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Pineapple · 04-11-2010, 11:01 PM

I'm excited to see this feature added and its potential in years to come. It kinda reminds me of Total Extreme Warfare's (wrestling sim) storyline system.

Since this storylines can be modded by the community, the potential is immense. I can already see some of the storylines:

Player hits home run on his birthday
Player faces off against his former team
Beanball war storyline
Retiring player signing a 1-day contract to retire with his original team
Two brothers playing against one another or playing on the same team
Breaking a prestigious record
Improved storylines for winning the World Series
Player coming back as a coach
Trading or signing for a local hero (hometown hero; local college or HS hero)
Fight between teammates (BTW, I would love to see a volatility/hot-head rating added to the personality ratings)
Suspension - Corked bat, PEDs, etc.
Tommy John surgery possibly improving velocity rating
Premature retirement - Priesthood, joining the Army, etc.
HS draftee holds out on the bonus money and goes to college
Baseball team for sale or moving cities
New stadium stories
Rookie debut (like the media covering Jason Heyward's debut)
International star debut (the media covering Ichero's debut)
Long winning streaks

For the storylines, I hope to see more improvements in the front page news article as well. Winning the World Series should get top coverage in the news page.

Or how about Baseball America's #1 prospect making his debut? I want to see how he did in his debut on the front page. When Jason Heyward hit that home run in his debut at bat, it was all over the news everywhere.

If a team wins 20 wins in a row, I want to see that mentioned in the news page.

I think that would help tremendously with the immersion of OOTP. Right now, league wide news is rather bare. Right now, you may hear stuff about a pitcher throwing a no-hitter or a batter getting 3 home runs in a game. But I want to see more news.

Put it in the news if someone just broke a league record. Put it in the news if a game featured a rare triple play.

Maybe for future games, the news page can be further expanded. Right now, the news consist of the main home page and a "news" link that looks more like a transaction page rather than news articles.

04-11-2010, 11:01 PM	#33
Pineapple Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 92	I'm excited to see this feature added and its potential in years to come. It kinda reminds me of Total Extreme Warfare's (wrestling sim) storyline system. Since this storylines can be modded by the community, the potential is immense. I can already see some of the storylines: Player hits home run on his birthday Player faces off against his former team Beanball war storyline Retiring player signing a 1-day contract to retire with his original team Two brothers playing against one another or playing on the same team Breaking a prestigious record Improved storylines for winning the World Series Player coming back as a coach Trading or signing for a local hero (hometown hero; local college or HS hero) Fight between teammates (BTW, I would love to see a volatility/hot-head rating added to the personality ratings) Suspension - Corked bat, PEDs, etc. Tommy John surgery possibly improving velocity rating Premature retirement - Priesthood, joining the Army, etc. HS draftee holds out on the bonus money and goes to college Baseball team for sale or moving cities New stadium stories Rookie debut (like the media covering Jason Heyward's debut) International star debut (the media covering Ichero's debut) Long winning streaks For the storylines, I hope to see more improvements in the front page news article as well. Winning the World Series should get top coverage in the news page. Or how about Baseball America's #1 prospect making his debut? I want to see how he did in his debut on the front page. When Jason Heyward hit that home run in his debut at bat, it was all over the news everywhere. If a team wins 20 wins in a row, I want to see that mentioned in the news page. I think that would help tremendously with the immersion of OOTP. Right now, league wide news is rather bare. Right now, you may hear stuff about a pitcher throwing a no-hitter or a batter getting 3 home runs in a game. But I want to see more news. Put it in the news if someone just broke a league record. Put it in the news if a game featured a rare triple play. Maybe for future games, the news page can be further expanded. Right now, the news consist of the main home page and a "news" link that looks more like a transaction page rather than news articles.