Equestrian Sports Thread #2 - 'Out of the Playoffs' Edition

>>30016991
It's not Fall.

>>30017001
But the Browns are almost always out of the playoffs, Anon.

>>30017014
I took the browns to the superbowl once.

Yay, another thread.

Progress has been done in the hoofball sim.

Appleoosa is actually getting done, mostly through a bunch of players named after food and western things.

>>30017025
Was this in that Madden Game when they had Jeff Garcia in their QB's?

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Appleoosa is done.

Exhibition game vs Ponyville done.

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>>30017384

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>>30016991
please make it stop for the love of god please fuck please oh god

>>30017939
Are the niners going to explode or implode?

>>30017963
>1st round picks were another 'project' at DL and a linebacker with shoulder injuries
You tell me, bruh

Jed York hates the franchise as much as Mike Vogel enjoys our suffering

>>30017989
You guys also traded up for CJ, the Iowa QB.

He's an interesting pick, but I think you guys reached for him.

>>30018039
Our offense is basically Joe Staley, man.

We have no one throwing, no one catching and Carlos 'Dr Fumbles' Hyde.
Whose your team?

>>30018050
Denver.

We did a few pickups on both lines, and picked up a nice QB Steal in R7.

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>>30018078
Best of luck to you during the season, brother.

>>30018315
Feeling good about this season, just hope O-Line improves and we can finally decide a QB.

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I might do an Exhibition between Cloudsdale and Appleoosa.

Discord writefag checking in. I was actually about to make this thread. Glad it's back.

>>30017371
>Paisley Pastel
>Silver Leg
10/10 names. Love them.

Also, Buffalos confirmed for hoofball. But where's Little Strongheart?

>Goldie Delicious
Is she in any condition to play hoofball?

>>30018960
... Somehow on Backups.

Paisley is an actual pony name according to wiki, I'm not joking.

Wait... do pony sports have a discord now?

>>30018985
Well Paisley is a great Western pony name.

No, there's no discord channel. I meant that I'm the one who writes the Discord Marelem Globetrotters green. Just wanted to say it's not dead.

>>30019019
Ah, alright. Sweet, can't wait to see you write more when you get around to it, of course.

>>30019116
I just hope it stays bumped this time. The one time I was too busy at work too bump for more than 3 hours was when it fell off.

>>30019258
Well, finished my fourth team, Canterlot.

I admit, I'm just throwing a base package and just throwing whatever I can at the wall for the rest of the roster.

>>30019315
4 out of 10? That's 40% complete!

Pre-bed bump.

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The thread's back!
Now I can post this.

Anyone got ideas for baseball team rivalries in Equestria?

>>30020121
What are some irl baseball rivalries? We could work from there.

>>30020520

Red Sox-Yankees, Giants-Dodgers.

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>>30020535
A lot of baseball mascots can transfer over. Hooflyn Dodgers works out just fine.

Canterlot has two Polo teams: the Blues, originating from the upper class gentlecolt's club team primarily made up of Unicorns, and the Greens, formed from the Canterlot working class of Earth ponies.

Their rivalry is the stuff of legend, and has led to more than a few city wide riots, to the point where Celestia personally supervises any games where the two face off to ensure order is maintaned.

>>30021678
Are Canterlot polo fans like Brazilian soccer fans?

>>30021160
>>30020535
Maybe Hooflyn can be the rival of a Manehattan team. That's basically pony New York. Maybe the mascots shouldn't be the exact same though.

I'm not sure how to think of baseball team names. In hoof/football, you can think of something generally intimidating and it works. But baseball... Seems kinda random.

>>30021831
its actually a reference to Roman chariot racing.

The riots were also a real thing. Romans were the original rabid sports fanatics.

>>30017939

Thanks for saving >us from picking damaged goods at #32!

t. aintsfag

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New exhibition game.

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>>30022303
2 Interceptions by Sapphire Shores?

What?

>>30022748
She's a sensational player.

>>30022787
I see what you did there

>Sapphire Shores
>Sassy Saddles
>Flur dis Lee
>Safron Masala
>Minuette
Only the prettiest mares can play for the Royals it seems.

>>30022918
... Canterlot didn't have that many named characters.

There's a lot of 'unnamed' characters though.

>>30022918
>Moon Dancer
But it's true, there are a lot of pretty mares in Canterlot.

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>>30023094
Hey, Moon Dancer may not be drop dead gorgeous, but she's still a cute.
I'd protect her till my legs gave out if she were my quarterback.

>>30024790
You can't play hoofball though anon.

But you can cheer her on.

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Manehattan's done.

We at 50%!

New Exhibition Game!

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>>30025806

>>30025806
>>30025802
>>30025798
>>30025810
Damn, your pumping these teams out now.

I see this was a high scoring game that went into overtime. Awesome!
Seeing First Down reminds me of that green from the first thread. I hope that anon comes back to continue his story.

>>30026446
The next five teams are probably going to be the hardest mainly because lack of characters even in proximity.

Crystal Empire might be the easiest... and Dodge Junction/Las Pegasus have a few.

Fillydelphia and Vanhoover will be difficult. I was thinking of stacking those from the Village in Filly.

>>30024790
She could be really pretty if she took better care of herself. But she doesn't seem all that interested in that.

>>30027049
You mean Glimmer's old village? Maybe you should hold off on that - Our Town could have a team. The Our Town Friends.

>>30028119
Are there even 40-50 ponies in that village?

>>30028119

What if Moondancer started taking better care of herself, and she looked like her G1 self?

>>30028131
Then she might be too fat and out of shape to play.

>>30028130
There are probably almost exactly that many. I'm sure they aren't all named though. The fans aren't as obsessive about that as they used to be.

>>30028661
That town might have to wait then for expansion, possibly.

Truthfully, got my hands full thinking of Vanhoover.

>>30028766
Right - I didn't mean that you make that team right now. I just thought you might not want to tie up those players.

Is there a QB named Hail Mary yet? That'd be a fun name.

I WANT THAT EROTIC HOOFBALL GREEN TO FINISH REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>30028862
Not yet, been debating it though.

>>30028891
I'm sorry, the what?

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List of teams left to make before hoofball season:
Crystal Empire
Vanhoover
Fillydelphia
Dodge Junction
Las Pegasus

>>30032703
Glad you've been making progress. I'm looking forward to the simulated hoofball season, that'll be fun.

Any ideas on how you're going to do it?

>>30033057
You mean on a normal basis? Not really.

Was going to let the AI run with everything though for sure.

Progress on Hoofball sim.

Crystal Empire done.
Filly has 2 QBs done.
Handful of ponies done on Dodge Junction and Las Pegasus.
Vanhoover hasn't been touched.

Might be time to use that random list of characters.

Has anyone saved the greens from the previous threads?

>>30034475
Unfortunately, I don't think anyone archived them.

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>>30034475
I have the thread archives, I can go get them. I think the First Down and Top Boss ones have their own archives, though, so I'll skip those.

Page 9 Bump.

Should I pastebin those greens, screencap them, or just repost them? I'll do it sometime tonight.

>>30038401
Any of those would be fine, but putting them in a pastebin would mean they could be saved and accessed by anyone, so that's what I suggest.

Here are all the greens from the previous threads, aside from First Down and Top Boss ones.

https://pastebin.com/u/EquestrianSports

Should I just post the password to this pastebin account so you guys can add to it whenever you want?

>>30041023
Based anon

Oh, I forgot the Zecora one. That was the very first one too. I'm in bed now, but I'll add it sometime tomorrow night.

Good night, sports thread.

Bimp

For the Hoofball Sim.

I put Shining Armor in the Crystal Empire team as the starting RB.

Sunburst is the Kicker.

No Thorax.

>>30044623
That sounds about right. Thorax probably shouldn't play for the Sentries anyway. He's got his own kingdom now.
Who's going to be the quarterback?
I swear to god if its Flash Sentry...

>>30044756
I did haven't even used Flash, it's just a random BG Pony, TBQH.

>>30044623
If you can throw a wife, you can throw a ball. Shining Armor should be QB.

>>30045122
But every team already has a somewhat major character playing QB.

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>>30045150
True, but that's not such a big deal. Shining Armor being QB just fells right, along with what the other guy said.
Plus, there can be a juicy sibling rivalry between him and Twilight.

>>30046575
Twilight's the backup QB though, Rarity's the starting QB for Elements.

>>30046600
Yeah, I guess that wouldn't make a spectacular rivalry.

Green of Shiny teaching Twiliy how to be a good hoofball player when

School's over. Time to get back to First Down.
Gonna try and shoot for an update tonight or tomorrow.

>>30047507
Wooo!

Bomp

I've been wondering, collegiate sports don't seem to be much of a thing in Equestria. The only college we've seen is that rock college Maud graduated from, which only had her as the graduate class.
So is it more common for players to be drafted or hired right out of high school or on a free agent basis?

>>30050777
I feel like cutie marks alleviate the need for college. Most ponies don't seem to need help to git gud at their passions, aside from experience and practice.

So athletes are pretty easy to pick out. They might have a more strenuous tryout/registration stuff though, since there appears to be no college leagues.

>>30050883
Does that mean drafting wouldn't be a thing? Pony athletes go to the highest bidder?

>>30051036
Well, maybe. Drafting would certainly be different. Maybe they do tryouts of some kind, then draft right after. Or perhaps some exhibitions, or a short season of "minor league".

>>30051036
I feel like drafting is an equalizer between teams. If recruiting was purely based on highest bidder, then the teams with all the monies would have a monopoly on good players.

>>30051062
Perhaps drafting from a minor league is the answer. After school, ponies join a minor league team to get noticed and hone their skills. These teams may or may not be affiliates of their sport's major league. Then the major league drafts ponies from the minors.
The only way around this is making an impression at a open tryout.

Bump from hoofball sim anon, but I've made no progress right now.

Cue Roadblock.

>>30052065
Roadblock would be a good name for a linespony.

>>30052903
I second this

>>29882138

>At the sound of the door opening, you turn to see the Zephyr's general manager walk in with a stack of papers.
>She's a pink unicorn mare in a three piece suit. The suit is in the team's colors of course.
>The mare is all business, with a professional, no nonsense air about her.
>She doesn't look like she's in a good mood, but it's hard to tell with these businessy types.
>The manager looks you up and down, appraising you, before extending her free hoof for a hoofshake.
>"No Nonsense, Manehatten GM."
>You take her hoof.
"My name is First Down ma'am. I'm-"
>"Yes, the filly from the tryout. I remember."
>"Oh."
>"Yeah kid, Ms. Nonsense here remembers everyone, especially the ones she hires."
>"Please refrain from referring to me by that name Mr. Gridiron."
>"Hehe... sorry Ms. N."
>No Nonsense drops the stack of papers on the desk with a thud.
>"Now, we have some business to take care of Ms. Down. Namely, signing you contract."
>You gulp at the pillar of forms teetering at the edge of the desk.
>"Is all that paperwork for me?"
>"No Ms. Down. Only the top portion. The rest is for the other new members, who, I might add, are waiting outside your door Mr. Gridiron. So, let's get started shall we?"

>>30052903
>>30053144
I'll add it to one of the teams that doesn't have anything.

I'm getting a connection error for some reason when trying to post the green.
Which is weird because this and other posts of mine work.
I've heard of other posters having similar problems. I'll try to post again later.

>>30054312
Try using the regular post reply button.

Quick reply is screwing up greenposting.

>>30054322
It's still not posting god damnit
I think I'll just shut my computer down and post the rest in the morning.
Sorry guys.

>>30054421
No big deal. Push comes to shove you can put it in a pastebin.

>>30053205
I'm liking Ms. N. I love how she's touchy about being called "Nonsense."

Page 8 bump.

Hoofball seems to be a bit aggressive for ponies. Maybe they play a version with hug tackles and cuddle piles?

>>30056203
>Hugball
>The goal of the game is to be as nice to the other team as possible
>After a rip-roaring game of hugball, all the ponies go for tea
>They've made such good friends with each other that they decide to merge teams
>This keeps happening until there is a single, huge team
>Hugball simply becomes a giant tea party

>>30056424
>mfw ponies fully embrace sarcastiball, but without the sarcasm.
Please, don't let this happen!

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>>30056507
How could you play sarcastiball without sarcasm?

Figures that the week I get back to writing, 4chan shits itself.
Still can't post long greens and I don't want to break it up in small chunks and use up posts.
I'll drop a link to the First Down pastebin when I update for a little while, at least until this error is fixed.

https://pastebin.com/qZqrHyxC

>>30057841
4chan is nutty towards greens... no idea why.

Have ponies using bats in baseball been discussed? How the fuck does swinging it work for anyone without hands or not a unicorn?

>>30059690
I imagine they'd stand on two legs and use their sticky hoof magic to carry it. Gabby stood on her hind legs, and she's the only one we've seen at bat.

>>30060734
The whole standing on two hooves thing just sounds awkward to me. Then again, they have to do the same thing for a forward pass in hoofball, so maybe it's not so far fetched to think.

Is this mostly handegg!Thread or would y'all be open to some divegrass? I have some shit I've been thinking of writing.

>>30062145
By all means, go for it. It started as a hoofball thread, but some people started to talk about other sports so we decided to broaden horizons a bit.

>>30062145
All sports are welcome!
I for one wouldn't mind the addition of divegrass to the thread. Surprised we haven't talked about it yet honestly.

>>30062312
I think there was a little bit of divegrass discussion in the previous thread but just 1 or 2 posts.

>>30062895
With 4cc coming up, most divegrass discussion will go there I bet. But that'll be about the /mlp/ team, I'm sure. This thread would be better suited for greens about the characters themselves though.

>>30062991
There was also the guy that was going to write greens based on the hoofball simulation.

I wonder if he's still here.

>>30063003
I wonder if he's the same guy who did the collab on the Rarity O-line green. It'd be fun to collab some of that.

>>30063038
Yeah, there's 6 out of 10 teams done for the sim, I think, a few are almost done, starter-wise, and a few have zero edits.

>>30063003
I am. Still interested too. Could probably do an exhibition game as practice to see what angle I want to take it. Thinking of writing it like a postgame sportscast with a pair of commentators.

>>30063038
And I am also the same guy. I write the First Down green too.

>>30063140
Sure, haha, it's your call.

I've provided a number of exhibitions, but if you want a specific clash, let me know.

>>30041730
Are you still going to add the Zecora story?

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>>30064155
My bad. I added it now. For my oversight, please also accept this screencap version.

>>30065163
Thanks friend

>>30065163
That reminds me, we never used the Hoofington Scorpions. I guess having both Scorpions and Manticores would be silly though. I also suppose it's best that this silly story isn't "canon".

>>30053205
>You, No Nonsense, and Gridiron read through your contract.
>They explain anything you don't understand and touch on the finer points of requirements, responsibilities, code of conduct, and salary.
>Waivers, health benefits, and leave conditions are also covered.
>It's a pain to go through, but you eventually reach the last page.
>The signature page.
>You've been dreaming of this moment for your whole life.
>It's hard to believe that that dream is only a hoofprint away now.
>No Nonsense slides you an ink sponge and you gingerly press your hoof into it.
>Your hoof hovers over the page before carefully pressing into the dotted square, leaving a perfect hoofmark.
>Ms. N takes the contract and puts it in a folder.
>"And with that, it is official. Welcome to the Manehatten Zephyrs Hoofball franchise Ms. Down."
>"Your one of us now kid! How does it feel?"
>Your internally screaming.
>Keep your cool Downey. Have some poise for once.
"Ahem. Proudest moment of my life sir."
>"Good to hear. Now go get your gear. Practice will be starting in a couple hours."
>They give you directions to the locker room and send you on your way.
>You quickly trot past the other recruits waiting at the door and around the corner.
>Once your out of sight-
"..."
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
>Ok. That was a bit much.
>But come on, your officially a Manehattan Zephyr hoofball player now.
>On paper!
>Your moving up in the world First Down.
>The scream was a bit much though.

>>30067222
>You clamp down on your muzzle in embarrassment and check back around the corner.
>Everypony outside the office is staring at you, startled.
"Sorry! It's fine, everything is fine! D-didn't mean to startle anypony. Uh, everything is peachy keen... Yep."
>You all stand there awkwardly before you attempt to slide off with a "Y-you too."
>But you bump into somepony in the hallway.
>Actually, you should say somegriffon.
>A large, light reddish brown griffon with a spotted white chest stands before you.
>You recognize her immediately.
>Phoebe Bronzewing.
>Zephyr linebacker and the lone griffon of the team.
>From what you remember, she is a relatively new addition to the Manehattan team.
>She came on the scene a few years ago at the Equestria Games and soon after pursued a career in hoofball.
>The Zephyrs picked her up and she's been with them for the past 3 years.
>Strong, sturdy, but deceivingly nimble, she became one of the most important defenseponies on Manehattan's roster.
>Er... defensegriffon?
>"Hey..."
>That's kind of a mouth full.
>"Hey."
>Surely there's a better term.
>"HEY! Glue for brains!"
>You shake off your train of thought and focus on the griffon in front of you.
>She's got an irritated scowl. A "what in Tartarus are you staring at?" look going right now.
>You realize you've just been staring at her like a dolt the whole time.

Hey it worked! I was using the bottom Post button. Completely forgot the top button is the main button. In other news, I'm really dumb.

>>30067073
The Scorpions could be an expansion later on maybe?
Or maybe, just for fun, they can be thought of as a minor league affiliate of the Manticores?

>>30066883

Bimp

Bomp

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Bump for the babbies going on

Trying hard to make the remaining teams.

Brain is dying.

Granted I lost the list of generated ponies.

>>30070509
Nevermind, found it, but eh...

I'm trying to not use 26 types of the same name, it's hard.

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Finished Dodge Junction and Fillydelphia, woop!

Vanhoover and Las Pegasus are the only ones remaining... and maybe some free agency renames also.

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>>30070825

Also, I'm wondering if I should post the full game logs when the season starts for those that want to see how the game went from Q1 to any possible OT's and everywhere in between.

>>30070810
Nice, Bandits won by one point!

Your almost finished, so if your worried about name overlap or names sounding too similar, you could just make some up on the fly.
Like Blue Blazes, Arc Joule, or Wrangler, I just made those up right now.

>>30070838
The full game logs would be cool. Maybe post it as an imgur album.

>>30070560
I hope it helped a little. I'll try to think up more names for you. About how many more do you need?

>>30070838
Personally, I would like that. I dont know how many posts that would take up though. Probably a lot. But having logs of the quarters would paint a more vivid picture of the hoofball games for me.

Also, look at all those penalties! The Bandits must be a bunch of dirty players with a record like that.

>>30070949
It did a bit, though I admit, my brain made up a bunch of stuff, haha.

I just finished the other two.

Free Agency is all that's left but I'm gonna wait on that I think and fill it in when needed.

>>30070961
It's like 13-15 pages long if I include stats and the play-by-play.

http://imgur.com/a/b9rBy - full example.

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>>30071169
Actually, hold on, I can export to HTML, let me try to convert to JPG here.

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>>30071236
... log uploaded instead of box, weird.

I grabbed the wrong Exhibition game, but that's looking not as good, bleh.

So, would you rather have the JPG file logs so it's two images per game instead of 13-15, or would you rather have the 13-15 posts on Imgur per game.... Honestly, I'd rather have the two, but maybe I can split the difference.

Screencap the box scores and html the game logs?

>>30071169
Linking to imgur like you did seems the best thing to do. Saves on posts and it's still organized in one place.

>>30071256
> 3 - 29
Damn, Elements got the shit kicked out of them.

>>30071392
But should I still keep it to like the 1 image log instead of 10?

And yeah, that was the most recent test, sometimes that happens, teams just pile on it.

>>30071408
Well actually, now that I look at the game box on a computer instead of a phone, I like it more. Convenient and easy to scroll through and read.

If you just have the log as two images and screen cap the box like you said, then you should just post here and have the Imgur as an archive.

>>30071523
Also keep it in mind that each week of the season will have at a max of 5 games.

>>30071534
Oh right, that is true.

Maybe keep the log on Imgur and post the game boxes here with a link to Imgur for everything?

>>30071635
Might just post the box scores without stats, and put the imgur with everything in it.

Also, should I just do a week every Sunday or would you all rather I fast track this and do like... it more often?

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>>30071695
That'll work.

You could do about a game or two a day? 5 games for each week like you said. That would be a good pace.

>>30073153
Probably. Next week should be fun then, if you all are ready for it.

before sleep bump

>>30073153
>>30073995
I'm looking forward to this.

>>30074898
I am also, and I'm the guy running it.

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In celebration of the hoofball season, we need cheerleader pones!

>>30076524
Ponka gonna cheer her own playing?

>>30077188
Oh course she is. If any player would double as a cheerleader, it's Pink Ponk.

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Question: Are the football helmets in the simulation in the team's color's?

>>30080279
Nope, all that stuff is just placeholders.

Doesn't really help that the team colors are pretty distinct for some teams so I don't really have helmets for them.

>>30080295
Can you not change the color of the helmets?
Or are there limited options?

>>30080542
Limited, they are all actual image files.

>>30081055
Oh gotcha.
Well what colors are you going to use?

>>30081212
Not 100% sure, may just leave them as is.

>>30081718
I ask cause I wanted to practice drawing ponies and figured I'd draw the quarterbacks in uniform.

>>30081815
We made a decision in the last thread. What team are you thinking of?

>>30082049
Was going to attempt all of them, but I guess I'll start with Rarity, Spitfire, and Braeburn.

>>30082049
Which means the Elements, Gladiators, and Ranchers.
I know the Elements are purple and pink or something.

>>30082310
Elements are Purple/Pink
Gladiators are Navy/Silver
Ranchers are Red/Yellow

>>30082463
Thanks mate

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Ever since this episode aired I've always wondered, what the heck sport are they playing?

>>30082701
Dodgeball?

>>30083091
It looked like they were running around passing the ball to each other though.
I'm just curious why all the safety gear was needed.

>>30083144
Horn protection?

Tackling?

I don't know.

>>30082701
Smear the queer

>>30083144
Maybe it was some sort of game of keep away with teams or something. Really hard to tell through a door.
Maybe they could initiate contact to get possession of the ball? There's not much to go off of.

>>30083171
What he said.

page 9 bump

>>30017371
I could never really see ponyville with a pro sports team because it's such a small town which means it would be small market.

>>30084140
Small Market doesn't really mean anything in a world where around a third of these teams are small market.

Appleloosa, Dodge Junction, Ponyville don't seem like they have that big of a population. There's a number of teams in pro sports which are relative to the number of ponies those three have when compared to the New Yorks and LAs of the world.

>>30084202
we should learn more of equestria

>>30085110
Yep, but in the meantime, we'll have Hoofball Wars.

Monday it begins. Woooooo!

Hype bump

>>30086395
What teams are you gonna start with?

Question for sim anon.
What are Rarity's and Spitfire's jersey numbers?

>>30088895
Rarity is 19, Spitfire is 16.

>>30088032
First game on the list is Canterlot vs Cloudsdale.
Other games are Appleoosa vs Fillydelphia, Crystal Empire vs Las Pegasus, Vanhoover vs Manehattan, and Ponyville vs Dodge Junction.

Also, I'm probably going to combine weeks 2 and 3, since Week 2 has 4 games and week 3 has only one.

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>>30090028
Got it


Here's a WIP

>>30090059
Oooooh, nice.

By the way, I put Shining Armor at QB for Crystal Empire. So that switch did happen.

Luna and Celestia probably have a box in Cloudsdale since the game's at Cloudsdale.

Luna's probably going to rage if Canterlot loses.

>>30090723
She'll rage at every loss.

Since Monday is going to be pretty busy for me, I'm going to just sim the first game and give you the results.

Give me a few moments to put it together for you all.

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Done, Canterlot @ Cloudsdale is finished.

http://imgur.com/a/gVuzP - Week 1 Album so far(Boxscore then Game Log)

>>30092311
Huzzah, a Royal win! Maybe Luna won't have to rage after all?

>>30092374
The Royals lucked out super hard though.

>>30092390
I mean yeah, that 48 yard field goal saved them from a tie. Cloudsdale didn't have enough time to score after that.

Congrats to Canterlot!
Have a Rarity.
Uniform based on the design by one of the earlier drawfags.
Sorry for the messiness, those erased pencil marks are the bane of my existence. I also should not have added gold. Bad decision.

>>30092425
Of course it can't upload properly. That would be to much to ask for.

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>>30092425

>>30092425
>>30092448
That is a good Rarity despite the gold.

>>30092419
2/10 in 3rd down conversion for Canterlot also, Luna might be happy they survived, but the team might worry her a bit with that performance.

>>30092468
That's 2 out of 10 third down conversions successful right? If so, that is pretty bad. They can savor the first victory of the season, but they'll have to step up their game if they want to keep winning.

>>30092557
Yep, exactly. 2 times made out of 10 attempts.

I can just imagine Tia and Luna discussing the game while drinking tea.

>>30092581
Maybe their discussion can the be the basis for a post game green?

>>30092581
Btw, how do we know who the home team is? It's the one on the left right?

>>30092622
Team on the right is home team.

>>30092609
Possibly, I don't know what the First Down guy is going to write for the first game of the season though, if he's going to write anything.

>>30092638
Well, it was going to be generic sports casters, but I like the idea of Celestia and Luna talking about the game way more. Them being dedicated sports fans is ammusing.

I like the whole implied universe that this simulation resides in. It's like Equestrian culture is centered around hoofball. Just about every major and minor character plays the sport!

>>30092679
If that's what you want to do, do it. Do whatever you'd like to do, heh.

>>30092717
Cool, then that's what I'll do!

Oh, here's the remainder of games for Week 1:
Appleoosa @ Fillydelphia
Crystal Empire @ Las Pegasus
Vanhoover @ Manehattan
Dodge Junction @ Ponyville

>>30092793
Nice.

Ponyville at home week one?
Sounds good for Rarity.

>>30092622
Think if it as Canterlot Royals @ Cloudsdale Gladiators. So on scoreboards, the home team is always listed second.

>>30094676
Makes sense.

>>30083171
Also, just found out this is an actual game children play. You learn something new everyday. And what a great name too.

>>30094908
Yeah, though I think it might be called a different name now.

>>30092448
Top cute. Ponies in ponytails give me a raging heart-on.

>>30095469
She better be putting a helmet on for later this week.

Dodge Junction is coming to town.

>>30092448
Just noticed her pink eyeshadow. Very nice touch.

Friday might be a busy day for me because con times, so I might cram two games in one day or something.

BTW, both Cloudsdale injuried ponies are listed as probable for next week.

>>30096254
I was wondering about those two.
Hopefully nothing too serious happens to anyone this season.

>>30096620
I cannot guarantee anything.

Season-ending injuries do happen.

Second game will be put up in a few hours, that's my plan.

>>30095809
She's gotta look fabulous for the photoshoot. Rarity brings elegance to the "sporty look."

>>30097558
She does, very much so.

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Game 2 of Week 1 simmed.
http://imgur.com/a/h6r0G Appleoosa @ Fillydelphia.

>>30092311
>It's a wonderful, sunny afternoon in Canterlot.
>Around tea time actually.
>The two royal sisters are enjoying tea and cakes on the grand balcony, engaging in pleasant conversation.
>Various subjects are touched upon: matters of state, upper crust gossip, the best ways to prepare cake...
>"THE ROYALS ARE DAMNED LUCKY!"
>And of course, hoofball, as princesses tend to do.
>Yesterday marked the first game of the EHL regular season.
>The match up was the Canterlot Royals versus the Cloudsdale Gladiators.
>Naturally, the princesses attended in support of the capital's team, even if it was an away game.
>Cloudsdale is infamous for their home field advantage.
>Because you know... floating cloud city.
>Not many fans can follow and cheer for their team when they play there, unless they are pegasi of course.
>Celestia and Luna figured they would attend and give the Royals a much needed confidence boost.
>And it seemed to work too: The Royals won the game 23 to 20.
>But Luna thinks that it wasn't their moral support that won them the game.
>"Luck, dear sister, is what ruled this game! Pure, auspicious, luck."
>Luna paced at the railing of the balcony, as Celestia idly sipped at her tea and munched on a piece of cake.
>"Oh Luna, you should give more credit to our city's hoofball team. They did a fine job yesterday, along with Cloudsdale."
>"Sister, did you not see the same tournament as I? Were you not sitting in the same booth!?"
>"Well yes, but-"
>"Then how could thou say they did a fine job?"
>Celestia raised an eyebrow at Luna.
>"Behold, Cloudsdale out classed our Royal team in every way: passing, rushing, 3rd down conversions..."
>Celestia giggled a little, "I see you've learned much of the finer points of hoofball in the time we've been reunited."
>Luna pays her no mind, "Our quarterback, Moondancer, was no match for a veteran like Spitfire. That little welp needs to improve if she wants to get this team to the Hoof Bowl like she says!"

>>30098793
>"Last I saw, Moondancer did not get sacked three times like a certain fiery maned Gladiator," Celestia mentions coyly.
>"That's the offensive line's fault, not Spitfire's."
>Celestia finishes off her tea and joins her sister at the railing.
>"I think the Royal's defense is more to blame for that. Come now Luna, don't you think your being too harsh on them for their first game?"
>The moon princess huffs, "I'm just worried for the team Celestia. They've been in a rough spot for years now and I think their current roster has a chance to turn their fortunes around, if they don't keep making little mistakes and rely on the folly of their opponents."
>The sisters stand together, looking at out at the grand city.
>Celestia hums to herself, "Hmmm, I suppose the winning field goal was lucky of them."
>"Truly. But, a 48 yard field is nothing to scoff at. That kicker deserve a metal!"
>"Our ponies do play their little hearts out, that's for certain."
>Luna nods her head in agreement.
>They return to their seats and resume their little tea time.
>"... So, Luna, would you like to accompany me to Ponyville later this week?"
>"Whatever for sister?"
>"The Element's have their home opener of course. I thought I would go to the game and see my faithful student and her friends kick some ass."
>Luna snorts some hot tea at that comment.

>>30098793
>>30098815
That's some real nice green there.

Really nice, looks like with the EHL underway, the Princesses are going to have a lot of tea time material.

>>30098568
Injury notes:
Short Spurt for FIL is listed as Probable.
Big Bell for APL is out 1-2 weeks.

>>30098914
I'm glad you liked it.
I'm sorry to say though, I think I'm going to be taking a break from writing green for a little bit. I've just been creatively constipated recently, and this little green was harder to write than it should have been. But I'll still be here, and maybe pick up where I left off when my mojo comes back.

Poor Big Bell. Get well soon poners.

>>30099042
Ah, well, take as long as a break as you need.

Gonna suck that you're gone, but I'll wait for your return.

>>30098568
Appleoosa please.

Braeburn step up your game.

>>30099946
For real though.
And Little Strongheart's got some butter hooves. Two fumbles and the last one cost them the game.

>>30101118
Yeah, I know, they aren't making playoffs like that.

>>30101118
She's probably not used to hoofball.

>>30102654
The Rancher's last drive was going pretty alright,
>Then Braeburn gets sacked
>Strongheart fumbles the ball
>Manticores recover it on their own 21 yard line
>No hope
I can imagine the Rancher's defense desperately trying to force a fumble in that last minute, punishing the rushers, but to no avail.

>>30103170
I'm sure she feels really bad about it.
Hopefully the team isn't too hard on her about it, maybe give her a harder training routine, but positive encouragement too.

>>30103283
She could certainly use it.

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CE@LAP in the bag for Week 1. http://imgur.com/a/BJ7Os

Big Injury for CE.

>>30105004
Jesus Christ, Shining Armour got injured already!?
This game looks like it was rough for all quarterbacks involved, but damn, literally injured in the first game?
How bad is it?

>>30105536
He's listed as Doubtful.

>>30105550
As in, doubtful he will play for the rest of the season?

>>30105596
Doubtful for next game.

>>30105616
Oh ok. Still though, that's gotta be demoralizing for the crystal ponies. That's their quarterback and prince!
You weren't kidding about those injuries.
>mfw Shining is almost kill
>the Bouncers are heels just like in that Rarity green
That was a brutal game anon. These ponies showed no quarter.

>>30105691
And Sunburst's missed Extra Point.

Ow.

>>30105738
Shit your right. I didn't even notice that. It could have tied the game.
Poor Sentries. They must be in a bad place right now.

>>30105826
Three games up, three games down, I'm surprised at there being no blowouts.

>>30106415
Ponyville sooooon.

>>30106415
Yeah, the scores have been really close so far.

>>30107338
Well, every team is pretty balanced out with the others, so that's good to me.

Though the longer the season goes, the more craziness there will be.

>>30107808
Nice, I like craziness.
An unpredictable season makes for better suspense, so I'm all for it.

>>30107881
I might hammer another game soon and just throw out the last one tomorrow so Friday's all clear for con day.

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>>30105536
>Shining's out
>time to put Cadence in coach

>>30108984
Worried about Cadance being able to QB.

Also, besides Twilight, no Princesses play the game.

>>30109988
I figured she wouldn't play. Hoofball doesn't seem like her cup of tea.
She'd make a great Tight End tho, if you catch my drift.

>>30110094
Heh, probably not.

She'd be like Luna and Tia for sure. Commenting but not playing.

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Vanhoover @ Manehattan game is done.

>>30111463
Good stuff.
But damn Air Raid, why all the interceptions?

>>30111463
Oh and all the penalties. Who knew Dragons played dirty?

>>30111770
>>30111773
He didn't throw an Int till Quarter 3 which was the pick six. But he threw two INTs in the fourth with the lead.

Crazy problems, victory is a victory though.

>>30111778
Looks like the Dragons need serious work on their offense. They didn't score a single touchdown. Defense had to do it for them.
Zephyrs were solid though, barring the late game interceptions. Go them!

Is the Discord writefag still around? I miss his story.

>>30112839
Forgive me, I've been playing Persona 5. My life had just been really busy lately so I needed the break. I can get back to it soon.

>>30113040
Hey, if you need a break, you need a break. I can complete sympathize with that.
You can take as long as you need to.

Last game of week 1 soon.

Will Ponyville win at home?

Or will Dodge Junction somehow beat them?

>>30114087
Rarity is unstoppable, the Bandits have no hope.

>>30114103
Don't forget, the Bandits trounced the Elements in an exhibition game.
Hopefully that was a fluke though.

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WEEK 1 IS DONE.

DJ @ PON DONE http://imgur.com/a/CWUuv

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Also, got players of the week right here for you all.

>>30115177

I predict the Elements will make the playoffs.

>>30115186
Well, if Rarity can keep killing it with 5 TD's a game, they should make the playoffs.

With Twi cheering on from the sidelines, being the Backup QB and helping with gameplans.

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>>30115184
Golden Wheat most qt defensive end

>>30115277
3 Sacks though.

She's all serious when she's got the uniform on.

>>30115368
True that. Stopping the other team is serious business.
These ponies are dedicated to their teams.

>>30115368
Speaking of uniforms, I imagined the Sentries having the coolest ones; the material having this purple iridescence that shines purple depending on the light and angle viewed. It doesn't completely change color, but the blue home and white away jerseys would have a purple sheen to them.

>>30115575
Haha, well, I can't do much adjustments on stuff like that because we don't have much in graphics, but if that's how the drawfags want to work it for future fanarts, that's all up to them. I do agree they'd have one of the best unis though.

>>30115698
I wish a drawfag would come in here and draw some ponies in uniform

>>30116021
Well, we had Rarity drawn already as QB.

I should archive all the imgurs or something and dump them in a pastebin when the topic does eventually die/

>>30114963
I told you Rarity was unstoppable.

>>30115698
>>30116021
I too would love more drawfags. We had the one who drew Zephyr and Ponyville logos, who is also presumably the one who drew >>30092448

There's also another QB Rarity drawing floating around somewhere. The one where she shouts "Omaha".

...man, with those drawings and the greens she's featured in, Rarity is getting so much love in these threads.

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>>30117354
Is this the one you meant? I love this one!

I'll see if I can finish Spitfire's pic sooner rather than later.

>>30117402
I'm immensely reminded of that short spurt I wrote of Elements trying to make playoffs.

>>30117354
She won't get 5 TD games every week though. Hopefully she doesn't get hurt like Shining though, not sure if Twi can come in and replace her.

>>30115177
Nice, clean game.
Though I noticed Vinyl and Trixe got injured. What's their condition?

>>30117681
Vinyl is doubtful.

... Trixie is out 12-16 weeks, ouch.

>>30117695
Damn what happened to them?

>>30117714
Vinyl's only doubtful for next game, tight hamstring.

Trixie... wow, broken skull, really?

>>30117725
>broken skull
Holy shit what the fuck?
That's literally season ending
Trixie has the worst luck

Why are so many injuries in this sim?

>>30118569
Not Sim Anon, but it's just what happens in handegg.
Besides, most of the injuries so far aren't serious. It's just Trixie who got the short end of the stick.

>>30117460
You should do another short green! The last one was fun and cyoa-like. I can dig something like that again.
>hoofball cyoa when

>>30118801
Not him, but these sims have a play-by-play, so if I was feeling really ambitious I could do a whole game.

>>30118884
You mean do a cyoa of a hoofball game?
cause that would be cool as hell

>>30118939
I meant doing a regular green of a whole hoofball game. A CYOA would probably be a lot easier, though it would deviate from the sim.

I'm not making any promises here. I'm too busy at the moment to do a whole cyoa game. But it's something I'd like to do.

>>30119094
Doing a green for a whole game is a tall order.
While I would commend you for such a feat, maybe choosing stand out plays to focus on would be easier than adapting every play.
As for a cyoa... playing through a whole game is possible, though you'd have to get creative as the game goes on to keep things interesting. Maybe have two characters to play? One on offense the other on defense? Or we can decide the actions of the entire team?

>>30119394
It'd probably be easiest to start a CYOA near the end of a game. The challenge would be to take the 3rd quarter score of one of the sim games and see if the players could pull the losing team to victory.

>>30118569
>>30118774

Well, here's an Injury Breakdown for Week 1.

Right now the Injury Report has Seven Players listed.
2 at Probable
1 at Questionable
2 at Doubtful
1 at 2-4 weeks
1 at 12-16 weeks

Here's also the list of Week 2 and Week 3 games that I'm shuffling in together.

Week 2:
CE @ VAN
CLO @ APL
PON @ DJ
CAN @ LAP

Week 3:
MAN @ VAN(Yes, this is the only game)

>>30119651
>PON @ DJ
Wait, but they just played?

>>30119666
Welcome to random generated schedules anon.

The game does not care.

It'll do it anyways.

All it's looking for is to not have the same team play twice in a week and to fulfill the 20 week schedule with 18 games in it.

That's it.

>>30119583
There's an idea. I like it.
The point deficit would have to be fair, but big enough for a challenge.
Also, I think being the "coach" would be the best approach.

>>30016991
Hoof
Ball

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Rarity is an all around classy and sporty mare.

>>30120682

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>>30121281
Yes she is.

SEX!

>>30126465
T-that's not allowed in hoofball...

>>30126742
A certain clopfic I know says otherwise

Page 10 bumperino

>>30133464
Reminds me that she's not on the sim.

>>30133464
Horseshoe cleats. That's pretty clever, I like it.

Uhm.

>>30134425
What team would she even be on?

>>30135858
Canterlot I'd imagine. It's her home city after all.

>>30135858
>>30136925
Canterlot or just Super Free Agent.

>>30138206
Sunset as a Free Agent? I like it.
What position would she play? Perhaps Safety or Linebacker.

>>30138532
Defensive side for sure. LB would be interesting.'

Movie chars probably be all FA's.

>ywn have a hoofball waifu
>ywn go to all of her games
>ywn lose your voice cheering for her every week
>ywn celebrate with her when her team wins
>ywn be there for her through the hard hits and the tough losses
>ywn be there to push her and encourage her to be the best athlete she can be
>ywn be there when they finally win the championship game and she giddily hoists the big trophy up with her teammates
>ywn see her come galloping from the field to jump into your arms
>ywn embrace her as she cries tears of joy and thanks you for your love and support
>ywn passionately kiss each other amidst the cheers of the crowd
>ywn have your own post game celebration with her after the game
feels bad man

Is Rarity the best current QB? Can live up to the legend of her old man?

>>30144063
She got offensive player of the week in the simulation, so she's definitely off to a strong start. Let's hope for her continued success!

>>30142053
I wish I had a hoofball waifu

2nd week will start soon.

>>30145660
Awesome! Here's hoping Crystal Empire pulls through with a victory.

>>30146284
Yeah, I'm simming now.

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CLO @ APL done.

The game rearranged the week's order(Sometimes it does that when you go out and back in again).

>>30147046
Goddamnit Spitfire

Injury report from game on >>30147046

CLO:
Sun Shower(LB) - Probable(Fatigue)
White Wash(T) - Out 12-16 Weeks(Broken Leg)
Whip Lash(G) - Probable(Migraine)

APL:
Apple Cherry(DE) - Out 1-2 Weeks(Pinched Nerve)

>>30147046
Kek. The middle of the second quarter was zany.
>Spitfire throws an interception
>Literally two plays later Breaburn's throw gets picked and the Gladiators have the ball again
>But right after that Spitfire gets sacked and fumbles, almost loosing the ball like an amateur

At least Little Strongheart didn't mess anything up this game.

Why do these ponies miss so many extra points?

>>30149211
The kickers do tend to be kinda inconsistent.
Maybe they like to buck the ball, so they're turned away from the goal and rely completely on muscle memory and instinct?

>>30149211
>>30149456
Please note, this game does use the new XP rules which involve moving the hash back.

Also, from what I've noticed, the players can suffer from 'warm up' issues where they tend to have issues in early weeks when they stabilize for the rest of the season, especially when you do no preseason games like we did.

>>30149537
I think I remember hearing about the new xp rule but I forgot what it was. Did they move the kicker back a few yards?

Also, that's really cool that they take warming up into consideration. Seems like this is a pretty thorough sim.

>>30150624
Yeah, all XP's are now 33 yard shots.

>>30151580
I am glad that they made it more difficult... Seems kinda pointless if the extra point is basically free all the time. May as well make the kickers earn it.

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PON @ DJ TIME!

>>30152231
Ponyville is in a roll. You sure you didn't power them up somehow?

>>30152271
Nope, no one got boosts or takeaways in the sim.

They've only played DJ though, so... who knows what'll happen when they play another team.

>>30152432
I guess the Bandits just SUCK!

>>30152432
Oh right, I forgot they only played DJ. I'll be rooting for Cherry Jubilee in her future games, hopefully she can get her team shaped up. She is a cute.

>>30152475
Probably some of both.

>>30152231
Ponyville really brought the pain this game.

>>30153197
Yeah. Really did. Pick 6 too.