(S36) PT 4 - Weather Delay

[Urq660]

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[Bunny]

Lovely weather we're having, huh? In a simulation football league, players and teams need not worry about weather conditions- but what if we did? Assuming every player is a human, obvious things like heavy rains, snow, and excessive heat/cold would be an annoyance or a hinderance. However, in the ISFL/DSFL, not all players are human. For example, my player, Orlando Doom, is a vampire. Obviously he breaks some vampy stereotypes considering Dracula and Nosferatu weren't exactly written as athletic, but he's still a vampire at his core. If the league dealt with real weather conditions, Doom would shrivel up and turn to dust if he ever had to play in direct sun. Say goodbye to afternoon games or playing on fields without a cover! Also, let's not forget that some players are animals. Mr. Hogmolly of the Colorado Yeti is literally a pig. If he were to have to play after a particularly bad rainstorm, he'd probably spend all game wanting to ditch the field for the mud puddles on the sidelines. Other animal players may have an unfair advantage if they're playing in their natural habitat too! It's definitely for the best that weather isn't a factor in league games.

[br0_0ker]

there wouldn't be significant if any weather effects playing in Honolulu. most days it is a sunny, very minimally breezy day with low humidity and partial cloud cover, ideal conditions for playing football. occasionally there is a tropical storm, but those are pretty warm and brief and for the most part would not affect the game at all. probably the most significant impact but i'm not sure this is actually weather related, more of a natural occurrence, but very rarely there are tsunami warnings and if an actual tsunami hit it could be pretty devastating. because of the wind and currents we are not much threat to get hurricanes like the atlantic/gulf coast is used to, but again there have been instances in the past of hurricanes popping up in the pacific so you never know. of course, most of the weather would not really affect our gameplay because don't we play in a dome?

[Arctic]

I honestly think weather would be a super cool addition to the sim, although it might be hard to balance. I think the most obvious change would be during winter in places like New York and Colorado there would be a chance of snow for each game. If it did happen to snow, there would be a modifier which would make it harder to pass and maybe easier to run the ball. Another idea would be during the summer in hotter places if the temperature got to a certain point all players' endurance would go down. Maybe if it rains receivers drop more passes or if its super windy kicks are harder to make. These modifiers would all be fairly minimal, but it would add some realism to the league, make indoor vs outdoor stadiums different and add an extra twist to game planning each week. Hopefully one day we get this as an option, although it might not be fun for the balance team.

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[GuitarMaster116]

I think that having realistic weather added such as rain or snow would actually benefit NOLA this season and possibly have them win one or two more games. The reason I say this is because we are primarily a run first team and that is one of the few that are truly like that. This league is extremely pass heavy and for good reason, it is super effective. But with rain or snow games, that would impact the passing game way more for other teams. Most teams have a really good RB, but they have a pass first QB. With NOLA, we have a great RB and also a scrambler QB. So our rushing attack would be lethal. I think it would help the offense out and help elevate the team to win some of those close losses we have had this season. Who knows, adding weather may have put us in a playoff spot by now

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[CptGoosar]

Well as an ex member of the Portland apythons and a current Baltimore Hawk a couple of the weather conditions really do pose a threat for Mark when he plays football. 

As a Portland Python or a snake they had to play in perpetual sunshine any change to this and thier cold blooded nature would start to unrevael and react a lot slower than they would like to. Wind wasn’t much of an issue but cloud, snow Or anything that would reduce the heat would be a disaster. 

Now as a Baltimore Hawk so other weather types are a bit of issue for Mark. Wind is a great weather condition, with extra boost with flying that’s always a bonus haha.

Now being from the United Kindgom and particularly Birmingham, Mark grew up with all types of weather. Sun, rail, wind hail etc. he seen them all. So hopefully the weakness of his team can be reduced somewhat by his upbringing in the Uk.