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Originally Posted by pstrickert
DMB, as fine a product as it is, is dying a slow death IMO. Look at their message boards -- they're beginning to eat their own! Puresim also has fallen on hard times. Now's the time for OOTP to strike!!!
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IMO, the DMB/SOMs of the world started dying when it became a possibility, and then a reality, to even attempt a career simulation. I was a huge HUGE SOM fan back in the 80s and early 90s. Use to keep dozens of stats by hand, then switched over to the computer game during college. And then I ran across the Tony LaRussa game, which had career sim capabilities. It never worked as well as it should have, even for a rudimentary version, but just the
thought of it made me completely drop SOM. Ever since, I've been looking for the Holy Grail of career sims for my favorite sports.
I'm sure there's a market for replay sims, but OOTP would be making a huge mistake by chasing after it to the detriment of career simming. This is the present and future of sports gaming. IMO, despite all of the issues I have with the interface and what could be done better, this is by far the best baseball sim I've ever played, and without question, the best historical sports sim game ever. It's just not designed to do a strict replay, but that's perfectly fine with me.