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bulldog55 · 10-03-2016, 08:44 PM

I would not play other people head to head. OOTP is a simulation engine for me so I rarely manage against the AI as it is. I don't find the in-game strategy immersive enough to really care about playing against someone.

As an online league commissioner, I might use online play for playoff games but I couldn't see using it for regular season games. Pretty much every league sims a week or two at a time several times a week so they move too fast to really make the most of that. I do think people would enjoy being able to play World Series games, when there are only two teams left and the stakes are high.

I doubt that pursuing this would be the most valuable use of development time.

10-03-2016, 08:44 PM	#53
bulldog55 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: California's Canada Warnings: 17 Posts: 2,475	I would not play other people head to head. OOTP is a simulation engine for me so I rarely manage against the AI as it is. I don't find the in-game strategy immersive enough to really care about playing against someone. As an online league commissioner, I might use online play for playoff games but I couldn't see using it for regular season games. Pretty much every league sims a week or two at a time several times a week so they move too fast to really make the most of that. I do think people would enjoy being able to play World Series games, when there are only two teams left and the stakes are high. I doubt that pursuing this would be the most valuable use of development time. __________________ Commissioner, Trans-Continental Base Ball Association Owner/GM, Los Angeles Electrics (TCBA), Beaverton Rangers (OTBL), Portland Mavericks (Union League), and Los Angeles Superbas (Century League) Being smart, don't always make you popular. Last edited by bulldog55; 10-03-2016 at 08:45 PM.