When The Newbie Status Disappears

Anna Leroux · Post by **Anna Leroux** » 17 years ago

I can no longer race at Trial Park, or see the New Players Sale Page. I am saddened by this because I certainly don't feel like I'm all that experienced in the game yet. Oh well.

Jolene Danner · Post by **Jolene Danner** » 17 years ago

20 weeks

Anna Leroux · Post by **Anna Leroux** » 17 years ago

I know.... it certainly hasn't felt like 20 weeks since I joined. This game is the best! To be here for 20 weeks and only feels like 3. What a game!

Emily Thompson · Post by **Emily Thompson** » 17 years ago

Me too! I was crushed when my newbie status disappeared. I *definitely* still consider myself a new player...even if it's technically not true.

*sigh*

Rebecca Rose Hepburn · Post by **Rebecca Rose Hepburn** » 17 years ago

I miss Trial Park

Jolene Danner · Post by **Jolene Danner** » 17 years ago

Newbies these days are so spoiled...

Carolyn Eaton · Post by **Carolyn Eaton** » 17 years ago

JoleneD wrote: Newbies these days are so spoiled...

I know - a friend who was in the Sim since prior to Em's 2 year Hiatus talks about it was a looooong time before she got a winner, let alone a stakes winner - no Trial Park, No CAH's, and I think she said there was no way to give a horse to another player.

One player was super dominant (she's no longer in it), and made it very difficult to get established.

So, I feel very lucky that I joined when I did.

Chris Carman · Post by **Chris Carman** » 17 years ago

during my new player status I only had 3 starts at Trial Park, so when that option went away, it wasn't that big of a deal. But I LOVE the SIM. Greatest game EVER!

S.C. Burns · Post by **S.C. Burns** » 17 years ago

Haha, I'll make a deal with you guys. I'll trade you my newbie status for one of your Stakes-quality horses.

Deal?

Lauren Haggerty · Post by **Lauren Haggerty** » 17 years ago

S.C. Burns wrote: Haha, I'll make a deal with you guys. I'll trade you my newbie status for one of your Stakes-quality horses.

Deal?

Haha, no thanks. You'll probablyy get one quicker then I did at any rate.

S.C. Burns · Post by **S.C. Burns** » 17 years ago

::

:: Maybe, maybe not. I'm realizing now that my first purchases weren't good ones. Some horses are just never gonna be good runners.

Here's a question: are future new players going to still get a CAH, since CAHs are gone?

Steph Lonhro · Post by **Steph Lonhro** » 17 years ago

6 weeks down 14 weeks to go I think, I joined just after week 15 if I remember correctly

new player sales page has added a few horses to my stable, some diamonds in the rough in my case giving me a win and a third, and a steeplechaser and a possible steeplechaser

my time goes by fast lol

now to wait for my homebreds in yr 19 and especially year 20 homebreds

Scott Eiland · Post by **Scott Eiland** » 17 years ago

I don't have any broodmares yet. A little birdy told me that it's a better idea to learn how to race first, then tackle the breeding issue next year.

So i'm moving it along slowly.

Laura Ferguson · Post by **Laura Ferguson** » 17 years ago

I'm the friend that Carolyn is referring to, and to put things in perspective, I started towards the tail end of Year 11. If I remember correctly, I didn't get my first winner until well into Year 12, and my first stakes winner was about 1/3 of the way through year 13. I ran a lot of fillers, so my win percentage was awful, but I picked up a lot of fourth place checks in stakes, which I used to slowly upgrade my stable. There were a handful of races restricted to players with less than a certain bankroll, and the Maryland Million stakes were restricted to players with less than 20 lifetime stakes wins, but there was no Trial Park, and no races restricted to brand new players.

My first break-through was when I received Kudos, who became my first stakes winner, after winning the SIMMY Award of Merit in Year 12, courtesy of Daryl and Emily (thanks again!). My second, and probably biggest, break-through was when everyone was given a real life mare, and I got Dancethruthedawn. I bred Storm's Twilight, who became one of my best runners (and later, in the new SIM, a champion) and then I sold a breeding right in "Dawn" to Bri - she bred Into Glory, who became a multiple G2 stakes winner. The money I received from that bankrolled the purchase of Kentucky Oaks and Breeders' Cup Distaff winner Farewellinthedark, millionaire and multiple G1 winner Cavalcade, stakes winner Shininginthenight and one other horse at the TBS Auction.

But, anyway, here are my old sim stats, just to put things in perspective (my stats in the new SIM are eons better):

Year 15 534 : 66 - 81 - 89 Win-12.4% OTB-44.2%
Year 14 563 : 34 - 58 - 91 Win- 6.0% OTB-32.5%
Year 13 350 : 17 - 28 - 36 Win- 4.9% OTB-23.1%
Year 12 168 : 6 - 6 - 17 Win- 3.6% OTB-17.3%
Year 11 19 : 0 - 0 - 1 Win- 0.0% OTB- 5.3%

Ryen Hanna · Post by **Ryen Hanna** » 17 years ago

So, you know, back in year five when I joined (not to date myself or anything) newbies didn't get anything special! Just $50,000 and a hearty pat on the back!

I somehow got lucky enough to find myself two fillies on the sales page that turned into stakes winners for me - Speedyjetsdaughter (who then produced for me The Inevitable, who won the BC Juvy Fillies as well as the KY Oaks) and Always in Love, who won the BC FM Sprint for me and gave me a few decent babies.

Back then I think you just had to get lucky like I did!