(S24) - Ultimus Week

[OrbitingDeath]

Tier 1)
Task 5:

As this is my first period in the league I do not know much yet about the history of the league, the players (past and present) that are in it and how the teams have fared throughout their existence. But the history in the leagues is one of the things that interests me in a league and I usually learn the history throughout the seasons that I play in the league. When you are chasing records for example. Then you will look up the previous record, see what players are in the top 25 and keep track of how many more tackles or interceptions you will need in order to break it. The ISFL is already gearing up towards the Season 25 draft so there is a lot of history for me to catch up on, and it’s not something that will happen overnight.

The favourite part of the history of a league however, will be to create history with you in it. As a first generation member you still have the ‘everything is new and awesome phase’ that can make a league look cooler than it actually is. But it is important to look at what you can bring to the league to shape its history and the way I usually want to create history is to make incredibly good players. This will proof to be quite a challenge considering how large these drafts are in the ISFL, so there is a lot of competition and standing out is much harder. All you can do in that regard, is stay active, work hard and most of all, remain consistent. Only be putting in the effort you can create a player good enough to create history.

Now most of my own history comes from other sim league’s, as I have hall of fame players in the SHL, the VHL, the EFL and the SBA. But to enter a league as a nobody is something I haven’t experienced in a while. A fresh look at a league and a new chance to create history. No matter how hard the challenge will be, as the players here have gone through different era’s of the league, it will be hard to gun for the record books or create a hall of fame player, but working towards that kind of history is my ultimate goal and the one that keeps me going in these leagues. I want to become history myself (in the good sense of the sentence, not in the being killed one).

To become a player that is good enough to enter the record books, you have to know what your doing, so research in that is an important point. So before my player was created here I already found the guides to speed (with the specific speed breakpoints per position) and the attribute guide which highlights the most important attributes per position. The research goes further than just knowing the stats, one of the fun things for me is to see how current players do it and at which path they had taken for their growth. As a player you have several stages in your career and it’s good to see what you should accomplish (or aim for) even in your younger stages. So looking at other rookies at a certain position, is definitely something I enjoy doing. By looking at all the rookies in a certain position and look how they did throughout the season, then you can decide which builds had the most success and can help me grow into a great player myself.
Despite loving to explore the build paths early in my career, it is not something I have done yet in the ISFL. After being waiver claimed by the Dallas Birddogs I have not been able to suit up yet (last time I checked), but have been contacted by several scouts in the draft, with them all having the same question ‘are you open to a position switch’. For me that really depends on the position, as I do like a position where I can put myself in the spot light as a player and get noticed around the league. You do not create history if your player is anonymous or doesn’t play a large role for the team. Picking a position that is hardly played might get you in the history books, but only to check each sim how many pancakes you made will get boring in the end, so I am aiming for a position with more stats to be gained, definitly knowing that it also means more competition to make the record books.

So far, El Hefe is a nobody in this league, and he’s only a historic item when looking at previous waiver claims. But building up his history and trying to become one of the league greatest in his own position, that is definitely something to enjoy. I have achieved success in many fantasy leagues and trying to make history in the ISFL as well is definitely something that I have a big interest in. So in short, I love to make players in these kind of leagues and I love that they become part of the history of the league. But most of all I do enjoy being succesfull with them and I try to not let anything going in my way of achieving this.


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