Not posted for a long time in here really, but some of you may remember me from the sliders section...
Yesterday i pre-ordered the MVP version of '24, and its now safely installed on my PS5 whilst i, on occasion, watch a drab countdown until its release, but ive been having some musings, and thought, if im feeling this way, so may others be, so lets see?
To start from the start...ive been a long time Show player since pretty much the beginning.
For many years, way too many to remember, i wanted it all be perfect. By this i mean the perfect roster, the perfect post launch patch, the perfect sliders, the perfect equipment edits, the perfect lineups/rotations to match reality etc. Im sure many of you were, or are still, the same, and know where im coming from. This, on reflection, was utterly, totally...futile.
It will stop you enjoying all the positive things a game like the show can do, and focus, unhealthily, on what it cant.
Perfection in video games does not exist and you should never chase it.
I'm now 43 and last year i kind of had a Show epiphany, if you will.
I simply started a franchise, on release day, with stock rosters, stock HOF difficulty and sliders.
Never in all my years with this game did i have so much fun!
Never did i get so deep into a franchise, connect with the storylines in my own universe (this is a critical point), never did i realise this could even happen! I got 100 plus games into my franny (i play every pitch of every game) for the first time ever, and only had to shelve it for life reasons, which are all now resolved, for had they not i would have had time for multiple seasons and really, really enjoyed it.
This year, after my lessons learned of '23, i cant wait, cannot wait i tell you, to do the same.
There will be many of you out there that plan to wait for this roster, those sliders, that patch, and i get it, i really do, i WAS that person for years, so i wont blame you, or call you, or dismiss you, been there too long - but as of last year...no longer.
So for those of you who do struggle to get deep into a 'chise, who feel the need to do "just one more restart", take a lesson from an Englishman who, until he hit 43 - didnt see the wood from the trees...and just play.
Of course, not all will be able to do this, and i empathise to a large degree, but honestly, doing this last year, and this year from next Friday on launch day...it is SO empowering, so freeing to take control of your video game time, your enjoyment with this game, without letting so many largely unimportant variables ruin it for you.
Remember - dont chase that perfect setup - it aint out there folks.
My choice of avatar these days reflects my new found freedom in terms of video games and the show especially...i only wish id realised it years before!
So, to March 15, when ill take the plunge, my new franchise will begin, and, having learned the lessons of the failures before, the success of just playing will begin - and by god will it be enjoyed!
I hope this post chimes with some of you whove been in the same boat for years.
Happy gaming, and happy The Show 24 folks, learn from my lessons...and play ball!
Yesterday i pre-ordered the MVP version of '24, and its now safely installed on my PS5 whilst i, on occasion, watch a drab countdown until its release, but ive been having some musings, and thought, if im feeling this way, so may others be, so lets see?
To start from the start...ive been a long time Show player since pretty much the beginning.
For many years, way too many to remember, i wanted it all be perfect. By this i mean the perfect roster, the perfect post launch patch, the perfect sliders, the perfect equipment edits, the perfect lineups/rotations to match reality etc. Im sure many of you were, or are still, the same, and know where im coming from. This, on reflection, was utterly, totally...futile.
It will stop you enjoying all the positive things a game like the show can do, and focus, unhealthily, on what it cant.
Perfection in video games does not exist and you should never chase it.
I'm now 43 and last year i kind of had a Show epiphany, if you will.
I simply started a franchise, on release day, with stock rosters, stock HOF difficulty and sliders.
Never in all my years with this game did i have so much fun!
Never did i get so deep into a franchise, connect with the storylines in my own universe (this is a critical point), never did i realise this could even happen! I got 100 plus games into my franny (i play every pitch of every game) for the first time ever, and only had to shelve it for life reasons, which are all now resolved, for had they not i would have had time for multiple seasons and really, really enjoyed it.
This year, after my lessons learned of '23, i cant wait, cannot wait i tell you, to do the same.
There will be many of you out there that plan to wait for this roster, those sliders, that patch, and i get it, i really do, i WAS that person for years, so i wont blame you, or call you, or dismiss you, been there too long - but as of last year...no longer.
So for those of you who do struggle to get deep into a 'chise, who feel the need to do "just one more restart", take a lesson from an Englishman who, until he hit 43 - didnt see the wood from the trees...and just play.
Of course, not all will be able to do this, and i empathise to a large degree, but honestly, doing this last year, and this year from next Friday on launch day...it is SO empowering, so freeing to take control of your video game time, your enjoyment with this game, without letting so many largely unimportant variables ruin it for you.
Remember - dont chase that perfect setup - it aint out there folks.
My choice of avatar these days reflects my new found freedom in terms of video games and the show especially...i only wish id realised it years before!
So, to March 15, when ill take the plunge, my new franchise will begin, and, having learned the lessons of the failures before, the success of just playing will begin - and by god will it be enjoyed!
I hope this post chimes with some of you whove been in the same boat for years.
Happy gaming, and happy The Show 24 folks, learn from my lessons...and play ball!
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