PT23 Launch Plan!

Markus Heinsohn · 04-19-2022, 05:32 AM

Important notice: Unfortunately we had to delay the Perfect Team 23 launch. For more information, please see here: https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/....php?p=4887257

OK, so here is how we will launch the OOTP 23 beta & the final release this week.

(Note: All of this does NOT apply to OOTP 22 Perfect Team, that will continue to run as usual. And, as mentioned several times before, absolutely nothing from OOTP 22 PT will move over to OOTP 23 PT.)

IMPORTANT: Because of a new backend provider, your current OOTP 22 Challenge Mode / Perfect Team 22 account will NOT work in OOTP 23! You will have to create a brand new account. We also have a loyalty bonus program, which looks at your new PT23 account (username & email) and if this account has been active for previous Perfect Team versions, it gets the following bonus (skipping one version reduces the bonus to the next level):
Since Perfect Team 19: 2 Diamond, 1 Historical Pack, 1 Gold Pack and 1 Silver Pack
Since Perfect Team 20: 1 Diamond, 1 Gold Pack and 1 Silver Pack
Since Perfect Team 21: 2 Gold Packs
Since Perfect Team 22: 1 Gold Pack

IMPORTANT: In order to claim your username from a previous version of the game, you need to register with the same username and email that was originally used to create the account. If you register now using the same email but a different username than in a previous account, you will no longer be able to reclaim the old username.

Tuesday, April 19
On Tuesday, around noon US (ET) time, those who pre-ordered the Fastspring webstore version will receive an email containing download links once the public OOTP 23 beta is available, and we will also post the download links on the forums, so you can still pre-order and access the beta after April 19.

You will be able to create a Perfect Team account and team, however, this is just for the beta! You also get 50k PP and about 25 packs to play around with, but this is just for the beta. You will NOT be able to buy PP and absolutely everything (PP, cards, team) will be reset on Friday for the official launch, including your login info. So you will need to create your account again on Friday, using the same username & email combination to qualify for the loyalty rewards. During the pre-release period, you will not receive a confirmation email - you can simply go ahead and login when you have created or re-created your account.

Wednesday, April 20 and (most likely) Thursday April 21
We will release a public beta OOTP 23 patch which fixes reported problems of the past day. We will set up a sub forum here for you to report problems and feedback.

Friday, April 22 - Official Launch Day
At around 2-3 AM ET (essentially in the middle of the night) we will reset all PT23 beta teams and shut down simulation servers. At around 7 AM ET, the system will be reopened and you can register (using the same username & email combination to qualify for the loyalty rewards) and set up your brand new team again, open your starter packs (plus any bonus packs) etc. PP purchase will be available at that time, too. However, simulations will NOT start yet, we don't want Steam users to be at an disadvantage.

On 8 AM ET the game will officially launch worldwide, on Steam, Epic and for the Fastspring webstore customers, all at a 10% launch discount (same as pre-order discount). Download links for the final version will be emailed to pre-order customers. At that time, all users that now have the game can log in to PT 23 or create their accounts and start their teams, load up on PP if needed etc.

On around noon ET the first Entry Pool leagues get created and simulations start either exactly at that time or half an hour later.

Monday, April 25 - First promotion round
At the usual time (morning ET) we will start the first PT23 promotion round. This time, we will populate the first five levels (Rookie, Stone, Iron, Bronze, Silver) based on team winning % compiled in the entry pool. Teams with less than 30 games in the Entry Pool will automatically start at the Rookie level. Simulations will begin 10 AM ET, as usual.

Friday, April 29
On Friday (8 AM ET) the 10% launch week discount will end. The loyalty bonuses for previous PT accounts will stay for another 3 weeks.

Any questions?

Cheers,
Markus

Markus Heinsohn · 04-19-2022, 09:41 AM

A Clarification: In order to claim your username from a previous version of the game (so you qualify for the loyalty rewards), you need to register with the same username and email that was originally used to create the account. If you register now using the same email but a different username than in a previous account, you will no longer be able to reclaim the old username.

Guancous · 04-19-2022, 11:17 AM

Question: I recall not being able to use the same account to set up three OOTP 20 teams. I added random periods in the creation.

Do those periods have to be in the same place as the original account? Or will everything work fine as long as the core account is valid?

GoPedro99 · 04-19-2022, 12:30 PM

Do the loyalty rewards stack based on each year or do you only get the awards listed next to the year you started?

vapodge · 04-19-2022, 12:33 PM

Dishnet said last night on the stream just listed, not stacked.

GoPedro99 · 04-19-2022, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vapodge

Dishnet said last night on the stream just listed, not stacked.

thanks. not going to complain. great loyalty rewards either way!!!

Majkrzak · 04-19-2022, 02:07 PM

What if we always bought the game thru Steam? Also, have the emails gone out, it's after 2pm est.

Germaniac · 04-19-2022, 02:23 PM

How is the reward for the Loyality Mission handled?

Matt Arnold · 04-19-2022, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Germaniac

How is the reward for the Loyality Mission handled?

You won't get Brooks today, I believe in testing you'll get a John Beckwith card instead (just due to technical reasons). When you log in Friday, if you completed the mission, Brooks will be sitting in your inactive list.

Matt Arnold · 04-19-2022, 05:23 PM

Also a note: The card pools are still obviously subject to change until release day. The initial pool leaves out a number of better cards, so don't be shocked when you only see a handful of top historical cards.

Card ratings and all are also always subject to change. There will certainly be a number of updates between the lists you'll see come out now and launch day.

Also, obviously things like missions, tournaments, etc... will change both through the beta and for the launch period.

Peteyb_17 · 04-19-2022, 05:23 PM

Any news on when OOTP GO flips over to 23? If that's how it works that is...

The Otter · 04-19-2022, 05:31 PM

Per dishnet (and others) on the Discord, the availability of PT23 on Go is TBD, but won't be happening during the beta period at the very least.

(Still no word on what that means for PT22 access via Go -- my suspicion is that they'll be separate options to choose and log into, but that's not backed up by anything from an official or quasi-official source.)

daves · 04-19-2022, 06:25 PM

Can I play in the beta, but wait to join the regular later?

Folderol · 04-19-2022, 06:27 PM

Maybe I missed this (I apologize if so), but all went well with the install until I tried to put in my username/password. Would not recognize. I did NOT want to start a new account, and when I clicked on "forgot password?" I got a blank URL. Help?

HemBear · 04-19-2022, 06:37 PM

Folderol -

The first post walks you through that. I am awaiting the email to finalize but have not received it.

Folderol · 04-19-2022, 06:40 PM

Ok, I misunderstood (or didn't read carefully enough) the original post. Thanks!

I am also now awaiting the email.

da commish · 04-19-2022, 06:41 PM

I tried entering my username and password and got a message saying my user account not found. I tried going through new user, entered all my info and got a message saying the username is reserved from an account created in OOTP22 and to use the email associated with that account to register this username. But that email is what I entered. I'm confused.

Folderol · 04-19-2022, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by da commish

I tried entering my username and password and got a message saying my user account not found. I tried going through new user, entered all my info and got a message saying the username is reserved from an account created in OOTP22 and to use the email associated with that account to register this username. But that email is what I entered. I'm confused.

As I was just informed, the original post in this thread (point 1 specifically) addresses this. I missed it originally.

sketchy1 · 04-19-2022, 06:45 PM

So I tried to login to PT and couldn't, and I read in here I need to re-register or something with the same username/email. Tried that but I never received a confirmation email?

HemBear · 04-19-2022, 06:47 PM

I suspect that the confirming emails are delayed with the launch.

04-19-2022, 05:32 AM	#1
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,750	PT23 Launch Plan! Important notice: Unfortunately we had to delay the Perfect Team 23 launch. For more information, please see here: https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/....php?p=4887257 OK, so here is how we will launch the OOTP 23 beta & the final release this week. (Note: All of this does NOT apply to OOTP 22 Perfect Team, that will continue to run as usual. And, as mentioned several times before, absolutely nothing from OOTP 22 PT will move over to OOTP 23 PT.) IMPORTANT: Because of a new backend provider, your current OOTP 22 Challenge Mode / Perfect Team 22 account will NOT work in OOTP 23! You will have to create a brand new account. We also have a loyalty bonus program, which looks at your new PT23 account (username & email) and if this account has been active for previous Perfect Team versions, it gets the following bonus (skipping one version reduces the bonus to the next level): Since Perfect Team 19: 2 Diamond, 1 Historical Pack, 1 Gold Pack and 1 Silver Pack Since Perfect Team 20: 1 Diamond, 1 Gold Pack and 1 Silver Pack Since Perfect Team 21: 2 Gold Packs Since Perfect Team 22: 1 Gold Pack IMPORTANT: In order to claim your username from a previous version of the game, you need to register with the same username and email that was originally used to create the account. If you register now using the same email but a different username than in a previous account, you will no longer be able to reclaim the old username. Tuesday, April 19 On Tuesday, around noon US (ET) time, those who pre-ordered the Fastspring webstore version will receive an email containing download links once the public OOTP 23 beta is available, and we will also post the download links on the forums, so you can still pre-order and access the beta after April 19. You will be able to create a Perfect Team account and team, however, this is just for the beta! You also get 50k PP and about 25 packs to play around with, but this is just for the beta. You will NOT be able to buy PP and absolutely everything (PP, cards, team) will be reset on Friday for the official launch, including your login info. So you will need to create your account again on Friday, using the same username & email combination to qualify for the loyalty rewards. During the pre-release period, you will not receive a confirmation email - you can simply go ahead and login when you have created or re-created your account. Wednesday, April 20 and (most likely) Thursday April 21 We will release a public beta OOTP 23 patch which fixes reported problems of the past day. We will set up a sub forum here for you to report problems and feedback. Friday, April 22 - Official Launch Day At around 2-3 AM ET (essentially in the middle of the night) we will reset all PT23 beta teams and shut down simulation servers. At around 7 AM ET, the system will be reopened and you can register (using the same username & email combination to qualify for the loyalty rewards) and set up your brand new team again, open your starter packs (plus any bonus packs) etc. PP purchase will be available at that time, too. However, simulations will NOT start yet, we don't want Steam users to be at an disadvantage. On 8 AM ET the game will officially launch worldwide, on Steam, Epic and for the Fastspring webstore customers, all at a 10% launch discount (same as pre-order discount). Download links for the final version will be emailed to pre-order customers. At that time, all users that now have the game can log in to PT 23 or create their accounts and start their teams, load up on PP if needed etc. On around noon ET the first Entry Pool leagues get created and simulations start either exactly at that time or half an hour later. Monday, April 25 - First promotion round At the usual time (morning ET) we will start the first PT23 promotion round. This time, we will populate the first five levels (Rookie, Stone, Iron, Bronze, Silver) based on team winning % compiled in the entry pool. Teams with less than 30 games in the Entry Pool will automatically start at the Rookie level. Simulations will begin 10 AM ET, as usual. Friday, April 29 On Friday (8 AM ET) the 10% launch week discount will end. The loyalty bonuses for previous PT accounts will stay for another 3 weeks. Any questions? Cheers, Markus __________________ Buy Out of the Park Baseball 25 now! Download OOTP Go 25 for iOS Download OOTP Go 25 for Android Last edited by Markus Heinsohn; 04-21-2022 at 05:32 PM.

04-19-2022, 09:41 AM	#2
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,750	A Clarification: In order to claim your username from a previous version of the game (so you qualify for the loyalty rewards), you need to register with the same username and email that was originally used to create the account. If you register now using the same email but a different username than in a previous account, you will no longer be able to reclaim the old username. __________________ Buy Out of the Park Baseball 25 now! Download OOTP Go 25 for iOS Download OOTP Go 25 for Android

04-19-2022, 11:17 AM	#3
Guancous Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 43	Multiple accounts Question: I recall not being able to use the same account to set up three OOTP 20 teams. I added random periods in the creation. Do those periods have to be in the same place as the original account? Or will everything work fine as long as the core account is valid? __________________

04-19-2022, 12:33 PM	#5
vapodge Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 100	Dishnet said last night on the stream just listed, not stacked. __________________

04-19-2022, 02:07 PM	#7
Majkrzak Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2022 Posts: 8	Steam What if we always bought the game thru Steam? Also, have the emails gone out, it's after 2pm est.

04-19-2022, 12:30 PM	#4
GoPedro99 All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 858	Do the loyalty rewards stack based on each year or do you only get the awards listed next to the year you started?

04-19-2022, 02:23 PM	#8
Germaniac Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Frankenthal, Germany Posts: 2,994	How is the reward for the Loyality Mission handled? __________________ I'm going to have to meet my Maker some day. And if He asks me why I didn't let this boy play, and I say it's because he's black, that might not be a satisfactory answer. Happy Chandler, 1947

04-19-2022, 05:23 PM	#10
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 14,224	Also a note: The card pools are still obviously subject to change until release day. The initial pool leaves out a number of better cards, so don't be shocked when you only see a handful of top historical cards. Card ratings and all are also always subject to change. There will certainly be a number of updates between the lists you'll see come out now and launch day. Also, obviously things like missions, tournaments, etc... will change both through the beta and for the launch period. Last edited by Matt Arnold; 04-19-2022 at 05:43 PM.

04-19-2022, 05:23 PM	#11
Peteyb_17 Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2022 Posts: 1	Any news on when OOTP GO flips over to 23? If that's how it works that is...

04-19-2022, 05:31 PM	#12
The Otter Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 41	Per dishnet (and others) on the Discord, the availability of PT23 on Go is TBD, but won't be happening during the beta period at the very least. (Still no word on what that means for PT22 access via Go -- my suspicion is that they'll be separate options to choose and log into, but that's not backed up by anything from an official or quasi-official source.)

04-19-2022, 06:25 PM	#13
daves Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,640	Can I play in the beta, but wait to join the regular later? __________________

04-19-2022, 06:27 PM	#14
Folderol Major Leagues Join Date: May 2002 Location: Florence, SC Posts: 313	Maybe I missed this (I apologize if so), but all went well with the install until I tried to put in my username/password. Would not recognize. I did NOT want to start a new account, and when I clicked on "forgot password?" I got a blank URL. Help? __________________ "LFGM!" - Pete Alonso

04-19-2022, 06:37 PM	#15
HemBear Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 119	Folderol - The first post walks you through that. I am awaiting the email to finalize but have not received it. __________________

04-19-2022, 06:40 PM	#16
Folderol Major Leagues Join Date: May 2002 Location: Florence, SC Posts: 313	Ok, I misunderstood (or didn't read carefully enough) the original post. Thanks! I am also now awaiting the email. __________________ "LFGM!" - Pete Alonso Last edited by Folderol; 04-19-2022 at 06:42 PM.

04-19-2022, 06:41 PM	#17
da commish All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 518	I tried entering my username and password and got a message saying my user account not found. I tried going through new user, entered all my info and got a message saying the username is reserved from an account created in OOTP22 and to use the email associated with that account to register this username. But that email is what I entered. I'm confused. __________________

04-19-2022, 06:45 PM	#19
sketchy1 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 35	So I tried to login to PT and couldn't, and I read in here I need to re-register or something with the same username/email. Tried that but I never received a confirmation email?

04-19-2022, 06:47 PM	#20
HemBear Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 119	I suspect that the confirming emails are delayed with the launch. __________________