thanks for ruining for me

tonezone · 06-27-2013, 12:49 PM

i am on the 2019 season.

I just won the world series and was in offseason mode.

A trade proposal had occurred so i opened the further discuss screen.

from there the whole screen locked up.

now, i could hit the "x" in the top right corner window.

And then it asked if i was sure i wanted to exit the program.

I thought "simple solution, i will close, it saves like always, and i will restart."

Oh, but funny thing happened, it wouldn't let me hit OK. So no, i could not get the program to close, and the only thing that was not locked was the x in the top right corner. and i tried that again, but, all it does is reinforce the "are you sure you want to exit" message. I CANT HIT OK THOUGH!

So i had to terminate the process. Lost the last third of my season. re-simmed. didn't win it all this time.

So, i am now done with this game.

Thanks for wasting my 40 bucks and thanks for ruining something i found enjoyable.

it wasn't a computer problem...everything else on my computer worked just fine. It was a program problem.

And if i put something on the market, and made people pay 40 damn bucks of their hard-earned money, i would damn sure make sure the program works 100%

Unacceptable. I am done - time to retire.

Maybe ill try baseball mogul - never had this happen when i used them 5 years ago.

RchW · 06-27-2013, 12:55 PM

You don't save your game for 1/3 of a season and that's OOTP's fault?

BIG17EASY · 06-27-2013, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

You don't save your game for 1/3 of a season and that's OOTP's fault?

This. At the very least you should have auto-save each week enabled, if not daily. ESPECIALLY if you're not going to backup your league.

Jabez54 · 06-27-2013, 01:02 PM

You're going to have a huge regret for buying their BM14 ... It still has BUGs ... I had demanded my refund, after close to two weeks bugging them, after a week of owning the Game ...

tonezone · 06-27-2013, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

You don't save your game for 1/3 of a season and that's OOTP's fault?

wasn't 1/3. that is incorrect. i was at 118-24.

played the end all today, and this just happened 20 min ago.

BusterKing · 06-27-2013, 01:05 PM

Baseball Mogul is a great purchase, go for it...

Jabez54 · 06-27-2013, 01:08 PM

LMAO ... very funny, BK ...

David Watts · 06-27-2013, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by tonezone

wasn't 1/3. that is incorrect. i was at 118-24.

played the end all today, and this just happened 20 min ago.

Just curious, when it locked up, did you try hitting Esc?

tonezone · 06-27-2013, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by David Watts

Just curious, when it locked up, did you try hitting Esc?

yes. i tried everything possible because i didnt want to terminate it in fear of losing everything. even tried alt + f4. no luck at all.

just bizarre. just the game itself locked...but i dont even know if you can say it locked because the minimize, and "x" button worked.

So .. it's a bug .. and unacceptable for people who spend 40 bucks on this. sorry all, defend it as much as you want. not how business works.

Déjà Bru · 06-27-2013, 01:18 PM

Ok then. Please leave now.

Bluenoser · 06-27-2013, 01:18 PM

He's partially right though - it wasn't a computer problem.

It was a user problem.

JMDurron · 06-27-2013, 01:23 PM

We like to call those "user education issues" around here.

I mean, the poster is right in that the application locking up is a problem that is not his fault. It just doesn't make failing to save the game IMMEDIATELY AFTER WINNING THE WORLD SERIES any less...of a user education issue. I think I save the thing compulsively twice and back it up right after that game.

kingcharlesxii · 06-27-2013, 01:29 PM

It's unfortunate you had a lockup (something that is pretty rare from what I've seen) but I think you'll be searching a long time for a game that never has one. As others have said, just save and backup regularly and if that very rare lockup happens, you don't lose much.

I'd also make sure you're running the latest patch of 14, I believe that issue has been fixed in the latest patches (I only got it once in the beta release version, never since then). If it is still showing up and you can duplicate it, I'm sure OOTP would appreciate a bug report so that other people won't run into the same issue in the future.

SandMan · 06-27-2013, 01:50 PM

If you were in the off season how did you get a record of 118-24. Something smells a little fishy with your post.

toxicavenger74 · 06-27-2013, 02:32 PM

Should any computer program lock up? No. But they do. I've lost work before working on Excel, doesn't mean that I quit using excel, it means that I save. Seriously self admitted you had a lot of fun with this game, why make another bad decision and stop playing it. Best thing to do is start over where you can and take this as a learning experience.

rpriske · 06-27-2013, 02:34 PM

I lost a few months once. Since then I back-up every 10 days.

If I get in the playoffs... it will be every day.

The Wolf · 06-27-2013, 02:45 PM

No sympathy. My entire laptop froze up last week and is being repaired. The hard drive may be fried. How much of my OOTP leagues did I lose? Two days worth, because every week I backup to a USB stick.

You don't back up then it's all on you.

DCG12 · 06-27-2013, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonezone

A trade proposal had occurred so i opened the further discuss screen.
i was at 118-24.

An .831 winning pct? No wonder the computer froze up. It was stopping him from anymore ripoff trades

MizzouRah · 06-27-2013, 03:13 PM

Yeah.. even Windows locks up, it's software after all and there is no way to test every single hardware setup.

Backup and backup often, especially if you just won the WS.

Cool off and come back to the game.. make that run for the pennant in 2019!

tonezone · 06-27-2013, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DCG12

An .831 winning pct? No wonder the computer froze up. It was stopping him from anymore ripoff trades

sorry dude, your wrong. called building a great farm system and putting a lot into it. never once forced a trade. <snip>

06-27-2013, 12:49 PM	#1
tonezone Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 29	thanks for ruining for me i am on the 2019 season. I just won the world series and was in offseason mode. A trade proposal had occurred so i opened the further discuss screen. from there the whole screen locked up. now, i could hit the "x" in the top right corner window. And then it asked if i was sure i wanted to exit the program. I thought "simple solution, i will close, it saves like always, and i will restart." Oh, but funny thing happened, it wouldn't let me hit OK. So no, i could not get the program to close, and the only thing that was not locked was the x in the top right corner. and i tried that again, but, all it does is reinforce the "are you sure you want to exit" message. I CANT HIT OK THOUGH! So i had to terminate the process. Lost the last third of my season. re-simmed. didn't win it all this time. So, i am now done with this game. Thanks for wasting my 40 bucks and thanks for ruining something i found enjoyable. it wasn't a computer problem...everything else on my computer worked just fine. It was a program problem. And if i put something on the market, and made people pay 40 damn bucks of their hard-earned money, i would damn sure make sure the program works 100% Unacceptable. I am done - time to retire. Maybe ill try baseball mogul - never had this happen when i used them 5 years ago.

06-27-2013, 12:55 PM	#2
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06-27-2013, 01:02 PM	#4
Jabez54 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Former Southie Posts: 2,068	You're going to have a huge regret for buying their BM14 ... It still has BUGs ... I had demanded my refund, after close to two weeks bugging them, after a week of owning the Game ... __________________ Always a pleasure to stop in and visit the neighborhood!!

06-27-2013, 01:08 PM	#7
Jabez54 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Former Southie Posts: 2,068	LMAO ... very funny, BK ... __________________ Always a pleasure to stop in and visit the neighborhood!!

06-27-2013, 01:18 PM	#10
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States Posts: 10,456	Ok then. Please leave now. __________________ - Bru

06-27-2013, 01:05 PM	#6
BusterKing Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,369	Baseball Mogul is a great purchase, go for it...

06-27-2013, 01:18 PM	#11
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 13,680	He's partially right though - it wasn't a computer problem. It was a user problem. Last edited by Bluenoser; 06-27-2013 at 01:20 PM.

06-27-2013, 01:23 PM	#12
JMDurron All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,262	We like to call those "user education issues" around here. I mean, the poster is right in that the application locking up is a problem that is not his fault. It just doesn't make failing to save the game IMMEDIATELY AFTER WINNING THE WORLD SERIES any less...of a user education issue. I think I save the thing compulsively twice and back it up right after that game.

06-27-2013, 01:29 PM	#13
kingcharlesxii Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,730	It's unfortunate you had a lockup (something that is pretty rare from what I've seen) but I think you'll be searching a long time for a game that never has one. As others have said, just save and backup regularly and if that very rare lockup happens, you don't lose much. I'd also make sure you're running the latest patch of 14, I believe that issue has been fixed in the latest patches (I only got it once in the beta release version, never since then). If it is still showing up and you can duplicate it, I'm sure OOTP would appreciate a bug report so that other people won't run into the same issue in the future.

06-27-2013, 01:50 PM	#14
SandMan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,946	If you were in the off season how did you get a record of 118-24. Something smells a little fishy with your post. Last edited by SandMan; 06-27-2013 at 04:07 PM.

06-27-2013, 02:32 PM	#15
toxicavenger74 All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: St. Louis Posts: 553	Should any computer program lock up? No. But they do. I've lost work before working on Excel, doesn't mean that I quit using excel, it means that I save. Seriously self admitted you had a lot of fun with this game, why make another bad decision and stop playing it. Best thing to do is start over where you can and take this as a learning experience.

06-27-2013, 02:34 PM	#16
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,972 Blog Entries: 1	I lost a few months once. Since then I back-up every 10 days. If I get in the playoffs... it will be every day.

06-27-2013, 03:13 PM	#19
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Troy, Mo Posts: 6,251	Yeah.. even Windows locks up, it's software after all and there is no way to test every single hardware setup. Backup and backup often, especially if you just won the WS. Cool off and come back to the game.. make that run for the pennant in 2019!