New online game mode???

soccerman2000bb · 11-07-2017, 10:16 PM

I saw the article posted the other day about OOTP looking to expand the company and also trying reach a new audience/group of baseball fans. They mentioned the possibility of an online platform too. I propose this...

A new game mode that gets 8-32 (ish) people that have 45-60 mins to sit down and play a full season of OOTP but you start with a draft. It would be similar to the draft mode in Madden where you have a base team and you have 12-15 rounds to pick from players rated higher than the base team. After you draft your team, you play against the other teams drafted by the other players online with you. You play to see who wins the world series for that year.

Thoughts??

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PSUColonel · 11-08-2017, 12:43 AM

Not for me at all

progen · 11-08-2017, 07:01 AM

Same here, no interest. I play single mode only, and used to be in a ton of leagues, but single mode only for the last few years. Although, if the online thing helps the OOTP company, then that's fine.

Griever20 · 11-08-2017, 08:33 AM

I don't hate the idea, but the question would be, how often would you actually play this game mode with a fixed roster set before it gets a bit boring? And, do you find enough players for that, like, is the interest actually there.

Good thing would be, OOTP has a ton of players in the historic database, so you could expand the MLB Roster by historic players(like, draft a 2013 Miguel Cabrera for your team, or a 1898 Cy Young).

Of course, this is all speculation as we don't now how this online game enviroment will actually work.

mitchkenn · 11-08-2017, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PSUColonel

Not for me at all

said perfectly for me.

Reggie · 11-22-2017, 08:43 PM

Only interest I have in any of this would be for my brother and I to be able to play a single league. I usually play NL and he plays in the AL so head to head wouldn't be very often. But I want to be able to play out our games.

I tell him all the time that I am (by far) the superior GM but I would like to prove it to him directly.

TheMaus2 · 12-02-2017, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Griever20

I don't hate the idea, but the question would be, how often would you actually play this game mode with a fixed roster set before it gets a bit boring? And, do you find enough players for that, like, is the interest actually there.

Good thing would be, OOTP has a ton of players in the historic database, so you could expand the MLB Roster by historic players(like, draft a 2013 Miguel Cabrera for your team, or a 1898 Cy Young).

Of course, this is all speculation as we don't now how this online game enviroment will actually work.

Agree. If you want replay value, you're going to have to do random historical drafts. The variety of players is what makes FIFA online more interesting than Madden.

11-07-2017, 10:16 PM	#1
soccerman2000bb Bat Boy Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 3	New online game mode??? I saw the article posted the other day about OOTP looking to expand the company and also trying reach a new audience/group of baseball fans. They mentioned the possibility of an online platform too. I propose this... A new game mode that gets 8-32 (ish) people that have 45-60 mins to sit down and play a full season of OOTP but you start with a draft. It would be similar to the draft mode in Madden where you have a base team and you have 12-15 rounds to pick from players rated higher than the base team. After you draft your team, you play against the other teams drafted by the other players online with you. You play to see who wins the world series for that year. Thoughts?? Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

11-08-2017, 08:33 AM	#4
Griever20 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 3,723	I don't hate the idea, but the question would be, how often would you actually play this game mode with a fixed roster set before it gets a bit boring? And, do you find enough players for that, like, is the interest actually there. Good thing would be, OOTP has a ton of players in the historic database, so you could expand the MLB Roster by historic players(like, draft a 2013 Miguel Cabrera for your team, or a 1898 Cy Young). Of course, this is all speculation as we don't now how this online game enviroment will actually work. __________________ The Montreal Expos... Exposing the New MLB? MLB 2015 - Being the Brewmaster(ended) MLB 2013: The Blue Jays That Never Were(concluded)

11-08-2017, 12:43 AM	#2
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,143	Not for me at all

11-08-2017, 07:01 AM	#3
progen All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,535 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Same here, no interest. I play single mode only, and used to be in a ton of leagues, but single mode only for the last few years. Although, if the online thing helps the OOTP company, then that's fine.

11-22-2017, 08:43 PM	#6
Reggie Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 442	Only interest I have in any of this would be for my brother and I to be able to play a single league. I usually play NL and he plays in the AL so head to head wouldn't be very often. But I want to be able to play out our games. I tell him all the time that I am (by far) the superior GM but I would like to prove it to him directly.