I think with a new sim engine, a lot of stuff will change in builds and the meta. Dominant players may not be dominant anymore, and struggling players like Chika Fujiwara, might just have a great season. I think there's going to a be lot of seperation between the older players and the younger ones now, because you can actually spend a lot of TPE buying traits and such, and before, people with a lot of TPE just seemed to collect it, and a 1400 TPE player could be just as effective as a 900 TPE player, but not anymore. These top of the line players are going to stand out even more than before, because of thew new traits. Regressing veterans will also have a place in the league, because they get to keep their traits even once their attributes fall ujnder the requirements for purchase. So they may actually have an advantage over lower TPE rookies that haven't had those opportunities yet. I really do think some great things are going to be happening in 2021, and I'm forseeing an expansion to 16 teams. I think it might happen within the next few seasons, and I can't wait to be a part of it.
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It will be interesting to see how the new builds work in the new sim. Currently, kick returners are predominately defensive backs with the remaining being wide receivers and running backs. Looking at the new builds, it appears that there may be a shift away from using defensive backs as returners as wide receivers and running backs have builds which at first glance appear to be better suited for return duties.
Speed, Agility and Endurance are 3 important attributes when it comes to kick returns in DDSPF 16. While there may be a difference in DDSPF 21, looking at those 3 attributes it would seem like the Receiving Back and Slot Receiver archetypes could potentially be the best archetypes for a returner as they have a good combination of Speed (both 95), Agility (both 95) and Endurance (both 90). For defensive backs, corners are capped at 80 for endurance for all cornerback archetypes and the highest agility cap is 90. For safeties, the Centre Fielder build appears the best suited for return duties with the Speed cap at 95 and Endurance at 90. However, Agility is capped at 90, 5 less than the Receiving Back and Slot Receiver archetypes. So with that, we could very well see wide receivers and running backs hold down more of those return positions in the future. With the addition of traits, it would appear that Season 21 and Season 22 players who have earned well stand to gain the most immediately as they are likely to be in a position to purchase one or two traits while also having the major attributes maxed out heading into Season 27. TPE that would ordinarily be banked or used on attributes not regarded as important for a position could now be used to purchase traits which could potentially yield better performances for those players. Teams with high earning Season 21 and 22 players could be in a good spot. Code: 322 words
I’m a relatively new player so I’m not really the one to answer just how drastic the league will change due to 2021’s new sim and player build and archetype requirements, but I’m getting the sense it will be quite the shift. And while I’m sure that the men and women in the league office have a very good grasp of the direction of this league and the impact of the new sim engine and everything that comes with it, I do have one question in particular. What is going to happen with those people who are a bit less active? Obviously you can only hold their hands so much, but I imagine those folks that don’t check in too frequently are going to be a bit overwhelmed by what’s going on and what they need to do to keep up. I’m just hoping it’s not going to turn a lot of those people off from staying active and updating their player. Personally I can say I have a bit of a hard time keeping up at times, and earning money is a bit difficult if you aren’t around to post huge articles every couple weeks. I’ll be seeing this new era through, and I just hope that people more similar to me are able to navigate through it all.
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The league is going to be great in 2021 and hopefully will expand on what was a great 2020 for the league. 2020 started with the league changing Season 22 class which included the largest draft class ever of 270+ players which has then started expansion processes to make the league 14 teams.
The beginning of 2021 for the league will be extremely exciting as the next reddit class will come into effect and will surely have a large impact on the league as all large incoming draft classes do. Expansion will certainly be on the table in 2021 and may potentially occur numerous times throughout the league. Could we be looking at a 20+ team league in the future, it is absolutely possible. One of the other mammoth changes coming to the league in 2021 is the change of league sim enginges from DDSPF 16 to DDSPF 21 which brings along a range of heavily discussed changes to the league including the visual elements, player positions, player archetypes and more. It will be a learning curve for the most part as players, testers and general managers learn and understand the new sim to generate the best possible outcome for their players and teams. The beginning of 2021 will be dominated by the aforementioned S22 Quarterbacks and their teams and then later quarterbacks as time goes along. Yellowknife, San Jose, Orange County and New Orleans will be strong before the leading teams will transition to New York, Colorado, Sarasota and Arizona. The cycle will continue. ![[Image: unknown.png]](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/652640309615919137/899936706411773952/unknown.png)
Well I think that the easy topic to focus on in predicting what the new year will look like is the new sim. Perhaps nothing will have a bigger effect on the league than that. Overall, I think that the new sim will make the league more enjoyable. Not to mention the improved graphics and UI in the new sim (yayy for finally getting to see the ball move on pass plays, drops, interceptions, etc.), but I think it's really something that we've had such a solid and dedicated team working on balancing the new sim out from the get go. I wasn't here when the league started with DDSPF 16, but I don't think they had such a comprehensive plan of attack. We'll still have growing pains for sure, and one of the greatest will be the inability/difficulty in testing. Testing has always led to figuring out exploits for the good of the league. Without that I think we will be at somewhat of a disadvantage. Optimistically though, from everything i've heard about the new sim, I can't help but to be excited for what 2021 will mean in bringing and keeping new players to our league without having to apologize for antiquated and inaccurate software.
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2021 should be a great new outlook for the ISFL. I’m sure I share this sentiment with a lot of other people, but I’m glad to see the sim finally changing after a lot of, well rather bullshit, decisions that it has made over the past seasons. Will all of those go away in the upcoming sim? Likely not, it is a computer simulation in the end and it will do quirky things. Will it hopefully tone down the weird behaviors and issues, and actually make tight ends viable (totally no bias here)? I’m optimistic. As for the larger draft class, I have a feeling that it will be great for the league, and it offers up the opportunity to maybe have some more expansion a few seasons down the line if the league is healthy enough for it. New faces are what make this league great, and I know that I was part of a larger draft class in Season 21. Many teams in that class got some incredibly talented impact players (unless you’re Norfolk taking a quarterback in that DSFL draft) and many teams are better off now as a result. I’m excited for the future of the ISFL, things are going great and should be for seasons to come. "You relieve the same day over and over again, you kind of start to see who you really are."
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