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Originally Posted by murp0560
Yes agreed. More revenue it would seem.
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To be fair, it is understandable the fear that PT is overtaking OOTP but the reality is we all want to make a living and be as prosperous as possible. PT has enabled OOTP to expand more rapidly and make themselves more attractive to a buyer than OOTP itself already was. COM2US apparently made an offer too nice to decline. We are not going to know all the strings attached to the sale but Markus seems to imply that OOTP still has a lot of autonomy. And that the sale means OOTP can grow more rapidly than otherwise and no doubt the money received from the sale makes the effort (past and future) more pleasurable. I am sure the earlier years were more meager and they finally got renumerated properly for that with the sale.
I think Markus dream is to continue OOTP as the elite baseball sim while matching the excellent stat results with the visual aesthetics that make it all immersive and ultimately mind blowing as if you were at the ballpark yourself. The 3d with Silvam14's ballparks are quite awesome now but I think the goal is to progress this as far as resources allow them to.
Again, it is hard to fault Markus for taking the money, who wouldn't really. It is what it is at this point. I think it might be better to err on the side of being positive and trust the creator of this game that we all have enjoyed for years to rekindle (if needed) his motivation to expand the dream into reality. I think we can help that along by being positive. That is not to say there is not a place to complain when it is earned but I would encourage everyone to balance their complaints without being ballistic which I think most do but unfortunately not for some.
Edit to Revise Last Sentence: That is not to say there is not a place to complain when it is earned but I would encourage everyone to balance their complaints without being fatalistic and/or too cynical.
That revision more accurately reflects what I meant. I realized that after I posted but only now had a chance to revise it. I didn’t delete the original so that no one thinks they’re going crazy, LOL. Another thing I am sure Markus appreciates the passion people have in their complaints realizing that most likely it is rooted in their love for the game OOTP. Furthermore, what I mean by fatalistic above the in the revision is to reference those who publicly renounce OOTP and request a refund.