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canadian content · 11-03-2017, 04:24 PM

https://venturebeat.com/2017/11/03/h...live-services/

Mecza · 11-03-2017, 04:59 PM

I understand the desire to revamp how the online experience works - exports, imports, and all that jazz aren't necessarily the easiest way for people to engage with the online gameplay. The core of OOTP still has plenty of room to be fleshed out though. I'm sure there are dozens people can rattle off examples from their head from financials to scouting to in-game managing/graphics etc. Will that do more to attain a new customer base than expanding online features? Probably not.

I see positives like letting online leagues have the managers actually play out playoff games as an example, but clunky features tend to harm a game's reputation. Cloud based features will force additional expenses to OOTP - will consumers have to bear these via a subscription fee? I like that we get what we see - extra DLC can be a real turn off too.

I'm curious if the recent implementation of promotion/relegation isn't just a stepping stone for OOTP to implement its true vision - an online super league with hundreds of teams and several divisions akin to English football across the Atlantic.

PSUColonel · 11-05-2017, 05:57 PM

Call me a relic and so forth, but I always felt the license wasn’t needed due to the work of our modern....I always felt the money saved in not having to pay for licensing could be reinvested into the core of OOTP...I don’t know the specifics, but I do understand why Markus wanted a license, but it does cost a lot as the article mentions.

I guess as a “core fan” I realize how easily OOTP can be modded, and therefore don’t see the value in the license the way casual fans might.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 11-05-2017, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by PSUColonel

Call me a relic and so forth, but I always felt the license wasn’t needed due to the work of our modern....I always felt the money saved in not having to pay for licensing could be reinvested into the core of OOTP...I don’t know the specifics, but I do understand why Markus wanted a license, but it does cost a lot as the article mentions.

I guess as a “core fan” I realize how easily OOTP can be modded, and therefore don’t see the value in the license the way casual fans might.

I agree. I also worry that at some point, MLB and NHL might start to piss and moan about the mods - at least the MLB/NHL uniforms and logos and baseball cards and such - and try to shut them down. If that does happen, it won't go down well with a lot of long-time OOTP fans.

PSUColonel · 11-06-2017, 04:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ThatSeventiesGuy

I agree. I also worry that at some point, MLB and NHL might start to piss and moan about the mods - at least the MLB/NHL uniforms and logos and baseball cards and such - and try to shut them down. If that does happen, it won't go down well with a lot of long-time OOTP fans.

not so much....I am strictly looking at the matter from the financial sideline, but yes, it would cause issues for those who enjoy fictional setups. I don't see that really happening because the core of OOTP is already the MLB setups

Hkim · 11-07-2017, 02:18 AM

Did we already get the announcement? Have I missed it?

11-03-2017, 04:59 PM	#62
Mecza Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 268	I understand the desire to revamp how the online experience works - exports, imports, and all that jazz aren't necessarily the easiest way for people to engage with the online gameplay. The core of OOTP still has plenty of room to be fleshed out though. I'm sure there are dozens people can rattle off examples from their head from financials to scouting to in-game managing/graphics etc. Will that do more to attain a new customer base than expanding online features? Probably not. I see positives like letting online leagues have the managers actually play out playoff games as an example, but clunky features tend to harm a game's reputation. Cloud based features will force additional expenses to OOTP - will consumers have to bear these via a subscription fee? I like that we get what we see - extra DLC can be a real turn off too. I'm curious if the recent implementation of promotion/relegation isn't just a stepping stone for OOTP to implement its true vision - an online super league with hundreds of teams and several divisions akin to English football across the Atlantic. Last edited by Mecza; 11-03-2017 at 05:00 PM.

11-03-2017, 04:24 PM	#61
canadian content Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 290	https://venturebeat.com/2017/11/03/h...live-services/

11-05-2017, 05:57 PM	#63
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,148	Call me a relic and so forth, but I always felt the license wasn’t needed due to the work of our modern....I always felt the money saved in not having to pay for licensing could be reinvested into the core of OOTP...I don’t know the specifics, but I do understand why Markus wanted a license, but it does cost a lot as the article mentions. I guess as a “core fan” I realize how easily OOTP can be modded, and therefore don’t see the value in the license the way casual fans might.

11-07-2017, 02:18 AM	#66
Hkim Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 57	Did we already get the announcement? Have I missed it?