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I'd like to think OOTP has done a good job of balancing additional features and enhancing the core game. I'm not always happy about it, but I understand it.
I'd really like to manage games, but that part of the game is lacking. The lack of manager/GM interactions and no true pitch-by-pitch engine severely hampers that part of the game for me. Therefore I play as GM. In my opinion, it's the best 'mode' OOTP has to offer. Starting out as a low life manager is no fun either.
So when I hear about pants and 3D, I don't get excited, but I understand. OOTP is NOT going to make everyone happy. OOTP is a sandbox. Ten people will play ten different ways, have ten different gripes and have ten different experiences. You can take your league, MLB or fictional, in ANY direction you want. In fact, I start MLB, but it's fictional the second I start the game. Static global LTMs, 32 teams, revamped minor leagues, no DH, no inter-league, normalized strategic tenancies, custom schedule generator, no wild cards, etc... It's blast.
Would I like a game where it's impossible to get UP-TO-DATE scouting reports on players during the off season? You bet I would. But if OOTP caters to players like me, they'll loose other players (and visa versa). That forces them to make things optional. I don't envy the position they are in, even if some of it is self inflicted.
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