04-25-2020, 07:48 PM | #1 | |||
lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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"Highlander" House Rules
Some while ago, I fiddled around with a FOF career under a set of special rules, basically that I was allowed to do lots of things once per season, but that's all.
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Thinking about reviving this concept for FOF 8.3. Posting here for thoughts or refinements. As always, my goal is to set rules, and then play "all out" within those rules and try my damnedest to win. So, the confines are... important. I can start an empty cupboard career any time and have a little fun building, but I always yearn for a long term set of rules that keep the game interesting and challenging. Any way to mold this into such a thing? |
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04-25-2020, 07:58 PM | #2 |
lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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Variation on a theme:
There can be only one free agent offer outstanding at any time during early or late free agency |
04-26-2020, 03:09 AM | #3 | |
High School JV
Join Date: Mar 2015
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my preferred way of playing SP, by far, is to have one and only one house rule -- all my coaches must have scouting bar < 15 (eyeballing between 0 and around middle of the first tick mark region, which is 25). this makes the game quite challenging when using the standard combine correlation of 50, and even more so with lower setttings. i have to rely a lot more on stats rather than bars, which makes it more realistic to me. i know that setting is not for everyone, and i also have the following rules, which are built based on the way that AI handles the game. i split them in GM and coaches' rules. i rarely use them both, as i don't see much fun in that way (the only thing i would be doing is build the roster with the players I want). sometimes i enforce the gm rules and play pretty much as a coach that selects it's preferred players following AI rules. sometimes i rex everything coach related and play as GM, loosening some of the rules (but never trading future picks). GM - no trades involving future picks (the AI valuation of future picks is off) - only one major FA signing per offseason (top 50 on the grey list). all FA offers have to be made in FA1.1 (AI too predictable) - signing bonus < 25% of total value of offer for UFAs, unless asked by the player. otherwise we can get any UFA we want with bonus heavy offers that the AI will never match. - only 1 outstanding FA offer per stage. (AI too predictable) - no signing of 2nd/3rd/4th yr players (the AI will let walk pretty good RFAs) - extensions of own players have to match player's demands, unless it's a cap out. (this is what the AI does for their players) Coaches - rex depth charts - rex game plans Last edited by tzach : 04-26-2020 at 03:09 AM. |
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04-26-2020, 03:25 AM | #4 |
lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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hmmmm
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04-26-2020, 05:36 AM | #5 |
lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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Fortunately, I think the feeling has subsided. Better to happen now than after four seasons and 78 posts in a dynasty thread than I would then abandon.
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05-23-2020, 07:31 AM | #6 |
n00b
Join Date: Apr 2020
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These house rules sound great to me, I'll give them a try and will give feedback!
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05-23-2020, 11:24 AM | #7 |
lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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Cool.
FWIW, one thing the push into 5-year and up contracts did was enforce more roster turnover than I would ordinarily stand for in FOF, but much closer to being in line with the NFL. Signing guys to multi year deals with break points designed as easy off-ramps for the team (with dead money) is part and parcel of the NFL, but for whatever reason it doesn't really show up even in cutthroat MP FOF leagues. But here, I was routinely signing a guy to a 7 year deal with 4 throwaway seasons at the end, knowing full well I'd really have him for his 7th 8th and 9th seasons and then release him (and be unable to reneg or re-sign him). Anyway... hope it proves enjoyable. Feel free to fiddle around with the rules, hopefully keeping the same spirit. |
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