2 surprise features in OOTP 9!

[1998 Yankees]

Originally Posted by John C

where the **** is the leak
who the hell is the mole
im gonna go with c.median
or s.battists
or marcus heinsohn
maybe ootp can merge with fof and make a new game
ill call it faseball
we can get b.costas and c.barkley to call the action LIVE on TNT
oh and planet expansion is good but can we get a league on the sun
the sun is a star hope you put that in the game

Woof. Are you sure you want some of that stuff, OldFatGuy?

[Charlie Hough]

Just release the information. We've got SkyDog posting screenshots, running sims, and releasing all sorts of beta testing information on the FOF forums. So why not let our own loyal OOTP forums posters and beta testers share some of their experiences?

Besides, I'm heading out of town for two days, I won't have Internet access, and I'd rather not find out about the news long after it's released.

[PotatoPeeler]

Originally Posted by Charlie Hough

We've got SkyDog posting screenshots, running sims, and releasing all sorts of beta testing information on the FOF forums.

Yeah, cause that thread has been real active the past five or six days.

[Scoman]

Originally Posted by Charlie Hough

Just release the information. We've got SkyDog posting screenshots, running sims, and releasing all sorts of beta testing information on the FOF forums. So why not let our own loyal OOTP forums posters and beta testers share some of their experiences?

Besides, I'm heading out of town for two days, I won't have Internet access, and I'd rather not find out about the news long after it's released.

Or better yet,just release the game,to the pre-orders of course.

[StyxNCa]

Originally Posted by John C

Same boat as Erik. Of the one I know of, it's a 9. The other, I'm not sure what he's talking about. Then again, I haven't been around today, and I'm all drugged up on percocet. So...I'm not aware I'm even posting right now.

But aware enough not to let it slip out which one you know about!

[Bobbuttons]

Originally Posted by CBLCardinals

let me guess on one of them....OOTP news stories will feature a "MGOM Report" that will inform readers about "Derek Jeter could be traded for Milton Bradley, G Laird, and so on"

This is an inspired idea.

[blackrussian]

Originally Posted by CBLCardinals

let me guess on one of them....OOTP news stories will feature a "MGOM Report" that will inform readers about "Derek Jeter could be traded for Milton Bradley, G Laird, and so on" or "expansion reaches P. Rico".

A guy can dream right?

LOL. maybe he's on the text team writing scouting reports and news items.

[Syd Thrift]

Originally Posted by John C

where the **** is the leak
who the hell is the mole
im gonna go with c.median
or s.battists
or marcus heinsohn
maybe ootp can merge with fof and make a new game
ill call it faseball
we can get b.costas and c.barkley to call the action LIVE on TNT
oh and planet expansion is good but can we get a league on the sun
the sun is a star hope you put that in the game

Nice try, but "wwioomiwot" isn't even a word.

[Bishop]

Originally Posted by Erik W.

I hope the bed emote was regarding the women and not the Hobbits.

Yeah, I'm a little disturbed trying to figure out exactly what he's trying to say with that.

[Comedian2004]

Could it be this? (disclaimer, it is not in the game, just some Photoshop magic.)

[blackrussian]

Originally Posted by Comedian2004

Could it be this? (disclaimer, it is not in the game, just some Photoshop magic.)

L O L

[Syd Thrift]

Support for game designers creating simulations out of your OOTP league?

[mikev]

Originally Posted by Erik W.

Doesn't apply to your playstyle, or just don't care about it?

I can certainly see the former. There's a viable playstyle that won't get any benefit from the feature we've been talking about.

I sure hope that playstyle isn't "Online league players"

We've been the redheaded stepchild for too damn long.

[kq76]

Originally Posted by Kivlehan

I'm going to take a stab at the two features I would love to see:

International Play (World Cup/World Baseball Classic)
Promotion/Relegation league options

I would so love those, but I doubt it.

I doubt it's a remodeling of pitching because I think everybody would love that.

I think it might be in-game graphics of some kind because some people would love that whereas those who don't play out their games wouldn't care about it.

I say "it" because from the comments it seems that one is a pretty big deal and one must be so small that nobody can remember it.

Well, they've got my attention.

[kq76]

Originally Posted by Scoman

Having a ITP type feature would be a nice touch also.

I never got ITP as I thought it looked a little too silly, but recently it seems people have been talking about how they've been missing stuff like having kids in the game. It might be something along these lines, but then again I don't really see guys like Erik or John getting all that excited over that stuff.

Originally Posted by OldFatGuy

OK, he's already announced sound in PBP. Sound now includes speech; a.k.a. Puresim??? Nah, that ain't it.

Ooo, speech pbp. That'd be pretty cool if it was done well. It probably wouldn't be too hard to do either. Speech technology has gotten a lot better than it was say a decade ago.

[OldFatGuy]

Originally Posted by 1998 Yankees

Woof. Are you sure you want some of that stuff, OldFatGuy?

Ohhh, but the PAAAAIIIIIIINNNN is soooooooooooooo baaaaaaaaad. I needs some baby.

[Erik W.]

Originally Posted by kq76

I never got ITP as I thought it looked a little too silly, but recently it seems people have been talking about how they've been missing stuff like having kids in the game. It might be something along these lines, but then again I don't really see guys like Erik or John getting all that excited over that stuff.

I loved ITP until it was figured out that you could do an ultimate workout plan and your guy would be a Hall of Famer no matter what. It kind of killed it for me, because if I used that workout plan, the game was too easy, and if I didn't use that plan, I swam in mediocrity while knowing I could be a Hall of Famer if I just turned to the Cheese Side.

[OldFatGuy]

Originally Posted by kq76

Ooo, speech pbp. That'd be pretty cool if it was done well. It probably wouldn't be too hard to do either. Speech technology has gotten a lot better than it was say a decade ago.

It's pretty lame in Puresim 2007, though. Don't know how much its gotten better since then. In fact, when the announcer in Puresim tries to pronounce some of the names of those players, it sounds almost exactly like that old DOS program back in the late 80's that came with some sound cards.

[Erik W.]

Originally Posted by OldFatGuy

It's pretty lame in Puresim 2007, though. Don't know how much its gotten better since then. In fact, when the announcer in Puresim tries to pronounce some of the names of those players, it sounds almost exactly like that old DOS program back in the late 80's that came with some sound cards.

Now batting, Doug Meent-kee-wickz.

[OldFatGuy]

Originally Posted by kq76

Well, they've got my attention.

Me thinks that was the point. Got mine too, and I've already pre-ordered. Just wondering the impact on those fence sitters. Oh well, like I said, me thinks that was the point.