Conversion from OOTP 8

Stu · 07-16-2008, 11:50 AM

My league is nearing the off-season and are planning to convert. I'm wondering what issues other commish's have seen with conversion. Any game breakers? Any suggestions on timing to convert? Anything else to be aware of?

Thanks in advance.

Corsairs · 07-17-2008, 03:10 PM

Our league is in the same boat. We're planning to migrate to OOTP 9 during this upcoming off-season and I'm pondering the best time to do it. I had considered making the move immediately upon the conclusion of the playoffs, but I wasn't sure if that was such a great idea what with free agency coming up and all. Plus we have some AI leagues that are still playing at that time. All things considered, I'm leaning towards making the move in late January/early February, just before our main league hits the pre-season. Seems like it would be a relatively safe time to migrate over.

Solonor · 07-20-2008, 09:57 AM

We're also in that boat. I'm torn between jumping on OOTP9 as soon as the playoffs end and waiting until January. I really, really would like to use the new Draft Lists feature for the Rule 5, but we also may have a few stragglers who haven't bought OOTP9, yet, and so my workload will be increased from having to handle them outside the game.

RoryN · 07-20-2008, 08:22 PM

I recently converted the league I am commishing for and other than letting you know to be patient while the conversion is taking place (especially if you're league has a long history like this one), everything has looked very good upon conversion. I believe the online manual suggests converting at the start of the off-season, but I did during January in our game (and had no problems that I can see).

07-16-2008, 11:50 AM	#1
Stu All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,255	Conversion from OOTP 8 My league is nearing the off-season and are planning to convert. I'm wondering what issues other commish's have seen with conversion. Any game breakers? Any suggestions on timing to convert? Anything else to be aware of? Thanks in advance.

07-17-2008, 03:10 PM	#2
Corsairs Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,360	Our league is in the same boat. We're planning to migrate to OOTP 9 during this upcoming off-season and I'm pondering the best time to do it. I had considered making the move immediately upon the conclusion of the playoffs, but I wasn't sure if that was such a great idea what with free agency coming up and all. Plus we have some AI leagues that are still playing at that time. All things considered, I'm leaning towards making the move in late January/early February, just before our main league hits the pre-season. Seems like it would be a relatively safe time to migrate over. __________________ Founder of the Planetary Extreme Baseball Alliance (PEBA) Premiere OOTP fictional league where creativity counts and imagination is your only limitation Check for openings - contact us today! Join the PEBA

07-20-2008, 09:57 AM	#3
Solonor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 4,459	We're also in that boat. I'm torn between jumping on OOTP9 as soon as the playoffs end and waiting until January. I really, really would like to use the new Draft Lists feature for the Rule 5, but we also may have a few stragglers who haven't bought OOTP9, yet, and so my workload will be increased from having to handle them outside the game. __________________ Solonor's Groovy Computer Baseball League - Making baseball a hobbit since 2003! "Beings will come, Frodo. The one constant through all the years has been baseball. Middle Earth has rolled by like an army of Mumakil. It has been erased like a slate, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Frodo. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... beings will come Frodo. Beings will most definitely come." - Gladden Field of Dreams

07-20-2008, 08:22 PM	#4
RoryN Minors (Single A) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Baker City, OR Posts: 80	I recently converted the league I am commishing for and other than letting you know to be patient while the conversion is taking place (especially if you're league has a long history like this one), everything has looked very good upon conversion. I believe the online manual suggests converting at the start of the off-season, but I did during January in our game (and had no problems that I can see).