Fictional Rosters have made me love The Show again!!

[Geolink]

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Is there any way we can get a fictional roster with everyone being a rookie?

[JoshC1977]

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Is there any way we can get a fictional roster with everyone being a rookie?

That would essentially be rebuilding a roster from scratch. Plus you might see some funky artifacts in franchise.

You could always check the vault and see if someone did one, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.


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[bacon96]

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That would essentially be rebuilding a roster from scratch. Plus you might see some funky artifacts in franchise.

You could always check the vault and see if someone did one, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.


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Correct. With service time added, it works a little better because all your top players would be hitting free agency and every other benchmark along the way together so it realistically wouldn't be great...in my opinion.

[bacon96]

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This is would also be interesting in RttS as I wouldn't be bothered by bad trades for recognizable names anymore. Might have to give this a shot. Maybe it will get me interested in The Show again for this year.

One of my favorite parts is the replayability of the roster. It's frozen in time and not connected to the real MLB so there's nothing to compare it to except itself.

[Geolink]

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Correct. With service time added, it works a little better because all your top players would be hitting free agency and every other benchmark along the way together so it realistically wouldn't be great...in my opinion.

That makes sense.

[bravesfan1984]

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Fictional rosters (or even partially fictional rosters) can be a tremendous way of very effectively divorcing real life from your franchise. What Bullit said about preconceptions is spot-on....you HAVE to "scout" other teams, you HAVE to learn your own players, and the entire method of evaluating guys is strictly based on what happens in-game. You want to trade for a guy at a certain position, you can't just go "Oh yeah, Team X has a minor leaguer that I want". You'll be sifting through the rosters and using the player search function (most underrated aspect of MLB's mode) a ton. What I love the most...."name value" (which means nothing to the CPU) will also mean nothing to you for quite some time...you'll find yourself being way more objective about trades instead of being mad at the CPU because Tampa traded Wander Franco. That "shallow" franchise mode gets a whole lot deeper when you're forced to use all the tools at-hand.

There are 3 or 4 pretty solid fictional rosters out there. But, I too am an admirer of Bacon's roster because the ratings create so many different "personalities". I love the mix of massive platoon-split guys, (f)utility IFs, & defensively challenged players all mixed-in with the more "normal" everyday starter guys.

Josh, you nailed it man! I'll add by saying those of you (me included) that struggle with wanting rosters to be perfect and so up to date, that you basically never get a franchise off the ground, fictional rosters are a godsend.



Bacon's roster is a game changer! I could never give him enough kudos for his contribution to this community.

[hyacinth1]

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This is like old school gaming before games had real players. You tend to fall in love with no names rather than real players.

[Caulfield]

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The fact about fiction: all rosters need more Bacon

[Bullit]

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The fact about fiction: all rosters need more Bacon

[GainzBro]

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You all have got me interested. Can I find this roster in the 19 vault?

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[GainzBro]

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You all have got me interested. Can I find this roster in the 19 vault?

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Nevermind I found it. Forgive me I just got out of surgery.

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[Culture Rot]

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Bacons a wizard. I wish someone would do for other sports games what he’s done for MLB The Show

[bacon96]

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Bacons a wizard. I wish someone would do for other sports games what he’s done for MLB The Show

Tbh, if Madden's franchise was like it was in 2007, then I probably wouldn't have stopped buying Madden.

[TheWarmWind]

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Yeah I've dabbled in fictional rosters, and I totally get it. The only reason I didn't stick with it is because my 2014 carry over is my main game. Although by this point, there are more fictional players in the majors then real ones.

Honestly can't wait for the moment when 100% of the league is fictional. All of my pitching staff are now fictional, and I feel way more attached to them then I would real players. I also feel like I understand them better, as I was forced to scout them and learn about them, as opposed to making assumptions about them based on their real life counterparts.

[jasonmoon20]

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So I have played the Show for several years and have always heard about the fictional rosters, but have never tried them. I was also getting a little "bored" if you will. So seeing this thread made me finally give them a try. Bacon these are great! I love them! I'm engrossed in a new Braves franchise with these.

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