A little OOTP 11 update...

[Sweed]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Also when feeder leagues are used, undrafted/unsigned HS players may go to college.


All the best,
Markus

Does this work in conjunction with newly created players for your college league? By that I mean if you typically graduate 150* college players then the next year OOTP creates new freshmen to replace them.

Now if 50* HS players go undrafted and move onto college will the game take that into account and only create 100 new players?

* these numbers were pulled out of thin air and are not based on any league I run

Will the positions of those players be taken into account so things don't get out of balance?

And by "HS players may go to college" I assume only ones with enough talent will move on. Will these guys still have a chance to "blossom" while in college and become "real" MLB prospects?



Sorry for so many questions and understand if you don't have time to answer but thought I'd throw them out there if for nothing more than discussion

[jmknpk2]

Glad you are in better health. Excellent preview. Hope I can scrape up enough cash for the pre-order.

One point is that I'd rather have less features playable in March or April than more features in May or June. It looks like you've already added plenty enough for an upgrade.

And thank-you very much...if only I could repay the hours of enjoyment from your (plural) efforts.

[Nutlaw]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

- Recoded fielding engine, making defense more realistic while introducing new fielding stats like Zone Rating, Individual Fielding Efficiency and Team Defence Efficiency.

If this includes uncertainty over whether or not a player will be able to play a position at the major league level, sold. As is, fielding development holds absolutely none of the suspense that batting and pitching development do.

Two-way players are just plain fun and the ammy draft updates could be interesting.

[Jeffy25]

wow, that all sounds great, especially the part about the ammy draft slotting system, signing bonuses etc.

Can't wait to pre order.

[akw4572]

Loooking forward to it as always.

[Antonin]

Originally Posted by koohead

well shoot...guess it's time for me to change my board signature now that there will be a mass select feature!

Thank you for the update, Markus.

I'm curious: how does one get selected to the beta testing team?

Edit: I guess that question has been answered. But...how much free time qualifies as "lots"?

[treedom]

Nice. I'm pretty excited about the recoded fielding and the advanced stats.

[Le Grande Orange]

Originally Posted by Antonin

I'm curious: how does one get selected to the beta testing team?

Bribes are always helpful. I take cash, cheques, and all major credit cards.

[Raidergoo]

Originally Posted by Antonin

Edit: I guess that question has been answered. But...how much free time qualifies as "lots"?

I try to give it 2 hours a day.

[Charlie Hough]

I hate to beat this same drum again, but I sure hope the historical improvements mean enhanced AI that can "see the future" when it comes to future player value, statistics, and end of career.

[RchW]

I like all the fielding stuff and I hope it works. The most important thing for me is for OOTP to stop producing (creating) or developing poor hitting, poor fielding MLB middle infielders (and to a lesser extent 3B). They don't exist in real life.

[numbuh48]

The battle has been won.

[Malleus Dei]

Originally Posted by Charlie Hough

I hate to beat this same drum again, but I sure hope the historical improvements mean enhanced AI that can "see the future" when it comes to future player value, statistics, and end of career.

And I'm glad it can't.

[Charlie Hough]

Originally Posted by Malleus Dei

And I'm glad it can't.

So you like the spectacularly unfair advantage that the human GM has over the AI in this respect? You like the AI trading away a future Hall of Famer in exchange for a player with decent ratings who is about to drop off a cliff in talent because his remaining career is worthless? Even between two AI clubs, the lack of ability to see the future creates absurd trades in historical play.

[RonCo]

Go, Markus, go.

A few of those look somewhat familiar.

[Le Grande Orange]

Originally Posted by Charlie Hough

So you like the spectacularly unfair advantage that the human GM has over the AI in this respect?

That is what you get when you play a historical—you have knowledge that the AI will not have. How do you propose giving the AI information about the future? Especially since historicals may not unfold exactly as history did depending on the options chosen?

If you want to put yourself on the same level as the AI, rename all the historical players with random names. Then you'll have little more idea of who's who than the AI. (Well, you might have some clues depending on how you set things up, but you get what I mean in general.)

[ootpFox07]

I'm excited. Nice update list Markus. Looking forward to it.

Now that mass selection is in, maybe I should start trying to drum up support for rehab starts.

REHAB STARTS.


REHAB STARTS.


REHAB STARTS.

Hey, a guys gotta try.

[Killing Time]

Originally Posted by Charlie Hough

So you like the spectacularly unfair advantage that the human GM has over the AI in this respect?

You don't want that advantage? Then play fictional but don't lobby to take other people's games away from them. "It's your game, play it your way" includes playing it historical with human foreknowledge.

Personally I don't like to play that way myself so I play fictional. From what you write you should do that too. That way neither we nor the AI have any idea who is going to be what when.

Besides AI's that already know the future sound like a scary Terminator kind of thing.

[Killing Time]

Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

If you want to put yourself on the same level as the AI, rename all the historical players with random names.

Never thought of that. I'll have to try it out some time. Thanks.

[silvam14]

Glad to see that promotion/relegation possibilities will be in this version...oh wait