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BradC · 09-30-2013, 07:16 PM

The bottom line is, we're going through a lot of growing pains with the hockey game, since it's a brand new product, and putting an FHM update out takes priority over iOOTP at the moment. Believe me, we wish we could just grab a developer and throw them at iOOTP to get an update out, like a larger company could, but we just can't.

So, iOOTP 2014 will be different because FHM will be in a much better place when development on it starts, so Sebastian will be able to devote time to it. Moving forward, since the hockey and baseball seasons start six months apart, he'll be able to devote part of the year to one game and part of the year to the other. Once we get over the hump with FHM, that will be much more manageable.

I realize that your next question will be, "Well, that sounds like no more iOOTP 2013 updates will be coming, and updates were promised." Yes, updates like a player editor and Retina display support were promised, and we still want to make those happen. All I can say is, we need to see how things go with the FHM updates that are in the works. Should Sebastian get to a point where FHM is in solid shape and Malte can do most of the work on that game, then I'm sure he will jump over to iOOTP for an update.

I'm sorry I can't be more specific right now, but the FHM situation is changing on a week-to-week basis.

09-30-2013, 07:16 PM	#22
BradC All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: northern CA Posts: 1,885	The bottom line is, we're going through a lot of growing pains with the hockey game, since it's a brand new product, and putting an FHM update out takes priority over iOOTP at the moment. Believe me, we wish we could just grab a developer and throw them at iOOTP to get an update out, like a larger company could, but we just can't. So, iOOTP 2014 will be different because FHM will be in a much better place when development on it starts, so Sebastian will be able to devote time to it. Moving forward, since the hockey and baseball seasons start six months apart, he'll be able to devote part of the year to one game and part of the year to the other. Once we get over the hump with FHM, that will be much more manageable. I realize that your next question will be, "Well, that sounds like no more iOOTP 2013 updates will be coming, and updates were promised." Yes, updates like a player editor and Retina display support were promised, and we still want to make those happen. All I can say is, we need to see how things go with the FHM updates that are in the works. Should Sebastian get to a point where FHM is in solid shape and Malte can do most of the work on that game, then I'm sure he will jump over to iOOTP for an update. I'm sorry I can't be more specific right now, but the FHM situation is changing on a week-to-week basis.