In 6.5 but missing in OOTPB2006. You decide... - Page 4

Dr. Walter Doodah · 07-12-2006, 04:00 PM

nm posted before I saw request to not repost

Andy · 07-12-2006, 04:01 PM

A small thing would be to have RBI appear in the bottom of the boxscore along with 2B, 3B, HR.... I think this was in 6.5

kevchod · 07-12-2006, 04:05 PM

I miss the PbP announcing when a new pitcher or fielder is inserted.

ricobrown · 07-12-2006, 04:25 PM

you had a free agent monitor at the bottom of the main roster screen that i thought was useful and keeping track of who was going to be a free agent

Exodor · 07-12-2006, 04:42 PM

Eliminate the delay between each batter when playing out games. This 1-2 second delay doubles the time it takes to play out a game in 2006 vs. 6.5

MadMax58 · 07-12-2006, 05:00 PM

Edit: Sorry...this wasn't in 6.5. I just realized you only asked for 6.5 stuff, not new features. :-(

I have 3 requests that I did not see already.

1) The ability to import individual players from different years.

2) The ability to import teams from different years.

3) The ability to edit career stats when still in game setup. I think it could screw with league/team history stats if you try to edit the "game simmed" career stats, but what about at game setup...or basically the same criteria for saving a quickstart.

DodgerGEP · 07-12-2006, 05:10 PM

Trading block and shop player

OmahaBaseball · 07-12-2006, 05:20 PM

Quote:

You guys can have a say in the development of OOTPB2007

While I realize that you want to continue to make the game better for the future - it is hard for me not to read this list of ideas/suggestions and think I don't want to wait for another year before I can use/play with such-such feature. Any early talk about offering a patch/upgrade for free/cost like 6.5?

Nutlaw · 07-12-2006, 05:58 PM

I don't believe that anyone mentioned it yet, but player popularity. I found this to be a huge balancing factor in the game that prevented teams from constantly trading away their players without consequence. It added a whole new layer of strategy to roster building.

mrbill · 07-12-2006, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nutlaw

I don't believe that anyone mentioned it yet, but player popularity. I found this to be a huge balancing factor in the game that prevented teams from constantly trading away their players without consequence. It added a whole new layer of strategy to roster building.

Heh, except it's mindbogglingly random how players get popularity to start with. Anyway, it was a good idea, so bringing it back with some method to the madness would be nice.

Sweed · 07-12-2006, 06:09 PM

I miss the game introduction in the pbp where it would name the SP and his record etc.

endgame · 07-12-2006, 06:32 PM

the Almanac. At least the storing of boxscores from any given game, any year if you chose to look. Always liked to go back a few years and see the line scores of the series that year, look a little closer at the last game ol' Mason pitched in, etc. . .

bp_ · 07-12-2006, 07:04 PM

one thing I really miss are the pop-up dialog boxes that would appear from time-to-time. For example, when you cut a player from your roster the game would pop up a box that said, do you really want to release Denny Hocking? If you it yes it would say, "$450,000 will be added to your expenses" and you could hit OK or CANCEL.

I loved that as it did my math for me and I could decide if I really wanted to absorb that $ amount by cutting chumpy old Denny.

targy · 07-12-2006, 07:44 PM

I forgot about that BP, please let me know when a player is ready to come off the DL. but yes how much will be added to team expense if I release someone

fantom1979 · 07-12-2006, 07:49 PM

The stopping of a sim for a no hitter or 3HR game in progress. Also, the stopping of a sim to report that a player was ready to come off the DL.

jbmagic · 07-12-2006, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RBLwebguy

This is now in the game, under Game Setup/League Setup/Other functions button - Release all players and schedule inaugural draft

But does it clear the history on the player page when you do it?

battists · 07-12-2006, 08:18 PM

Scouting reports that have text description of the player. With the new XML engine, we could come up with some really good ones that wouldn't sound stale like the ones in 6.5 did after a while.

You know, like "Smith is a top-notch starter on any club...blahblahblah"

battists · 07-12-2006, 08:19 PM

dola,

Marc, once you're done with the list, you should make multiple polls, kind of like a tournament. Have each poll include say 5 options. Then the top 2 winners of each go into a final poll. Or some such.

One poll will be too unwieldy...

John · 07-12-2006, 09:10 PM

Lots of good stuff here...

This may be somewhere in the thread, if so, I missed it... but how about career records for ALL managers, not just "human" managers. This is an integral part of baseball history... managers even get into the H of F (how about that also... say... 25 years at an average of 80 wins a season = 2000 wins for H of F manager, if winning % is better than .500).

Regarding "trade offers", I, for one, prefer the realism that the current process offers. Everyone here screams for realism (rain delays, pitcher warm-up, player ejection, etc), but then they turn around and scream to make it "easy" to load up thier team thru 15 minutes of trading. In the old OOTP 6, you could "offer" a player up for trade, and sometimes get back 20 or 30 "possibilities" for each team. way to easy and unrealistic.

How about, as a compromise, you "offer" a player, and get one and only one email trade offer in return (which may also be thanks but no thanks). You still have the option to then "discuss" the trade with the other team.

Zitofan75 · 07-12-2006, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fantom1979

The stopping of a sim for a no hitter or 3HR game in progress. Also, the stopping of a sim to report that a player was ready to come off the DL.

I miss this too, I had some good memories getting to stop things and zoom into watching a guy take a no-hitter into the late innings.

07-12-2006, 04:00 PM	#61
Dr. Walter Doodah Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: not Libya Posts: 199	nm posted before I saw request to not repost __________________ There's that word again; "heavy". Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the earth's gravitational pull? Last edited by Dr. Walter Doodah; 07-12-2006 at 04:01 PM.

07-12-2006, 04:05 PM	#63
kevchod Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South Bend, IN Posts: 62	I miss the PbP announcing when a new pitcher or fielder is inserted. __________________ A walk is never as good as a hit. Ever see someone score from 2nd on a walk?

07-12-2006, 04:25 PM	#64
ricobrown Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 131	ootp 5 or season ticket 2003 you had a free agent monitor at the bottom of the main roster screen that i thought was useful and keeping track of who was going to be a free agent

07-12-2006, 05:00 PM	#66
MadMax58 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 266	Edit: Sorry...this wasn't in 6.5. I just realized you only asked for 6.5 stuff, not new features. :-( I have 3 requests that I did not see already. 1) The ability to import individual players from different years. 2) The ability to import teams from different years. 3) The ability to edit career stats when still in game setup. I think it could screw with league/team history stats if you try to edit the "game simmed" career stats, but what about at game setup...or basically the same criteria for saving a quickstart. Last edited by MadMax58; 07-12-2006 at 05:02 PM.

07-12-2006, 05:10 PM	#67
DodgerGEP Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Greeley, CO Posts: 25	Trading block and shop player Last edited by DodgerGEP; 07-12-2006 at 05:12 PM.

07-12-2006, 04:01 PM	#62
Andy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 2,270	A small thing would be to have RBI appear in the bottom of the boxscore along with 2B, 3B, HR.... I think this was in 6.5

07-12-2006, 04:42 PM	#65
Exodor Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 481	Eliminate the delay between each batter when playing out games. This 1-2 second delay doubles the time it takes to play out a game in 2006 vs. 6.5

07-12-2006, 05:58 PM	#69
Nutlaw Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 9,538	I don't believe that anyone mentioned it yet, but player popularity. I found this to be a huge balancing factor in the game that prevented teams from constantly trading away their players without consequence. It added a whole new layer of strategy to roster building.

07-12-2006, 06:09 PM	#71
Sweed Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 7,035	I miss the game introduction in the pbp where it would name the SP and his record etc.

07-12-2006, 06:32 PM	#72
endgame Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 16,842	the Almanac. At least the storing of boxscores from any given game, any year if you chose to look. Always liked to go back a few years and see the line scores of the series that year, look a little closer at the last game ol' Mason pitched in, etc. . . __________________ "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." -- Samuel Beckett _____________________________________________

07-12-2006, 07:04 PM	#73
bp_ Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,804	one thing I really miss are the pop-up dialog boxes that would appear from time-to-time. For example, when you cut a player from your roster the game would pop up a box that said, do you really want to release Denny Hocking? If you it yes it would say, "$450,000 will be added to your expenses" and you could hit OK or CANCEL. I loved that as it did my math for me and I could decide if I really wanted to absorb that $ amount by cutting chumpy old Denny. __________________ Commish: Over The Mound

07-12-2006, 07:44 PM	#74
targy All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 1,152	I forgot about that BP, please let me know when a player is ready to come off the DL. but yes how much will be added to team expense if I release someone

07-12-2006, 07:49 PM	#75
fantom1979 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 3,498	The stopping of a sim for a no hitter or 3HR game in progress. Also, the stopping of a sim to report that a player was ready to come off the DL. __________________

07-12-2006, 08:18 PM	#77
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	Scouting reports that have text description of the player. With the new XML engine, we could come up with some really good ones that wouldn't sound stale like the ones in 6.5 did after a while. You know, like "Smith is a top-notch starter on any club...blahblahblah"

07-12-2006, 08:19 PM	#78
battists Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 18,506	dola, Marc, once you're done with the list, you should make multiple polls, kind of like a tournament. Have each poll include say 5 options. Then the top 2 winners of each go into a final poll. Or some such. One poll will be too unwieldy...

07-12-2006, 09:10 PM	#79
John Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 186	Lots of good stuff here... This may be somewhere in the thread, if so, I missed it... but how about career records for ALL managers, not just "human" managers. This is an integral part of baseball history... managers even get into the H of F (how about that also... say... 25 years at an average of 80 wins a season = 2000 wins for H of F manager, if winning % is better than .500). Regarding "trade offers", I, for one, prefer the realism that the current process offers. Everyone here screams for realism (rain delays, pitcher warm-up, player ejection, etc), but then they turn around and scream to make it "easy" to load up thier team thru 15 minutes of trading. In the old OOTP 6, you could "offer" a player up for trade, and sometimes get back 20 or 30 "possibilities" for each team. way to easy and unrealistic. How about, as a compromise, you "offer" a player, and get one and only one email trade offer in return (which may also be thanks but no thanks). You still have the option to then "discuss" the trade with the other team.