Do you use real players or fictional players?

[ThatSportsGamer]

Which do you use, and why?

[NewNapkin]

I generally use fictional players. While I do enjoy the occasional MLB save, it isn't my preference for a couple of reasons.

1. The MLB in general is a little too clunky for me. A lot of teams, players, minors, history, etc.

2. It feels weird to use different rules or schedules for the MLB, so I build fictional leagues with the rules tailored my my liking.

3. You are able to build backstory and you get oddly.. attached to these fake players. Also, I don't have to worry about the ratings or performance of some of my favorite real players.

[WaitTilNextYear]

No option for both? It depends on what I feel like doing. I have done mostly fictional before, but I am doing an expansion team in the real MLB universe right now and enjoying it pretty thoroughly.

Fictional is nice because I get to use some really nice logo/uniform sets and also there's the surprise of seeing which players are the great players. Especially when doing stats only where you can't tell which players are the best just by clicking on them. Another bonus to fictional is that you don't get offended when the cpu makes a 'lopsided' trade because you have much less context/name value for predicting how the deal will turn out.

MLB is nice because everything is ready to go and you don't get lost in the options of creating. It's also fun to see how the future (or past) might turn out for certain players.

[diveranger13]

I generally use fictional. Mainly to allow immersion into the game without disappointment when "real" players don't perform to what you think or over perform. Also trades sometimes can be a bit "WTF" sometimes

With fictional, it is whatever you want to make it or believe and can truly play out your baseball universe in your own mind without obstacles


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[Fuzznuts]

Fictional for me.

i enjoy starting with a clean slate. plus i don't want my favorite players and or teams clouding my judgement on trades and the like. i usually do all new teams & logos so it doesn't make it seem like its MLB. i want it to be a truly unique experience.

at some point i would like to go back and do a league from the 60's or 70's but for now i'll stick with fictional.

[voodoo_magic]

I use fictional for the reasons others have stated, been going for several versions with the same league.
I wish console sports games had options to play fictional leagues.

btw that's virtual me in my OOTP uniform, just happens to bear a striking resemblance to real life me which is why I love using it here.

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by voodoo_magic

I use fictional for the reasons others have stated, been going for several versions with the same league. I wish console sports games had options to play fictional leagues. btw that's virtual me in my OOTP uniform, just happens to bear a striking resemblance to real life me which is why I love using it here.

Yes, yes, a thousand times yes.

I prefer fictional as well and it may be simply because I follow the real leagues enough, so why not have my own fictional universe?

As KGHerm stated, it's an odd comment to make, but I find myself becoming attached to these fake players. There's more invested because we're the ones drafting, grooming and preparing them for their careers while with real players, they're fate is pretty much already decided.
The mystery of what they'll become is a lot more intriguing.

[Perceptor]

Real players but I might be trying the fictionals in 17