Tier 2 – Task 8 – 400+ Words - 5 TPE
Honestly my experience in the league has been an absolute delight since I started really getting involved in it. I remember what caused it and was able to find that it came just about three days into me being actually active in the league. Troen was talking about what would set a prospect apart regarding forum activity versus TPE activity which they ended up doing a couple of articles about, and Bex replied that Discord activity was more useful as a measure in general. Excitement over every possible TPE were her words there. Since my goal was to give my prospect Magnus Rikiya a good chance in the draft I did my best after that to get more involved in demonstrating my excitement.
Which I admit here I was worried about getting more involved here as I am a weird woman and I know when I attempted to be more active in similar situations it has led to poor results for me. My past experiences on the internet as the person that I am have not been nearly as kind as this place. A lot of people say this place is similarly toxic and I have seen a decent amount of that toxicity by proxy at least, but compared to the horrors I have seen elsewhere this place feels like a utopia by comparison. It could just be the same experience I have had on a certain social media site though where I have done my best to only be surrounded by the good of the environment. Those who work in Head Office and other large scale jobs do not have the luxury of disregarding the worst of the worst among the league.
This task also asks about who I have met that has made my time here better, however since the list for that would be too long I am going to go a slightly different direction to avoid having to list too many names. That is why I want to say a special note of appreciation to the people who make this simulation league run who have been so kind to me despite my strange personality. Along with keeping things running despite all the rudeness they face. Adam, BigRed, InfiniteMPG, Manic, TerribleHippo, and Teyon have all been nice in my interactions with them. I have seen all of them be mistreated whether individually or because of association with Head Office and I think they deserve much better.
Bex being commissioner is obviously the most visible face of Head Office and as such seems to face the worst of it that I have seen. What I will say is that despite all of the mistreatment that she suffers through on a regular basis she carries herself with a level of professionalism that outdoes a number of paid professionals I have dealt with in my time on this planet. She even manages to accomplish all of this while being incredibly friendly and charming to boot! There is a reason she was ranked as the most popular during Thiath's survey as she is an undeniably enchanting individual. One who deserves much better than the treatment that she gets from so many users in this league.
I also want to shout out Baron as someone who received some heat recently for this very point task. Did not see anything directed at them versus directed at the point task, but I greatly appreciated their comments about this being a work in progress. They handled the criticism quite well and I respect that. Honestly at the end of the day we are all just works in progress and should be treated with more kindness. Thank you Baron and also thank you every member of the player progression team for doing such an important task for the league.
This task also asks about what it was like being drafted for the first time and I have to admit I was a mess of anxiety during the lead up to the DSFL draft. One of the media pieces that had just come out beforehand mocked Magnus to the one team that I did not want to draft him and it made me worried honestly. I meanwhile made a media piece that declared that Norfolk was my top landing spot which it was because of how well Juni sold the team to me. That was before I met my best league friend through the prospect channel of the Norfolk discord, and so when Bex made the announcement I literally danced through my house. Getting to see that the work that I put in was not only recognized, but recognized by the people who I most wanted to recognize it was amazing.
I have two suggestions for everyone in the world really, but for the members of the league as well. The first is to remember that the people you are dealing with on the internet are people. Everyone has a life outside of the league that can cause them problems, and there is no reason to add to their list of problems over a hobby we share. We are all just here to have a good time so try to keep that in mind.
The other suggestion I have for everyone is to remember that you are a person and that your well being matters. If something is not benefiting you as a person you are allowed to walk away from it. Genuinely if you get more negative energy from the league than positive energy; remember that you are allowed to walk away to recover. Maybe you only need to step away for a minute to calm your mind, maybe you need an hour to focus on cute animal pictures, maybe you need a day away to relax, or maybe you need to walk away longer term than that. No matter what it is your well being that matters most of all and so be sure to take care of yourself. Overall be kind not only to others, but to yourself.
Tier 3 – Task 10 – 200+ Words - 2.5 TPE
This one is entirely too easy for me as I have literally written about them all season long doing my highlights series. Ugarth the Dissector should be up for every linebacker award, defensive rookie of the year, defensive player of the year, and I honestly believe they should be up for the most valuable player award. You might call that pure unadulterated bias, and you might be right, but let us see after I have made my case for my good friend Ugarth.
Seventy-six tackles. That is not an enormous amount for a linebacker, but at just shy of six per game shows a consistent performance befitting the most valuable player. Four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. Four takeaways like that including one where they literally took it away is more than enough to be in the running given they lead the league. Nine sacks. Good for fifth overall and a plenty good stat line for a thirteen game season. One interception. This one is just decent I will admit, but still on top of four forced fumbles it makes a compelling case. Sixteen passes defended. This is what pushes Ugarth over the edge for me as that is more than a pass broken up per game.
There is one player with six takeaways, and four players with five takeaways this season. Among them Ugarth is second in tackles, tied for first in forced fumbles, tied for second in interceptions, first in sacks with eight more than second place, and admittedly fourth in passes defended. The ones who are ahead in the passes defended column though are corners who at most tie the sack lead he has with their pass break ups. That means nothing to me though when he also still has the tackle lead on them.
Takeaways are the biggest play a defender can have and Ugarth is in the very top tier there. Among that top tier Ugarth reigns supreme thanks to their dominance when it comes to getting after the quarterback. Arguably the second biggest play a defender can make after a takeaway. All this while also contributing reliably in the tackle department, and also having pass break up statistics comparable to a cornerback. Overall Ugarth did absolutely everything you can ask of a defensive player and more this season. So as such I believe they are deserving of most valuable player because defense cannot win one in real life anymore, and so they should be able to in sim life. Thank you for listening.
Tier 3 - Affiliate PBE PT - 2.5 TPE
Honestly my experience in the league has been an absolute delight since I started really getting involved in it. I remember what caused it and was able to find that it came just about three days into me being actually active in the league. Troen was talking about what would set a prospect apart regarding forum activity versus TPE activity which they ended up doing a couple of articles about, and Bex replied that Discord activity was more useful as a measure in general. Excitement over every possible TPE were her words there. Since my goal was to give my prospect Magnus Rikiya a good chance in the draft I did my best after that to get more involved in demonstrating my excitement.
Which I admit here I was worried about getting more involved here as I am a weird woman and I know when I attempted to be more active in similar situations it has led to poor results for me. My past experiences on the internet as the person that I am have not been nearly as kind as this place. A lot of people say this place is similarly toxic and I have seen a decent amount of that toxicity by proxy at least, but compared to the horrors I have seen elsewhere this place feels like a utopia by comparison. It could just be the same experience I have had on a certain social media site though where I have done my best to only be surrounded by the good of the environment. Those who work in Head Office and other large scale jobs do not have the luxury of disregarding the worst of the worst among the league.
This task also asks about who I have met that has made my time here better, however since the list for that would be too long I am going to go a slightly different direction to avoid having to list too many names. That is why I want to say a special note of appreciation to the people who make this simulation league run who have been so kind to me despite my strange personality. Along with keeping things running despite all the rudeness they face. Adam, BigRed, InfiniteMPG, Manic, TerribleHippo, and Teyon have all been nice in my interactions with them. I have seen all of them be mistreated whether individually or because of association with Head Office and I think they deserve much better.
Bex being commissioner is obviously the most visible face of Head Office and as such seems to face the worst of it that I have seen. What I will say is that despite all of the mistreatment that she suffers through on a regular basis she carries herself with a level of professionalism that outdoes a number of paid professionals I have dealt with in my time on this planet. She even manages to accomplish all of this while being incredibly friendly and charming to boot! There is a reason she was ranked as the most popular during Thiath's survey as she is an undeniably enchanting individual. One who deserves much better than the treatment that she gets from so many users in this league.
I also want to shout out Baron as someone who received some heat recently for this very point task. Did not see anything directed at them versus directed at the point task, but I greatly appreciated their comments about this being a work in progress. They handled the criticism quite well and I respect that. Honestly at the end of the day we are all just works in progress and should be treated with more kindness. Thank you Baron and also thank you every member of the player progression team for doing such an important task for the league.
This task also asks about what it was like being drafted for the first time and I have to admit I was a mess of anxiety during the lead up to the DSFL draft. One of the media pieces that had just come out beforehand mocked Magnus to the one team that I did not want to draft him and it made me worried honestly. I meanwhile made a media piece that declared that Norfolk was my top landing spot which it was because of how well Juni sold the team to me. That was before I met my best league friend through the prospect channel of the Norfolk discord, and so when Bex made the announcement I literally danced through my house. Getting to see that the work that I put in was not only recognized, but recognized by the people who I most wanted to recognize it was amazing.
I have two suggestions for everyone in the world really, but for the members of the league as well. The first is to remember that the people you are dealing with on the internet are people. Everyone has a life outside of the league that can cause them problems, and there is no reason to add to their list of problems over a hobby we share. We are all just here to have a good time so try to keep that in mind.
The other suggestion I have for everyone is to remember that you are a person and that your well being matters. If something is not benefiting you as a person you are allowed to walk away from it. Genuinely if you get more negative energy from the league than positive energy; remember that you are allowed to walk away to recover. Maybe you only need to step away for a minute to calm your mind, maybe you need an hour to focus on cute animal pictures, maybe you need a day away to relax, or maybe you need to walk away longer term than that. No matter what it is your well being that matters most of all and so be sure to take care of yourself. Overall be kind not only to others, but to yourself.
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Word Count: 997Tier 3 – Task 10 – 200+ Words - 2.5 TPE
This one is entirely too easy for me as I have literally written about them all season long doing my highlights series. Ugarth the Dissector should be up for every linebacker award, defensive rookie of the year, defensive player of the year, and I honestly believe they should be up for the most valuable player award. You might call that pure unadulterated bias, and you might be right, but let us see after I have made my case for my good friend Ugarth.
Seventy-six tackles. That is not an enormous amount for a linebacker, but at just shy of six per game shows a consistent performance befitting the most valuable player. Four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. Four takeaways like that including one where they literally took it away is more than enough to be in the running given they lead the league. Nine sacks. Good for fifth overall and a plenty good stat line for a thirteen game season. One interception. This one is just decent I will admit, but still on top of four forced fumbles it makes a compelling case. Sixteen passes defended. This is what pushes Ugarth over the edge for me as that is more than a pass broken up per game.
There is one player with six takeaways, and four players with five takeaways this season. Among them Ugarth is second in tackles, tied for first in forced fumbles, tied for second in interceptions, first in sacks with eight more than second place, and admittedly fourth in passes defended. The ones who are ahead in the passes defended column though are corners who at most tie the sack lead he has with their pass break ups. That means nothing to me though when he also still has the tackle lead on them.
Takeaways are the biggest play a defender can have and Ugarth is in the very top tier there. Among that top tier Ugarth reigns supreme thanks to their dominance when it comes to getting after the quarterback. Arguably the second biggest play a defender can make after a takeaway. All this while also contributing reliably in the tackle department, and also having pass break up statistics comparable to a cornerback. Overall Ugarth did absolutely everything you can ask of a defensive player and more this season. So as such I believe they are deserving of most valuable player because defense cannot win one in real life anymore, and so they should be able to in sim life. Thank you for listening.
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Word Count: 417Tier 3 - Affiliate PBE PT - 2.5 TPE
