heat for including them I also think there should be some consequence. Like being more injury prone, or even better, the risk of getting found out. It would be funny to see a player try to weasle out of a contract that calls for drug testing. In addition, although I HATE how its ruined my beloved game; I think baseball strikes and labor issues should be sprinkled about the game. It would make for some pretty interesting conversation; "How is your ITTP player doing?" "Oh, he's not playing anymore; the league is on strike." __________________ jkl

06-02-2002, 01:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
gahjr2000 Bat Boy Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: California Posts: 9	If a player did decide to take steroids there should be some penalty involved, such as increasing the probability that one will become injury prone (e.g. Canseco, McGwire, Ruben Sierra).

06-22-2002, 04:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Azeroth Posts: 2,504	Love the strike quote. I was hitting .395 but I'm not playing the rest of this year. Have to take care of my family, you know how it is. __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell

06-29-2002, 05:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
nix Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 67	lol this game should be great, i cant wait 'till it comes-out. i wonder how will a sim league be run with this particular game. i just cant think of a way you 'll run a sim league with it. do u just get 25 owner(own a player) for each team? there's like 28 team in the majors so you'll need quiet a few peoples. __________________ nix

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