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Small OOTP 9 Update
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I just want to keep you in the loop a bit OOTP 9 is in development, but has not entered beta testing yet, so the release will not be before Opening Day. We will start a preordering period in March though, so keep your eyes open for a nice offer. Here are few of the things that will be new in the game: - In-game sound - Totally recoded scouting - Revised financials, including two optional revenue sharing systems - Some nifty stuff for online leagues - Even more improved historical league support, resulting in pretty much perfect results - Player suspensions - Improved interface - Improved HTML & reports - Tons of tweaks & AI improvements - A great new skin - 2008 MLB rosters This year we will not add hundreds of bells & whistles, but rather improve what we already have. Feature-wise the game is already lightyears ahead of the competition, so we're focusing on making the game more enjoyable The price will probably be $39.90 for the full version, and $24.90 in the preorder period. Cheers! Markus |
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In game suspensions for beaning? Or a user-definable "get caught using drugs" value...
Excellent nevs Markus. I take it for us not in America, we just change the $ to € to get our price?
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Thanks for the update Markus! It's very helpful to get a picture of what's going on behind the scenes. I'm sure most all of us are happy to wait for what's sure to be a great new version of the game. The little updates definitely make the wait more palatable, though!
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*Awaits all the impatient / ungrateful fools saying "What about ... from the suggestion list"*...
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How to justify a 40 dollar price tag with no animation??
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Well, the game has probably been underpriced for a bit now, so it's just catching up, I think. The preorder price is nice, and I think that after the last version, many of us are trusting enough to go for the preorder.
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Why would animation be needed to justify a 40 dollar price tag?
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I expect those questions won't get answers, but note from the wording preceding Markus' 'New Features' list, it's not the complete list. There will be others, presumably.
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Good decision, looking forward for it!
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I don't think labeling OOTP as having far fewer features than Worldwide Soccer Manager is accurate. Can you play historically back to 1901 in WWS? The two games are very different with different sets of features but both have things that the other doesn't.
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Is there going to be any way to do mass edits in the new version? Since it doesn't sound like endurance will be fixed it would be nice if there was a fairly simple way to quickly edit an entire universe of players.
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Perhaps I should have said that it models the modern sports environment better and with the addition of a graphical representation of the game along with real players and a realistic financial model as well as much deeper player modeling.
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That's good - bells and whistles would really start to grate after a while
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I LIKE whistles.
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Sound's a total waste, the better historical support is awesome, and I'll buy it but IMO the price should be $29.90.
And - somebody has to ask it - what about all those great ideas on the suggestion list?
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$40 with almost no new features? $40 and there are still issues with v2007/8 that need fixing? Oh well, I guess the need for yearly revenue outweighs the need for a fully functional version.
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