What rosters are you using?

JetsIn06 · 12-10-2006, 07:40 PM

What rosters are everyone using?

Yabanci's?
Default that comes with the game?

Is there another one out there that i dont know of? im surprised that there is only one custom 2006 roster out there ( that i know of)

gstelmack · 12-10-2006, 07:48 PM

Since the sim is focused on running many, many years, the initial player set just isn't all that big a concern to most people. Combined with the ability to have the game give you a randomly generated initial set of players, there isn't much reason for lots of league files. Solecismic ships his default based on an early snapshot, and then maybe someone tweaks it a bit for either late-discovered errors or in-season transactions, and there isn't much call to do much else.

Historical draft files are far more common.

Ben E Lou · 12-10-2006, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JetsIn06

What rosters are everyone using?

Can't speak for everyone, but I always use a game-generated fictional roster set.

aran · 12-10-2006, 11:08 PM

For my only serious career, I used the fictional 1970 roster file and have been using real draft files every year. It has made for a very fun career.

I'm noticing that the talent level of the league in general is a bit lower than what I was expecting, though this may just be a difference between FOF2k7 and FOF2k4.

Front Office Midget · 12-10-2006, 11:22 PM

For me, it's more fun starting fictional. When there's real players, I feel like I'm missing something overall in the record books. I'll end up thinking things like "Brett Favre retired with a LOT more than 24 TDs" or "Peyton Manning's 38 TD season in 2009 was good, but nothing compared to his 49 TD year" etc. A fictional league makes me imagine that it really is a brand new league that just started, and that the record books are genuine.

12-10-2006, 07:48 PM	#2
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	Since the sim is focused on running many, many years, the initial player set just isn't all that big a concern to most people. Combined with the ability to have the game give you a randomly generated initial set of players, there isn't much reason for lots of league files. Solecismic ships his default based on an early snapshot, and then maybe someone tweaks it a bit for either late-discovered errors or in-season transactions, and there isn't much call to do much else. Historical draft files are far more common. __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

12-10-2006, 11:08 PM	#4
aran High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA	For my only serious career, I used the fictional 1970 roster file and have been using real draft files every year. It has made for a very fun career. I'm noticing that the talent level of the league in general is a bit lower than what I was expecting, though this may just be a difference between FOF2k7 and FOF2k4.

12-10-2006, 11:22 PM	#5
Front Office Midget High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Saint Paul, MN	For me, it's more fun starting fictional. When there's real players, I feel like I'm missing something overall in the record books. I'll end up thinking things like "Brett Favre retired with a LOT more than 24 TDs" or "Peyton Manning's 38 TD season in 2009 was good, but nothing compared to his 49 TD year" etc. A fictional league makes me imagine that it really is a brand new league that just started, and that the record books are genuine.

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