The newspaper/playoff reminder thread - Page 2

The Wolf · 02-25-2014, 11:06 PM

Let me come back from a long trip just to say thank you.

JMDurron · 02-26-2014, 08:09 AM

I would also like to see newspaper/story reporting on the playoffs significantly expanded.

Honorable_Pawn · 02-26-2014, 09:14 AM

The order please:

1. Tie-breakers
2. AI Roster Management
3. AI in-game substitutions
4. Improved Financial Model (Needs a rework...Needs detail)
5. Rework of feeders
6. Minor league age-limits
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10ish. Newspaper
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15ish. 3D Graphics (This is important and looking forward to it but it's a low priority...to me)

I'm not going to belabor the point or get into an argument to prove I'm wrong or that 68% of the community wants 3-D. I'm just going say that, yes, I am looking forward to animations but not yet. In my best Djimon Hounsou, "Not yet, Not yet."

The Wolf · 02-26-2014, 11:00 AM

The newspaper fix is my highest priority for 15.

Honorable_Pawn · 02-26-2014, 11:02 AM

No, You are wrong. It is not your highest priority. Maybe you should reread my list and get your priorities straight. Some people...

Welcome back, my friend.

The Wolf · 02-26-2014, 12:18 PM

You seem to be having trouble either telling us apart or with personal pronouns, one or the other. Have you been at the cough syrup again?

The newspaper fix is my #1 priority.

Honorable_Pawn · 02-26-2014, 12:20 PM

pro nows?

silvam14 · 02-26-2014, 12:45 PM

I don't usethe newspaper per se, but all of the items that Wolf mentioned need to have at least more regular news stories, especially playoffs news. There is hardly any right now

The Wolf · 02-26-2014, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Honorable_Pawn

pro nows?

Cough syrup, I knew it.

rpriske · 02-26-2014, 03:07 PM

I would consider the newspaper important but not #1.

Being able to actually play is more important so fixing the double-header problem would be #1 for me. Fixing the Rule 5 Draft is right up there as well.

I would have the newspaper higher than at least three of Pawn's top items.

I would have 3-D even lower.

sandman2575 · 02-26-2014, 03:48 PM

Not sure where the newspaper ranks as a priority, other than to say I think it's pretty high. The newspaper's potential to add immersion (to a game that's already pretty damn immersive!) is tremendous. It's definitely an immersion killer -- or at least a downer -- when big events like 'who won the pennant' and 'what teams advanced to the 2nd round of playoffs' don't register as newspaper headlines.

I can only imagine the programming challenges associated with the newspaper -- and I'm sure if the enhancements we're asking for were easy to do, they'd already be in there.

Case in point though -- my team recently pitched a combined no-hitter. I would have been pretty psyched to see that make the headlines (...as I found out, combined no-hitters not only don't make headlines, they don't get recorded as no-hitters in the league History. Bummer). I love the "X Pitcher strikes out 14 batters" and "X player goes 5 for 5" headlines. Free agent signings and trades, too. They add so much to the feeling of a 'living' baseball universe. But a lot of the headlines become repetitive and predictable, while other 'big news items' just fall by the wayside. So definitely hope ootp15 will improve on this.

Roy Tucker · 02-26-2014, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by sandman2575

I can only imagine the programming challenges associated with the newspaper -- and I'm sure if the enhancements we're asking for were easy to do, they'd already be in there.

If Baseball Mogul can do it, it can't be that hard.

The Wolf · 02-26-2014, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Roy Tucker

If Baseball Mogul can do it, it can't be that hard.

Funny and very true, but OUCH.

The Wolf · 02-26-2014, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Honorable_Pawn

Welcome back, my friend.

Thanks. I'm not sure if I will ever do that again because it was insane, but I just couldn't pass up a chance to go.

MizzouRah · 02-26-2014, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Roy Tucker

If Baseball Mogul can do it, it can't be that hard.

I still play mogul.. the newspaper is excellent which is why I want to see more from Markus and Co.

rpriske · 02-27-2014, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandman2575

(...as I found out, combined no-hitters not only don't make headlines, they don't get recorded as no-hitters in the league History. Bummer).

I am pretty sure it is that way in real life too.

sandman2575 · 02-27-2014, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rpriske

I am pretty sure it is that way in real life too.

Really? When sports talking heads say "Tim Lincecum has just pitched only the X no-hitter in major league history," surely they're talking combined no-hitters into account too? MLB No-Hitters - MLB - ESPN

The Wolf · 02-27-2014, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by rpriske

I am pretty sure it is that way in real life too.

MLB: "An official no-hit game occurs when a pitcher (or pitchers) allows no hits during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings."

David Watts · 02-27-2014, 10:39 AM

If we can have stories recapping shutouts and multiple hit games that include quotes from players/managers and such, why isn't there recap of each and every playoff and World Series game? Also, wouldn't the newspaper be the best place to promote a much needed new feature to OOTP----Playoff series and World Series MVP's?

Honorable_Pawn · 02-27-2014, 10:58 AM

And wouldn't a real newspaper provide all the cliches that will be needed?

02-26-2014, 09:14 AM	#23
Honorable_Pawn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 6,407	The order please: 1. Tie-breakers 2. AI Roster Management 3. AI in-game substitutions 4. Improved Financial Model (Needs a rework...Needs detail) 5. Rework of feeders 6. Minor league age-limits . . . 10ish. Newspaper . . . 15ish. 3D Graphics (This is important and looking forward to it but it's a low priority...to me) I'm not going to belabor the point or get into an argument to prove I'm wrong or that 68% of the community wants 3-D. I'm just going say that, yes, I am looking forward to animations but not yet. In my best Djimon Hounsou, "Not yet, Not yet." __________________ PBA Quickstart for OOTP Background Images Collection All PBA games broadcast live on Steam. Last edited by Honorable_Pawn; 02-26-2014 at 11:00 AM.

02-26-2014, 11:02 AM	#25
Honorable_Pawn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 6,407	No, You are wrong. It is not your highest priority. Maybe you should reread my list and get your priorities straight. Some people... Welcome back, my friend. __________________ PBA Quickstart for OOTP Background Images Collection All PBA games broadcast live on Steam.

02-26-2014, 12:20 PM	#27
Honorable_Pawn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 6,407	pro nows? __________________ PBA Quickstart for OOTP Background Images Collection All PBA games broadcast live on Steam.

02-26-2014, 12:45 PM	#28
silvam14 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dedham, MA Posts: 9,746	I don't usethe newspaper per se, but all of the items that Wolf mentioned need to have at least more regular news stories, especially playoffs news. There is hardly any right now __________________ Senior "Nancy Boy" of the OOTP Boards _______________________________________________

02-26-2014, 03:07 PM	#30
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 23,965 Blog Entries: 1	I would consider the newspaper important but not #1. Being able to actually play is more important so fixing the double-header problem would be #1 for me. Fixing the Rule 5 Draft is right up there as well. I would have the newspaper higher than at least three of Pawn's top items. I would have 3-D even lower. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

02-26-2014, 08:09 AM	#22
JMDurron All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,262	I would also like to see newspaper/story reporting on the playoffs significantly expanded.

02-26-2014, 03:48 PM	#31
sandman2575 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 255	Not sure where the newspaper ranks as a priority, other than to say I think it's pretty high. The newspaper's potential to add immersion (to a game that's already pretty damn immersive!) is tremendous. It's definitely an immersion killer -- or at least a downer -- when big events like 'who won the pennant' and 'what teams advanced to the 2nd round of playoffs' don't register as newspaper headlines. I can only imagine the programming challenges associated with the newspaper -- and I'm sure if the enhancements we're asking for were easy to do, they'd already be in there. Case in point though -- my team recently pitched a combined no-hitter. I would have been pretty psyched to see that make the headlines (...as I found out, combined no-hitters not only don't make headlines, they don't get recorded as no-hitters in the league History. Bummer). I love the "X Pitcher strikes out 14 batters" and "X player goes 5 for 5" headlines. Free agent signings and trades, too. They add so much to the feeling of a 'living' baseball universe. But a lot of the headlines become repetitive and predictable, while other 'big news items' just fall by the wayside. So definitely hope ootp15 will improve on this.

02-27-2014, 10:39 AM	#39
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 8,848	If we can have stories recapping shutouts and multiple hit games that include quotes from players/managers and such, why isn't there recap of each and every playoff and World Series game? Also, wouldn't the newspaper be the best place to promote a much needed new feature to OOTP----Playoff series and World Series MVP's?

02-27-2014, 10:58 AM	#40
Honorable_Pawn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 6,407	And wouldn't a real newspaper provide all the cliches that will be needed? __________________ PBA Quickstart for OOTP Background Images Collection All PBA games broadcast live on Steam.