Operation Sports Interview with OOTP9 Developer Markus Heinsohn

Ben E Lou · 06-17-2008, 09:16 AM

Exclusive Interview With Out Of The Park Baseball Developer Markus Heinsohn - Operation Sports

Doughnuts? · 06-17-2008, 09:30 AM

Nice interview.

pstrickert · 06-17-2008, 09:30 AM

The Money Quote:

I think there is a market for all the games, BM for the casual gamer who wants to quickly simulate a season, PureSim for the more ambitioned one, and OOTP for those who do not want to make any compromises.

MizzouRah · 06-17-2008, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by SkyDog

Exclusive Interview With Out Of The Park Baseball Developer Markus Heinsohn - Operation Sports

Thanks for the link.. excellent read!!!

Muppetus Galacticus · 06-17-2008, 09:45 AM

Awesomeness

PhillieFever · 06-17-2008, 10:20 AM

I've just gotten into the OOTP community within the last couple of months and I have to say that the dedication and enthusiasm that Markus has is absolutely refreshing.He makes it plainly obvious that his #1 priority is putting out the best game possible and that to me is the reason I'll be a customer forever.Thank you Markus for such a wonderful game.

OldFatGuy · 06-17-2008, 12:38 PM

Game must be in good shape if he's sitting down to do interviews one day before release

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theasfl · 06-17-2008, 12:49 PM

perhaps he shouldnt of said MLB directly in the interview

ctorg · 06-17-2008, 12:51 PM

This answered a lingering question for me:

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OS: From your perspective, what benefits and what difficulties came with the joining with SI, and then the eventual breakup?
MH: The only difficulty was that Take2 purchased the exclusive MLB license, if that hadn’t happened then we’d still be at SI and selling the game in stores. We have learned so much since joining SI, and they were the most friendly and professional people I have ever worked with. Without them, OOTP would never be the game it is now!

Long_Long_Name · 06-17-2008, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by pstrickert

The Money Quote:

I think there is a market for all the games, BM for the casual gamer who wants to quickly simulate a season, PureSim for the more ambitioned one, and OOTP for those who do not want to make any compromises.

I've never played Puresim, but why would it be considered better than OOTP for more ambitioned gamers?

I like what Markus wrote about online league. Email functions would be fantastic, I'm sure my owners would like it very much.

Oh, and ballpark construction kit? I say yeah!

Ben E Lou · 06-17-2008, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ctorg

This answered a lingering question for me:

Me too!

Church OOTP · 06-17-2008, 01:03 PM

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OS: What are the top three features and/or enhancements that you'd like to add for OOTP10?
MH: Real 2D/3D graphics… and plenty of surprises

Chubby

Cole · 06-17-2008, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Long_Long_Name

I've never played Puresim, but why would it be considered better than OOTP for more ambitioned gamers?

I like what Markus wrote about online league. Email functions would be fantastic, I'm sure my owners would like it very much.

Oh, and ballpark construction kit? I say yeah!

I think his point was that Puresim would be considered better for more ambitioned gamers as compared to Baseball Mogul.

Corsairs · 06-17-2008, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Long_Long_Name

I've never played Puresim, but why would it be considered better than OOTP for more ambitioned gamers?

I think what he's saying here is that Puresim is a step up in complexity from Baseball Mogul, but OOTP is the full-on experience for the baseball sim fan who wants it all. I certainly wouldn't dispute that sentiment.

EDIT: Beaten to the punch!

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Originally Posted by Long_Long_Name

I like what Markus wrote about online league. Email functions would be fantastic, I'm sure my owners would like it very much.

Hear, hear! Hope this makes it into update #1; it'd be a fabulous addition to the game.

Giants44 · 06-17-2008, 01:11 PM

I submitted to digg, I highly encourage others to digg it as well. Might attract some new customers.

OldFatGuy · 06-17-2008, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ctorg

This answered a lingering question for me:

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Originally Posted by SkyDog

Me too!

Don't suppose either of you would care to share such question with us mere mortals?

darkcloud4579 · 06-17-2008, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by OldFatGuy

Don't suppose either of you would care to share such question with us mere mortals?

The SI question. They wondered why the SI split happened. It was in the interview.

Ben E Lou · 06-17-2008, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by darkcloud4579

The SI question. They wondered why the SI split happened. It was in the interview.

Yup. I never got a clear "why" on the split. That's a much more clear answer than what I've seen previously.

Giants44 · 06-17-2008, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SkyDog

Yup. I never got a clear "why" on the split. That's a much more clear answer than what I've seen previously.

somehow I read right past that.

nice to see such a clear answer, especially because I too thought the SI partnership was a good one. It really came down to the Sega deal, which I did worry about when it was announced.

two things I never like seeing in our little niche genre of sports games:

1. merger/partnerships with large entities like Sega. Larger companies have to be much more careful in what they do

2. exclusive deals like the MLB/2K or NFL/EA ones - lack of competition is never good for the end consumer.

SittingDuck · 06-17-2008, 02:03 PM

Great interview. It's been a privilege working with the team and on Markus' project.

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06-17-2008, 09:16 AM	#1
Ben E Lou Front Office Football Central Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Souf Cackilacky Posts: 1,762	Operation Sports Interview with OOTP9 Developer Markus Heinsohn Exclusive Interview With Out Of The Park Baseball Developer Markus Heinsohn - Operation Sports

06-17-2008, 09:30 AM	#2
Doughnuts? All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 704	Nice interview.

06-17-2008, 09:30 AM	#3
pstrickert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 17,134	The Money Quote: I think there is a market for all the games, BM for the casual gamer who wants to quickly simulate a season, PureSim for the more ambitioned one, and OOTP for those who do not want to make any compromises.

06-17-2008, 10:20 AM	#6
PhillieFever Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Elk Twp. NJ Posts: 6,763	I've just gotten into the OOTP community within the last couple of months and I have to say that the dedication and enthusiasm that Markus has is absolutely refreshing.He makes it plainly obvious that his #1 priority is putting out the best game possible and that to me is the reason I'll be a customer forever.Thank you Markus for such a wonderful game.

06-17-2008, 12:38 PM	#7
OldFatGuy All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern Va., Loudoun County Posts: 1,903	Game must be in good shape if he's sitting down to do interviews one day before release .

06-17-2008, 02:03 PM	#20
SittingDuck All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,834	Great interview. It's been a privilege working with the team and on Markus' project.