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Originally Posted by Marinersfan51
I really miss the old road to release series and when the developers were actually attempting to market the game and explain the value of the new version. I don't know what the new features are in this version and I have had to actively search to find any of the announcements and even then they are just announcements of upcoming trailers and twitch streams that will allegedly reveal new features.
Maybe I am just an old man yelling at clouds, but I miss when there would be 5 stickyed posts at the top of the forums with in depth explanations of the new features and overhalls that would get me excited for the game. Instead there is 1/10th that info out there scattered across a bunch of different platforms. Ever since they sold, it feels like the entire focus is on PT and twitch streams. There may be just as much focus being put on the actual game, but they are doing their damnedest to hide it.
This is the first time that I haven't preordered in 12 years and I am completely ambivalent to the new version, I probably will just wait until it goes on sale in a few months. I have been a day one preorder for a decade, but I really haven't been able to figure out if this is anything more than a FIFA/Madden/2k roster update game at this point.
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You summed up what I've been thinking as well. With Football Manager, my last purchase was FM16, and I still am playing that now. The newer versions were never enough to "push" me to purchase, and with all the mods, I still get plenty of enjoyment out of FM16.
Similar to FM16, every year I would think, when will OOTP fall into this category for me, and I'm beginning to think that this might be the year that I just stick with OOTP22. I've been playing since OOTP4, and like you, pre-ordered every year, but I just can't get excited about this year's release. I don't play PT, and I rarely play out the games during the season. Maybe a dozen or two at most, so I'm sure that's a big part of it.
There are still items I feel can be added to the game, like more interaction with the players/agents, a better process when obtaining a manager/GM position. Some others that have already been mentioned.
I am very interested though in the feedback from those who will be playing this week. At that point, I'll either get really excited and purchase, or just shrug my shoulders, and continue with OOTP22.