Ootp 27

[bosunmate]

Im in every year since 2003.

[r0nster]

i have had their CDs since season ticket (their original name)... I do not remember if CD is 1999 or 2000 .... been getting it every year since as i was hooked on it since

[bosunmate]

Originally Posted by r0nster

i have had their CDs since season ticket (their original name)... I do not remember if CD is 1999 or 2000 .... been getting it every year since as i was hooked on it since

That was my first it was called Season Ticket Baseball and was in a bargain bin and have been addicted ever since. Use to play the card and dice games before.

[r0nster]

I used to play that mongal game at same time and found Season Ticket by far superior. Had made my own game using cards but it needed far more refining at the time but it was really more for my own enjoyment at the time as i never considered trying to market the game.
I have seen some people in their on the dynasty reports of creative things like new worlds and history of that world. Some even made Wall of Fame and Wall of Shame and took pictures of it and i still remember it. Dunno if they still do that sort of thing these days. As that added to my addition. Every few versions i start over on my game as right now i am in year 2144.
How far are you in your game ??

[williamj_52]

I am in since edition 21 and I am in fvor a long time

[dave1927p]

I’ve noticed the game continues to evolve more toward Perfect Team and other monetized modes. As someone who primarily enjoys the single player experience, I hope that core offline features continue to be prioritized and expanded vs those that only apply to both modes. I don’t believe the last two versions have found that balance yet. Seeing a feature that is dedicated to dynasty mode was refreshing and hopefully getting back to ootps roots.

[Rain King]

I just don't really see that. For example, a big part of the last couple of versions has been the Development Lab, which has nothing to do with Perfect Team.

Most of the main features in the 2027 trailer seem to be more useful for core/solo players also.

[Sweed]

Originally Posted by Rain King

I just don't really see that. For example, a big part of the last couple of versions has been the Development Lab, which has nothing to do with Perfect Team.

Most of the main features in the 2027 trailer seem to be more useful for core/solo players also.

I agree. I would argue PT is the more "set and forget" version now.

Sure they may add a new mode, card type, or the way the game pays out(does it pay out or is it just for the satisfaction of winning? I really don't know.), but I wouldn't think the base is seeing much of anything. And anything added to the base of how the gameS play baseball improves both games. One of the biggest changes that has improved the game is the larger player ratings scale going from 250ish to over 600. That benefited both OOTP and PT (I assume both use the same scale?).

[WhiskyTango]

Why, after 27 iterations, the pitch location widget doesn't get the job done? The pitcher-batter dual is the core of the game and so you'd think the developers would want to get that part particularly right. 27 years. And the pitch location widget for live games can't show pitches beyond 3-2 counts because they drop off the screen (that's for 24" screens. My laptop 15" they don't appear at all because of the widget's location). And the pitch location widget can't show the final pitch of the AB because of programming choices. Now I always thought the last pitch of an AB was the most important one and even if you missed every other pitch that's the one to watch for (those who put together highlight reels feel the same way, oddly enough). But since the OOTP forum is convinced OOTP is perhaps the greatest thing to ever happen to baseball maybe I'm wrong. I wonder how televised games would turn out if they showed every pitch in an AB except the last one. OOTP are giant advocates for playing the game your own way unless you want to see the last pitch of an AB. Then you're stuck having to play it OOTP's way. Bit of a contradiction it seems.

[liberty-ca]

Originally Posted by WhiskyTango

Why, after 27 iterations, the pitch location widget doesn't get the job done? The pitcher-batter dual is the core of the game and so you'd think the developers would want to get that part particularly right. 27 years. And the pitch location widget for live games can't show pitches beyond 3-2 counts because they drop off the screen (that's for 24" screens. My laptop 15" they don't appear at all because of the widget's location). And the pitch location widget can't show the final pitch of the AB because of programming choices. Now I always thought the last pitch of an AB was the most important one and even if you missed every other pitch that's the one to watch for (those who put together highlight reels feel the same way, oddly enough). But since the OOTP forum is convinced OOTP is perhaps the greatest thing to ever happen to baseball maybe I'm wrong. I wonder how televised games would turn out if they showed every pitch in an AB except the last one. OOTP are giant advocates for playing the game your own way unless you want to see the last pitch of an AB. Then you're stuck having to play it OOTP's way. Bit of a contradiction it seems.

Pitch widget is an eye candy. It doesn't matter in OOTP what the last pitch of AB was.

[cwhitman]

Originally Posted by dave1927p

I’ve noticed the game continues to evolve more toward Perfect Team and other monetized modes. As someone who primarily enjoys the single player experience, I hope that core offline features continue to be prioritized and expanded vs those that only apply to both modes. I don’t believe the last two versions have found that balance yet. Seeing a feature that is dedicated to dynasty mode was refreshing and hopefully getting back to ootps roots.

completely incorrect in terms of resource allocation and promotional effort. there are far fewer people that work on PT than on the base game, and the trailer did not mention a single new feature

[dave1927p]

Originally Posted by cwhitman

completely incorrect in terms of resource allocation and promotional effort. there are far fewer people that work on PT than on the base game, and the trailer did not mention a single new feature

It’s just good business sense from a shareholder side to prioritize the features that can be applied to multiple modes. I’ve been here for nearly two decades, pt has changed the game forever as it added a brand new major revenue stream. If it’s an evolvement is a matter of opinion; the game gets deeper every year.

Major decisions can’t always be driven by passion anymore, it’s a business first. All I’m saying is I hope they can find the balance because the actual dev team has that same passion as Markus.

The franchise exclusive mode feels like that we are getting a bit back to Ootp Roots.

[ColumbusJets]

Originally Posted by WhiskyTango

Why, after 27 iterations, the pitch location widget doesn't get the job done? The pitcher-batter dual is the core of the game and so you'd think the developers would want to get that part particularly right. 27 years. And the pitch location widget for live games can't show pitches beyond 3-2 counts because they drop off the screen (that's for 24" screens. My laptop 15" they don't appear at all because of the widget's location). And the pitch location widget can't show the final pitch of the AB because of programming choices. Now I always thought the last pitch of an AB was the most important one and even if you missed every other pitch that's the one to watch for (those who put together highlight reels feel the same way, oddly enough). But since the OOTP forum is convinced OOTP is perhaps the greatest thing to ever happen to baseball maybe I'm wrong. I wonder how televised games would turn out if they showed every pitch in an AB except the last one. OOTP are giant advocates for playing the game your own way unless you want to see the last pitch of an AB. Then you're stuck having to play it OOTP's way. Bit of a contradiction it seems.

"Why, after 27 iterations, the pitch location widget doesn't get the job done?"

There is no job for it to do in an engine that calculates the outcome of the AB.

[David Watts]

Originally Posted by WhiskyTango

Why, after 27 iterations, the pitch location widget doesn't get the job done? The pitcher-batter dual is the core of the game and so you'd think the developers would want to get that part particularly right. 27 years. And the pitch location widget for live games can't show pitches beyond 3-2 counts because they drop off the screen (that's for 24" screens. My laptop 15" they don't appear at all because of the widget's location). And the pitch location widget can't show the final pitch of the AB because of programming choices. Now I always thought the last pitch of an AB was the most important one and even if you missed every other pitch that's the one to watch for (those who put together highlight reels feel the same way, oddly enough). But since the OOTP forum is convinced OOTP is perhaps the greatest thing to ever happen to baseball maybe I'm wrong. I wonder how televised games would turn out if they showed every pitch in an AB except the last one. OOTP are giant advocates for playing the game your own way unless you want to see the last pitch of an AB. Then you're stuck having to play it OOTP's way. Bit of a contradiction it seems.

Not sure if you've tried this, but if you disable the option to hide widgets during game action, the pitch location widget will show every pitch thrown, including the final pitch of the at bat. Of course, this will mean the other widgets will also be present through the entire at bat, so that might make it undesirable to do that disable.