In-game ESPN type website

Habsfan18 · 11-01-2015, 12:38 PM

Not for historical mode obviously, but I was just thinking, wouldn't it be neat if OOTP had its own BNN website for league news/rumors/reports etc.. in our game universes? The website can have its own reporter (think Jon Morosi, Ken Rosenthal, Buster Olney) who reports on league happenings and possibly even has a twitter feed with regular updates.

I know we have a BNN reports section already, but I'm thinking it would look nice in a website format if possible with more of a focus on insiders and such.

Would something like this be too difficult to implement?

RchW · 11-01-2015, 01:02 PM

Any style but ESPN. One of the worst and clunky sites I've ever seen.

Habsfan18 · 11-01-2015, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RchW

Any style but ESPN. One of the worst and clunky sites I've ever seen.

Was just using ESPN as an example, since pretty much everyone knows what ESPN is.

TheMaus2 · 11-01-2015, 01:50 PM

So I guess it would be like the ESPN MLB Gamecast?

Roy Tucker · 11-03-2015, 07:37 PM

I mentioned a very similar idea in the interface thread. Glad to see someone else likes it! I see it as a great way of making the league seem more alive and also an easier way to have the game push information to you. It can act as a hub for the league and I see the tweets as replacing email notifications for league news. I hope they do something like this.

mgom27 · 11-07-2015, 01:09 PM

MLB Network style? Transactions News in Main News for seasons past 2015 for your team? Also saying these guys have accepted a QO?

darkcloud4579 · 11-08-2015, 12:16 PM

I think this would be hard to get right, but I agree there needs to be a less clunky way (read: not HTML) to get information from the game somehow. It's really difficult right now and overwhelming at best. Lots of third party tools have been created in the past at this effort, seems like linking together with those folks to come up with something that works better would be awesome.

Surely for online leagues, but also for solo folks with long-running leagues.

11-01-2015, 12:38 PM	#1
Habsfan18 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 2,249	In-game ESPN type website Not for historical mode obviously, but I was just thinking, wouldn't it be neat if OOTP had its own BNN website for league news/rumors/reports etc.. in our game universes? The website can have its own reporter (think Jon Morosi, Ken Rosenthal, Buster Olney) who reports on league happenings and possibly even has a twitter feed with regular updates. I know we have a BNN reports section already, but I'm thinking it would look nice in a website format if possible with more of a focus on insiders and such. Would something like this be too difficult to implement? Last edited by Habsfan18; 11-01-2015 at 12:46 PM.

11-01-2015, 01:02 PM	#2
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	Any style but ESPN. One of the worst and clunky sites I've ever seen. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

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TheMaus2 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The OOTP Forums. Always. Posts: 1,951	So I guess it would be like the ESPN MLB Gamecast? __________________ I write a monthly newsletter on the Food Baseball Association. I also listen to music no one's ever heard of in hopes of looking cool and alternative.

11-07-2015, 01:09 PM	#6
mgom27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,535	MLB Network style? Transactions News in Main News for seasons past 2015 for your team? Also saying these guys have accepted a QO? __________________ Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

11-08-2015, 12:16 PM	#7
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,712	I think this would be hard to get right, but I agree there needs to be a less clunky way (read: not HTML) to get information from the game somehow. It's really difficult right now and overwhelming at best. Lots of third party tools have been created in the past at this effort, seems like linking together with those folks to come up with something that works better would be awesome. Surely for online leagues, but also for solo folks with long-running leagues. __________________ ------ My Mods OOTP Advanced Stats & DFS Suite Managerial Strategy Pack Competitive Balance Tax Calculator Major League Women's Baseball (OOTP24) quickstart Indian Premier League \| 300+ years of baseball quickstart \| Expatriate League quickstart \| Off-Field Injuries Update \| Women's Name File for OOTP \| ---- Dynasty classics: Centurion comes to OOTP5 \| DC Moneyball Dynasty (2004)

11-03-2015, 07:37 PM	#5
Roy Tucker Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 261	I mentioned a very similar idea in the interface thread. Glad to see someone else likes it! I see it as a great way of making the league seem more alive and also an easier way to have the game push information to you. It can act as a hub for the league and I see the tweets as replacing email notifications for league news. I hope they do something like this.