Which version of OOTP was your first? - Page 2

BusterKing · 05-20-2020, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Habsfan18

Thought this would be interesting.

Serious question for you Habsfan18, will our Habs ever make the playoffs or win a Stanley Cup again?

I'm 66 and I'm thinking not in my remaining lifetime.

Sizeman21 · 05-20-2020, 11:18 AM

I found OOTP15 after I gave up on the Football Manager franchise. I can't tell you how much better a simulator OOTP is over FM. I know a few things are different but Markus has made such a great game. SI should learn a thing or two. Plus Markus and the OOTP dev's actually listen to what people want in their game.

Ty Cobb · 05-20-2020, 01:29 PM

July 2007. Wow...a lot of good times!

sdw1000 · 05-20-2020, 03:52 PM

15

BBGiovanni · 05-20-2020, 03:53 PM

I'm pretty sure the first one I tried was 3, I wanted to try to use it to manage rosters for High Heat Baseball...

Mr. Marlin · 05-20-2020, 04:08 PM

OOTP8. I got it after being disappointed with Baseball Mogul 2009. I was hooked instantly. OOTP was everything BM wasn't. I've bought every version since. Love this game!

Habsfan18 · 05-20-2020, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BusterKing

Serious question for you Habsfan18, will our Habs ever make the playoffs or win a Stanley Cup again?

I'm 66 and I'm thinking not in my remaining lifetime.

I sure as heck hope so, buddy! I’m not a fan of Bergevin at all, so I don’t have much confidence it will be any time soon unfortunately. But we can always hope so! We certainly deserve to see another one!

redranger · 05-20-2020, 11:24 PM

Version 1. Hard to believe how long ago and how far this game has come

Really been a great ride watching it progress year after year and evolve into what it has become today

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kq76 · 05-21-2020, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Vezna31

OOTP 6 in 2003.

You went to the future in 2003?

OOTP4 for me in 2002. The great Angels-Giants WS got me to look for the best baseball game at the time and that search lead me to OOTP. At the time I was disappointed I hadn't looked for it earlier, but 4 was so good maybe I wouldn't have gotten hooked on an earlier version.

hluraven · 05-21-2020, 04:40 AM

Whichever one the Sports Interactive one was.

PocketsAintFull · 05-21-2020, 05:53 AM

The first ones I tried were 14 & 15 I believe, though I found them quite difficult to get into and figure out. It was the UI & 3D improvements in OOTP 19 that really pulled me in

Bought that in late summer ahead of Perfect Team being introduced, which helped a lot with getting a proper handle on the different elements of OOTP.

The background to all that is growing up with the Championship-then-Football Manager series, and starting to watch baseball in the early 2010s

Interestingly it is now FM that lacks the bigger features for me, which is the ability to create & customise leagues easily, and of course the historical databases

CBL-Commish · 05-21-2020, 07:32 AM

Two. And I still have the same league going that I manually imported from Earl Weaver II to run on OOTP2.

Dorfmann · 05-21-2020, 08:20 AM

13 was technically my first, but I didn't play it very much. I skipped a few versions, bought 16 and have been hooked ever since.

SerbianEagle · 05-21-2020, 11:54 AM

The very first one and I have purchased every single version released. It has the great combination of sim speed and depth that no other game has these days.

Leo_The_Lip · 05-21-2020, 12:30 PM

Season Ticket Baseball, the best item I ever purchased in Walmart!

PSUColonel · 05-21-2020, 01:06 PM

I want a GM simulation...and not a “what if” simulator...which is what OOTP is turning into. I started with the very first edition...so I have seen a lot of changes.

To me, the crux of the sim needs to be accurate roster and financial rules for all leagues...and there doesn’t seem to be much work going into that. I don’t care about historical play, or 3D.. Nor do I care about Perfect Team or collecting baseball cards. All I have ever wanted is a game the literally makes you feel as though you are sitting in the GM chair.

OOTP is a great game, and obviously I love it!! I guess I just thought a lot of the stuff that provides “personality” and really focuses on the GM side of things would be here by now.

StLee · 05-21-2020, 03:38 PM

My first was Season Ticket Baseball, so I don't know which version that was. My first officially numbered OOTP was 8.

Eugene Church · 05-21-2020, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by StLee

My first was Season Ticket Baseball, so I don't know which version that was. My first officially numbered OOTP was 8.

Think that was OOTP3... my first version.

bwburke94 · 05-22-2020, 09:50 AM

First was the freeware OOTP 5; first I bought was OOTP 9.

View Poll Results: First version?
OOTP 1-7 (1999-2006)	92	58.97%
OOTP 8	9	5.77%
OOTP 9	3	1.92%
OOTP 10	3	1.92%
OOTP 11	7	4.49%
OOTP 12	3	1.92%
OOTP 13	4	2.56%
OOTP 14	9	5.77%
OOTP 15	7	4.49%
OOTP 16	5	3.21%
OOTP 17	3	1.92%
OOTP 18	3	1.92%
OOTP 19	4	2.56%
OOTP 20	1	0.64%
OOTP 21	3	1.92%
Voters: 156. You may not vote on this poll

05-20-2020, 11:18 AM	#22
Sizeman21 Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: The bleachers of Sportsman's Park Posts: 435	I found OOTP15 after I gave up on the Football Manager franchise. I can't tell you how much better a simulator OOTP is over FM. I know a few things are different but Markus has made such a great game. SI should learn a thing or two. Plus Markus and the OOTP dev's actually listen to what people want in their game. __________________ Last edited by Sizeman21; 12-20-2022 at 11:55 PM.

05-20-2020, 01:29 PM	#23
Ty Cobb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Grayling, MI Posts: 4,617	Originally appeared in July 2007. Wow...a lot of good times! __________________ "You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me." Thanos

05-20-2020, 03:53 PM	#25
BBGiovanni All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Republic of California Posts: 1,910	I'm pretty sure the first one I tried was 3, I wanted to try to use it to manage rosters for High Heat Baseball... __________________ Let's Go (San Jose) Giants, Let's Go Mets! Current Project: WBAT/AABBA: Organized Base Ball And the "New Normal" World Baseball Aid Tournament 2023 trophy round underway!

05-21-2020, 05:53 AM	#31
PocketsAintFull All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,914	The first ones I tried were 14 & 15 I believe, though I found them quite difficult to get into and figure out. It was the UI & 3D improvements in OOTP 19 that really pulled me in Bought that in late summer ahead of Perfect Team being introduced, which helped a lot with getting a proper handle on the different elements of OOTP. The background to all that is growing up with the Championship-then-Football Manager series, and starting to watch baseball in the early 2010s Interestingly it is now FM that lacks the bigger features for me, which is the ability to create & customise leagues easily, and of course the historical databases __________________ ---------------- Bob Uecker, RIP Last edited by PocketsAintFull; 05-21-2020 at 05:55 AM.

05-20-2020, 03:52 PM	#24
sdw1000 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: SC USA Posts: 928 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	15

05-20-2020, 04:08 PM	#26
Mr. Marlin All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,276	OOTP8. I got it after being disappointed with Baseball Mogul 2009. I was hooked instantly. OOTP was everything BM wasn't. I've bought every version since. Love this game!

05-20-2020, 11:24 PM	#28
redranger All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Posts: 600	Version 1. Hard to believe how long ago and how far this game has come Really been a great ride watching it progress year after year and evolve into what it has become today Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-21-2020, 04:40 AM	#30
hluraven Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: London, England Posts: 356	Whichever one the Sports Interactive one was.

05-21-2020, 07:32 AM	#32
CBL-Commish All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,999	Two. And I still have the same league going that I manually imported from Earl Weaver II to run on OOTP2. __________________ For the best in O's news: Orioles' Hangout.com

05-21-2020, 08:20 AM	#33
Dorfmann Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 144	13 was technically my first, but I didn't play it very much. I skipped a few versions, bought 16 and have been hooked ever since.

05-21-2020, 11:54 AM	#34
SerbianEagle Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (City of Champions) Posts: 60	The very first one and I have purchased every single version released. It has the great combination of sim speed and depth that no other game has these days.

05-21-2020, 12:30 PM	#35
Leo_The_Lip All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,811	Season Ticket Baseball, the best item I ever purchased in Walmart! __________________ "My name will live forever" - Anonymous

05-21-2020, 01:06 PM	#36
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,134	I want a GM simulation...and not a “what if” simulator...which is what OOTP is turning into. I started with the very first edition...so I have seen a lot of changes. To me, the crux of the sim needs to be accurate roster and financial rules for all leagues...and there doesn’t seem to be much work going into that. I don’t care about historical play, or 3D.. Nor do I care about Perfect Team or collecting baseball cards. All I have ever wanted is a game the literally makes you feel as though you are sitting in the GM chair. OOTP is a great game, and obviously I love it!! I guess I just thought a lot of the stuff that provides “personality” and really focuses on the GM side of things would be here by now. Last edited by PSUColonel; 05-21-2020 at 01:07 PM.

05-21-2020, 03:38 PM	#37
StLee Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 5,103	My first was Season Ticket Baseball, so I don't know which version that was. My first officially numbered OOTP was 8. __________________ Fan of LSU sports (especially baseball and football), New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Braves (Dale Murphy for the HOF!). Current dynasties: Fallout 4's Commonwealth Baseball Organization Completed dynasty: Fallout: New Vegas' Mojave Baseball League Uniforms: My custom uniforms

05-22-2020, 09:50 AM	#39
bwburke94 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Belchertown, MA, USA Posts: 4,519	First was the freeware OOTP 5; first I bought was OOTP 9.