Looking For "Friends" to join "Our League" Season 3

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

The Caspers and Highlanders lead the way with Krikkit close behind.

[stl jason]

Silver league update:

Waffletown sits atop the standings by standing pat.

[revmcgator]

Originally Posted by Silo

Congrats on removing the last of the SE players. Who was the last one you replaced? I tried looking up your league, but I don't think there is a way to see your roster.
I'm planning on a similar strategy. I relied on live SE cards to get me up to silver where there is a nice groups of -OL teams. But, now I'm trying to divest and make my team more interesting, while staying competitive. Not sure how I'll kick my reliance on SE pitching, though...

There were a few I still had to sell, the most significant -- as far as production -- was Robinson Cano. At the time of the divestiture, I had completed < 10 missions, so I didn't have many to begin with.

However, over time, I have accumulated a lot of LIVE cards (isn't that what most packs are?) so I was close to completing several missions. I finished a few of those and sold the resulting SE cards, too.

And while I'm talking about cards from packs, sort of, I have noticed something which might be common knowledge, but I can confirm...

Like many, I have 3 teams on my account. And while my other two teams will get Gold, Diamond, and even, once-in-a-great-while, Perfect cards from packs, Vlora does not. Their draws are significantly worse than the other two teams. Perhaps it's just the luck of the draw. But I wonder -- do others notice this with their teams? Is there one team that just doesn't have the pack-luck of your other two?

[stl jason]

Originally Posted by revmcgator

There were a few I still had to sell, the most significant -- as far as production -- was Robinson Cano. At the time of the divestiture, I had completed < 10 missions, so I didn't have many to begin with.

However, over time, I have accumulated a lot of LIVE cards (isn't that what most packs are?) so I was close to completing several missions. I finished a few of those and sold the resulting SE cards, too.

And while I'm talking about cards from packs, sort of, I have noticed something which might be common knowledge, but I can confirm...

Like many, I have 3 teams on my account. And while my other two teams will get Gold, Diamond, and even, once-in-a-great-while, Perfect cards from packs, Vlora does not. Their draws are significantly worse than the other two teams. Perhaps it's just the luck of the draw. But I wonder -- do others notice this with their teams? Is there one team that just doesn't have the pack-luck of your other two?

yeah, the Syrups definitely pull worse than my other two teams (both of those are pack only, so I'm actually ok with that ).... while Waffletown does pull the occassional diamond card (and one Live perfect so far this season if I remember right), they are rarely historic cards that can crack the lineup

[Vanden]

Originally Posted by revmcgator

OL I206 checks in with five OL teams. However, it looks like Iron Maiden will spend (I know, I'm sorry for this but I have to say it) a wasted year, with only 6 games on their OL schedule. All other teams will be in the AC and should have enough games to compete for the title.

In related news, Vlora has divested all their remaining SE players and will be even less special than usual for the near future.

Haha! Fair enough, it does look like a wasted year!

I'm not going to use (nor have I) any SE cards as well, as I have more fun breaking the mold.

Now that I've accumulated a nest egg of 20,000 points I may try to complete the live missions just to sell the resulting SE cards where profitable.

I like your style

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

The Caspers paddled the Puppies yesterday to maintain their lead as the only team above .700.

[stl jason]

Silver league update:

Death Valley and Annandale share the top spot with Brooklyn right in their shadow.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

I've been intrigued reading my fellow OL players' thoughts regarding lopping off SE players. I have to admit that PT 21 has become a bit of a bore, and that seems to me a fine way to retool and renew interest.


I see that historical packs are now on sale for 10,000 points. My thought is to turn all my SE players into PP and buy historical with the profits. It seems that it might be fun to tear it down and start again. Wonder what you all think? Thanks for weighing in.

[DodgersFan65]

Originally Posted by Stanley Kuppchaser

I've been intrigued reading my fellow OL players' thoughts regarding lopping off SE players. I have to admit that PT 21 has become a bit of a bore, and that seems to me a fine way to retool and renew interest.


I see that historical packs are now on sale for 10,000 points. My thought is to turn all my SE players into PP and buying historical with the profits. It seems that it might be fun to tear it down and start again. Wonder what you all think? Thanks for weighing in.

This is my first year in Perfect Team and my first team was the Shangri-La Dragons. It was entirely built by completing collections and the SE rewards. It levels you up very quickly to Gold, yet a lot of the cards don't do well at that level.

Not to mention, that almost every team has the same players and is a bit boring. How many times do we see Maddux vs Maddux especially in the playoffs?

When I created the Aztecs, I decided to avoid SE cards as much as possible and it has been more enjoyable getting some of my favorite all-time players.

I've learned a lot in this first year of Perfect Team and I wish that we could setup an Online League with the Perfect Team engine. It would be nice to have more diversity in the players and ability to export team vs team statistics, etc.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

Originally Posted by DodgersFan65

This is my first year in Perfect Team and my first team was the Shangri-La Dragons. It was entirely built by completing collections and the SE rewards. It levels you up very quickly to Gold, yet a lot of the cards don't do well at that level.

Not to mention, that almost every team has the same players and is a bit boring. How many times do we see Maddux vs Maddux especially in the playoffs?

When I created the Aztecs, I decided to avoid SE cards as much as possible and it has been more enjoyable getting some of my favorite all-time players.

I've learned a lot in this first year of Perfect Team and I wish that we could setup an Online League with the Perfect Team engine. It would be nice to have more diversity in the players and ability to export team vs team statistics, etc.

If they would just set up the friends list to put the teams together regardless of roster rank, you could just agree between league members how to control the rosters to avoid repetition.

[Silo]

Originally Posted by DodgersFan65

This is my first year in Perfect Team and my first team was the Shangri-La Dragons. It was entirely built by completing collections and the SE rewards. It levels you up very quickly to Gold, yet a lot of the cards don't do well at that level.

Not to mention, that almost every team has the same players and is a bit boring. How many times do we see Maddux vs Maddux especially in the playoffs?

When I created the Aztecs, I decided to avoid SE cards as much as possible and it has been more enjoyable getting some of my favorite all-time players.

I had a very similar experience. My first team (Tasmanian Devils) just bounces between Gold and Diamond each week. I rarely look at them now. The team isn't interesting, and there is no clear path forward. That was my reason for restarting (and joining the -OL league). I wanted to start over, and concentrate on having fun, not necessarily winning.

I'm not as disciplined as some, though. For me, the desire to "win" vs. "have fun" is a struggle. It's tough not to throw Bagwell or Maddux on the roster on Saturday morning, knowing that might make the difference between grabbing a playoff spot or not...

[Silo]

Originally Posted by Stanley Kuppchaser

I've been intrigued reading my fellow OL players' thoughts regarding lopping off SE players. I have to admit that PT 21 has become a bit of a bore, and that seems to me a fine way to retool and renew interest.


I see that historical packs are now on sale for 10,000 points. My thought is to turn all my SE players into PP and buy historical with the profits. It seems that it might be fun to tear it down and start again. Wonder what you all think? Thanks for weighing in.

I'm sure you saw, but there is a post on the board today arguing that historic packs are a "bad value." Of course, it depends on how you play, and the goals for your team. But, it's worth reading before you decide.

[DodgersFan65]

Originally Posted by Stanley Kuppchaser

If they would just set up the friends list to put the teams together regardless of roster rank, you could just agree between league members how to control the rosters to avoid repetition.

Yes, that would be much more fun. In addition, the prices in the Auction House is so outrageous because of the FACE OF THE FRANCHISE cards. The market gets flooded with them and the price on everything else drops dramatically. For example, I tired to sell Robinson Cano, which I had previously purchased for around 30K PP, now it was averaging around 18K.

I'm planning on rebuilding my Dragons team. I've done the same thing with my Quakes team and decided to make that a themed team of only Dodgers. I'm trying to get more of the Brooklyn Robins, Superbas, and dodgers cards. That would be fun to compete with different era cards and see how they stack up against today's teams.

However, I did run into a problem with new "anti-tanking prevention" where I tried to sell most of my cards and it complained I didn't have enough high level cards to compete. I wish I could just reset and go back to the entry/rookie league.

This was the error that I had got. I had to cancel some of my auctions to remove this.

https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...ing+prevention

[DodgersFan65]

Here are the All-Star break OL Standings for Bronze 275.
The Aztecs have a slim lead over the Dragones.

[revmcgator]

Originally Posted by Silo

I'm sure you saw, but there is a post on the board today arguing that historic packs are a "bad value." Of course, it depends on how you play, and the goals for your team. But, it's worth reading before you decide.

My anecdotal evidence from historical packs from completed missions would agree with that assessment.

[revmcgator]

Otonokizaka is on their way to another OL title, as they lead OL I206 as we pass the midway point in the season. The Muse have dominated both Asheboro and Chicago to surge to the top of the standings.

The Muse are also in a playoff spot, at the top of the AC East, while no other OL team can say the same.

Iron Maiden is currently wasting not only their OL season, but their PT season as well, sitting at absolute last in the league.

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

Originally Posted by Silo

I'm sure you saw, but there is a post on the board today arguing that historic packs are a "bad value." Of course, it depends on how you play, and the goals for your team. But, it's worth reading before you decide.

I agree that they are a bad value economically, but I'm looking to re-boot two of my teams at least, and am so tired of seeing the live players. I started watching MLB when the Mets were born in 1962 and was a long time student of baseball history. I stopped following baseball in the early 2000's when I left a Strat-O-Matic play by mail league after 15 years. Seeing the card of players I watched or read about is much more fun at this point. Besides, with Our League, I don't care much how my teams do in PT in general.



In any event, thanks for the opinions. I'm gonna blow up two teams and spring for the historical packs now that they are on sale.

[Trebro]

Grabbed my copy of '21 on sale, so I'm in:

user: trebro
team: Cat Town Tabby Cats

I friended everyone in stone and iron. But it'll probably be a bit before I catch up to anyone!

[Stanley Kuppchaser]

Weston Pointe had another big day, sweeping by Krikkit and Norwood en route to posting what seems, at this point, an insurmountable lead. Even a Caspers collapse would need to be combined with strong charge by another team to offer even a ghost of a chance to one of their rivals.

[stl jason]

Silver league update:

As the summer heats up, so did Jefferson Valley as they surged into the lead.