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Based on the number of historical improvements that have been discussed and requested throughout OOTP24's release cycle, I would definitely expect to see some new features, changes, or fixes. Typically, we see improvements with each new release, but a lot hinges on how active people are in discussing and requesting changes, how easily certain improvements can be coded, whether they might break other things in the game, how many users are impacted, and all the different development priorities.
Sometimes, it takes years to achieve specific improvements because they're difficult to code, risk breaking other things, or require some major changes to the sim. So, you have to be careful and hopefully get it right. Sometimes it's frustrating to wait, and I've certainly waited for a number of major improvements over the years, but thankfully almost all of them have eventually made it into the game.
We'll have to see how it goes this year, but I always buy each version, as the price remains quite low compared to other games, and I consider it an investment in the future. Even if some things don't make it into a new version, other things do, and my purchases help fund ongoing development. Also, when I think about how little it costs to play any historical season or any historical era in OOTP, compared to spending hundreds of dollars on season data from other baseball sims, it's a continuous bargain. Plus, we get all the deep career mode options that you can't get in other sims.
However, I understand that other people might not feel the same way. Plenty of people wait to see what's new before they buy, or they keep playing an older version until there's a big enough improvement to motivate the investment.
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