(S30) Ultimus Week

[Thor]

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10. Write a short biography or story about your player. This could include background about how they came to the ISFL and how they’ve done so far, a story about their role in an exciting game, or anything else related to their experience in the league. 5 TPE

Ken Oath had grown up, and spent his entire childhood and teenage years in Australia - never having left the borders of the country for any purpose and the first time he left was this season when the Bondi Beach Buccaneers decided to hold a training camp in Los Angeles as a way to help the team learn to cope with the demanding schedule of long flights that the DSFL schedule demands. 



Before the flight even departed Sydney International Airport, Ken was already showing his inexperience as he tried to take his trusty knife through airport security in his pocket. After a lengthy and... in depth search Ken was allowed to continue on his way, having his knife put into checked luggage. Fortunately Ken had a fairly uneventful flight - but upon arriving in Los Angeles he realised that his accent was stronger than he knew, and it was very difficult to converse with the customs officials and he was in for another long process on his way into the USA. Once he got through the arrivals lounge, the first thing that happened was Ken nearly stepped in front of traffic, he wasn't aware that traffic travelled on the opposite side of the road and looked the wrong way, fortunately a team mate was behind him and pulled him off the road by his collar saving him from certain death.

Having grown up near Sydney, Ken is comfortable in cities and in that sense Los Angeles was not too different. The beaches struck him as very different though, with wide expansive sandy beaches running right along the coast a stark difference to the sands of Australia. After a trip along Venice and Huntington beach, the driver took Ken up to Hollywood Boulevard where he saw most of the characters from all his favourite movies! 

Getting to the training field was a whole new experience for Ken, though he has seen and trained at the Buccaneers training field in Bondi, the grounds the practiced on in LA dwarfed anything he has ever seen before. The experience was phenomenal, and the scrimmage the team held helped prepare Ken for stepping up into the DSFL. The biggest challenge the team was preparing the team for, the travel, was of huge value to Ken as he was able to prepare for the experience of being immersed in the culture of another country, something that he would be continuing to experience and learn about throughout his first season in the DSFL

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16. This task is exclusive to recreate/non-recreate rookies of the S31 class and later. The season is over and the draft is coming up. What do you bring to a team, and why should a team choose to take a chance on you next season?
2.5 TPE

Ken Oath brings a wide array of benefits to the team that drafts him in the upcoming International Simulation Football League draft, the flexibility he holds as an offensive weapon is of huge benefit. Scouts have heard he would be willing to play QB/WR/RB at the next level and while none of those roles are in high demand, the willingness to adapt will be a big plus to many.


Oath also has a significant locker room presence that will be committed to his new team, enjoying participating in discussions about topics relating to both on and off the field. Though Ken doesn't have a lot of playing experience, his game knowledge is fantastic and he can spot good talent others may miss. 

Ken has told teams that he's happy to play for any team, though not all reached out to him to find this out. He also hasn't made any big demands in his discussions of contracts and isn't asked to be called up or left down, leaving it to be a participative conversation based on the teams needs. Ken knows that his place on a team may take a bit of time to open up, and is prepared to wait a bit to put the team ahead of himself.

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21. Now thats three seasons on the new sim. What are your thoughts? Do you think that it is better than DDSPF16?
2.5 TPE

The Sim change is one of those big things that shapes the future of the league, whether for good or bad the biggest thing is that it changes. There are things I like a lot about the change, it looks better and generally I would say advancing the engine periodically is a good idea. Some of the experiences with the sim and it's engine remain frustrating, but there is never a perfect solution. I think the biggest thing I would wish for is more responsive Devs for the game.

The reality is the league has a vast quantity of users that put a lot of time into their game, and in a lot of ways we as a collective are likely as experienced with how the game functions as anyone else. So far we have unfortunately seen that the feedback provided to Wolverine Studios is rarely listened to and many significant issues have persisted through the generations of the game. The dream would be a different, "perfect" engine purpose built with the league in mind, but that's just a pipe dream and all we can really do right now is keen an eye out for any possible future improvements. Hopefully some day in the future we will have a Dev team create a game that they're willing to support and consistently improve in the future based on feedback!