New Immersion technique

Siv · 07-19-2013, 09:55 PM

I love OOTP and have played since version 3. I usually play all the games for my team (The Twins) and really enjoy the stories and up down of a season. I set goals for players and have a whole slew of notes I keep on my team. I like to go back a read what I wrote to see any of it came to fruition.

So my friend stopped over the other day and he knows how nerdy I am about playing this game and he will play me a game now and then. So then he looks at me and says, why don't you keep score??? I said what? He says why don't you score it like you do when you go to the ball game!!

So I pulled out a scorecard and tried it. I found it very enjoyable and added to the immersion factor for me. I don't do it every game, but if I know I cannot play my typical series I will score the game.

Then I got to thinking, what if OOTP did this on a dual screen with the score sheet on the second screen!! I know it is only a wish, but manually scoring is fun, seeing it appear would really add something I believe.

Go Twins.

pumph · 07-19-2013, 09:59 PM

I'm glad you enjoy doing this. And while a nice touch, I can't see this being added, as the coding vs value aspect would have to be a loss for the developers.

Siv · 07-19-2013, 10:01 PM

I understand and thought it would be a coding nightmare as well, but we can always dream.

07-19-2013, 09:55 PM	#1
Siv Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Minnesota Posts: 365	New Immersion technique I love OOTP and have played since version 3. I usually play all the games for my team (The Twins) and really enjoy the stories and up down of a season. I set goals for players and have a whole slew of notes I keep on my team. I like to go back a read what I wrote to see any of it came to fruition. So my friend stopped over the other day and he knows how nerdy I am about playing this game and he will play me a game now and then. So then he looks at me and says, why don't you keep score??? I said what? He says why don't you score it like you do when you go to the ball game!! So I pulled out a scorecard and tried it. I found it very enjoyable and added to the immersion factor for me. I don't do it every game, but if I know I cannot play my typical series I will score the game. Then I got to thinking, what if OOTP did this on a dual screen with the score sheet on the second screen!! I know it is only a wish, but manually scoring is fun, seeing it appear would really add something I believe. Go Twins.

07-19-2013, 09:59 PM	#2
pumph Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 94	I'm glad you enjoy doing this. And while a nice touch, I can't see this being added, as the coding vs value aspect would have to be a loss for the developers. Last edited by pumph; 07-19-2013 at 11:54 PM.

07-19-2013, 10:01 PM	#3
Siv Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Minnesota Posts: 365	I understand and thought it would be a coding nightmare as well, but we can always dream.