Success or Disappointment, What Drives Your Franchise Progress?

[Steve_OS]

With the World Series kicking off tonight, it got me thinking about the crapshoot that is...

Written By: Chase Becotte

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[ChaseB]

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Genuinely curious what will drive people to do another season more in their franchise so felt this was a good time to frame it and ask it.

[MizzouRah]

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I won the World Series with the Cardinals, after going 2-1 in the WC, 3-1 in the NLDS, 4-3 in the NLCS and 4-3 in the WS.

For me, it's trying to repeat with some of the new additions and call ups.

[countryboy]

Success or Disappointment, What Drives Your Franchise Progress?

Genuinely curious what will drive people to do another season more in their franchise so felt this was a good time to frame it and ask it.

For me each new season tells a new story. In my current franchise that is currently in the 6th season, the Pirates made the playoffs even after trading Bryan Reynolds. Ke’Bryan Hayes and O’Neill Cruz. They have now Ian Anderson, Bo Bichette, Dylan Crews and Walter Jenkins(top draft picks)

The Angels have been to back to back World Series, losing both, and they don’t have Ohtani.

The Blue Jays are the worst team in the AL. The A’s are playoff contenders. The Braves are a jauggernaut, the Dodgers stink.

Each year there is a storyline or multiple storylines that are intriguing and help engulf me into my fantasy franchise universe.

Watching teams rise and fall, and my own quest to reach October and make a return to the World Series excite me to play the next calendar day to see what happens next.


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[mpklub]

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I agree with the sentiment that each season tells a new story. I don't play as fast as some and am actually feeling a bit lost on what to do with my show franchises.

My main franchise is an Indians franchise on 20 where I started in 17, the year after they lost the World Series to the Cubs and is essentially a "what could have been" style franchise. I'm only in year 3 but I've won the 17 and 18 World Series although I probably shouldn't have won in 17. I put my PS4 (at the time) in rest mode and my power went out killing a Game 5 in the ALCS against the Astros that would have likely resulted in a loss and me going down 3-1. I replayed the game and won tying the series at 2-2. We would go on to win the series and eventually the World Series. In 2018 we caught fire in the post season and steam rolled everyone.

My current season is about a quarter way through and I've upped the difficulty which has made things more interesting and challenging but I'm debating if I want to keep this chise going or start over since I've already won 2 WS. Do I keep going to see if this can be a longterm Dynasty or do I take on a rebuild?

Both have their appeals.

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[tril]

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for me winning a title early does dampen the fun factor in franchise mode. It doesn't matter what sport.
As long as the process is challenging, Ill play more than one season. Gameplay has to be challenging and all the franchise/gm tasks have to provide a good level of immersion.
With that said, I haven't won a title in any sports game in a long time. Ive been close.

I dont even think I play for championships, I play for the accumulation of stats, and I like to see how these leagues play out historically, more so than winning championships.

[jcar0725]

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Rebuilds are what keep me going. Starting from scratch and building a team and trying to eventually win it all, and also watching the younger players grow and accumulate stats

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[Doyoueven85]

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At this point all I want to do is win a championship. With a team that isn’t favored to even compete. In the 17 years of playing this game I’ve won only two championships. Both of which were with very very good teams. That’s it, I just want to win it all.

[Ghost Of The Year]

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If I won 110 games in the regular season, I would probably reboot with sliders tweaked. Same if I couldnt crack the 50 win barrier. Thankfully I've never won that much, or little.

[JoshC1977]

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Truthfully, I pretty much loathe watching real life sports these days and I barely even follow them. But, I will always love the game of baseball and I get the ebbs/flows, overcoming adversity, and the sheer number of storylines through my franchises.

It's not about winning/losing to me, it's about knowing what happens next in the story (every game is a new chapter in that story).

[mryan2]

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I love this article and discussion. I have always struggled with this. I will always have a franchise with my favorite teams and when they are good in real life if I win quick it’s okay.

I will also have one with a “rebuilding” team and if I win quick it does kind of ruin it and I think that is because they is no talk around it from a Twitter or ESPN to build the story. It almost feels like the game just allowed me to win.

However, where I struggle the most is when I start a franchise and my team makes a move in real life to change the roster. I get a bad case of “roster-itis”.

I have more like playing sports games during their offseason but even a particular rumor screws me up and I want to try that out.

Not really sure how to overcome some of those things and just got lost in my own little “universe”.

[dran1984]

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Rebuilds are what keep me going. Starting from scratch and building a team and trying to eventually win it all, and also watching the younger players grow and accumulate stats

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This is why we need to be able to add an expansion franchise and literally start from scratch.

[Detroit Tigers]

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It's not about winning/losing to me, it's about knowing what happens next in the story (every game is a new chapter in that story).

Exactly this. Even stuff as simple as being excited to see how the next starter does. Every individual player has a story going on. It’s incredible and every bit as interesting & intriguing as following real baseball is. Maybe more so, because most of it is rooted in my own decision-making as GM, coach & player(s).