Will the schedule generator be improved in OOTPBM 2006?

[Andy]

Relax. I just said I saw it as an option in a screenshot. I know it's not definite or anything. Let's just hope that it's in there...

[battists]

Originally Posted by DerekT

Just because the menu has an option for it, doesn't mean that the game will actually work. I mean putting in a option box in a menu for balanced schedule or unbalanced schedule is pretty easy. Making the programming for a balanced and unbalanced schedule to actually occur is something else.

Hmm, well, Marc's been pretty cagey about what he releases to the public. I think the fact that he allowed this screenshot to go out means 1 of two things:

1. It's in there, -OR-
2. Markus intends for it to be in there, but whether it actually ends up in the final version is based on a million factors we can't see.

Either way, it seems clear that the intent is there...

[DerekT]

Originally Posted by battists

Hmm, well, Marc's been pretty cagey about what he releases to the public. I think the fact that he allowed this screenshot to go out means 1 of two things:

1. It's in there, -OR-
2. Markus intends for it to be in there, but whether it actually ends up in the final version is based on a million factors we can't see.

Either way, it seems clear that the intent is there...

Intent doesn't mean much (just ask the H2H people), I believe from what been said that the menu option is in there but the coding is as of yet (or if it is, its not like a true baseball schedule). There could still be those 5 games at the end of the year between 5 different teams, or an unbalanced schedule which could have one team facing another 50 times, but the rest of the teams 8 times.

I'll be fair, I understand baseball scheduling is hard, so I won't be complaining if the problems of the past occur. I won't be surprised if they occur either.

[james17]

Originally Posted by battists

Hmm, well, Marc's been pretty cagey about what he releases to the public. I think the fact that he allowed this screenshot to go out means 1 of two things:

1. It's in there, -OR-
2. Markus intends for it to be in there, but whether it actually ends up in the final version is based on a million factors we can't see.

Either way, it seems clear that the intent is there...

Well, I have to take it as a positive sign. I would imagine it would be extremely difficult to do a balanced/unbalanced/interleague option for all but the standard MLB league setup. For the MLB league setup though, I would hope Markus could do that even if it has the issues of one game series at the end of the year. I don't expect 100% customization on trying to do schedules for all of the myriad different league configurations.