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Old 10-22-2013, 04:35 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by as5680 View Post
I'd agree that being able to edit in game would be better. Several times I have seen people argue that a suggested new feature is unnecessary on the grounds that you can work around it by editing files, but I know that I wouldn't be too keen to do that - despite being relatively comfortable with databases etc which a lot of users certainly won't be.

I think that if it is possible to do so, including something within the game is generally preferable to requiring people to edit important files - even though, as mentioned, you should always back them up beforehand.
The ability to edit the files gives the user much more power over how his league behaves. I'm not against in-game switches on principle, but I personally prefer being able to do things my way, rather than someone else's.

If OOTP did not allow the breadth of customization that it does, and I was forced to play things basically out of the box, I would not invest the time I do into this game.
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