teir 1 task 5 (and not 3k in words this season i promise)
It's been an interesting season from my perspective in the league. I retired Awkward Sexjoke after just 5 seasons. This came as a shock to some because honestly not that many people do this kind of thing. Either they change position for half a career or they just go IA. Since the second one isn't really my speed, I chose a third option. Though technically I did just take a few weeks off and was technically IA at one point. The simple truth behind the decision is that I was not enjoying playing Safety. Now..obviously many people come across a similar feeling about their players at some point. 42 famously hated being a Wide Receiver. Baron hated playing Running Back. the list goes on. Usually what happens in these scenarios is that someone will position switch (as mentioned above) or retire quickly. I feel like mine went on a bit longer than it should have before I made the call to pull the plug and I feel like it's for the same reasons that a lot of people have been faced with at one point or another. I didn't want to let my team down. I didn't want to give up the effort I'd put in.
Ironically I quite consistently made a point of telling people to not hold onto players they aren't having fun with. Yet I fell victim to the same mindset traps myself. Likely because I didn't HATE the character per se. I just couldn't get into him no matter what I threw at the wall. Including a pretty great wiki if I say so myself. So it's likely that I ended up hanging on longer than I should have in part because I just didn't have that super negative fuel to work from. Ultimately though, I had to admit I really wasn't enjoying it at all and make the call to do what I've wanted to for a while. Go back to the receiving side of things.
Obviously the inevitable expansion in the near future also plays a hand in my decision. With a new large incoming swath of players it looks like a sure bet that it's right on the horizon and I (to the shock of no one) intend to push for a team. Also though, receiving has been my favorite experience thus far in the league. It makes Wide Reciever an easy thing to slide into as I prepare to make my next attempt to successfully build a team from scratch. When you're neck deep in the build its very easy to lose sight and lose steam with your personal player and so this should help quite a bit in the regard and also gives me a chance to grow WITH my future team as well.
Beyond that it's been quite an interesting season in terms of other pursuits. The Awards Committee is now fully independent and operational under Voiceless and he has passed every mark I set down in that regard. I fully stepped away and left him in charge once the ballots were sent along to the GMs and in fact for large swaths of the process I was a completely unnecessary presence. Which was always the end goal. So with that built and running under its own power, I'm calling that project a success. It will still weather issues from those who never wanted to see it succeed to begin with, but they can handle it on their own. There was a particular moment this season that really made me sure of the direction it was going and allowed me great confidence to step fully out of the way. I can't really go into specifics but it was a very sharp moment of "no shit..I've got this covered" that I got ti witness that made me breathe a final sigh of relief on the topic. I expect great things from the committee now that it's got stability, actual foundation, and momentum to boot.
The leaves the Casino. Year two of the casino has been extremely fruitful. We nailed down a pay structure. We expanded the number of games. We came out ahead. All extremely important goals for this season, which I'd declared a make or break for the concept way back before the season started. We are now better staffed, better organized, better established, and we have more up our sleeve going forward, too. This season has also been a pretty big success in that realm. I was not relishing the possibility of telling people that it wasn't going to work out so that's a relief as well. Hiring the right people and recognizing opportunities (even unplanned ones) have been saving graces of this project as it now slowly turns into what I hope will be a lasting staple of the league. I intend to see this one through for a while as it grows even more.
It's been an interesting season from my perspective in the league. I retired Awkward Sexjoke after just 5 seasons. This came as a shock to some because honestly not that many people do this kind of thing. Either they change position for half a career or they just go IA. Since the second one isn't really my speed, I chose a third option. Though technically I did just take a few weeks off and was technically IA at one point. The simple truth behind the decision is that I was not enjoying playing Safety. Now..obviously many people come across a similar feeling about their players at some point. 42 famously hated being a Wide Receiver. Baron hated playing Running Back. the list goes on. Usually what happens in these scenarios is that someone will position switch (as mentioned above) or retire quickly. I feel like mine went on a bit longer than it should have before I made the call to pull the plug and I feel like it's for the same reasons that a lot of people have been faced with at one point or another. I didn't want to let my team down. I didn't want to give up the effort I'd put in.
Ironically I quite consistently made a point of telling people to not hold onto players they aren't having fun with. Yet I fell victim to the same mindset traps myself. Likely because I didn't HATE the character per se. I just couldn't get into him no matter what I threw at the wall. Including a pretty great wiki if I say so myself. So it's likely that I ended up hanging on longer than I should have in part because I just didn't have that super negative fuel to work from. Ultimately though, I had to admit I really wasn't enjoying it at all and make the call to do what I've wanted to for a while. Go back to the receiving side of things.
Obviously the inevitable expansion in the near future also plays a hand in my decision. With a new large incoming swath of players it looks like a sure bet that it's right on the horizon and I (to the shock of no one) intend to push for a team. Also though, receiving has been my favorite experience thus far in the league. It makes Wide Reciever an easy thing to slide into as I prepare to make my next attempt to successfully build a team from scratch. When you're neck deep in the build its very easy to lose sight and lose steam with your personal player and so this should help quite a bit in the regard and also gives me a chance to grow WITH my future team as well.
Beyond that it's been quite an interesting season in terms of other pursuits. The Awards Committee is now fully independent and operational under Voiceless and he has passed every mark I set down in that regard. I fully stepped away and left him in charge once the ballots were sent along to the GMs and in fact for large swaths of the process I was a completely unnecessary presence. Which was always the end goal. So with that built and running under its own power, I'm calling that project a success. It will still weather issues from those who never wanted to see it succeed to begin with, but they can handle it on their own. There was a particular moment this season that really made me sure of the direction it was going and allowed me great confidence to step fully out of the way. I can't really go into specifics but it was a very sharp moment of "no shit..I've got this covered" that I got ti witness that made me breathe a final sigh of relief on the topic. I expect great things from the committee now that it's got stability, actual foundation, and momentum to boot.
The leaves the Casino. Year two of the casino has been extremely fruitful. We nailed down a pay structure. We expanded the number of games. We came out ahead. All extremely important goals for this season, which I'd declared a make or break for the concept way back before the season started. We are now better staffed, better organized, better established, and we have more up our sleeve going forward, too. This season has also been a pretty big success in that realm. I was not relishing the possibility of telling people that it wasn't going to work out so that's a relief as well. Hiring the right people and recognizing opportunities (even unplanned ones) have been saving graces of this project as it now slowly turns into what I hope will be a lasting staple of the league. I intend to see this one through for a while as it grows even more.
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