[Eugene Church]

Markus is IMO an honorable man.

And I think he is tired of the verbal abuse here on the forum...just like Henry and Steve probably are. None of them deserve this...and I hope it will stop.

For those who feel they didn't get their money's worth with OOTP6...ask for a refund...all they can do is say no...and they might give it to you.

OOTP6 is a great game and a great bargain...even with its shortcomings. It has given me untold hours of fun for the last two years at less than one cent a day.

I am lucky I came across Season Ticket Baseball (OOTP3) and I am thankful Markus provided me with the "baseball game of my dreams"...(I started with APBA in the early 50's...did my own stats by hand...kept my own scorebooks...and kept league standings on something called a "League-O-Meter"). In 1953 I couldn't even conceive of a game like OOTPB...in fact, I couldn't conceive of a game like it in 2002.

Markus has made it a reality...and I believe HE WILL MAKE IT EVEN BETTER with the help of SI.

I would like the leftover bugs from previous versions fixed and the play results to include all of the basic game plays (my personal pet peeve)...and I am willing to wait for him to do it. He has said he will provide an update prior to the playoffs to address some of the problems. If he cannot accomplish that, then I will have to wait longer...I have no choice.

HOWEVER...he needs to communicate better...just give us a status report.

If he can't solve a certain problem or not accomplish a certain feature...just tell us...that what most reasonable people want...INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION.

I would also like to see that discussions and opinions expressed on this board would be civilized, courteous and free from personal attacks and insults.

And like many of you, I am tired of discussing this ad nauseum.

Markus could put a stop to most of it by communicating with us monthly or quarterly.