(S26) - PT 5 - Fortune Teller

[AgentSmith]

I think the new sim engine will increase player and user engagement. With the addition of new archetypes and additional things to spend TPE on, player building will take on a whole new dimension. It will definitely be interesting to see how the new engine will affect the teams, and hopefully, it will result in better team parity across the league. I wouldn’t say that having teams that dominate year after year isn’t realistic, I can imagine that it’s not fun to be on a team that’s always at the bottom of the conference. With that said, I think some changes are coming to the pecking order with the new sim engine and in the new year. I think that the Philadelphia Liberty and the Honolulu Hahalua are at the top of their respective conferences in the coming year and that one of them is able to take home the Ultimus trophy before the end of June 2021 (that’s what, 3 or 4 seasons from now?). In the DSFL, things are harder to predict, as the teams are so volatile in nature with things like call-ups and the size and quality of incoming draft classes fluctuating so much from season to season. I’ll be bold and say that the Dallas Birddogs will win the Ultimini sometime before the end of 2021. Hopefully, it’s while I’m a part of the team, but with a bunch of teams in the ISFL who need TEs, I’m not sure how long I’ll be staying down.

[Ry_]

I'm personally really excited for the league as a whole heading into 2021. The new sim has definitely gotten me excited, as my player and others at my position all seem so similar and hard to distinguish from their fellow running back colleagues, and I feel the best of the league at the top of our position will finally emerge, especially Darrel Williams, my own player, because even though he'll finally be hitting regression in S27, he'll still be at over 1200 TPE and definitely able to get one of the best builds the position offers, with good traits, overall stats, and still able to afford the elite 96-100 attribute tier. I think 2021 will definitely be a great year for the league, as one of my biggest problems with falling in love with the ISFL is the fact that the sim struggles to keep me invested, and I feel upgrading the sim by five whole years will add a new layer to the league and definitely help activity, and this next class should be very excited. I think it'll also be interesting to see how meta builds develop. Will people rush traits? Speed? Will strength and overall power dominate the running and passing game? There's so much to be discovered, and I'm exciting for this upcoming free agency as well as being able to rebuild my player. Hopefully Darrel can finally show up in this league!

238 words

[SlurmsMckenzie]

To be honest, Slurms does not know what tomorrow is going to look like. When asked what the next season will look like all McKenzie indicated is that he would be curious to see if there are any ragers that really top the ones from last season. As far as sim results, of course they are going to be affected, with a new sim brings new opportunities (at least I hope) to try new things and go out on a limb. Maybe the true “meta” has not been discovered yet, there may be opportunities for coaches and players to get really creative with how they train themselves and plan their strategies. One thing is for sure though, it will require a great amount of cooperation amongst the ISFL teams - coaching staff and players alike to herd their teams into the winning category. Teams that do not communicate well will likely not find themselves with a record over .500. As far as teams standing out, I am optimistic that Austin will continue to impress in the coming seasons. They really seem to have a desire to win and prove their naysayers wrong. But there will be no way to know for sure until we get there!

[J0EB]

2021 is going to be an exciting year for the ISFL, and it starts with the sim transfer. Finally abandoning DDSPF16 is going to completely change this league for the better. We've all gotten tired of the stupid scripts that 16 runs, the annoying first down logic for home vs. away games, not being able to see kickoffs, QB's getting personal foul penalties called on them, pancakes not actually meaning anything, CB's getting dragged down the field constantly, and the list goes on and on. The sim transfer is going to breathe new life into the league in every level. I for one am extremely excited to make the switch and it has honestly revitalized my interest in the football aspect of the league. I was getting tired of the games, of updating and earning, but now there's a new reason to, and I'm hopeful that Cross my not be absolute garbage in this new sim since I'll have some fancy traits and a sick new competitiveness attribute. Another very exciting change is going to be the strat set up for GM's and the implications the player changes has on building a successful team. A lot of experimenting will be done in these first few seasons to see what works, so it's very likely that we see some things shake up and shift around the league. All in all, I believe that this new year holds vast possibilities for the league, and I am so glad that I can be a part of it. Also, shout out to Pat and the rest of the sim transfer team for making this possible and being absolutely fantastic human beings!

[TheSparkyDee]

SHL Affiliate

[Asked Madden]

2021 is looking to kick off with a bang for the ISFL. Exciting changes are underway with the sim move and archetype changes and I for one am most looking forward to the traits being brought into the sim.
I'm hoping this means higher TPE players should be more dominant than the freshly drafted players which at the moment doesn't always happen.
I'm hoping a big change for the league will be diversity in player builds, with a lack of sim testing I have my fingers crossed that we don't all fall into a new "meta" where every QB is built the same and all players bump speed straight away. Diversity is key.
Starting the new sim and the year with a reddit draft class seems like a bold strategy. I can imagine there will be some unforseen snagging issues which may very well put off a large portion of the new crop but that is yet to be seen. I personally would have put off reddit recruitment  for another season as it is a large driver for talented people, to allow any kinks to be worked out and to ensure the new sims viability.
Finally I hope the Dallas Birddogs and San Jose Sabercats will come out on top from the sim changes with their fantastic support structure and excellent personell.

[Tesla]

This is not the easiest thing as someone who has not been here all that long relative to the existence of the league, however I can say I think 2021 will be quite different from 2020 worldwide let alone in our little league. The big thing being the hopefully reduced need for quarantining and social distancing making a perfect storm like the S22 recruitment less likely. Although with how things have aligned that recruitment will happen during another surge in the US and in time for our switch to a new sim I could easily be proven wrong in that regard. How interesting would it be to have an even larger class than S22 join just in time for the sim change?

Based on what I have been told of the sim as someone who does not have it there are a few positions that should be dramatically impacted. One big thing I have been told is that TPE will apparently matter more at every position thanks in part to the addition of traits. This excites me as someone who plays a position where max TPE is not deemed essential as I will have an almost maxed player immediately despite the increased max TPE requirement. While playing a position that routinely sees DSFL capped players perform about as well statistically.

The lack of swift sim testing I think will also do a good job of improving parity. Although based on current standings I do not think that is a particularly daunting problem for the league at the moment. Overall though I expect 2021 to be a year of increased stability for the league compared to the explosive growth that it has seen in 2020.

Code:

Word Count: 284

[CementHands]

SHL PT Claim

[Drizzy]

SHL PT (username is dankoa)

[LB3737]

With 2021 and a new sim just around the corner, there are new and exciting times in sight for the league. As a relatively new member myself, I don’t know much about what the league was like before. I do know that this new version for the sim will bring lots of changes, such as a lack of sim testing which will make games a lot more exciting, without any percentages being thrown out before games. We will probably see a lot of recreates as people look to start new careers in this new sim, and the first couple of seasons might be a bit chaotic as everyone gets used to the sim. With all these recreates being thrown into the league, along with a reddit class or two in 2021, the league is likely to once again undergo expansion, leaving room for all those who are recreating in the new sim to break records with potentially extended schedules. It is likely too, that these new recreates will be a lot more diversified as going into this new sim there is no given meta, or best archetype for everyone to be choosing, and all in all I think that is a positive for the league.