A Perfect Team Update!

[Todd765]

Very excited to see what comes of this!

[torpidbeaver]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

No worries. The MLB the Show guys really ****ed it up (in my humble opinion) when it comes to some decisions where to focus their resources. And taking away features is never, ever, smart. We will not make the same mistakes, our core game will always be the #1 focus as long as I am running this company...

I think many of the same things being said here were said by the Madden and MLBtS people when they were rolling out their respective cash cows.

I'm hopeful that the difference between them and you is that the buck stops with you, whereas with the other games we were often hearing from developers or community dev people.

Count me in the nervous but hopeful crowd. I want this to be a win-win so bad.

[Markus Heinsohn]

Originally Posted by torpidbeaver

I think many of the same things being said here were said by the Madden and MLBtS people when they were rolling out their respective cash cows.

I'm hopeful that the difference between them and you is that the buck stops with you, whereas with the other games we were often hearing from developers or community dev people.

Count me in the nervous but hopeful crowd. I want this to be a win-win so bad.

Well, we are nervous, too, of course.We have invested a lot of time and money into Perfect Team, so we have to make sure it's fun, it does not piss off our core customer base, attracts a new type of players and is balanced in a way that it's a challenge for all types of players. And in the end we need to earn enough off of PT to make the investment worthwile. Lots of risks, But I am really positive about it, now that it is all coming together and nearing beta I can really see the potential.

[rjl518]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Well, we are nervous, too, of course.We have invested a lot of time and money into Perfect Team, so we have to make sure it's fun, it does not piss off our core customer base, attracts a new type of players and is balanced in a way that it's a challenge for all types of players. And in the end we need to earn enough off of PT to make the investment worthwile. Lots of risks, But I am really positive about it, now that it is all coming together and nearing beta I can really see the potential.

You are the developer of the finest baseball game in the universe.
Perfect Team will succeed.
Failure is not an option!

[Wayllander]

I'll name my team the Hamburg Hammers in exchange for beta access...

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Thanks My bluntness is just being honest. I am sure the MLB The Show developers would have to say something negative about many design decisions we made, too. That's just the way this business work, you make decisions (preferably based on experience and/or good research) but sometimes things simply do not work well and then backfire. That's life in general, I suppose, haha.

Perfect Team is something we all want to succeed, we have invested a lot of money and a lot of time (over 2 years now) into it. But it is shaping up very nicely- I personally cannot wait to play it and see my Hamburg Sluggers beat the crap out of my opponents, hehe

[adion]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Well, we are nervous, too, of course.We have invested a lot of time and money into Perfect Team, so we have to make sure it's fun, it does not piss off our core customer base, attracts a new type of players and is balanced in a way that it's a challenge for all types of players. And in the end we need to earn enough off of PT to make the investment worthwile. Lots of risks, But I am really positive about it, now that it is all coming together and nearing beta I can really see the potential.

Based on what have done with OOTP, I expect PT will be great. I am sure it will be better than any other online baseball game, especially Dynasty.

Keep up the great work!

[Kbos]

When is perfect team coming out?

[Orcin]

The latest information estimates an October release.

[padsfanpiazza]

How many different currencies are there? Is it just "perfect points" or is there is a separate currency that can be bought with micro-transactions to use on packs? For example in Fifa Ultimate Team they have both coins and fifa points. Thanks!

[Orcin]

It appears there will be some form of microtransaction to buy packs.

[Mike D]

Really expect this to go the way of head to head.

[BusterKing]

Originally Posted by Mike D

Really expect this to go the way of head to head.

We're talking years ago, never got head to head even when it was promised. But this new feature involves a new type of revenue so that's the reason why they are pushing it.

I don't care how they are spinning it, more resources to be shared is not usually a good thing. I'm pretty happy with OOTP19 so even if it is the last dinosaur in the series.

I wished they would spend a lot more resource on improving 3D instead.

[Markus Heinsohn]

Originally Posted by padsfanpiazza

How many different currencies are there? Is it just "perfect points" or is there is a separate currency that can be bought with micro-transactions to use on packs? For example in Fifa Ultimate Team they have both coins and fifa points. Thanks!

There is only one currency, Perfect Points. I find multiple ones too confusing

[Markus Heinsohn]

Originally Posted by BusterKing

I wished they would spend a lot more resource on improving 3D instead.

Oh we are! We'll be renting a 3D motion capture studio for a day and then add many new animations to OOTP 20.

[Airdrop01]

Why this is a problem.... basically pointless unless you play as big market on CM or pay $$$.

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...0&postcount=12

[Markus Heinsohn]

Originally Posted by Airdrop01

Why this is a problem.... basically pointless unless you play as big market on CM or pay $$$.

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...0&postcount=12

As I said, we will balance things properly, so don't worry before you try it yourself

[adion]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Oh we are! We'll be renting a 3D motion capture studio for a day and then add many new animations to OOTP 20.

I think your GUI screens are excellent and no need to change them again. Focus on stats, user ability to modify and save stuff and 3D real time playing enhancements and it will make this game greater than it already is!

[eMLBCommish]

Hey Markus, been awhile since we last spoke!

I've been keeping a close eye on PT, and I was curious if its development and success would lead to what I think has been a decade long hope of mine in seeing us be able to play games head to head in leagues in a secure and safe manner.

What's your thoughts? Or should I just finally give up on this aspect? It would really lock me back in to OOTP long term for me.

Hope you've been well, and thanks for your efforts.

[UltimateAverageGuy]

Originally Posted by eMLBCommish

Hey Markus, been awhile since we last spoke!

I've been keeping a close eye on PT, and I was curious if its development and success would lead to what I think has been a decade long hope of mine in seeing us be able to play games head to head in leagues in a secure and safe manner.

What's your thoughts? Or should I just finally give up on this aspect? It would really lock me back in to OOTP long term for me.

Hope you've been well, and thanks for your efforts.

In other words, update?

[Markus Heinsohn]

Originally Posted by eMLBCommish

Hey Markus, been awhile since we last spoke!

I've been keeping a close eye on PT, and I was curious if its development and success would lead to what I think has been a decade long hope of mine in seeing us be able to play games head to head in leagues in a secure and safe manner.

What's your thoughts? Or should I just finally give up on this aspect? It would really lock me back in to OOTP long term for me.

Hope you've been well, and thanks for your efforts.

Head to head in traditional online leagues will probably never happen, sorry. The amount of time this would take to implement is simply not worth it.

Head to head in PT will happen one day though, as this technology runs through our dedicated servers and is something else entirely, so it is doable with much less work, fortunately.