I think the ISFL is a great league that is welcoming and approachable to players of all experience and dedication. My main league is the SHL and in that league mediocre earners simply won’t be as strong players as max earners. That is the case because there are really only 3-4 different positions (Goalie, Forward (alternatively, Wing and Center), Defenseman). If you are behind in that league you have lower skills than the highest earners and are more likely to flame out.
In the ISFL, the diversity of positions is much higher when you include the number of positions across both offense and defense (not to mention kickers). My mediocre affiliation earner that only gets 3 TPE during Ultimus week is still able to be an effective contributor at D Tackle. While more TPE will help me as I continue to earn and improve, I played this past season (my rookie season) at around 450 – 485 TPE and had a solid season. My player finished the season 5th in DT tackles with 52, 4th in Tackle For Loss with 6, and T-17th in Sacks with 3. As I continue to slowly march my way up in TPE, I’ll be able to improve my D Tackle to actually being a good player. This means a lot to someone that can’t spend the time to churn out media and max earn (even though I would like to do that, it seems like a fun league to do it in). This league is great because there are so many different positions that players can be useful without being top of their class in earnings.
For me, that means that I can enjoy the league as a secondary league and relax with my earning. It’s a change of pace from my main sim league and is nice to be able to just enjoy the experience of being a player (vs a GM in my other league).
In addition to the in-sim joys of this league, the best part of the league is the community and team specific locker rooms on discord. I really enjoy being on the New Orleans Second Line and with the team in their discord. The locker room is always a positive enjoyable place to be and there is a high degree of comradery during the season regardless of how well the sim gods treat us. Having a locker room to be able to relax in and discuss all things from sim results to life is really great.
In the ISFL, the diversity of positions is much higher when you include the number of positions across both offense and defense (not to mention kickers). My mediocre affiliation earner that only gets 3 TPE during Ultimus week is still able to be an effective contributor at D Tackle. While more TPE will help me as I continue to earn and improve, I played this past season (my rookie season) at around 450 – 485 TPE and had a solid season. My player finished the season 5th in DT tackles with 52, 4th in Tackle For Loss with 6, and T-17th in Sacks with 3. As I continue to slowly march my way up in TPE, I’ll be able to improve my D Tackle to actually being a good player. This means a lot to someone that can’t spend the time to churn out media and max earn (even though I would like to do that, it seems like a fun league to do it in). This league is great because there are so many different positions that players can be useful without being top of their class in earnings.
For me, that means that I can enjoy the league as a secondary league and relax with my earning. It’s a change of pace from my main sim league and is nice to be able to just enjoy the experience of being a player (vs a GM in my other league).
In addition to the in-sim joys of this league, the best part of the league is the community and team specific locker rooms on discord. I really enjoy being on the New Orleans Second Line and with the team in their discord. The locker room is always a positive enjoyable place to be and there is a high degree of comradery during the season regardless of how well the sim gods treat us. Having a locker room to be able to relax in and discuss all things from sim results to life is really great.
LeBong's first ISFL Sack