Some OOTP 23 News!

[jcard]

Originally Posted by AlpineSK

There are probably more of us that would than they really realize. I wonder sometimes what this game could be at this point if 100% of the effort was put into the core game. Its been plateaued for a couple of seasons now, it'd be nice to see some actual improvements to game play in the core game beyond graphic enhancements.

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Selection of titles with the primary tag Sports on the Steam store, along with their respective secondary tags:

1) Football Manager 22: Management

2) Draft Day Sports Pro Football 22: Simulation

3) Draft Day Sports Pro Basketball 22: Simulation

4) Rugby 22: Simulation

5) Boxing Club Manager: Strategy

6) Pro Cycling Manager 21: Simulation

7) Franchise Hockey Manager 8: Strategy

8) Pro Strategy Football 22: Management

Â… Etc., etc., etc. Â…

9) Out of the Park 22: CARD BATTLER

[jrgst3]

Originally Posted by andyhdz

Funny you say that with your perfect team banner below

Literally thinking the exact same thing
if you don't like PT, just don't play it!

love PT and the game as a whole

[oldfatbaldguy]

Originally Posted by Sweed

Markus stated they signed an extension with "both MLB and the MLBPA". I take that as they are separate agreements. IE not contingent on both MLB and MLBPA having to agree before it can be signed. IOW both organizations got 100% of the revenue for their agreement. No split was necessary.

Either organization could have decided to not sign an agreement. But why would they not take the money? Kind of a no brainer, right?

Yeah, I guess so. But you're talking about people who are throttling a golden goose with both hands, and no, I don't mean the players. The Yankees, just to use the most obvious example, have a player payroll of $211 million and a franchise value that is, depending on what source you believe, between $5 billion and $7 billion. With a dwindling customer base, in what could be used as a rebound year after a pandemic.

What was that about brains?

[Sweed]

Originally Posted by oldfatbaldguy

Yeah, I guess so. But you're talking about people who are throttling a golden goose with both hands, and no, I don't mean the players. The Yankees, just to use the most obvious example, have a player payroll of $211 million and a franchise value that is, depending on what source you believe, between $5 billion and $7 billion. With a dwindling customer base, in what could be used as a rebound year after a pandemic.

What was that about brains?

We were only talking about extending an agreement. Not about how entire franchises are being run.

[Dave Stieb II]

I agree with the vast majority who consider this GREAT NEWS and appreciate the update. I should probably just quit there.

But I can't.....

This positive announcement should put an end to the tiresome "why aren't we hearing anything....this can't be good....the new overlords have sabotaged OOTP" speculation threads (I hope).

Unfortunately, it appears they will now be replaced with rampant speculation about what the delay truly means and how it is entirely geared to improving things other than what "I" want.

Really? Un-f'ing-believable.

And NO, I have never played Perfect Team and I am not interested in it.

I only play the OOTP core game. That is enough for me. And I am looking forward to it as I always have. Maybe moreso.

[Mr. Marlin]

Originally Posted by Dave Stieb II

I agree with the vast majority who consider this GREAT NEWS and appreciate the update. I should probably just quit there.

But I can't.....

This positive announcement should put an end to the tiresome "why aren't we hearing anything....this can't be good....the new overlords have sabotaged OOTP" speculation threads (I hope).

Unfortunately, it appears they will now be replaced with rampant speculation about what the delay truly means and how it is entirely geared to improving things other than what "I" want.

Really? Un-f'ing-believable.

And NO, I have never played Perfect Team and I am not interested in it.

I only play the OOTP core game. That is enough for me. And I am looking forward to it as I always have. Maybe moreso.

LOL! Great points. I think the human psyche, on the average, tends towards negativity. That probably doubles when it comes to gamers on the internet. And triples when it comes to the players of THIS game in particular!

[dishnet34]

I for one am looking forward to the release of OOTP23, both the base game and PT, even if there is a delay.

[MathBandit]

Originally Posted by AlpineSK

There are probably more of us that would than they really realize. I wonder sometimes what this game could be at this point if 100% of the effort was put into the core game. Its been plateaued for a couple of seasons now, it'd be nice to see some actual improvements to game play in the core game beyond graphic enhancements.

As someone who doesn't play PT, I've been extremely happy with the core game changes for each of the past two versions which have been significant.

[jacobp]

Originally Posted by GeoWar

last year the OOTP 22 would not work on my desktop but runs great on my laptop....

Never got the problem solved ^^^^ low tech 70 year old

Same here. I run OOTP22 on my iMac desktop and the ball in flight was largely invisible in 3D mode making that gameplay mode unusable. None of the various patches fixed the problem, so I gave up.

[dishnet34]

Originally Posted by jacobp

Same here. I run OOTP22 on my iMac desktop and the ball in flight was largely invisible in 3D mode making that gameplay mode unusable. None of the various patches fixed the problem, so I gave up.

Did you try increasing the ball size setting when watching Replays (and not highlights?) I always make sure the ball is bigger than normal size so I can see it on screen.

[Dave Stieb II]

Originally Posted by Mr. Marlin

LOL! Great points. I think the human psyche, on the average, tends towards negativity. That probably doubles when it comes to gamers on the internet. And triples when it comes to the players of THIS game in particular!

Yan, and it's the point you make in the last sentence that is truly mind-boggling.

Maybe, just maybe, the reason we didn't 'hear anything' for a little while is because Markus was busy negotiating separate 5-year extensions with two opposite sides involved in delicate RL labor negotiations.
Do ya think it's possible? Even remotely?

[Cryomaniac]

Originally Posted by Mr. Marlin

LOL! Great points. I think the human psyche, on the average, tends towards negativity. That probably doubles when it comes to gamers on the internet. And triples when it comes to the players of THIS game in particular!

I don't think it's particularly unique to this game.

[RubeBaker]

To the OOTP team and fans:

There is a YouTube channel I suggest you follow because it has some OOTP videos on it and it's Robbie Hyde. I have included the link below:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv5...TPC-y8Lw/about

I think he would be a great addition to the OOTP team if they were interested in hiring another streamer.

[Bobbuttons]

[jacobp]

Originally Posted by dishnet34

Did you try increasing the ball size setting when watching Replays (and not highlights?) I always make sure the ball is bigger than normal size so I can see it on screen.

I have it set to the largest size possible.

[ashantewarrier]

No worries Markus. I'm still enjoying version 22! 😎👍

Thanks for the update!

[Pelican]

My thought for Markus and developers would be to take your time and do what is necessary to get everything right. Like many on this thread, I am willing to be patient, given that we have an awesome product in OOTP 22. I don’t think a few weeks delay or even a few months is critical. One thing, though. I hope the release schedule reverts back to a date in March during the preseason. In normal years (with Spring Training), the new OOTP release fits into that lull before the start of the regular season. This year I’m in Florida NOT seeing Grapefruit League games and glad to have OOTP instead.

[Reed]

Originally Posted by jacobp

I have it set to the largest size possible.

I have played this version of OOTP on a surface book 2 and with a "big" ball setting the ball looks as big as a softball. Got a MacBook 14 and with the same settings (big for ball size) the ball is small almost like a golf ball.

[jimz]

Originally Posted by Reed

I have played this version of OOTP on a surface book 2 and with a "big" ball setting the ball looks as big as a softball. Got a MacBook 14 and with the same settings (big for ball size) the ball is small almost like a golf ball.

Haha try playing it on a LG Superfine (5K) attached to a Macbook. I've stuck to the text game mostly because things don't scale particularly well. Also, I really wish I can re-skin the game to better suit my situation but there's a dearth of tutorials and the official links in the documentation lead to 404 back years and years.

[Bunktown Ballers]

Originally Posted by Irrelevant Dude

I thought the same thing, that any infrastructure enhancements are probably geared more toward Perfect Team and monetization than improving the core game. I hope I'm wrong though. I still hope I wake up one day and Perfect Team was all just a bad dream.

DITTO. PT has killed OOTP for me. I'm looking for options