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Old 07-16-2008, 09:22 PM   #93
Antonin
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Originally Posted by Sweed View Post
Yes, if the game is to ever go mainstream like FM (not sure that's possible in the US with our graphic driven gaming culture) or to at least show substantial growth MLB will be the driving factor....

... If this ever became a third as popular as FM Markus would have a team of programmers working for him.
I know what you mean but I have to smile at the comparison to FM.

FM may sell more units than OOTP, but, having been a player of FM/CM since 2001, I have to say I really wonder why. OOTP baseball is infinitely more realistic, flexible and just plain fun than FM. I think many FM fans continue to spout the game's praises because they read the hype every year and just feel that that's what they are supposed to do. They have no experience with anything else, because for the most part there is no serious competition.

A soccer game with OOTP's flexibility, customizability and a dedicated user community to create real rosters for those who don't want to play fictional would bury the FM franchise in a couple of years.
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