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rjl518 · 02-20-2016, 12:46 PM

Well, Sir, everyone likes to jump on the NY Yankees bandwagon when they win.
I guess if you are not a Yankee fan, you root for the LA Dodgers.
The SF Giants fans are enjoying a bit of a golden age, since they have won 3 out of the last 5 WS.
And I guess CHI Cubs fans are just gluttons for punishment.
IDK.
I don't much about the STL Cardinals fans, except that the Redbirds always seem to win the division all the time.
But us blue collar NY Mets fans, we are just a different type of breed.

JMDurron · 02-20-2016, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by The Wolf

LOL. Seriously, I would expect there to be more Yankee, Dodgers, Giants and Cubs fans, but the Mets and Cards fans here sure seem to be the two largest fan groups by far.

Plenty of us Red Sox fans as well, Wolf. The Red Sox are basically the magnum opus in the great "What If?" symphony that is the history of Major League Baseball, so it's only logical.

sth0009 · 02-20-2016, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kq76

Personally, I'm having such a blast with the 3D animation that it's rekindled my love for the game. I also think the new trading stuff is a big step and there's been some great stuff done with the game recaps, but I can't stop from watching the little pawns making plays left and right.

Any chance of seeing a short video clip of the moving pawns making plays prior to pre order deadline?

The Wolf · 02-21-2016, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by JMDurron

Plenty of us Red Sox fans as well, Wolf. The Red Sox are basically the magnum opus in the great "What If?" symphony that is the history of Major League Baseball, so it's only logical.

I think the Red Sox are an amazing team to watch. They get a new GM, he sets a plan to build from within, the owner grows impatient and forces the GM to buy some high-priced free agents, the free agents are a disaster, the Sox finish last, the GM is fired, and the circular drama begins anew. Plus there is a mixture of exciting young talent with just flat horrible veterans. At least the Sox finally decided to spring for enough money to get an ace for the pitching staff.

ConStar · 02-21-2016, 03:22 AM

I'll ask the same two questions I asked at this time last year when 16 was coming out:

1) I have a league that began in OOTP14 and has been imported/updated into 15 and 16, and will be imported into 17. I play everything in real time. Meaning, I've been playing computer baseball now for about 28 years and I have played exactly 28 seasons. So I don't want to start a new league, or I would lose everything I've manually built into my league for, literally, all my gaming life. But this means I cannot have access to the draft database of real names, and must draft all fictional players every year. Does 17 have the functionality to allow me to basically merge the draft list that ships with this game with the league I've been running now since OOTP14? And if not, can this *please* happen next year?

2) Will we be able to call specific pitches (fastball, screwball, etc.) when playing out a game pitch-by-pitch?

Saul Goodman · 02-21-2016, 08:08 AM

One thing I'm hoping for in OOTP17 is that the team register cap has been increased from 1000. It's not a game killer by any means for me, but I would like to see every single player that has played for the franchise when I look on the register (even if that number is above 1000) as if a player has a surname that begins late in the alphabet they won't show up on the team register.

Honorable_Pawn · 02-21-2016, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Saul Goodman

One thing I'm hoping for in OOTP17 is that the team register cap has been increased from 1000. It's not a game killer by any means for me, but I would like to see every single player that has played for the franchise when I look on the register (even if that number is above 1000) as if a player has a surname that begins late in the alphabet they won't show up on the team register.

This needs its own thread. I completely agree.

mgom27 · 02-21-2016, 09:04 AM

Disable Trade deadline date so Trading can happen all year round.
Fix Associations so like Rule 5 Draft can still happen but not in December but after Association Postseason is over.

tward13 · 02-21-2016, 09:06 AM

Another Mets fan here.

No wonder it's impossible to get the Mets in a new online league

Markus Heinsohn · 02-21-2016, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Saul Goodman

One thing I'm hoping for in OOTP17 is that the team register cap has been increased from 1000. It's not a game killer by any means for me, but I would like to see every single player that has played for the franchise when I look on the register (even if that number is above 1000) as if a player has a surname that begins late in the alphabet they won't show up on the team register.

Unfortunately this is impossible to fix due to technical reasons.

Saul Goodman · 02-21-2016, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Unfortunately this is impossible to fix due to technical reasons.

Disappointing to hear but understandable, thanks for the reply Markus

. Hopefully one day the technical reasons won't be an issue, very much looking forward to OOTP17 regardless!

MizzouRah · 02-21-2016, 05:51 PM

When can we see a video of the new field play with the little icons moving around?

actionjackson · 02-21-2016, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

When can we see a video of the new field play with the little icons moving around?

"Are we there yet?"..."Are we there yet?"..."Are we there yet?"

PSUColonel · 02-21-2016, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

When can we see a video of the new field play with the little icons moving around?

When Markus says so 😉

kevrock · 02-21-2016, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Nothing which is specifically for online leagues only. We'll redesign that whole part of the game for a later version, so we did not put much work in it this year. One thing is new, we store all text in a single mySQL database now, which is good to reduce upload times. Obviously, stuff like the game-generated recaps etc. are great for online leagues, too.

Looking forward to much needed redesign work whenever that happens.

Not a lot of these features look useful to online players outside of recaps. Hope there's more to be revealed.

gfas · 02-21-2016, 06:32 PM

In OOTP16 there was an inconsistency with rankings of players in the amateur draft from year to year. Once you got a number of years into your game there were only a handful of players who had more than a 2 star rating, after which every player had very similar scouting reports, kind of taking away the point of going through more than 1 or 2 rounds before autodrafting. Is this going to be any different in 17?

kehowey · 02-21-2016, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Hi!

Glad she's over me and getting on with her life ...

MizzouRah · 02-22-2016, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by kehowey

Glad she's over me and getting on with her life ...

MizzouRah · 02-22-2016, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by actionjackson

"Are we there yet?"..."Are we there yet?"..."Are we there yet?"

Must see it...... NOW... !!!

thirdsaint · 02-22-2016, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by rjl518

Actually the CHI Cubs have done pretty well in my Marlins Dynasty so far.
FOUR straight WS appearances and THREE straight titles.
The North Side doesn't know what to do with itself.
They are not used to winning!

I would cry if this happened... like tears of joy...

I'm an Indians fan living in Chicago and lived through the torturous close calls of '94, '97 (shudders) and '07 where they should have won 2 of those.

I also root for the Cubs out of the National League unless they are playing the Indians as I have a mutual hatred for all things White Sox with Cubs fans.

Edit: And yes, rooting for the two teams with the longest championship droughts probably does make me a masochist of some sort.

02-20-2016, 12:46 PM	#141
rjl518 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Born in Shea Stadium, lives in LoanDepot Park. Posts: 6,238	Well, Sir, everyone likes to jump on the NY Yankees bandwagon when they win. I guess if you are not a Yankee fan, you root for the LA Dodgers. The SF Giants fans are enjoying a bit of a golden age, since they have won 3 out of the last 5 WS. And I guess CHI Cubs fans are just gluttons for punishment. IDK. I don't much about the STL Cardinals fans, except that the Redbirds always seem to win the division all the time. But us blue collar NY Mets fans, we are just a different type of breed. __________________ My Threads: MLB Project 32 by SFGiants58 "Colon looking for his 1st hit of the year and he DRIVES ONE! Deep left field! Back goes Upton! Back near the wall! ITS OUTTA HERE!!! Bartolo has done it!!! THE IMPOSSIBLE HAS HAPPENED!!! This is one of the great moments in the history of baseball! Bartolo Colon has gone deep!" ---Gary Cohen. (May 7, 2016) (Petco Park) NYM 6 @ SD 3 Last edited by rjl518; 02-20-2016 at 12:50 PM.

02-21-2016, 09:04 AM	#148
mgom27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,533	Disable Trade deadline date so Trading can happen all year round. Fix Associations so like Rule 5 Draft can still happen but not in December but after Association Postseason is over. __________________ Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

02-21-2016, 03:22 AM	#145
ConStar Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 205	I'll ask the same two questions I asked at this time last year when 16 was coming out: 1) I have a league that began in OOTP14 and has been imported/updated into 15 and 16, and will be imported into 17. I play everything in real time. Meaning, I've been playing computer baseball now for about 28 years and I have played exactly 28 seasons. So I don't want to start a new league, or I would lose everything I've manually built into my league for, literally, all my gaming life. But this means I cannot have access to the draft database of real names, and must draft all fictional players every year. Does 17 have the functionality to allow me to basically merge the draft list that ships with this game with the league I've been running now since OOTP14? And if not, can this please happen next year? 2) Will we be able to call specific pitches (fastball, screwball, etc.) when playing out a game pitch-by-pitch?

02-21-2016, 08:08 AM	#146
Saul Goodman Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Perth, WA Posts: 125	One thing I'm hoping for in OOTP17 is that the team register cap has been increased from 1000. It's not a game killer by any means for me, but I would like to see every single player that has played for the franchise when I look on the register (even if that number is above 1000) as if a player has a surname that begins late in the alphabet they won't show up on the team register.

02-21-2016, 09:06 AM	#149
tward13 All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,965	Another Mets fan here. No wonder it's impossible to get the Mets in a new online league

02-21-2016, 05:51 PM	#152
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Troy, Mo Posts: 6,266	When can we see a video of the new field play with the little icons moving around?

02-21-2016, 06:32 PM	#156
gfas Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 74	In OOTP16 there was an inconsistency with rankings of players in the amateur draft from year to year. Once you got a number of years into your game there were only a handful of players who had more than a 2 star rating, after which every player had very similar scouting reports, kind of taking away the point of going through more than 1 or 2 rounds before autodrafting. Is this going to be any different in 17?