The Road to Release, Part 2 - Owners, GMs, and Managers – Different Roles, Different Ways to Play

Markus Heinsohn · 03-16-2015, 08:37 AM

Hey guys,

we're getting close

Here's the Road to Release part 2:
Out of the Park Baseball 16 - The Road to Release, Part 2

Enjoy!
Markus

BPS · 03-16-2015, 08:49 AM

Trivial suggestion...

"Attendance Info" in the Front Office screen has years decline as you move from left to right. That is, the headers are "2022 2021."

Elsewhere on the Front Office screen years increase as you move left to right, such as "YTD Projected" and in the graphs.

I wonder Attendance Info might be changed so that years also increase. That is, the headers would be "2021 2022."

Coda: I wasn't sure I would buy this year but you've now got me with this new RTR. Money soon to head your way. Darn you!

dishnet34 · 03-16-2015, 09:00 AM

That was an entertaining read. I could envision those conversations in my head, and I was laughing the whole way, while still learning about the new Owner/Manager/Financial system. Props to the writer on this one.

anson283 · 03-16-2015, 09:12 AM

Excellent work! Loved the conversations! I'd hate to be the GM for that team, that guy's like a George Seinbrenner 2.0 but with lighter pockets!

BusterKing · 03-16-2015, 09:37 AM

Yummy yummy, I'm so hungry for this version. All cake!

DustinthePOWERHOUSE · 03-16-2015, 09:38 AM

"Never cross the highway"

Good life advice honestly.

Markus Heinsohn · 03-16-2015, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BPS

Trivial suggestion...

"Attendance Info" in the Front Office screen has years decline as you move from left to right. That is, the headers are "2022 2021."

Elsewhere on the Front Office screen years increase as you move left to right, such as "YTD Projected" and in the graphs.

I wonder Attendance Info might be changed so that years also increase. That is, the headers would be "2021 2022."

Coda: I wasn't sure I would buy this year but you've now got me with this new RTR. Money soon to head your way. Darn you!

Good point. Will be fixed

Thanks!

Strick9 · 03-16-2015, 09:47 AM

That was a good read. This is an aspect of the new release that really has me excited. In all my years playing this game, I've never just taken on an available role to see how successful I could be. I've always just done the GM for my favorite team or a fictional team and tried to build a dynasty. This year I think I'm going to roll the dice. Maybe I'll get lucky and won't get this guy as the owner, but would be fun to see how long I could keep my job.

HerbertMcHoover · 03-16-2015, 10:03 AM

Beautiful.

eriqjaffe · 03-16-2015, 10:14 AM

I was already excited for this feature, but now I'm really excited.

dward1 · 03-16-2015, 10:51 AM

this looks absolutely great. love the path this is going down. it should be awesome this year and its something that should continue to get better and better as years go on

Peregrine · 03-16-2015, 11:09 AM

Can't wait for release - I really like how this RtR was written up - great!

awick · 03-16-2015, 11:27 AM

I'm really looking forward to these changes. As always, the next edition of this great game pulls me in again.

Quick question -- I plan still to manage most things for my franchise but I would like to see recommendations from many sources. Is it possible to get suggestions from others for things I will control? For example, can I get suggestions from my minor league managers about signing/releasing players? Or from my assistant GM regarding setting ticket process?

Hendu Style · 03-16-2015, 11:35 AM

I'm really looking forward to the mini challenges laid out by the owner. Especially when they are at odds with what I want to accomplish as a gm. Think of them as house rules.

Fyrestorm3 · 03-16-2015, 11:46 AM

Please tell me that wasn't modified in any way, and "Don't suck completely" is a possible Owner Goal, because that's hilarious.

Really can't wait for this. I'm getting antsy.

Anemic_royaltea · 03-16-2015, 12:15 PM

Very nice. Should be interesting to more acutely feel the pressures of different personalities butting heads a bit.

(Also - nice shield, Amsterdam.)

jaa36 · 03-16-2015, 12:55 PM

Would it be possible to separate out who is responsible for hiring/firing major league vs minor league coaching personnel? I like to control the coaching staff on my major league team, but dealing with all the minor league teams is too micro-managey for my tastes, and I often end up accidentally leaving minor league positions vacant when someone retires and I'm not paying attention.

Déjà Bru · 03-16-2015, 01:06 PM

Wow, I just hopped over here from reading the newsletter. There are some nuggets of improvement depicted here if you look carefully at the screen prints. Sometimes more is more and sometimes less is more.

Also, kudos to Mr. Rodriguez for his entertaining style of writing. With the exception of "sucking the roe from a still-writhing shad," of course.

DustinthePOWERHOUSE · 03-16-2015, 01:08 PM

Does it really say as a task "don't suck completely?" cause what if you only partially suck? I mean then did I suck completely or only partially suck. And what if I totally and unequivicobally suck? is that completely sucking or just sucking to part of the max and not completely?

Please clarify~!

jdono927 · 03-16-2015, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaa36

Would it be possible to separate out who is responsible for hiring/firing major league vs minor league coaching personnel? I like to control the coaching staff on my major league team, but dealing with all the minor league teams is too micro-managey for my tastes, and I often end up accidentally leaving minor league positions vacant when someone retires and I'm not paying attention.

This.

03-16-2015, 08:37 AM	#1
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03-16-2015, 09:38 AM	#6
DustinthePOWERHOUSE All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 871	"Never cross the highway" Good life advice honestly. __________________ Shootin' at the walls of heartache, BANG BANG, I am THE WARRIOR! "It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am"- Ali Wladimir Klitschko will DESTROY you.

03-16-2015, 10:14 AM	#10
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,486	I was already excited for this feature, but now I'm really excited. __________________

03-16-2015, 11:35 AM	#14
Hendu Style All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,450	I'm really looking forward to the mini challenges laid out by the owner. Especially when they are at odds with what I want to accomplish as a gm. Think of them as house rules. __________________ Catch me on Twitch.tv as Dr. Dynastic (drdynastic) Previous OOTP Dynasties: SimNation Fictional Universe (est. 1889) This is Oakland A's Baseball Beane Counting: The Oakland A's

03-16-2015, 11:46 AM	#15
Fyrestorm3 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Massachusetts Posts: 2,928	Please tell me that wasn't modified in any way, and "Don't suck completely" is a possible Owner Goal, because that's hilarious. Really can't wait for this. I'm getting antsy. __________________ Jersey Template (Photoshop) \| Cap Template (Photoshop)

03-16-2015, 08:49 AM	#2
BPS All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 711	Trivial suggestion... "Attendance Info" in the Front Office screen has years decline as you move from left to right. That is, the headers are "2022 2021." Elsewhere on the Front Office screen years increase as you move left to right, such as "YTD Projected" and in the graphs. I wonder Attendance Info might be changed so that years also increase. That is, the headers would be "2021 2022." Coda: I wasn't sure I would buy this year but you've now got me with this new RTR. Money soon to head your way. Darn you!

03-16-2015, 09:00 AM	#3
dishnet34 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 1,185	That was an entertaining read. I could envision those conversations in my head, and I was laughing the whole way, while still learning about the new Owner/Manager/Financial system. Props to the writer on this one.

03-16-2015, 09:12 AM	#4
anson283 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 69	Excellent work! Loved the conversations! I'd hate to be the GM for that team, that guy's like a George Seinbrenner 2.0 but with lighter pockets!

03-16-2015, 09:37 AM	#5
BusterKing Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,369	Yummy yummy, I'm so hungry for this version. All cake!

03-16-2015, 09:47 AM	#8
Strick9 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Nashville Posts: 83	That was a good read. This is an aspect of the new release that really has me excited. In all my years playing this game, I've never just taken on an available role to see how successful I could be. I've always just done the GM for my favorite team or a fictional team and tried to build a dynasty. This year I think I'm going to roll the dice. Maybe I'll get lucky and won't get this guy as the owner, but would be fun to see how long I could keep my job.

03-16-2015, 10:03 AM	#9
HerbertMcHoover Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 233	Beautiful.

03-16-2015, 10:51 AM	#11
dward1 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 929	this looks absolutely great. love the path this is going down. it should be awesome this year and its something that should continue to get better and better as years go on

03-16-2015, 11:09 AM	#12
Peregrine All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Cary, North Carolina Posts: 635	Can't wait for release - I really like how this RtR was written up - great!

03-16-2015, 11:27 AM	#13
awick Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lansing, NY Posts: 313	I'm really looking forward to these changes. As always, the next edition of this great game pulls me in again. Quick question -- I plan still to manage most things for my franchise but I would like to see recommendations from many sources. Is it possible to get suggestions from others for things I will control? For example, can I get suggestions from my minor league managers about signing/releasing players? Or from my assistant GM regarding setting ticket process?

03-16-2015, 12:15 PM	#16
Anemic_royaltea Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Vancouver Posts: 38	Very nice. Should be interesting to more acutely feel the pressures of different personalities butting heads a bit. (Also - nice shield, Amsterdam.)

03-16-2015, 12:55 PM	#17
jaa36 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,031	small request Would it be possible to separate out who is responsible for hiring/firing major league vs minor league coaching personnel? I like to control the coaching staff on my major league team, but dealing with all the minor league teams is too micro-managey for my tastes, and I often end up accidentally leaving minor league positions vacant when someone retires and I'm not paying attention.

03-16-2015, 01:06 PM	#18
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States Posts: 10,456	Wow, I just hopped over here from reading the newsletter. There are some nuggets of improvement depicted here if you look carefully at the screen prints. Sometimes more is more and sometimes less is more. Also, kudos to Mr. Rodriguez for his entertaining style of writing. With the exception of "sucking the roe from a still-writhing shad," of course. __________________ - Bru

03-16-2015, 01:08 PM	#19
DustinthePOWERHOUSE All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 871	Does it really say as a task "don't suck completely?" cause what if you only partially suck? I mean then did I suck completely or only partially suck. And what if I totally and unequivicobally suck? is that completely sucking or just sucking to part of the max and not completely? Please clarify~! __________________ Shootin' at the walls of heartache, BANG BANG, I am THE WARRIOR! "It's hard to be humble when you're as great as I am"- Ali Wladimir Klitschko will DESTROY you.