suggestions for OOTP 19

jaa36 · 08-01-2017, 12:33 AM

Big thanks to the OOTP team- who made my wish list much shorter with OOTP 18! I've listed these before, but a few things I'd still love to see for OOTP 19:

1. Awards. We should have the ability to enter or change award winners retroactively. There should be an option to only have a player from the winning team win a postseason series MVP award. It would be good to be able to select or edit the Player of the Game or postseason series MVP awards. And finally, more than one Custom award.

2. Better support for amateur baseball. I'd love to have a more true-to-life high school and college system. For colleges, they should have a "prestige" rating that would determine the quality of players that go there. There should be a weekly ranking system, and a College World Series at the end of the year. High school could be more abstracted- perhaps just generating a few hundred players with stats to simulate each class, but then have a recruiting model for the college level based on the college's prestige, and a rating for the player as far as how likely they were to sign with a major league team rather than going to college.

3. A few changes to stats. wRC and wRC+ should be in single-season and career records. RA9 and RA9-wins (or baseball reference WAR) should be added for pitchers and included in these leaderboards. Also, K%, BB%, K-BB%, shutdowns, meltdowns, and won-lost record while starting (in addition to the traditional definition of won-lost record) should be tracked for pitchers. wRAA and times reached on error should be included for hitters. The number of games a player has played at each position should also be viewable as a stat within a custom view- this really comes in handy for selecting all-stars.

4. Allowing the ability to select all-stars or an all-pro team after the season, and for leagues with only a single subleague and single division. Seeing games played per position (as in #3) would really help with this.

5. Control over what stats are displayed on the Standings, Statistics, and Leaderboards pages. I don't really care what the top OPS or hitting streaks are in the league, but I'd love to see wOBA and runs scored on the standings page instead, for example.

6. Better interface in the League Totals section. I should be able to see from this section very easily what the estimated statistical output will be for the league, including how (very approximately) the leaderboard will look. I'm sure that many people can relate to this, but I often spend hours trying to get the statistical output for a league just right, and the game should let me know what the estimated output will be without having to run the sim.

7. Calculation of projected park factors. The game should determine, based on the league totals modifiers and the parks that are in the game, what the estimated effect of the park will be on average, doubles, triples, home runs, and (most importantly) runs scored. As it stands, it can be hard to tell (except in very obvious cases) whether a park will function as a pitcher's or hitter's park.

8. Better roster rules for managing minor-league call-ups. In most cases in MLB, if a player is sent to AAA, he can't come back for 10 days. But in OOTP, you can rig the system to just send guys to and from AAA every few days.

9. More flexibility in pitching role management. I should be able to tell the AI that I want to limit the number of batters a pitcher faces- rather than have him on a strict pitch limit. I'd also like to be able to rank pitchers by how good they are and have the AI manager deploy the best in high-leverage situations and the worst in low-leverage situations. You can sort of do this with the "stopper" designation, but that's currently only available for "medium" or lower frequency of closer or reliever usage.

10. An easier way to rotate the DH among players that would otherwise start. A lot of teams do this now rather than have a full-time DH. I guess you can do this with seven-day lineups, but that's a lot of work. Perhaps just having a selection in the DH slot within the lineups page where you can just check "rotate among starters." Or perhaps allowing an option on the player strategy page to select "start at DH when tired."

11. Option for extended spring training- or more broadly, a way to shake off the rust for player you've signed late in the spring or in midseason without immediately adding them to the active roster.

12. Better/more suggestions from scouting during the draft. Would like to be able to ask the head scout for a recommendation for a shortstop, for example, or at least hear their top five or something.

13. Better schedule generator and schedule editing interface. I'd like to be able to suggest how many games per team within the division, outside of the division, in the other league, etc, and have it throw out a schedule. And I'd like to be able to click and drag a game or series from one day to another day.

homerj · 08-01-2017, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jaa36

8. Better roster rules for managing minor-league call-ups. In most cases in MLB, if a player is sent to AAA, he can't come back for 10 days. But in OOTP, you can rig the system to just send guys to and from AAA every few days.

11. Option for extended spring training- or more broadly, a way to shake off the rust for player you've signed late in the spring or in midseason without immediately adding them to the active roster.

12. Better/more suggestions from scouting during the draft. Would like to be able to ask the head scout for a recommendation for a shortstop, for example, or at least hear their top five or something.

8. I'd like to see this as well, I'll add in another option, that I'd like a stoppage of the sim if my bullpen is overused and I have to call up someone from AAA.

11. This is something I expect to see in 19. A lot of people asked for it, and I assume it would work a lot like the international complex does now.

12. Yes, would also soften when they want you to draft a guy that you don't want, and would be there three rounds later if you did.

sdw1000 · 08-02-2017, 10:36 AM

PLEASE!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!! Work on the ball animation for 2-D. I scoured the internet for years to find ballparks pics and I would love to use them. A cool animation ala Strat O'Matic, or other games..

Don't get me wrong...I love the 3-D...except the fact that not every stadium ever is represented. But thanks to the community, a lot of them are. But I would love to use 2-D with a ball animation that I can use my pics with. Thanks!

(I am sure I'll come up with more ideas)

Lt. Bookman · 08-02-2017, 10:42 AM

1. 3 team trades
2. When shopping a player, include multi-player offers versus straight up trades
3. Improved AI so you can't add on players after a team agrees to a trade (even on very hard difficulty)
4. Ability to use real minor league rosters in historical seasons, for example, managing Hudson valley renegades in 2011 (sorry if you can do this - I couldn't figure out how if you can)
5. Extensions being more realistic, for example, Bryce Harper signs for 7 years, 14-18 mil annually in every single 2017 season I've ever done.

Pappy17 · 08-02-2017, 01:25 PM

I would personally like to see the trades be slightly better. Like the relief pitchers go for more in real life I would like that in the game too along with when I choose shop my player for it to come up with more prospects instead of more veterans

Pappy17 · 08-02-2017, 01:27 PM

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Pappy17 · 08-02-2017, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Lt. Bookman

5. Extensions being more realistic, for example, Bryce Harper signs for 7 years, 14-18 mil annually in every single 2017 season I've ever done.

I would love this as well

08-01-2017, 12:33 AM	#1
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,104	suggestions for OOTP 19 Big thanks to the OOTP team- who made my wish list much shorter with OOTP 18! I've listed these before, but a few things I'd still love to see for OOTP 19: 1. Awards. We should have the ability to enter or change award winners retroactively. There should be an option to only have a player from the winning team win a postseason series MVP award. It would be good to be able to select or edit the Player of the Game or postseason series MVP awards. And finally, more than one Custom award. 2. Better support for amateur baseball. I'd love to have a more true-to-life high school and college system. For colleges, they should have a "prestige" rating that would determine the quality of players that go there. There should be a weekly ranking system, and a College World Series at the end of the year. High school could be more abstracted- perhaps just generating a few hundred players with stats to simulate each class, but then have a recruiting model for the college level based on the college's prestige, and a rating for the player as far as how likely they were to sign with a major league team rather than going to college. 3. A few changes to stats. wRC and wRC+ should be in single-season and career records. RA9 and RA9-wins (or baseball reference WAR) should be added for pitchers and included in these leaderboards. Also, K%, BB%, K-BB%, shutdowns, meltdowns, and won-lost record while starting (in addition to the traditional definition of won-lost record) should be tracked for pitchers. wRAA and times reached on error should be included for hitters. The number of games a player has played at each position should also be viewable as a stat within a custom view- this really comes in handy for selecting all-stars. 4. Allowing the ability to select all-stars or an all-pro team after the season, and for leagues with only a single subleague and single division. Seeing games played per position (as in #3) would really help with this. 5. Control over what stats are displayed on the Standings, Statistics, and Leaderboards pages. I don't really care what the top OPS or hitting streaks are in the league, but I'd love to see wOBA and runs scored on the standings page instead, for example. 6. Better interface in the League Totals section. I should be able to see from this section very easily what the estimated statistical output will be for the league, including how (very approximately) the leaderboard will look. I'm sure that many people can relate to this, but I often spend hours trying to get the statistical output for a league just right, and the game should let me know what the estimated output will be without having to run the sim. 7. Calculation of projected park factors. The game should determine, based on the league totals modifiers and the parks that are in the game, what the estimated effect of the park will be on average, doubles, triples, home runs, and (most importantly) runs scored. As it stands, it can be hard to tell (except in very obvious cases) whether a park will function as a pitcher's or hitter's park. 8. Better roster rules for managing minor-league call-ups. In most cases in MLB, if a player is sent to AAA, he can't come back for 10 days. But in OOTP, you can rig the system to just send guys to and from AAA every few days. 9. More flexibility in pitching role management. I should be able to tell the AI that I want to limit the number of batters a pitcher faces- rather than have him on a strict pitch limit. I'd also like to be able to rank pitchers by how good they are and have the AI manager deploy the best in high-leverage situations and the worst in low-leverage situations. You can sort of do this with the "stopper" designation, but that's currently only available for "medium" or lower frequency of closer or reliever usage. 10. An easier way to rotate the DH among players that would otherwise start. A lot of teams do this now rather than have a full-time DH. I guess you can do this with seven-day lineups, but that's a lot of work. Perhaps just having a selection in the DH slot within the lineups page where you can just check "rotate among starters." Or perhaps allowing an option on the player strategy page to select "start at DH when tired." 11. Option for extended spring training- or more broadly, a way to shake off the rust for player you've signed late in the spring or in midseason without immediately adding them to the active roster. 12. Better/more suggestions from scouting during the draft. Would like to be able to ask the head scout for a recommendation for a shortstop, for example, or at least hear their top five or something. 13. Better schedule generator and schedule editing interface. I'd like to be able to suggest how many games per team within the division, outside of the division, in the other league, etc, and have it throw out a schedule. And I'd like to be able to click and drag a game or series from one day to another day.

08-02-2017, 01:25 PM	#5
Pappy17 Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 4	Trades I would personally like to see the trades be slightly better. Like the relief pitchers go for more in real life I would like that in the game too along with when I choose shop my player for it to come up with more prospects instead of more veterans

08-02-2017, 01:27 PM	#6
Pappy17 Bat Boy Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 4	A Last edited by Pappy17; 08-02-2017 at 01:29 PM.

08-02-2017, 10:36 AM	#3
sdw1000 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SC USA Posts: 925 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	PLEASE!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!!! Work on the ball animation for 2-D. I scoured the internet for years to find ballparks pics and I would love to use them. A cool animation ala Strat O'Matic, or other games.. Don't get me wrong...I love the 3-D...except the fact that not every stadium ever is represented. But thanks to the community, a lot of them are. But I would love to use 2-D with a ball animation that I can use my pics with. Thanks! (I am sure I'll come up with more ideas)

08-02-2017, 10:42 AM	#4
Lt. Bookman Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 39	1. 3 team trades 2. When shopping a player, include multi-player offers versus straight up trades 3. Improved AI so you can't add on players after a team agrees to a trade (even on very hard difficulty) 4. Ability to use real minor league rosters in historical seasons, for example, managing Hudson valley renegades in 2011 (sorry if you can do this - I couldn't figure out how if you can) 5. Extensions being more realistic, for example, Bryce Harper signs for 7 years, 14-18 mil annually in every single 2017 season I've ever done.