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RE: (S27) Ultimus Week - Amulos - 03-11-2021
7) This task is exclusive to non-recreate rookies of the S28 class and later. In 400 words or more, how has your experience been in the league? Who have you met that has made your time here more fun, friendly, and exciting? Have you been satisfied with your player’s early start? What was it like being drafted for the first time? Do you have any comments or suggestions for the entire league that you think should be implemented?
My experience in the ISFL sim league so far has been fantastic. It's been a great time sink for me and giving me something to do in a time when I could really use it. People have been amazing at reaching out and making me feel comfortable, and it helps to feel wanted by teammates and new friends while I compete to get my player to the Ultimini or Ultimus. So far I have met a plethora of people that I really enjoy hanging out with in the locker room, and people outside the locker room that made an impact. I came in knowing Vaelynn (My twin), Titansfan (Best Friend), and Miller (Fucking traitor), but I was able to make a lot more friends along the way. Big shout out to Tonzy and South for helping me get acclimated to a relatively steep learning curve so I could continue with my goal of being a max earner. Other people that I have really gotten to know and enjoy are Guitarmaster, Juno Hu, Dude_man, KotASSa, and many more from my locker room that I hope to play with throughout my career. I have been extremely satisfied with my start in the league both as a player and a user. My player was able to really consistently contribute throughout his entire DSFL rookie campaign, and me as a user got several opportunities to become more of a part of the team as well as the league itself, becoming a Scout for my team and getting assistance looking for a solid league job. It's really helped me out a ton to have such a supportive group of guys and gals willing to put in the effort to help others who want to grow. As far as what it was like being drafted the first time, it was absolutely awesome. It's really cool seeing people truly fight over having me on their team (Tonzy and South) and I just like the feeling of joining a team that truly wants me there. Draft night was a mix of nerves and excitement, and I can't wait for my ISFL draft this Sunday! As far as suggestions or comments, I think you guys have really created an awesome and unique environment here with this sim league and it is something that me and my friends could absolutely see ourselves doing for quite a while! I don't have any suggestions yet, but I am sure that when I get more involved I can make a few more educated decisions about it!
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9) If you could create a team using any active players in the league, what would that team look like? Would you build a group of all-stars to contend in the next Ultimus, or a team full of jokesters for the fun of it? Describe the roster and why you chose the players you did.
There are quite a few players that I think would make an absolutely amazing team of both jokesters as well as all-stars. I think, at least for me, the locker room environment is the absolute MOST important aspect of a team. Having a fun and engaging environment is essential in my opinion for people to be motivated to put in effort to become the best player possible. I know one thing I have learned from scouting as that some individuals might say that they don't plan on becoming a max earner, but they seem like really cool guys that fit in the locker room. Sometimes these users are the ones that end up retiring in the Hall of Fame, because their team environment motivated them to put in more effort. That and the fact that it was so engaging and fun is what made them WANT to do so. For me, if I had to choose between a team with max earners that went to the Ultimus year after year, or a bunch of chill bros looking to hang out with a bunch of other chill bros that put in effort sparingly, I would rather play with the guys looking to make friends. Those are the ones that help to create the fun loving environment that has me coming back week after week, plugging away at media or PTs. If I had to describe a roster, it would be tough for me to come up with a full team right off the bat because I haven't had the opportunity to meet most people in the league yet. I am hoping that some day soon I will get that experience, but there are a handful of guys that I would love to play with long term that I have met already. I am a huge fan of my boys in Tijuana, and have enjoyed playing with them throughout my time there and hope that they will keep me in their locker room for as long as I stay in this sim. There are some guys that I came into this league with that I would love to play with at the next level in the ISFL. My twin Vaelynn and my best friend Titansfan I know are fun loving guys that don't take the sim too seriously, but put in the effort to make themselves elite players in our draft class. Juno Hu and Dude_man are also great examples of guys like that as well that I've met. I want to meet more of these players so I can honestly answer this question to it's fullest extent, which I hope to do sometime soon!
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RE: (S27) Ultimus Week - Astrophy058 - 03-11-2021
7) My time with the league has been better than expected. I never would've thought that finding a simple reddit post about people who watch dots play football would entice me as much as this has. I was browsing and nearing the bottom of the hot posts on r/NFL when I stumble upon, what I thought to be, a bunch of people who create characters and simulate football like a video game. As a fan of Video Games myself I was quickly intrigued by the idea and gave it a look. I was kind of put off at the start by the way the forum felt like I was browsing the internet from 2008. After making my character and joining the Discord I realized this program is super active. My character got a response immediately, my discord questions were quickly answered and I was welcomed wholeheartedly without question. The rookie mentors are absolutely some of the most incredible people in this league. They are the face of the league for new players that join and man did Schwarz and Guitarmaster give off a great look. After learning more and more about the league and seeing how involved these two guys are I'm blown away by how quickly and accurately they answer a question knowing that they are probably in over 15 different discords involved in the league.
My experience with the draft was one filled with so much anticipation. It had felt like my time before draft was moving at a snails pace. I just couldn't wait to get started. The Prospect Bowl before the draft just let me dip my foot into how its going to be playing with a group of guys in dot football. I loved that time to bond with my fellow draft classmates and even get into the graphics scene and make graphics for my fellow teammates. I was frightened at first of the idea of messing up my character's stats. I was sure there was some kind of meta beyond speed=good but the fact that the sim was brand new I felt confident that I wouldn't be put at a large disadvantage. It was a bizarre experience all together being scouted, getting new friends, complaining about dot referees and how the sim always wanted to fuck you over at the worst possible time. Even though it's been strange, I've loved every second of it.
RE: (S27) Ultimus Week - Mojojojo - 03-11-2021
Tier 3: Written/Graphics Tasks (each must be either 200+ words or a graphic)
Choose up to FOUR for 2.5 TPE each
17) Describe the unique food items sold in your team’s home stadium. Write about the most popular items among your team’s fans and players, or create a graphic showing the menu of featured foods in the stadium.
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18) If you could cast your team in a video game or TV show, what would that look like? Would they be voice actors in a game or cartoon, actors in a funny sitcom, or maybe key players in a reality TV show?
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21) What team do you think has the best branding in the league? What team do you think could use a refresh? Why?
With the Philadelphia Liberty rebrand, there are two contenders for worst brand in the league: the Baltimore (banana) Hawks and the Chicago Butchers. For me, the Hawks have an advantage simply from their more vibrant colors, with bright yellow accenting red that also echo the cool Maryland state flag so nicely. So that leaves the Butchers and their boring grey and red in most desperate need of a refresh.
I don’t mind the idea of a Chicago team, but I think even their mascot could get a re-think. Yes, I know there is a historic connection between Chicago and Butchers, an association popularized by The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. But let’s be honest here, that book does little to glorify the meat packing district of Chicago in the 1900s; instead it purposefully exposed health violations and unsanitary practices that helped spur public outcry and reform. So, you could say the mascot is outdated. Second, the cleaver dripping blood imagery is just gross. While sports logos can range from quirky and campy to fierce and intimidating, the Butchers logo is menacing in a gruesome way. And I can’t really imagine an alternative for a “Butchers” logo without it still being a little off-putting (now I’m imagining a hunk of meat hanging in a freezer).
So I think the Chicago franchise would be better off starting over with a new team mascot and creating an accompanying logo that better fits the modern era of International dot football.
27) You’re in charge of entertainment for the Ultimus or Ultimini half-time show. What would you do?
When the Ultimus is being hosted in Sarasota, Florida, there is only one choice for the half-time show: a live tele-cast of a Sea World animal show! Fans will be able to marvel at the incredible athleticism of a high-flying family of Bottlenose Dolphins. Virtually enhanced with special effects, the dolphins will perform tricks to show off their agility and intelligence. The dolphin show will be followed by orcas. The finale will feature a pair of Sea Lions who will add humor to the show, barking and joining the audience in applause. Front rows in the stadium and certain boxes will be rigged with sprinklers to simulate the “splash zone” of a live show.
The show would be MC-ed by Left Shark (a throw-back to the now-defunct NFL’s 2015 SuperBowl half-time shows featuring Katy Perry) or more precisely, an underpaid, aspiring dancer/actor in a shark costume. Other ocean-loving creatures would join Left Shark as back-up dancers during a musical performances by classic rap artist Pitbull – a Florida native and cultural ambassador for the American Latino community. Now aged 62, Pitbull would also be a visual reminder of Florida’s large retirement community that call Florida their home. Don’t worry, folks, you won’t need your hearing aide to appreciate this show: Mr. Worldwide will keep things poppin’.
See you in Sarasota!
RE: (S27) Ultimus Week - Vorshayla - 03-11-2021
3) For any team, certain players and users have gone above and beyond, shaping the legacy of the franchise. Choose any ISFL or DSFL team and create a Mount Rushmore for that team. Who in your mind are the four most noteworthy figures of the team’s history? Why does each one of your included figures deserve that recognition, and how did each of them make their mark?
The DSFL team I choose would be the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers in season 20. The vaunted defense of that team was lead by Prince Vegeta, Dax Frost, HeHateMe PickSix and Rotticus Scott. Those were the 4 members of the secondary and the legendary No Fly Zone defense. Not only was the secondary great in that year, but they had support from players like Rapid Eagle as well. However, the 4 members of that legendary secondary would be my choices for the Mount Rushmore of that team.
Prince Vegeta, @jeffie43 the undisputed leader of that secondary was a hard hitting Safety, that essentially made it possible for the Corners to press and bump all season long knowing they had a speedy and sure fire tackler behind them if they somehow missed defending the pass, and that didn't happen too often. Vegeta had an astounding 129 tackles that season, from a Free Safety spot and ranked in the top 10 of that category surrounded by Linebackers. He also picked off 3 passes and had a sack to go along with his 4 tackle for losses and 2 forced fumbles. A true defensive specialist that gave the rest of the unit the confidence to take bigger risks to make the play knowing that had a very reliable Safety behind them.
Dax Frost, @Frostbite lined up opposite of HeHateMe PickSix in the corner back position and shut down opposite wide receivers like it was going out of style. This was before the became a generational running back, most people forget he had great success this season as a Corner and played on easily the best defensive team in football in history. Dax finished the season with 46 tackles, 2 interceptions and 10 pass defended. While his stats may not be eye popping, it still gave opposing QB's pause when throwing to his side of the field, because the alternative was either getting sacked by Rapid Eagle, or throwing to PickSix's side of the field, which was extremely ill-advised.
HeHateMe PickSix, came over to the Buccs in week 6, after demanding a trade out of the floundering Portland Pythons team and his wish was granted. PickSix had 0 ints, 0 PDs 0 FF 0 FR going into week 7 because he felt that Portland was not utilizing him properly. Shortly after becoming a member of the Buccs, PickSix exploded onto the scene and cemented himself as part of this amazing defense. He finished the year with 35 Tackles, 5 interceptions, 19 passes defended and a blocked punt. in 8 weeks. Absolutely ridiculous numbers, and it is no coincidence either that after PickSix joined the Buccs, they went undefeated the rest of the way culminating in a 12-2 record for the season. PickSix benefitted greatly from QB's too scared to throw deep, knowing Vegeta would be there along with Scott, and it was either throw it to their best receiver on PickSix's side, or throw it to Dax Frost's side where it would almost be as likely to be an incomplete pass or even worse an interception.
The last member of this Mount Rushmore is Rotticus Scott @RotticusScott The strong safety that gave the entire defensive unit a sense of calm knowing they could make plays on the ball and even if they missed they would have Scott covering for their mistakes. Scott finished the year with 49 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, 1 sack and 2 pass defended. Not eye popping numbers, but he didn't need to have personal stats, his job was to ensure that he covered for PickSix in case his theatrics missed on a big play. Scott gave PickSix the confidence he needed to always go for the highlight play, knowing that it would not cost the team a thing if he missed because Scott was always behind him to tackle the ball carrier if he got past the corner.
One of the best defenses in the history of the DSFL they led the league in Interceptions, and Passes Defended that year and were 2nd in total Sacks by a team. They also gave up a ridiculous 119 points in 14 games... an average of 8.5 points a game.
This is the mount rushmore not only for the Buccs, but for one of the greatest defenses ever assembled. The talent that this team assembled was an incredible feat, and it showed in the ISFL draft immediately following this season. Prince Vegeta went number 1 overall to the Orange County Otters, HeHateMe PickSix went 4th overall to the San Jose Sabercats, Leon McDavid, a solid blocking TE went 12th overall to the Sabercats, Rapid Eagle went 13th overall to the Orange Country Otters, Trevor Mouseman, another member of this secondary went 16th overall, Rotticus Scott went 17th overall. Dax Frost went 29th overall to the Yellowknife Wraiths, many believe Dax fell in the draft because of his wanting to play running back, and he has gone on to become one of the premier running backs of the ISFL.
In total, in the first 30 picks of the ISFL draft that year, 9 of those picks were from this legendary team. that's almost 33% of the first 30 picks were a member of this team.
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RE: (S27) Ultimus Week - Mooty99 - 03-12-2021
17) Let's face it Austin is a city is famous for its excellent food whether it is from high class restaurants or from the many food trucks you can find the is always something tasty to eat in Austin. Because of this reputation Austins Football team the copperheads Have to ensure that the food that is served at the stadium is of extremely high quality. There are 2 main focuses foot stadium food the delicious tex-mex foods such as Queso, which you can buy by the bucket in the stadium, who doesn't love a bucket of melted cheese topped with green chiles, queso fresco, guacamole, and hot sauce. Great BBQ is also available (as you can imagine it is Texas after all) with amazing burgers and briskets available. Then lastly There is the chicken fried section of the menu which allows you to buy pretty much anything you would want chicken fried what is more Texan than that. At this point we can also talk about veverages, Copperheads have there own brewery and sell there beers inside the stadium and have won a number of awards for them. For youngsters there is Dr Pepper which was actually created in Austin, who knew, not me that is for sure?!
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18) Now for most people this question May seem to be a difficult one but for myself Jackie Daytona it is in fact very very easy. Now this may seem quite off the wall for what tv show I would cast my team in but please hear me out. What I would do is a mock documentary about a group of very old the empires living in modern day Staten Island. Now I know what you are thinking how could football players ever be able to pull this off it is so far out there but I am pretty sure that I myself could be some what play the role of a vampire. Now I am definitely not a vampire I am 100% a human man and and not for 100 years old but I am in fact 25 I just have somewhat old face and enjoy a pale complexion. Other people in the team that I would cast would be Jim our runningback whose surname just happens to be the vampire. For the rest of the roles I know my good lady wife could be part of it and the rest of them team could be familiars or just devious snacks. I seem to have gone a bit into the weeds with this one so will stop.
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21) There are a few teams that have some great branding. 1st of all I would look at my own Austin Copperheads, it is a great name and ever since the logo was redesigned and the colour moved from brown to teal it is really is one of the strongest looks out there. The other on point branding for me is the Yellowknife Wraiths. While it is an odd location the logo is just iconic. New Orleans Second Line is another really well branded team that you can't not like, from the lovely purple to the amazingly detailed badge which looks simple at 1st but when you look closer you see all the amazing details to it, it is quite something. Team that could do with an update, Berlin. I mean fire salamanders really, was a really bad choice. The Berlin Steins would be a real improvement or even better move the team to Munich to really pull of the beer based branding. I have never really like the Sabrecats branding either, it just seems really lazy to me and I heard it is a rip off so a new working of that could be great. The DSFL had a ton of bad branding with Minnisota and Norfolk both being particularly bad.
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22) There are so many products that would want Jackie Daytona, superstar quarterback as a product spokesman but I am very picky about what I put my name on. I won't just endorse any old rubbish I will only endorse a product that I use myself and that I love. The number of times I have been arsed to endorse some old rubbish is amazing that I have turned them all down. However recently I was offered the chance to endorse a product that I could really get behind. Now I am a keen Gardener and and an expert in making sculptures out of hedges this is known as topiary. I was recently approached by the good people at home depot to create and put my name to a series of gardening books and gardening tools which I could resist to do. The tolls all have my symbol which is a little bat for reasons that I erm like bats. The series of books Are helpful guides to those who want to become experts like myself in topiary sculpture. There is even an over eighteens Book that had been created for one of my particular favourite types of sculpture however I have been told him not allowed to mention this in this interview.
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RE: (S27) Ultimus Week - qWest - 03-12-2021
Tasks 9 & 10 completed in podcast form.
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RE: (S27) Ultimus Week - j00 - 03-12-2021
7) This task is exclusive to non-recreate rookies of the S28 class and later. In 400 words or more, how has your experience been in the league? Who have you met that has made your time here more fun, friendly, and exciting? Have you been satisfied with your player’s early start? What was it like being drafted for the first time? Do you have any comments or suggestions for the entire league that you think should be implemented?
It's been great. I did not expect to get picked so high. I guess if I had paid more attention to how my interviews went, I could've predicted going to Tijuana, but due to my unfamiliarity with everyone else in the league, it was basically a complete surprise. I think a lot of it had to do with Tijuana's closed locker room, as I was in basically every other team's locker room pre-draft, so I was like, OK, I guess Tijuana doesn't care for me. I don't have a wide perspective of the league or anything, but Tijuana's locker room is one of the best, maybe even the best in the DSFL, and it feels like I'm giving up trade secrets just by saying that. Tonzy was the guy who ultimately vouched for me and got me on the team, and gave me a huge welcome when I got drafted. Everyone else here has been fun. It's great to see how active the locker room is, even from people that are no longer on Tijuana's active roster. Juno's quite the boisterous, loud character, and they've all leaned into poking fun at/with me, which adds a lot of enjoyment.
Only thing I regret was not being able to create my character right at the start of S28. That's like 10-20 TPE lost from creating later. I think this is one of the biggest things that should be fixed. Perhaps there should be a "recruitment" period where players sign up but are unable to earn TPE, then once the offseason hits or something, that class gets locked in and starts earning TPE so everyone has a fair shot at being a top earner. Feels like there's a difference of 30+ TPE from those who create at the very beginning and those who create at the very end of a class, but I haven't done the math. Sure, 30 TPE might not be that big a difference in the big picture, but it still feels a bit bad to play out a full career feeling like you're 30TPE short of what you could've been. That's the first change I'd like to see.
The other big thing I'd love to see changed is the DSFL/ISFL relationship. I think for football, it'd work a lot better if players get sent up the year they are drafted, and can no longer play in the DSFL. It'd be quite a drastic change, and I haven't fully thought through how it'd work. For one, successful teams in the DSFL might be the ones that get lucky and draft players with a fairly low amount of activity. Ones that earn about 250TPE over the first 1-2 seasons and then go inactive, leading to them never being drafted. You'd probably still keep the 4 season cap on DSFL players, so once a player spends 4 years in the DSFL and doesn't get drafted, they just become a Free Agent in the ISFL, or the user recreates. Wonder if some people would just create a 250TPE player every 4 seasons and have fun in the DSFL, then. Might be appealing for lower activity players, who knows?
But at the end of the day, the people here seem to put in a ton of work for this league to even exist in the first place, so I'm grateful for all their hard work. Shoutout to all the staff and people turning gears!
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8) Write about a potential new recruitment strategy for the league. How can we attract more new players, and what can we do to retain them better?
I think the biggest obstacle for long-term retainment is how long it takes to become an impactful player. Forget the recruitment strategy, just try to reset and look at the league with fresh eyes again. Coming into the league, I thought I'd be able to have a fairly good player with just a few hours of work every week, but now I can see that it isn't gonna be until about my 4th or 5th season that I'll be contributing "starter-level" impact in the ISFL, and that's as a max earner, which is pretty disappointing tbh.
Most people want instant gratification, or at the very least quick gratification, even those that are predisposed towards staying here long term. Think of video game design, and how unengaging it is to sit through a long tutorial or a slow start. I don't mind the DSFL's existence serving as a new player's guide environment, but I think players should start at a much higher TPE floor, like 500-600, and adjust stat gain TPE costs accordingly. It is very unfun to watch your player be ineffective for your first 3-4 seasons. Games at the DSFL level are borderline unwatchable at times, with constant incompletes and drops on wide open receivers, and, can't speak for others, but it's really not fun to get drafted by an ISFL team just to be sent down for another season or two. You might be losing quite a few potentially fairly active users simply because it takes too long to get an effective player, and you certainly couldn't sell this kind of progression to any casual earner.
Getting players "into the action" sooner would go a very long way toward retention. Think about it. This league is like Create-A-Player mode in Madden, but right now we're being forced to play through 3-4 seasons of college football before we're able to start playing in the NFL. I know there are people who'd love that, but I'd imagine most people want the NFL experience as soon as possible. I have football fan friends that I'll never be able to sell this league to because they aren't gonna put in the work for 4+ seasons just to become viable, and that's at a max earning rate. Max earning is stressful, and even I cannot see myself max earning for more than a few careers. I'm almost definitely taking a break after Juno retires, and I don't even have a league job. If you want more users, and to be able to sell this league to your casual friends, you need to lower the barrier to entry as it is way too high right now.
I also think you should get called up immediately once you're drafted. The DSFL will still serve as a filter to catch users that just create and go inactive, as evident by their TPE gains in the first season. Perhaps we can replace all non-OL GM bots with inactive, since their TPE floor is so much higher, but we'll probably still need OL bots no matter what, as I doubt we'll ever have 70+ creates at OL at any given time.
It'd be cool if there was a way to mimic real life a bit more. Don't we want the scale to be something like this? (using OVR as a very very general rating for the sake of discussion):
OVR 96+: Max earners
OVR 91-95: Top earners with some slip-ups here and there
OVR 81-90: The span of semi-casual users
OVR 71-80: Super casuals/inactives
OVR <=70: Recreate and forget
We want fresh creates to start at OVR ~70. Max earners should be able to hit OVR ~80 by the end of their first season in the DSFL. Within 3-4 seasons of creating, players should be able to hit OVR 90+, as this is when real football players start hitting their prime (age 25 or so in the NFL), and many peaks seem to last ~3 years before you start seeing them lose a step (TPE regression). If you're a casual earner, you'd probably have an OVR 75-85 player in the ISFL, which is still good enough to contribute, things like RB2, CB3, WR3, DT3, TE2, etc. and that's very important. It'd certainly be much more viable to expand the league, as well, with most rosters having 70s, 80s, and a few 90s, the stars of the teams. And again, it'd mimic real life much more closely.
And on the tail end of things, I'd ponder the idea of unlocking higher tiers of training, but only for players that have entered TPE regression, giving them an opportunity to earn much higher amounts of TPE from equipment purchases if they have the money. Think 50, 75, 100 TPE equipment. This rewards the super active and highest earners by giving them the longest possible career. The Frank Gores, the Tom Bradys, the Jerry Rices. The ageless wonders in general. The scale would scale exponentially rather than linearly of course, so the user will have to be smart about how much they wanna pour into an aging player, or whether to save that money for a recreate, but it'd certainly be a more interesting endgame. An extreme user who earns $50mil+ per season through media, jobs, and however else you earn money, should have the opportunity to enjoy a 20 season career.
RE: (S27) Ultimus Week - caltroit_red_flames - 03-12-2021
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28) We’ve now finished a whole season in the new sim. What do you think about it? Are things working well for your player and team, or are there changes you think might be made?RE: (S27) Ultimus Week - Mavfatha - 03-12-2021
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9) If you could create a team using any active players in the league, what would that team look like? Would you build a group of all-stars to contend in the next Ultimus, or a team full of jokesters for the fun of it? Describe the roster and why you chose the players you did.
Buckle up folks cause we're about to go off the deep end with this one. To truly take fair rubs to another level, I'm making a team of entirely offensive linemen. The actual O-Line will be made up of the best maulers around the league as those guys are too slow to be useful anywhere else. We're talking Ananda Adyan, Marlon Alexander, Taylor Cooper, Connor Quigley, and that bum Icebox Riposte. Our running back duo would be the athletic pairing of Bruce Buckley and Greedy Sly, who would take turns blocking for each other and just plowing up the middle with a bit of speed and a ton of power. Primarily handing the ball off or just throwing the ball up in the air and letting the tallest players on the field try to grab it would ironically be Julio Jones. The best pass catching options with an astounding 70 hands plus the speed of being athletic linemen would put Simon Tremblay and Calvin Golladay spread out wide. They would of course be great blockers on all running plays. Mo Magic would round out our offense as a TE with primarily blocking duties as well but sneaky good hands in the flats. The heart of the defense would be longtime great Jay Cue playing middle linebacker. Flanking him at outside LB would be a couple of balanced linemen in Givussafare Rubbe and Adam Mellott. We need our remaining athletic options at cornerback (Byron Dolls and Felix Archstone) and safety (Marc Hamel and Dick Thruster) to have any chance of not getting beat for 80 yard touchdowns on a regular basis. That leaves a couple more balanced options to suit up at defensive end - Lord Beerus and Dorfus Jimbo Jr. Rounding out the defense would be maulers Carl Wheezer and Ne Mo playing defensive tackle as well as they can. Last but certainly not least, Jaja Ding Dong and Thad Pennington Jr. would make the roster as the most flexible of all our options, splitting kicking/punting duties, returning kicks and punts, and serving as supersubs when the rest of us inevitably get tired from playing out of position. It would be really interesting to see how this squad would perform against any others created from just one position of players - I feel like we might have the most depth available which certainly helps for an experiment like this. Plus we would crush the puny QB's and K/P's right off the field. This was a fun thought experiment though unlikely to be the optimal configuration of o-linemen across the field.
16) The bank now accepts ISFL currency in exchange for real money – every ISFL dollar counts as $0.50 in the real world. How much money would you exchange, and what would you spend it on?
I'm pretty poor by ISFL standards, but turning 2M of fake money into 1M dollars would quickly make me feel pretty rich in real life. Honestly the biggest thing I would immediately buy would just be an upgraded computer, as my current one is just barely chugging along after I build it myself 7-8 years ago with no real upgrades or other probably needed maintenance since then. After that, the hardest thing would be not letting my wife immediately go on a huge shopping spree - maybe a smaller scale one would be acceptable to both of us. The rest of the money I would like to go ahead and put into secure and safe investments with a strong guaranteed rate of return over time and just live off of the payouts for a long time. Maybe keep 100k or so available to jump in the next time something like the whole Gamestop stock thing happens and really mess with some people. It would just be nice to have that kind of flexibility without having to worry about wasting money for no real benefit. I would admittedly probably blow some on my recent phone game addictions like Baseball Superstars or on getting some new games to go with the upgraded computer as well.
RE: (S27) Ultimus Week - Duilio05 - 03-12-2021
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8) our new recruitment strategy is to start our partner with marchandise creators to creator International Simulation Football League merchandise such as team shirts, player miniatures, ISFL logoed coffee cups. Imagine users getting their player renders turned into miniatures. Melvin Murder Moose @SchwarzNarr wearing a colorado jersey miniature that could sit on your work desk. Or Quenton Bode @terriblehippo bear miniature in a NOLA jersey lifting the Ultimus trophy. Or imagine walking through town with a Mo Berry Jersey @Frick_Nasty on with Yeti decals and hearing someone yell out that they’re a fan of Mo Butter too. Another idea could be board games. The official International Simulation Football League Risk Game where players attempted to conquer all the home stadiums of the league from Germany to Australia. Can’t forget about the DSFL. Or International Simulation Football League monopoly where Park Place and Boardwalk are replaced by OCO and Baltimore Stadiums. Instead of Rail roads they’re Airports that teams frequently use. People would play the games or see our merchandise and ask about what is the International Simulation Football League. Leading ordinary people to get interested and involved with the league. Could even write a kids book about Melvin Murder Moose joins the International Simulation Football League. Another option to expand the brand to other game platforms is to do cross over events with League of Legends or Halo tournaments. Maybe we can invent a speed run system since that is a huge gaming culture in of itself. Or we combine with outdoor enthusiast by sponsoring tree plantings. Have a whole hillside of trees planted ina pattern of I S F L that would hit internation news. Start a graffiti tagging group that makes ISFL tags through out their city. It would be like the classic Frodo Lives graffiti, but Nero Lives instead @shadyshoelace . Of course don’t forget about Hall of Fame merchandise. Selling bust replicas of Hall of Fame members. Who wouldn’t want a replica of Mike Boss’ head on the mantle in their office. Then there are the ISFL sponsored bars or coffee shops. A local pub in every town with ISFL flag and posters indicating the team they support. Provinding a in real life place for fans of the ISFL to gather. Heck maybe in Yellowknife its a ice fishing shack instead of a bar. Then Yellowknife can send out team christmas packages of Canada fresh fish. Though Sarasota probably be against that, but it’d be hilarious. Of all these ideas, creating and selling player miniatures is my favorite idea. I would get one of Busch Goose @infinitempg
16) That exchange rate is about 100 times better than i could ever have expected. Even if the rate had been $0.005 for every ISFL Dollar i’d exchange my entire ISFL account balance immediately. I am blessed to be in the top one percent of the ISFL economy. Well almost. I’m only in the top 2%. I honestly wouldn’t know what to do with that much money. I’d probably start small and only exchange enough for $200,000 and pay of all of my families debt. Heck i’d be happy just being able to exchange for like $60,000. But if I could exchange my entire ISFL bank account I would immediatly be looking into my dream location for retirement. Some place that is near a decent size population center so i don’t have to drive several hours to a “big city”, but still remote enough that there is easy quick recreation activities out of my front door like wildlife, hiking fishing, and skiing. Then anything left over i’d be giving away to some of my favorite league users who don’t have ISFL bank accounts with as much ISFL money. Players like @xtitanxmvpx or @LB3737 . Both are great users who haven’t built up an account as big as many of my other favorite league users.