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andreglenn · 04-09-2011, 09:15 PM

Actually, I'm not nitpicking and I think OOTP is a great game. In none of my posts that you refer to do you see me saying that I don't like OOTP or do you see me shilling for a competitor.

I'm simply trying to be of help by pointing out things that I think can easily be tweaked to make it an even better game. For all I know, the things that I've pointed out might actually be things that slipped through the cracks. I'm trying to be helpful. I thought that's what these forums were for.

You overstate the contents of my other posts with your accusation that I have picked the game apart. I've done no such thing. Nor do I desire to.

I've been designing and writing both UI and backend software for over 25 years. I've also spent over a decade doing Web design. I can show you what picking an app apart is. What I've done is not in that category.

If it offends people on these forums for me to try to be of assistance in such a manner, then I won't bother. As mentioned in my other posts that you refer to, I state that none of the things that I've pointed out are earth-shattering or a big deal and that I'm only trying to help make a great game better.

Nitpicking would be complaining about the fonts, or the colors, or something else insignificant. What you're basically saying that if you bring up an issue and its not a fatal error in the game, then its "nitpicking".

I'm not looking for an exact replay. If I were looking for that, I would just go to Retrosheet and read the PBP files.

It seems that every time someone on this forum points out what they think is something in the game that could be tweaked, they get accused of wanting an "exact replay". As in: "Oh, ignore that guy. He's one of those exact replay guys that just don't get it". Well, that's not me. I'm not looking for Teddy Ballgame to hit .406 in a 1941 replay. I think its within reason to ask a question if he hits .286 though.

I don't really see the point of forums such as these if people are going to be insulted and belittled.

Do some people nitpick? Sure.
Do some people come to these forums with hidden agendas and try to disparage OOTP in favor of a competitor? Sure.
Can you usually tell that from a mile away? Yes, and you ignore those people's posts if they bug you so much. If they get out of control, the Forum Admin will ban them.

Someone might actually have something of value to add and you might find it to be nitpicking but someone else might not. So why discourage someone from posting by insulting them?

04-09-2011, 09:15 PM	#6
andreglenn Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 14	I'm Not Nitpicking - Just Trying to help make a great game even better Actually, I'm not nitpicking and I think OOTP is a great game. In none of my posts that you refer to do you see me saying that I don't like OOTP or do you see me shilling for a competitor. I'm simply trying to be of help by pointing out things that I think can easily be tweaked to make it an even better game. For all I know, the things that I've pointed out might actually be things that slipped through the cracks. I'm trying to be helpful. I thought that's what these forums were for. You overstate the contents of my other posts with your accusation that I have picked the game apart. I've done no such thing. Nor do I desire to. I've been designing and writing both UI and backend software for over 25 years. I've also spent over a decade doing Web design. I can show you what picking an app apart is. What I've done is not in that category. If it offends people on these forums for me to try to be of assistance in such a manner, then I won't bother. As mentioned in my other posts that you refer to, I state that none of the things that I've pointed out are earth-shattering or a big deal and that I'm only trying to help make a great game better. Nitpicking would be complaining about the fonts, or the colors, or something else insignificant. What you're basically saying that if you bring up an issue and its not a fatal error in the game, then its "nitpicking". I'm not looking for an exact replay. If I were looking for that, I would just go to Retrosheet and read the PBP files. It seems that every time someone on this forum points out what they think is something in the game that could be tweaked, they get accused of wanting an "exact replay". As in: "Oh, ignore that guy. He's one of those exact replay guys that just don't get it". Well, that's not me. I'm not looking for Teddy Ballgame to hit .406 in a 1941 replay. I think its within reason to ask a question if he hits .286 though. I don't really see the point of forums such as these if people are going to be insulted and belittled. Do some people nitpick? Sure. Do some people come to these forums with hidden agendas and try to disparage OOTP in favor of a competitor? Sure. Can you usually tell that from a mile away? Yes, and you ignore those people's posts if they bug you so much. If they get out of control, the Forum Admin will ban them. Someone might actually have something of value to add and you might find it to be nitpicking but someone else might not. So why discourage someone from posting by insulting them?