What should I do?

twins15 · 02-28-2003, 10:23 PM

What should I do, buy the game right now or wait for a patch? I think I will probably wait for a patch because I have heard a few minor complaints.

PittPanther · 02-28-2003, 10:29 PM

If you eventually plan on buying the game, why would you wait?

Andy · 02-28-2003, 10:29 PM

buy the game, like you said the complaints are minor and manager mode is a blast!

Joe Canadian · 02-28-2003, 10:31 PM

If I were you and I had the cash to spend now, I would buy it now. I don't have the game yet (waiting on my mail order info), so my opinion doesn't matter much. My thing is that if you have the game now you get the extra few weeks of playing, plus if you notice things earlier, ex. features that would fit well, it's much more likely they would be included in an earlier patch.

Those would be my reasonings if I were you... but it's really a choice you'd have to make judging on how much money you have, and wether or not getting the game earlier is important...

Long_Long_Name · 02-28-2003, 10:32 PM

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Originally posted by PittPanther
If you eventually plan on buying the game, why would you wait?

I've been saying this all week --- if you're not sure wether you want to get it someday or not, don't buy it now. On the other hand, if you know you're going to buy it someday, there's really no point in waiting, it'll cost the same, you'll just have it for a couple less weeks/months.

twins15 · 02-28-2003, 10:32 PM

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Originally posted by PittPanther
If you eventually plan on buying the game, why would you wait?

Good point, but I think I will wait a little bit after all. I have a basketball tournament this weekend, so I don't really have to time to play it at all yet.

Buckeye · 02-28-2003, 10:32 PM

I agree...worth the download now....so if you have to download a patch that is no biggie....even though people are having minor problems and complaints I would have to say everyone of them is glad they downloaded it today.....

HolyCow98 · 02-28-2003, 11:26 PM

I haven't found anything that would have stopped me from buying had I know before hand.

If you have no time to play, then I would wait a little, because the d/l speed won't be very good this weekend I would imagine anyway, so if I wasn't going to play it , I might "consider" waiting.

Long_Long_Name · 02-28-2003, 11:33 PM

I donloaded at 120 k/s this afternoon...

Dargone · 02-28-2003, 11:50 PM

Yes it's worth it now. I've been having a blast. The few minor isues I've noticed should be fixed in short order. If I remember correctly didn't Markus have the first patch out for OOTP4 a couple of days after release?

SimSportsWorld · 02-28-2003, 11:54 PM

I haven't had any bugs, so go for it! *Knock on wood*

Night2000 · 03-01-2003, 12:23 AM

Well I was all psyched up to buy it today, but decided to wait. Until some of the more serious issues are patched. Some have reported that some players are losing their skills at an earlier age in their mid to late 30's. Some have said they have seen players have a drop in skills by 2 grades at a time. To me these are serious bugs. Cause what would be the sense to continue a league you started if your players can be affected like this. Then some are complaining that they can't get the game to run correctly without full screen mode. Which has been removed from the game. I always ran the game in full screen mode. So there are issues and a lot more I've left out. That need to be resolved in a patch or two. My main concern is I have a fictional league from OOTP4 which I want to import in OOTP5. Obviously if the player algorithm is not working properly in OOTP5 yet. Then why have it mess up my Fictional League? That's why I'm willing to wait until all serious issues are fixed.

PittPanther · 03-01-2003, 12:32 AM

Since I dont sim on this game, I guess the issue of player development doesn't bother me as much. By the time they patch it, I won't be close to ending the this season.

Night2000 · 03-01-2003, 12:45 AM

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Originally posted by PittPanther
Since I dont sim on this game, I guess the issue of player development doesn't bother me as much. By the time they patch it, I won't be close to ending the this season.

I see your point. Basically I do both. I have two fictional leagues. one I like to sim, and the other I play out every game. Still I'll feel better knowing that once most problems are corrected. I can jump in and enjoy the game, without worries.

02-28-2003, 10:23 PM	#1
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02-28-2003, 11:26 PM	#8
HolyCow98 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 2,735	I haven't found anything that would have stopped me from buying had I know before hand. If you have no time to play, then I would wait a little, because the d/l speed won't be very good this weekend I would imagine anyway, so if I wasn't going to play it , I might "consider" waiting. __________________ NPBL Enjoying its 60th season Georgia GM

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02-28-2003, 10:29 PM	#3
Andy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 2,270	buy the game, like you said the complaints are minor and manager mode is a blast!

02-28-2003, 10:32 PM	#7
Buckeye Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chillicothe, OH Posts: 41	I agree...worth the download now....so if you have to download a patch that is no biggie....even though people are having minor problems and complaints I would have to say everyone of them is glad they downloaded it today.....

02-28-2003, 11:50 PM	#10
Dargone Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Interwebs Posts: 2,862	Yes it's worth it now. I've been having a blast. The few minor isues I've noticed should be fixed in short order. If I remember correctly didn't Markus have the first patch out for OOTP4 a couple of days after release? __________________ I was never one to patiently pick up broken fragments and glue them together again and tell myself that the mended whole was as good as new. What is broken is broken -- and I'd rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.-Margaret Mitchell

02-28-2003, 11:54 PM	#11
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03-01-2003, 12:23 AM	#12
Night2000 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Monroe, NJ Posts: 716	Well I was all psyched up to buy it today, but decided to wait. Until some of the more serious issues are patched. Some have reported that some players are losing their skills at an earlier age in their mid to late 30's. Some have said they have seen players have a drop in skills by 2 grades at a time. To me these are serious bugs. Cause what would be the sense to continue a league you started if your players can be affected like this. Then some are complaining that they can't get the game to run correctly without full screen mode. Which has been removed from the game. I always ran the game in full screen mode. So there are issues and a lot more I've left out. That need to be resolved in a patch or two. My main concern is I have a fictional league from OOTP4 which I want to import in OOTP5. Obviously if the player algorithm is not working properly in OOTP5 yet. Then why have it mess up my Fictional League? That's why I'm willing to wait until all serious issues are fixed.

03-01-2003, 12:32 AM	#13
PittPanther All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,235	Since I dont sim on this game, I guess the issue of player development doesn't bother me as much. By the time they patch it, I won't be close to ending the this season. __________________ Commitment Teamwork Pride Hail to Pitt!