Starting a Multiplayer League

[SittingDuck]

SIX PLAYERS INTERESTED SO FAR - SIGN UP!



I haven't done multiplayer with PSBB yet. I was considering putting together a small league for play so a few of us could experience it and give some feedback. If no one ever does this, this aspect of the game won't be used.

So I thought I'd start this thread so people who have considered a MP league might discuss it. Nothing too serious - just an attempt to become familiar with the ability to run MP. Keep the league small, like 6-8 teams.

Well, discuss....

Interested Owners

Padresfan104
akcranker
Sitting Duck - 1970 Bawl'more Orioles
Nukester - 1937 New Yawk Yankees
Deltadog
Dneely
tbear2b

[PadresFan104]

Not sure how fun it will be, not being able to watch the games play out, but I'm willing to give it a shot.  Put me down for a San Diego franchise!

[rowech]

I could be interested depending on how the whole process works.  Would like to get a Cincy franchise. 

[verizon32]

ORIGINAL: PadresFan104

Not sure how fun it will be, not being able to watch the games play out, but I'm willing to give it a shot. Put me down for a San Diego franchise!

That will be cool if there was a way we can watch the games that was sim by the commish. I hope Shaun can add that.

No baseball sim has that feature right now.

Only thing we can do is look at the boxscores and play by play text of the sim games we get back from the commish.

[SittingDuck]

Well, a lot of this is primarily about doing a test run for those of us who haven't ever done a MP league in PSBB.  About how to trade, how a commish needs to operate with the program, what to expect and all that.  Very much a research, learn and adapt kind of thing.  It's much less focused on is this the team you want and all that.  It's getting your feet wet so that people can figure if they want to play in a MP league in the future and what aspects need to be addressed in regards to running a MP league.

[akcranker]

Depending on if you still have to download like 20-30 meg files each time the commish posts a new file I'll play.  If the files are still way too big like that then I won't play.  My connection is too slow to be uploading and downloading files that big.  Plus I remember hosting a multiplayer league for awhile and your monthly bandwidth with your ISP can get used up real quick.

[SittingDuck]

No doubt.  See, I wasn't even aware of that kind of file size.  This is a learning process, I guess.

[dneely]

If this works out put me down for the DiamondBacks!

DNeely

[Claymore Cut]

I'm in, sign me up for a New York National League Franchise! Don't know if it will be historical or fictional, using real teams or made up ones, but I am in!!!

[akcranker]

Like I said if it involves smaller files this time.... I'm in for the St. Louis Cardinals.

[Claymore Cut]

I think we are up to 5....

[akcranker]

6 if you count sittingduck

I'm hoping Shaun will comment on how big the files will be that we will be uploading and downloading.

[Deltadog]

What files have to be transmitted? PSA & or PSX or a differant file that is only generated if a multiplayer league is set up?

While I am not wild about a multiparty league where the commish sims all games, I will be willing to take part in a test league as proposed. Any team no one else want.[:'(]

[akw4572]

I'd be in.......let me know, I'll be out of town this weekend, so I couldn't start until next monday.  I'll take the Twinkies since my Reds are spoken for.

[Nukester]

I dont have time for a hardcore online league (and quite frankly have no desire to be in one), but Id love to help out your cause, for testing purposes. Ill have the Yankees if possible, or if not, Ill take anyone

[SittingDuck]

OK, I'll get something set up this weekend when I have time.

[rowech]

akw...feel free to take the Reds...I really don't have too much time for an all encompassing league...probably best that I bow out now. 

[rmayer32]

If you need anymore count me in..  I've been wanting to see this part of the game work for some time.

[XCom]

ORIGINAL: akcranker

Depending on if you still have to download like 20-30 meg files each time the commish posts a new file I'll play. If the files are still way too big like that then I won't play. My connection is too slow to be uploading and downloading files that big. Plus I remember hosting a multiplayer league for awhile and your monthly bandwidth with your ISP can get used up real quick.

Was this ever addressed? Is there any way to limit the size of the regular file transfers? It is very difficult for an owner with dialup to be able to participate in an online multiplayer league the way things are currently setup.

Is there a different compression method out there that could make the file transfers smaller?

Is there any chance of this being reworked to make it easier for the multitudes of people still on dialup to be able to play online? Also, the bandwidth issue is real as well. If there are 20 or so owners downloading a 20-30 meg file a couple times a week from a web server you can reach the bandwidth limit quickly.

Unfortuantely, I see this as a pretty big stumbling block when it comes to online multiplayer leagues.

[SittingDuck]

True dat (file).

Only way around the bandwidth that I could see would be to post to those storage file sites.  A bit of a hassle, but whatever method is there?

Truthfully, there is nothing as cool as participating in a league for a challenge in these types of games.