Possible football game coming from OOTP Devs?

Cole · 01-25-2014, 01:46 PM

So, some of you may have noticed in the newsletter announcing OOTP 15, there was a little blurb to the effect of ...

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The OOTP Developments Team

PS: Anyone following the NFL playoffs? Looks like the Super Bowl will be one heck of a game. Good luck, Seattle and Denver.

Innocent enough.. But someone on the OOTP Devs Facebook group, under the announcement, remarked:

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Am I the only one who thinks the blurb about the Super Bowl on their page and the word 'game' in Italics is a hint that OOTP is working on a football game finally.

To which whoever controls the OOTP Devs Facebook account remarked:

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Hint? What hint?

So... could be nothing, but it was odd for the OOTP newsletter to randomly mention the Super Bowl ... And the response on Facebook certainly stokes the fire a bit.

This would be amazing news.. Perhaps an announcement upcoming during Super Bowl weekend??

I know Markus had said this isn't something he himself would take under, as he isn't familiar with American football and obviously it would cut into the resources he could put into developing OOTP. But I'm thinking perhaps a situation similar to FHM would be possible, where an ambitious developer or two could be working on the game, with access to the code and knowledge that comes from Markus, as well as the following of OOTP Devs?

Anyway... thoughts? I would love to play a customizable American football game with even part of the depth that OOTP has!

Orioles1966 · 01-25-2014, 03:52 PM

I thought the same thing when they mentioned the Super Bowl.

I would think that basketball would be first since its very similar to hockey and football would seem to take a lot of work(especially if they were doing both pro and the college game).

yougo1000 · 01-25-2014, 04:59 PM

If they were making a football game I would be all for it. The current simulations games out there are meh.

Antonin · 01-25-2014, 05:06 PM

Because of what Markus has said in the past on this subject, I'm not holding my breath. I respect his stated intention to stay with sports he knows.

But I would welcome such a game, even if it were only as sophisticated as OOTP5. Just give me believable stats, a basic financial model, play calling and the ability to create fictional leagues, and I would be very happy.

ZTO333 · 01-25-2014, 06:02 PM

Wow a football game would be great. I have a bad feeling its really nothing but I could be wrong. Who knows? Too bad if there were I doubt it'd be on iPhone quite yet. I love iOOTP!

01-25-2014, 07:55 PM

These posts come up a lot these days, I hope the devs are taking note

I like this conspiracy regarding Markus comment on the Superbowl, it was a random thing to read on the OOTP Baseball release notes for sure!

Regarding these 'Markus/the team don't understand the sport', Markus might not? But Sebastian has commented on one of these American Football OOTP games that he likes NFL and even attends the German League Games, adding this to the 'better then predicted sales of Franchise Hockey Manager' they might have enough cash lying around to employee an extra person !

BradC · 01-25-2014, 08:06 PM

Facebook comment? What Facebook comment?

Orioles1966 · 01-25-2014, 08:11 PM

How come these threads always get moved and I can never find them?

Cryomaniac · 01-25-2014, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by yougo1000

If they were making a football game I would be all for it. The current simulations games out there are meh.

This. I'll believe it when I see it though lol.

01-25-2014, 10:14 PM

Brad liking all the posts further deepens the conspiracy!

John Madden · 01-25-2014, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Orioles1966

How come these threads always get moved and I can never find them?

They get moved to Off Topic, which you have to opt into.

Fyrestorm3 · 01-25-2014, 11:44 PM

So, in respect to Brad's not-so-subtle posts, either there is some sort of announcement coming regarding American Football, or Brad just gets off on leading us on. Either one's plausible.

GiantYankee · 01-26-2014, 12:43 AM

That would be a dream come true. Wow.

Francis Cole · 01-26-2014, 01:31 AM

One can only hope.

Le Grande Orange · 01-26-2014, 05:00 AM

"That game company is our last hope."
"No. There is another."

Orioles1966 · 01-26-2014, 08:01 AM

I would love to see a pro football game that has Custom Leagues,NFL,AFL,CFL,WFL,USFL,AAFC and XFL and expansion,of course. Plus minor leagues.

Imagine an AAFC that doesn't merge with the NFL and is still around ten years later when the AFL begins.

Or how about the CFL back in the late 1960's forming a league with teams from the USA.

Switching the BC Lions with the Detroit Lions.

Cryomaniac · 01-26-2014, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Orioles1966

I would love to see a pro football game that has Custom Leagues,NFL,AFL,CFL,WFL,USFL,AAFC and XFL and expansion,of course. Plus minor leagues.

Imagine an AAFC that doesn't merge with the NFL and is still around ten years later when the AFL begins.

Or how about the CFL back in the late 1960's forming a league with teams from the USA.

Switching the BC Lions with the Detroit Lions.

Agreed. Any football game would need to have as much customization as OOTP Baseball imho.

Francis Cole · 01-26-2014, 12:50 PM

Everyone still looking forward to the SB week?

Germaniac · 01-26-2014, 01:45 PM

With the desaster called "FHM14" I don't see a football version on the horizon

Afino · 01-26-2014, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Germaniac

With the desaster called "FHM14" I don't see a football version on the horizon

yes, because building a game from scratch is so easy

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01-26-2014, 08:01 AM	#16
Orioles1966 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,869	I would love to see a pro football game that has Custom Leagues,NFL,AFL,CFL,WFL,USFL,AAFC and XFL and expansion,of course. Plus minor leagues. Imagine an AAFC that doesn't merge with the NFL and is still around ten years later when the AFL begins. Or how about the CFL back in the late 1960's forming a league with teams from the USA. Switching the BC Lions with the Detroit Lions. Last edited by Orioles1966; 01-26-2014 at 08:32 AM.

01-26-2014, 01:45 PM	#19
Germaniac Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Frankenthal, Germany Posts: 2,993	With the desaster called "FHM14" I don't see a football version on the horizon __________________ 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

01-25-2014, 03:52 PM	#2
Orioles1966 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,869	I thought the same thing when they mentioned the Super Bowl. I would think that basketball would be first since its very similar to hockey and football would seem to take a lot of work(especially if they were doing both pro and the college game).

01-25-2014, 06:02 PM	#5
ZTO333 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 191	Wow a football game would be great. I have a bad feeling its really nothing but I could be wrong. Who knows? Too bad if there were I doubt it'd be on iPhone quite yet. I love iOOTP!

01-25-2014, 07:55 PM	#6
Garethw87 Guest Posts: n/a	These posts come up a lot these days, I hope the devs are taking note I like this conspiracy regarding Markus comment on the Superbowl, it was a random thing to read on the OOTP Baseball release notes for sure! Regarding these 'Markus/the team don't understand the sport', Markus might not? But Sebastian has commented on one of these American Football OOTP games that he likes NFL and even attends the German League Games, adding this to the 'better then predicted sales of Franchise Hockey Manager' they might have enough cash lying around to employee an extra person !

01-25-2014, 08:06 PM	#7
BradC All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: northern CA Posts: 1,870 Blog Entries: 1	Facebook comment? What Facebook comment?

01-25-2014, 08:11 PM	#8
Orioles1966 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,869	How come these threads always get moved and I can never find them?

01-25-2014, 10:14 PM	#10
Garethw87 Guest Posts: n/a	Brad liking all the posts further deepens the conspiracy!

01-25-2014, 11:44 PM	#12
Fyrestorm3 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Massachusetts Posts: 2,928	So, in respect to Brad's not-so-subtle posts, either there is some sort of announcement coming regarding American Football, or Brad just gets off on leading us on. Either one's plausible.

01-26-2014, 12:43 AM	#13
GiantYankee All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,104	That would be a dream come true. Wow.

01-26-2014, 01:31 AM	#14
Francis Cole Lead Developer for BTS Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 854	One can only hope.

01-26-2014, 05:00 AM	#15
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,403	"That game company is our last hope." "No. There is another."

01-26-2014, 12:50 PM	#18
Francis Cole Lead Developer for BTS Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 854	Everyone still looking forward to the SB week?