Sorry if these have been answered. I haven't paid much attention to this forum until this week, since I have all of the patience of a 3 year old when it comes to new toys, and I knew getting into OOTP2006 fever too soon would be bad.
That said...
1. I know the star system is gone. Is there a cumulative goodness indicator of any sort? Not a big deal, except in fictional league fantasy drafts, which I can imagine becoming quickly unwieldy with the possible size of a 2006 universe.
2. Will 2006 have a better park generation system for fictional leagues than the old versions, which spit out cookie-cutter 50000 seat stadiums?
3. I'm guessing not, but... will the weather match the region to go along with that fancy new city database?
4. I know that in the minor leagues, you're manager-only with no GM control. Will there be a way to play the same way once you hit the majors? It's certainly not the primary way I'll play the game, but I think a manager-only career sounds really intriguing and realistic.
5. Those amusing and somewhat cheesy team names in all the screenshots... is the game generating those now for fictional leagues?
That's all I can think of for now. Certainly none of these are gamebreakers, and my mind is already set that I'll be playing this game the moment I wake up on the 31st, but I'm just curious about these things.