What's the most fun role in OOTP?

PSUColonel · 05-05-2017, 08:28 PM

What do you think is the most fun way to enjoy OOTP?

TuckerDuckson · 05-05-2017, 09:36 PM

GM and Manager hands down.

It's our dreams to run a baseball team in both aspects, and this game gives me the opportunity to do that Dan Jennings style.

'94 EXPOS · 05-05-2017, 09:44 PM

I play as GM and manager but just for the lineups and strategy...I don't play them out...I voted this as GM only...yes?

There is always that guy who complicates the simple!

TheMaus2 · 05-05-2017, 10:29 PM

GM + Manager.

Orcin · 05-05-2017, 10:41 PM

I don't always play OOTP for fun... but when I do, I play GM/MGR.

PSUColonel · 05-05-2017, 10:41 PM

Here is how I see it:

Pluses of managing games while being the Gm are that you really get to know the intricacies of your 25 man roster in terms of righties, lefties, defense, subs, bullpen, what players are right for which situations. The drawback (and benefit of just being GM) is that you don't get to know your organization or league as well. When your the GM and just pop-on real time to follow games, it allows you to follow your teams game (but not in as much detail as if you were managing) but you also get to follow other games around your league and in your organization, all while checking out other rosters, minor league systems and maybe even exploring trade options.

So the way I see it there are advantages and disadvantages to both, which is why I asked, what's most fun?

eldur00 · 05-06-2017, 02:45 AM

Manager only.

You haven't experienced the true high and lows baseball can bring until you are just getting comfortable enough with your team and see your GM taking away your RBI leader (and second of the league at the start of June) for no apparent reason. That would be the low. The high being you discovering the guy you were sitting on the bench for the first two months was poorly scouted and plays like an MVP the rest of the season.

That was the ONE roster move (other than injuries/call ups) my GM made. Waived my starting RF to make room for a trade involving an older, less effective OF...whom I benched for a few games and that allowed me to discover that gem that was sitting on my bench that whole time.

For some very, very inexplicable reason, I play FHM3 the opposite way. Over there I'm GM only, playing with my Ottawa Senators since their 1992-1993 comeback.

AirmenSmith · 05-06-2017, 09:33 AM

GM only since the beginning.

Déjà Bru · 05-06-2017, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TuckerDuckson

GM and Manager hands down.

It's our dreams to run a baseball team in both aspects, and this game gives me the opportunity to do that Dan Jennings style.

Yes. Much as I have tried to do it, I cannot confine myself to GM only. I get this exasperated itch after a while, you know?

And it takes a very special kind of person to want to manage only in this game. Especially in the minor leagues.

IanIachimoe · 05-06-2017, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by eldur00

Manager only.

You haven't experienced the true high and lows baseball can bring until you are just getting comfortable enough with your team and see your GM taking away your RBI leader (and second of the league at the start of June) for no apparent reason. That would be the low. The high being you discovering the guy you were sitting on the bench for the first two months was poorly scouted and plays like an MVP the rest of the season.

That was the ONE roster move (other than injuries/call ups) my GM made. Waived my starting RF to make room for a trade involving an older, less effective OF...whom I benched for a few games and that allowed me to discover that gem that was sitting on my bench that whole time.

For some very, very inexplicable reason, I play FHM3 the opposite way. Over there I'm GM only, playing with my Ottawa Senators since their 1992-1993 comeback.

I've wanted to try this so many times, but haven't yet. too much Parcells in me. some day.

I have to be able to buy the groceries if they want me to cook dinner, not sure I could handle the frustration (which is why I need to try this).

voted GM & Manager.

msupoke · 05-06-2017, 07:11 PM

I like player mode.

dave1927p · 05-06-2017, 08:09 PM

what about commish mode only?

PSUColonel · 05-06-2017, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by msupoke

I like player mode.

player mode??

msupoke · 05-07-2017, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by PSUColonel

player mode??

I have OOTP, Gold Edition. You can become a player, and your interactions can influence your team. It is awesome.

TuckerDuckson · 05-07-2017, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by msupoke

I have OOTP, Gold Edition. You can become a player, and your interactions can influence your team. It is awesome.

*cough* You mean OOTP18+ *cough*

msupoke · 05-07-2017, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by TuckerDuckson

*cough* You mean OOTP18+ *cough*

Nope. OOTP Gold is the premier edition, even better than OOTP+.

TuckerDuckson · 05-07-2017, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by msupoke

nope. Ootp gold is the premier edition, even better than ootp+.

ootp18++?

low · 05-07-2017, 06:42 AM

I have OOTP Gold+. I am owner, GM, manager, and player. It's the only way to play.

Dr. Strangelove · 05-07-2017, 01:58 PM

For me it's either General Manager or General Manager & Manager. Playing as just a manager doesn't give me enough control and freedom.

Honorable_Pawn · 05-10-2017, 05:59 PM

God-mode including concession sales and janitor payrolls.

View Poll Results: Which Role is Most Fun?
General Manager Only	38	40.86%
Manager Only	8	8.60%
General Manager & Manager?	47	50.54%
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05-05-2017, 08:28 PM	#1
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,988 Blog Entries: 37	What's the most fun role in OOTP? What do you think is the most fun way to enjoy OOTP?

05-05-2017, 09:36 PM	#2
TuckerDuckson Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 447	GM and Manager hands down. It's our dreams to run a baseball team in both aspects, and this game gives me the opportunity to do that Dan Jennings style. __________________ Plays legit baseball now. My OOTP ratings are low. 2022 update: I'm two stars!

05-05-2017, 10:29 PM	#4
TheMaus2 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The OOTP Forums. Always. Posts: 1,949 Blog Entries: 16	GM + Manager. __________________ I write a monthly newsletter on the Food Baseball Association. I also listen to music no one's ever heard of in hopes of looking cool and alternative.

05-05-2017, 10:41 PM	#6
PSUColonel Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,988 Blog Entries: 37	Here is how I see it: Pluses of managing games while being the Gm are that you really get to know the intricacies of your 25 man roster in terms of righties, lefties, defense, subs, bullpen, what players are right for which situations. The drawback (and benefit of just being GM) is that you don't get to know your organization or league as well. When your the GM and just pop-on real time to follow games, it allows you to follow your teams game (but not in as much detail as if you were managing) but you also get to follow other games around your league and in your organization, all while checking out other rosters, minor league systems and maybe even exploring trade options. So the way I see it there are advantages and disadvantages to both, which is why I asked, what's most fun? Last edited by PSUColonel; 05-05-2017 at 10:42 PM.

05-05-2017, 09:44 PM	#3
'94 EXPOS Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 311	I play as GM and manager but just for the lineups and strategy...I don't play them out...I voted this as GM only...yes? There is always that guy who complicates the simple!

05-05-2017, 10:41 PM	#5
Orcin Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,798	I don't always play OOTP for fun... but when I do, I play GM/MGR.

05-06-2017, 02:45 AM	#7
eldur00 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 506	Manager only. You haven't experienced the true high and lows baseball can bring until you are just getting comfortable enough with your team and see your GM taking away your RBI leader (and second of the league at the start of June) for no apparent reason. That would be the low. The high being you discovering the guy you were sitting on the bench for the first two months was poorly scouted and plays like an MVP the rest of the season. That was the ONE roster move (other than injuries/call ups) my GM made. Waived my starting RF to make room for a trade involving an older, less effective OF...whom I benched for a few games and that allowed me to discover that gem that was sitting on my bench that whole time. For some very, very inexplicable reason, I play FHM3 the opposite way. Over there I'm GM only, playing with my Ottawa Senators since their 1992-1993 comeback.

05-06-2017, 09:33 AM	#8
AirmenSmith Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Corpus Christi TX Posts: 2,090	GM only since the beginning. __________________ Come join me on my Twitch Channel for gaming at its excellence Twitch Link

05-06-2017, 07:11 PM	#11
msupoke All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 621	I like player mode. __________________

05-06-2017, 08:09 PM	#12
dave1927p FHM Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Brantford, ON Posts: 2,888	what about commish mode only? __________________ IN 1964 THE LEAFS WON THE STANLEY CUP :: IT'S ALSO THE YEAR THE CANADIAN FLAG WAS DESIGNED...coincidence?

05-07-2017, 06:42 AM	#18
low Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 5,736	I have OOTP Gold+. I am owner, GM, manager, and player. It's the only way to play.

05-07-2017, 01:58 PM	#19
Dr. Strangelove Minors (Double A) Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 105	For me it's either General Manager or General Manager & Manager. Playing as just a manager doesn't give me enough control and freedom.

05-10-2017, 05:59 PM	#20
Honorable_Pawn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 6,407	God-mode including concession sales and janitor payrolls. __________________ PBA Quickstart for OOTP Background Images Collection All PBA games broadcast live on Steam.