So I guess we should have an impressions thread - Page 4

Raidergoo · 03-22-2007, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by silvam14

Yeah, the tips and trivia are just a txt file that can be customized to add as many or as little as you want. Pretty Cool!

This is how we got Enron. -Joe Morgan
Syd Thrift's favorite one...it is sort of growing on me. I don't know if it made the production release.

battists · 03-22-2007, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Raidergoo

This is how we got Enron. -Joe Morgan
Syd Thrift's favorite one...it is sort of growing on me. I don't know if it made the production release.

Nope. Not enough context, no one "got it".

Raidergoo · 03-22-2007, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by battists

Nope. Not enough context, no one "got it".

The wonderful thing about this game is that I can mod it to suit. Joe Morgan will be heard!

fauteuil7 · 03-22-2007, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by battists

Nope. Not enough context, no one "got it".

So what's the context?

plubbr · 03-22-2007, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by PotatoPeeler

The backspace key takes you back a screen. Outstanding!

On a related note, it would be nice if the back and forward buttons on my mouse would function within the game. I don't know how hard this would be to do, but I always find myself hitting the back button on my mouse, and it takes me a minute to realize why the screen hasn't moved.

punchdrunk · 03-22-2007, 12:53 PM

I'm just into the fifth inning of my first game on 2007, and I have to say that I am really impressed by the improvement I've seen in the Play by Play.... much smoother and more natural feeling than in 2006... and I really like that the game starts with a little intro like it did in 5, 6, and 6.5 instead of immediately jumping to the first pitch.... thanks to tysok and everyone that has worked on this end of the game!!!

Thank God I don't have to work again until next week...

Vezna31 · 03-22-2007, 12:56 PM

Aww, man..no H2H?? I want a refund!!

First impression is the game is awesome. I've already imported my OOTP 2006 league and played a game. Features look great. Combines everything great about 6.5 and the depth of V2006.

Markus...A job very well done and thank you for providing me another infinity of hours of enjoyment in the future. Now my wife is really going to be mad at you

I think I'll uninstall V2006 since I don't think I'm going to need it, and I do need the hard drive space.

BigCity · 03-22-2007, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Vezna31

I think I'll uninstall V2006 since I don't think I'm going to need it, and I do need the hard drive space.

I think this will be repeated ad nauseum over the next couple weeks. But remember, 2007 wouldn't have been possible without 2006 to be its scout

Al

Markus Heinsohn · 03-22-2007, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BigCity

I think this will be repeated ad nauseum over the next couple weeks. But remember, 2007 wouldn't have been possible without 2006 to be its scout

Al

Rome wasn't built in a day

Jason · 03-22-2007, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BigCity

I think this will be repeated ad nauseum over the next couple weeks. But remember, 2007 wouldn't have been possible without 2006 to be its scout

Al

Yeah...it's like 2006 was a one bedroom shanty with an outhouse then Ty Pennington showed up and turned it in to a 5 bedroom mansion for 2007.

bcruise · 03-22-2007, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Andreas Raht

I always do it this way: In the game options under "Players" I select "Create player pics on demand" and then I start to play. When I go to lunch or something like that, I let the computer generate the missing pictures. Do that with a click on the button "Update player pictures" on the same page in the game options.

That's a good idea....Although in my PC's case (1.8 GHz P4) it would be more of an all day project than a lunch break. It took about 20 minutes to generate all the pictures for players and coaches for a 16-team fictional without minors, again, thanks to my aging PC. How fast are some of you guys with the top of the line PC's generating faces?

I did have one other question too - how much extra disk space overhead would it take to create and store a league full of faces, versus having no pictures at all? Obviously, I'm looking for more of a percentage figure here, since the actual size would vary based on how deep the league is, and how long it runs for...

Thanks, and enjoying the game so far!

SandMan · 03-22-2007, 01:23 PM

WOW!

Can't say enough about the current version. Everything I expected and more.

Only one MAJOR ISSUE - I don't like the faces it creates for my Managerial Profile. Every time I request a new face they all come out LOOKING TOO DAMN OLD!!!!

JK

Love it no major problems - just one minor one when I deleted my universe and it keeps showing up in the load games lists even though there is not a folder for it any longer in the saved games folder. Fixed it by creating a new universe, this over wrote the user.dat file and now everything is fine and my first universe is gone......

Speed wise this game is much faster than 2006, that was a major turnoff for me last year. Now I just need to see how it runs after I get a few seasons in.....

I do plan on getting a new PC soon so the speed issue will not matter then.

AZTarHeel · 03-22-2007, 01:23 PM

My impression is that I really, really want this game ... I mean really ...

Marc Duffy · 03-22-2007, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by SandMan

WOW!

Can't say enough about the current version. Everything I expected and more.

Only one MAJOR ISSUE - I don't like the faces it creates for my Managerial Profile. Every time I request a new face they all come out LOOKING TOO DAMN OLD!!!!

JK

Love it no major problems - just one minor one when I deleted my universe and it keeps showing up in the load games lists even though there is not a folder for it any longer in the saved games folder. Fixed it by creating a new universe, this over wrote the user.dat file and now everything is fine and my first universe is gone......

Speed wise this game is much faster than 2006, that was a major turnoff for me last year. Now I just need to see how it runs after I get a few seasons in.....

I do plan on getting a new PC soon so the speed issue will not matter then.

I always lose a few pounds when playing OOTP2007. Makes me remember my youth!

CubsFan915 · 03-22-2007, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by fauteuil7

So what's the context?

Joe Morgan commenting on Moneyball:

Joe: Why would I wanna read the book? All I'm saying is, I see a game every day. I watch baseball every day. I have a better understanding about why things happen than the computer, because the computer only tells you what you put in it. I could make that computer say what I wanted it to say, if I put the right things in there. ... The computer is only as good as what you put in it. How do you think we got Enron?

Kaitiaki · 03-22-2007, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by plubbr

On a related note, it would be nice if the back and forward buttons on my mouse would function within the game. I don't know how hard this would be to do, but I always find myself hitting the back button on my mouse, and it takes me a minute to realize why the screen hasn't moved.

FYI, this has already been requested and logged as TT#1386.

- Kai

Assos · 03-22-2007, 02:09 PM

I thought 6.51 took the cake.... wow.... your guys age.... trade block, meet demands, face gen, sortable stats, playmates of the month that do not kill themselves..... wait, that was someplace else.... slick UI.... wonderful!

fauteuil7 · 03-22-2007, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by CubsFan915

Joe Morgan commenting on Moneyball:

Joe: Why would I wanna read the book? All I'm saying is, I see a game every day. I watch baseball every day. I have a better understanding about why things happen than the computer, because the computer only tells you what you put in it. I could make that computer say what I wanted it to say, if I put the right things in there. ... The computer is only as good as what you put in it. How do you think we got Enron?

Ha! Excellent quote, especially for this game! The longform probably is a little too long for loading screen text though...

plubbr · 03-22-2007, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaitiaki

FYI, this has already been requested and logged as TT#1386.

- Kai

Excellent!

Kiko1313 · 03-22-2007, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Hotwheelz

Well....until next years version. OOTP 2008 will run on cell phones, cameras, PDA's, and every hardware configuration. Right.....?

How about an etch-a-sketch?

03-22-2007, 12:53 PM	#66
punchdrunk Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: A Van Down by the River Posts: 41	Play by Play I'm just into the fifth inning of my first game on 2007, and I have to say that I am really impressed by the improvement I've seen in the Play by Play.... much smoother and more natural feeling than in 2006... and I really like that the game starts with a little intro like it did in 5, 6, and 6.5 instead of immediately jumping to the first pitch.... thanks to tysok and everyone that has worked on this end of the game!!! Thank God I don't have to work again until next week...

03-22-2007, 12:56 PM	#67
Vezna31 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Wherever My VPN says Posts: 1,990	Aww, man..no H2H?? I want a refund!! First impression is the game is awesome. I've already imported my OOTP 2006 league and played a game. Features look great. Combines everything great about 6.5 and the depth of V2006. Markus...A job very well done and thank you for providing me another infinity of hours of enjoyment in the future. Now my wife is really going to be mad at you I think I'll uninstall V2006 since I don't think I'm going to need it, and I do need the hard drive space. __________________ Owner/Operator - Vezna Financial Services - Accounting and taxes. Last edited by Vezna31; 03-22-2007 at 01:02 PM.

03-22-2007, 01:23 PM	#73
AZTarHeel All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,776	My impression is that I really, really want this game ... I mean really ... __________________ Current Dynasties Baseball's Rebirth in the Old North State (1945-) The Tobacco State League: A Summer With the Red Springs Red Robins From the Way-Back Machine (WAY old dynasty stories): The Steve Victory Story: Tournament Dreams College Basketball! Baseball In The Tar Heel State: A Fictional Experience The Arizona League: Real Players. Fictional Teams

03-22-2007, 01:23 PM	#72
SandMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,946	WOW! Can't say enough about the current version. Everything I expected and more. Only one MAJOR ISSUE - I don't like the faces it creates for my Managerial Profile. Every time I request a new face they all come out LOOKING TOO DAMN OLD!!!! JK Love it no major problems - just one minor one when I deleted my universe and it keeps showing up in the load games lists even though there is not a folder for it any longer in the saved games folder. Fixed it by creating a new universe, this over wrote the user.dat file and now everything is fine and my first universe is gone...... Speed wise this game is much faster than 2006, that was a major turnoff for me last year. Now I just need to see how it runs after I get a few seasons in..... I do plan on getting a new PC soon so the speed issue will not matter then.

03-22-2007, 02:09 PM	#77
Assos All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Just on the fair side of the foul pole! Posts: 1,768	I thought 6.51 took the cake.... wow.... your guys age.... trade block, meet demands, face gen, sortable stats, playmates of the month that do not kill themselves..... wait, that was someplace else.... slick UI.... wonderful!