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Kemp · 09-18-2004, 05:16 PM

I've never posted in any of these discussions before but I figured I'd throw in my 2 cents since people seem to be getting very upset. I'm not much of a writer, so here is my thinking in bullet form:
* Markus is a young guy with (probably) very little business experience. If I were running my own "company" at age 25 (not to mention a company with DIRECT CUSTOMER ACCESS) I'm sure I'd make mistakes too. I won't even mention that he's a continent away from his primary market. Relax, recognize that he's trying, and hope that any/all issues will eventually be addressed. So far, they have been.

* OOTP is an excellent game. Well thought out, with features that we, the community, asked for. It's gotten much better since version 1 and I'm sure it'll get MUCH better now that there are greater resources behind it. I've never played Championship Manager (I believe that's the soccer sim everyone talks about) but if that's the direction OOTP is heading (based on others feedback) then we're in excellent shape.

* I do understand the complaints about the missing head to head feature (though it doesn't interest me) and I think that if you're truly that dissatisfied with the current product, you should probably ask for your money back. That seems reasonable.

* Lastly, we're lucky that we have created/found this "community" of people who have the same interests and are excited by something as "silly" (hey, I quoted my wife!) as a text based baseball sim. I thought I was the only person in the world who created his own baseball universes using wacky dice games and paper. And now, we have this great real-time community making facepacks, logos, schedules, and discussing fake baseball worlds. I think we should be thankful that we've found this little niche and let it evolve in due time. I've waited for 20 years for a game like this, I can wait a little longer while it takes shape and improves.

The purpose of all this wasn't to talk down to anyone or to trumpet the old "chill out" message, but rather to try to diffuse the situation a little. I'd hate to see this whole thing fall apart because Markus and the new company he's with need some time to adjust.

09-18-2004, 05:16 PM	#39
Kemp All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,181	I've never posted in any of these discussions before but I figured I'd throw in my 2 cents since people seem to be getting very upset. I'm not much of a writer, so here is my thinking in bullet form: * Markus is a young guy with (probably) very little business experience. If I were running my own "company" at age 25 (not to mention a company with DIRECT CUSTOMER ACCESS) I'm sure I'd make mistakes too. I won't even mention that he's a continent away from his primary market. Relax, recognize that he's trying, and hope that any/all issues will eventually be addressed. So far, they have been. * OOTP is an excellent game. Well thought out, with features that we, the community, asked for. It's gotten much better since version 1 and I'm sure it'll get MUCH better now that there are greater resources behind it. I've never played Championship Manager (I believe that's the soccer sim everyone talks about) but if that's the direction OOTP is heading (based on others feedback) then we're in excellent shape. * I do understand the complaints about the missing head to head feature (though it doesn't interest me) and I think that if you're truly that dissatisfied with the current product, you should probably ask for your money back. That seems reasonable. * Lastly, we're lucky that we have created/found this "community" of people who have the same interests and are excited by something as "silly" (hey, I quoted my wife!) as a text based baseball sim. I thought I was the only person in the world who created his own baseball universes using wacky dice games and paper. And now, we have this great real-time community making facepacks, logos, schedules, and discussing fake baseball worlds. I think we should be thankful that we've found this little niche and let it evolve in due time. I've waited for 20 years for a game like this, I can wait a little longer while it takes shape and improves. The purpose of all this wasn't to talk down to anyone or to trumpet the old "chill out" message, but rather to try to diffuse the situation a little. I'd hate to see this whole thing fall apart because Markus and the new company he's with need some time to adjust.