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AJFO · 05-08-2020, 01:18 PM

Evening folks,

So I was about to settle in for an afternoon nap when I popped this YouTube video on in the background.

Adam Millard is one of my favorites when it comes to most things gaming-related and has plenty of other brilliant takes scattered throughout his YouTube videos. However, like with many more vaguely-related things at the moment, I felt myself start to gravitate towards thinking: "How does this apply to OOTP, in principle?"

Yet, for what it's worth I'm no game design evaluator or developer, mostly a more passive witness to creation than a critique of it.

Nonetheless, I did end up wondering how the ever-changing Talent Change Randomness magician and the resultant difference in an OOTP world's landscape might lend itself itself to what I've seen people recommending on the forum in recent times: interactivity (aka, as Adam refers to it, "a chance to skilfully wield randomness to your advantage").

Example: You notice your disruptive SS - player personality shouldn't matter, but could in this instance - is on best-of-season hit spree nearing 30 games and the game presents you with three options:

a) Approach your color commentators about giving him more air-time pregame to boost notoriety - chance of decreasing work ethic, increasing player loyalty and local popularity, alongside a possible temporary uptick in fan loyalty.

b) Recommend your hitting coach provide more time for said player - chance of Hit/Avoid Ks OVR rating increasing for duration of streak; chance team chemistry may slightly decrease due to player resentment for special treatment (of a poor character player).

c) Create a fan section for player (unavailable if player has a disruptive personality type); permanently increases player morale when in the starting lineup and chance in increasing work ethic, player loyalty and fan loyalty.
Costs club $250,000 over the season and is a sunk cost (i.e. if player leaves during season money is not refunded).

So what do you think? I took a stab and would be curious to see what you think after you watch his video and/or what you make of the premise in the first place.

05-08-2020, 01:18 PM	#1
AJFO Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Norwich, England Posts: 48	A Discussion around Randomness and OOTP Evening folks, So I was about to settle in for an afternoon nap when I popped this YouTube video on in the background. Adam Millard is one of my favorites when it comes to most things gaming-related and has plenty of other brilliant takes scattered throughout his YouTube videos. However, like with many more vaguely-related things at the moment, I felt myself start to gravitate towards thinking: "How does this apply to OOTP, in principle?" Yet, for what it's worth I'm no game design evaluator or developer, mostly a more passive witness to creation than a critique of it. Nonetheless, I did end up wondering how the ever-changing Talent Change Randomness magician and the resultant difference in an OOTP world's landscape might lend itself itself to what I've seen people recommending on the forum in recent times: interactivity (aka, as Adam refers to it, "a chance to skilfully wield randomness to your advantage"). Example: You notice your disruptive SS - player personality shouldn't matter, but could in this instance - is on best-of-season hit spree nearing 30 games and the game presents you with three options: a) Approach your color commentators about giving him more air-time pregame to boost notoriety - chance of decreasing work ethic, increasing player loyalty and local popularity, alongside a possible temporary uptick in fan loyalty. b) Recommend your hitting coach provide more time for said player - chance of Hit/Avoid Ks OVR rating increasing for duration of streak; chance team chemistry may slightly decrease due to player resentment for special treatment (of a poor character player). c) Create a fan section for player (unavailable if player has a disruptive personality type); permanently increases player morale when in the starting lineup and chance in increasing work ethic, player loyalty and fan loyalty. Costs club $250,000 over the season and is a sunk cost (i.e. if player leaves during season money is not refunded). So what do you think? I took a stab and would be curious to see what you think after you watch his video and/or what you make of the premise in the first place. Last edited by AJFO; 05-08-2020 at 03:03 PM.