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Originally Posted by renojedi
1. The way I like to play is to have the actual MLB and then add an expansion team. I don't mind replacing a team if I cannot add a team. I then like to stock it with the second tier guys from the other teams (like a real expansion draft). My question is can I add a team or two to the MLB (making a 32 team league) or can I only replace a team? And are there global roster tools to allow me to select the players I want from other teams or do I have to go through a trade process for it. Or better yet, is there an expansion team feature?
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You can add & remove teams all you want, but there is no built-in expansion draft mechanism - you'll have to do that via trades, release & sign, or via the Waiver wire.
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Originally Posted by renojedi
2. I like to manage every game so that interface is important. I like the way pure sim shows the logos of the two teams, the pictures of the batter and the pitcher, the picture of the actual stadium you are playing in, and I like the ball flight animation it has. Are all of those present in OOTP?
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Logos, player photos & ballparks (and MLB rosters, for that matter) are all "after-market", so you'll have to manually add them - but once you do, they are all visible in-game. There is no in-game animation, however. All the game action is conveyed via the text play-by-play.
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Originally Posted by renojedi
3. I assume this works with the Lahman database to get real players. Does that come stock like PS07 or do you download it later? And after downloading does it automatically stock the teams with the appropriate players or do you have to do that manually?
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PureSim has an exclusive license to re-distribute the Lahman database, so you'll have to download it seperately (make sure it's the CSV version). When you import a historical season, the players will all be assigned to their correct teams.
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Originally Posted by renojedi
4. How are the in-game sounds? I really like what PS07 does with a crowd noises throughout with various organ music pieces, the crack of the bat, etc.
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OOTP has no in-game sound in this version (and the sound in previous versions was problematic, anyways).