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Originally Posted by playball
Perhaps I'm an eternal optimist but I think the OOTP interface lends itself to easy web adaption. Underlying it are databases and procedural routines that decent programmers ( such as I presume Markus is ) won't find too hard to adapt to php. Or he might go with retaining exactly the same source code and compiling in a CGI interface.
Think about it: already with the click of a button OOTP spits out http reports, league news etc. The "online" aspect is practically half written I reckon.
Of course this is all guessing, but as a life-long programmer it's educated guessing at least 
Yet my preference is the way it is at the moment - off-line application, solo play, with an ability to create on-line leagues. IMHO this is the best of all worlds.
Couldn't we have an iPhone version of OOTPX ?  |
I definitely see where OOTP online could improve the gameplay a lot. I find online leagues less fulfilling, but I'd feel different if the system (while it works well) were less 10-30 or whatever people working independently and submitting their work, but instead everyone having access to the database in real time. Drafts would be a million times easier to process, and I imagine trades could be as well.
Some thrive in online leagues because of the competetion factor, and in a more streamlined system I'm sure many of us single players would enjoy it more. I'll never stop playing single player though- I enjoy being in complete control of my universe too much.