Perfect Team - First Screenshots Released + New Info

[Matt Arnold]

Originally Posted by rjl518

so the player card packs are totally random.
so that means if i get 100 card packs and they all give me bronze or silver players and other people get gold, diamond and perfect cards, that means no matter how well i put a team together, a team with a whole bunch of dominic smith and Jason Vargas type players have no chance of beating a team full of sandy koufax and babe ruth type players.
How is that fair?

On the positive, i do like your choice for one of the players on the front of the card pack packaging.
NYM Noah Syndergaard!
GO METS!

Each pack will have a certain chance at the various card types. So yes, some people will get lucky to get a diamond card in a pack with a very low chance, but we'll give out the odds for packs so you know what you're getting. It's just like when you'd buy a pack of baseball cards - getting that awesome rookie card was so much fun

[Markus Heinsohn]

Originally Posted by rjl518

so the player card packs are totally random.
so that means if i get 100 card packs and they all give me bronze or silver players and other people get gold, diamond and perfect cards, that means no matter how well i put a team together, a team with a whole bunch of dominic smith and Jason Vargas type players have no chance of beating a team full of sandy koufax and babe ruth type players.
How is that fair?

On the positive, i do like your choice for one of the players on the front of the card pack packaging.
NYM Noah Syndergaard!
GO METS!

Well, if you have a team assembled of bad players, you will likely not play in the same league level as the teams which have great players. Remember, we have 5 levels eventually, once the PT universe has filled up. Then, when you face similar talented teams, you can earn points (if you manage your team well) and improve your team, rising in the ranks. I think that's fair

Besides, ask the Orioles this year how they feel when facing the Red Sox or Yankees

[krownroyal83]

Looks super fun, I can't wait to try this.

[rjl518]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

Well, if you have a team assembled of bad players, you will likely not play in the same league level as the teams which have great players. Remember, we have 5 levels eventually, once the PT universe has filled up. Then, when you face similar talented teams, you can earn points (if you manage your team well) and improve your team, rising in the ranks. I think that's fair

Besides, ask the Orioles this year how they feel when facing the Red Sox or Yankees

Good point!

[Josquin]

Sounds like it could be very addictive, and I'm looking forward to it. Since the Live cards will be tied to real player stats, will it be possible for a card to jump in value from, say, a Bronze to a Gold if a player has a breakout season that year? On the other hand, how will the weekly card value updates for players with real-life injuries/demotions be handled?

[Markus Heinsohn]

Originally Posted by Josquin

Sounds like it could be very addictive, and I'm looking forward to it. Since the Live cards will be tied to real player stats, will it be possible for a card to jump in value from, say, a Bronze to a Gold if a player has a breakout season that year? On the other hand, how will the weekly card value updates for players with real-life injuries/demotions be handled?

Yes, cards will change their overall value and hence their value category occasionally. Real life injuries & demotions will be factored automatically into the playing time adjustments that we use to recalculate the ratings.

[Bunktown Ballers]

Got to admit from the 1st mention of Perfect Team (snooze effect) on me to seeing & reading the actual cards, screens & explanation....I'm Really Hyped for this. Looks like this is going to be a blast. Thank ya'll at OOTP.
BB

[Rain King]

Originally Posted by Bunktown Ballers

Got to admit from the 1st mention of Perfect Team (snooze effect) on me to seeing & reading the actual cards, screens & explanation....I'm Really Hyped for this. Looks like this is going to be a blast. Thank ya'll at OOTP.
BB

Definitely sounds fun, though possibly a bit hectic to me (as far as simulations every 30 minutes for 14 hours a day).

[CMH]

I don't mind the sim pace. We don't have to be involved all the time and no one will likely be either.

Plus the constant movement allows different time zones to be involved in leagues. No one has an advantage.

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[kjb023]

Nevermind, should of read the FAQ first!

[Markus Heinsohn]

Originally Posted by CMH

I don't mind the sim pace. We don't have to be involved all the time and no one will likely be either.

Plus the constant movement allows different time zones to be involved in leagues. No one has an advantage.

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Yes, that's the idea here. You don't have to be involved for every sim, but if you so desire, you can. I expect there will be many different types of users, some will be checking the results constantly and manage their team between all sims, and some will just set their team up, let the sims run and then only make changes when they earned enough Perfect Points to get more card packs.

By the way, for OOTP 20 we hope to include Perfect Team in our mobile baseball game MLB Manager, too. So you can manage your team on the go, cross-platform.

[krownroyal83]

So pumped for this. Is there any kind of best case scenario as to when this will be released?

[sansterre]

Obviously the devil will be in the details, but I think this is a brilliantly conceived idea. The combination of OOTP gameplay with the dopamine-releasing rush of opening card packs is very clever.

Incidentally, I'd obviously prefer if there was a free-to-play server to keep the people that buy cards separate from the people that don't, but that's a personal preference. I'd rather not be indirectly punished for not shelling out money to field a good team.

Very interested.

[Markus Heinsohn]

Originally Posted by krownroyal83

So pumped for this. Is there any kind of best case scenario as to when this will be released?

The open beta will start mid / late October. And the official launch probably a few weeks after that. By the way, unless something bad happens, we will not reset the leagues / teams after the open beta, so you can dive right in once the open beta starts,

[el_gringo]

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

By the way, for OOTP 20 we hope to include Perfect Team in our mobile baseball game MLB Manager, too. So you can manage your team on the go, cross-platform.

That feature sounds awesome! For those on desktops especially, a way to make adjustments when away from that one specific location will be fantastic.

Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

By the way, unless something bad happens, we will not reset the leagues / teams after the open beta, so you can dive right in once the open beta starts,

Very cool! I assume the closed beta will still be followed by reset, to avoid giving anyone an advantage?

[aslanking]

Correct me if I am wrong but if I am running a long existing fictional league (Which I am), then I cannot participate in challenge mode. The only way for me to participate in challenge mode is to abandon my long existing fictional league....which would be asinine.

So, there is no way for me to earn perfect mode packs in my single player game unless I choose to abandon my league and start over. That doesn’t seem fair.

[Sharkn20]

Originally Posted by aslanking

Correct me if I am wrong but if I am running a long existing fictional league (Which I am), then I cannot participate in challenge mode. The only way for me to participate in challenge mode is to abandon my long existing fictional league....which would be asinine.

So, there is no way for me to earn perfect mode packs in my single player game unless I choose to abandon my league and start over. That doesn’t seem fair.

This doesn't have anything to do with the Challenge Mode as far as it seems. It's a different game mode all together.

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[Markus Heinsohn]

Originally Posted by el_gringo

Very cool! I assume the closed beta will still be followed by reset, to avoid giving anyone an advantage?

Correct.

[Markus Heinsohn]

Originally Posted by aslanking

Correct me if I am wrong but if I am running a long existing fictional league (Which I am), then I cannot participate in challenge mode. The only way for me to participate in challenge mode is to abandon my long existing fictional league....which would be asinine.

So, there is no way for me to earn perfect mode packs in my single player game unless I choose to abandon my league and start over. That doesn’t seem fair.

If you want to earn player card packs in a Challenge Mode solo league, you need to play in a league which was initially created in Challenge Mode. Converting existing leagues into Challenge Mode is not an option because it would allow easy cheating, sorry.

[Orcin]

Originally Posted by aslanking

Correct me if I am wrong but if I am running a long existing fictional league (Which I am), then I cannot participate in challenge mode. The only way for me to participate in challenge mode is to abandon my long existing fictional league....which would be asinine.

So, there is no way for me to earn perfect mode packs in my single player game unless I choose to abandon my league and start over. That doesn’t seem fair.

You could start a second league in Challenge Mode. You will earn several achievements very quickly and more in less than a season of normal play. You don’t have to abandon your long-running league, just play the new one part of the time for the points and abandon it when you think you have milked it for the easy ones.