online league question

ajenko80 · 07-12-2007, 06:50 PM

hey guys i've owned ootb 07 for about 2 months now and have mucked around downloading lahmann database and cubbfans 2007 rosters. I have currently played about 80 games with the dodgers 07 set playing out every game. i was wondering how you go about getting into an online league and how the game is setup.

1998 Yankees · 07-12-2007, 08:22 PM

I have no online experience myself, but online league play is highly recommended by some folks. Here is a synopsis of it from the manual:

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24.1. How Do Online Leagues Work?

Online leagues in OOTPB are fairly simple. A group of players decides to start an online league. One or more players become the commissioners. These are the people who will “run” the league. In some online leagues, the commissioner also controls a team. Some online leagues have a mix of human- and computer-controlled teams.

The players who initiate an online league typically decide on the league configuration. The commissioner creates the game on his computer, and then provides a copy of the game to the other players, usually via a web site. The managers download the game files and then open up the game. Once they are in the game, they can make changes to their teams, such as setting up lineups. Once they are done making changes, they export those changes to a web site. The commissioner retrieves these team export files and imports the changes into the master copy of the game. The commissioner usually then auto-plays a fixed number of days and posts a copy of the league files again.

This process repeats itself throughout an entire baseball season. League events such as playoffs, free agency, and drafts are handled in different ways in different online leagues. There is no “right way” to handle these things. But the fundamental process continues: make changes, export, import, auto-play, new league file, repeat.

Some of the guys were recently talking about online league play in this thread:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...d.php?t=150487

I gather what you do is hang around the boards, particularly the OOTPB Online League Listing forum, get to know the guys and the leagues, and ultimately ask to join or accept an invitation to one that looks promising.

sporr · 07-13-2007, 12:53 AM

The best thing to do is to find a few leagues that you like and follow them for a while. If they don't have openings, get your name on the waiting list. Soon enough, you'll have a shot. Good luck!

07-12-2007, 06:50 PM	#1
ajenko80 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 83	online league question hey guys i've owned ootb 07 for about 2 months now and have mucked around downloading lahmann database and cubbfans 2007 rosters. I have currently played about 80 games with the dodgers 07 set playing out every game. i was wondering how you go about getting into an online league and how the game is setup.

07-13-2007, 12:53 AM	#3
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	The best thing to do is to find a few leagues that you like and follow them for a while. If they don't have openings, get your name on the waiting list. Soon enough, you'll have a shot. Good luck!