I didn't vote for #2, but I can chime in. There are realistic things that would be sim that actually are not competitively balanced at all when it comes to a video game. Like randomly blowing your knee out, the ref making an incorrect call, having a doctor stop the fight because of a cut. These are obvious things, but this concept or idea can make it's way into less obvious aspects. Tons of things that could be implemented into the game that would make it more realistic, but would be out of the players control. Things can get so far SIM that you could just hit start and watch the game play itself. Like said above, it is a video game. That all being said. Don't listen to me. I would be happy with a perfectly balanced game with 2 stick figures over a beautiful unbalanced SIM.