Hearty congratulations to corporate management

HomerD · 05-09-2022, 06:24 PM

They successfully saved a bundle of money by changing server farms. All it cost them is about a third of their customer base for next year due to all the launch problems and now the BS login problems. It also appears that they have missed at least one round of sims and possibly two.

smales72 · 05-09-2022, 06:53 PM

Who is running this outfit...Rob Manfred?

NavalHistorian · 05-09-2022, 07:21 PM

IMO it's unfair to suggest the change in backend providers happened simply to save money. The facts suggest that the change wasn't something the OOTP development team planned on, and it's already likely cost them revenue.

The change in backend providers happened late in the development cycle. That's why the game launched a month later than usual, and why the PT23 mode wasn't available alongside the rest of the game. Those delays probably cost OOTP some revenue to begin with. Nobody (with the possible exception of certain MLB owners like the Angelos family) is dumb enough to make decisions they know will cost them money to begin with.

If the change in backend providers had been a planned decision designed to save money, OOTP23 and PT23 would have at the very least launched on time.

Maybe I was just lucky, but IMO the Entry Pool week went pretty smoothly. The only problem I encountered were cards disappearing if I cancelled a sell order. I had to re-start the game before they'd appear in my Inactive Cards list. I don't think there was anything to suggest today would be such a wide-spread disaster.

MathBandit · 05-09-2022, 07:45 PM

Well, so far from this rollout they've won me as a PT customer. Every other year I clicked on PT, got bored in about 10 minutes, and never looked back. This week I've been having a blast with it and plan to continue playing it from now on.

PeterLaCock · 05-09-2022, 07:58 PM

It really doesn't matter when things were planned or why they aren't working. The bottom line is that the product isn't working. I'm sure they have lost people and the frustration level is high for about 98%.
If they can't even get games to sim, we are basically just playing a card collection game. It would be more interesting to pull out my Topps boxes from the 70s and 80s.

zevus · 05-09-2022, 08:41 PM

I switched to Hetzner last week. EUR valuation is just too awesome.

Lathum · 05-09-2022, 08:43 PM

It is beyond absurd at this point

TheBrewCrew · 05-09-2022, 09:01 PM

This launch is embarrassing.

smales72 · 05-09-2022, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lathum

It is beyond absurd at this point

Jim Gindin would never allow this.

05-09-2022, 06:24 PM	#1
HomerD Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2021 Posts: 125	Hearty congratulations to corporate management They successfully saved a bundle of money by changing server farms. All it cost them is about a third of their customer base for next year due to all the launch problems and now the BS login problems. It also appears that they have missed at least one round of sims and possibly two.

05-09-2022, 06:53 PM	#2
smales72 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 107	Who is running this outfit...Rob Manfred?

05-09-2022, 07:21 PM	#3
NavalHistorian Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 75	IMO it's unfair to suggest the change in backend providers happened simply to save money. The facts suggest that the change wasn't something the OOTP development team planned on, and it's already likely cost them revenue. The change in backend providers happened late in the development cycle. That's why the game launched a month later than usual, and why the PT23 mode wasn't available alongside the rest of the game. Those delays probably cost OOTP some revenue to begin with. Nobody (with the possible exception of certain MLB owners like the Angelos family) is dumb enough to make decisions they know will cost them money to begin with. If the change in backend providers had been a planned decision designed to save money, OOTP23 and PT23 would have at the very least launched on time. Maybe I was just lucky, but IMO the Entry Pool week went pretty smoothly. The only problem I encountered were cards disappearing if I cancelled a sell order. I had to re-start the game before they'd appear in my Inactive Cards list. I don't think there was anything to suggest today would be such a wide-spread disaster.

05-09-2022, 07:45 PM	#4
MathBandit All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 1,448	Well, so far from this rollout they've won me as a PT customer. Every other year I clicked on PT, got bored in about 10 minutes, and never looked back. This week I've been having a blast with it and plan to continue playing it from now on.

05-09-2022, 07:58 PM	#5
PeterLaCock Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2019 Posts: 24	It really doesn't matter when things were planned or why they aren't working. The bottom line is that the product isn't working. I'm sure they have lost people and the frustration level is high for about 98%. If they can't even get games to sim, we are basically just playing a card collection game. It would be more interesting to pull out my Topps boxes from the 70s and 80s.

05-09-2022, 08:41 PM	#6
zevus Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: Over yonder Posts: 148	I switched to Hetzner last week. EUR valuation is just too awesome.

05-09-2022, 08:43 PM	#7
Lathum Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 256	It is beyond absurd at this point

05-09-2022, 09:01 PM	#8
TheBrewCrew Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2018 Posts: 120	This launch is embarrassing.