OOTP at work.............

asaintsfan · 05-27-2015, 10:27 AM

How many of you do it???????

I just did it - big game between my Yanks and Redsox both tied atop the division - first game of a three game series late in september. Couldnt wait till I got home.................and I lost

On a separate note - whats the big deal about the new 3D? Am I missing something? I see no difference in my 3d stadiums. I feel stupid asking what this webp thing is about.

Matt Arnold · 05-27-2015, 10:44 AM

I'll admit it. I play OOTP at work as well.

TGH-Adfabre · 05-27-2015, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold

I'll admit it. I play OOTP at work as well.

If there were such a thing as clutch, it would look like this.

Cinnamon J. Scudworth · 05-27-2015, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by asaintsfan

On a separate note - whats the big deal about the new 3D? Am I missing something? I see no difference in my 3d stadiums. I feel stupid asking what this webp thing is about.

WEBP is just a different image format, allowing OOTP to shrink the overall size of the installation. As far as I know there's nothing visually different about any of the 3D features.

r0nster · 05-27-2015, 10:57 AM

I have played at work but with my job it's hard since I drive to various customers. When slow I will get it out

RchW · 05-27-2015, 11:26 AM

The best way is just don't work.

Assos · 05-27-2015, 11:57 AM

I love hold music, it is so calming..... not really, but it allows me to squeeze in an inning or nine!

Noone_Uknow · 05-27-2015, 12:02 PM

I don't have the luxury of playing at work, but I do surf the forums....

Darn those real life responsibilities - don't people realize I have a dynasty to build!

geoffmatt17 · 05-27-2015, 12:09 PM

I assume you're getting fewer responses than you expected, as most users are worried there's a 0.04% chance their boss plays and is browsing the forums, too.

Orcin · 05-27-2015, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold

I'll admit it. I play OOTP at work as well.

Well played!

cavebutter · 05-27-2015, 06:49 PM

Mostly just browse the forums. I find that when I bring my laptop to work, just to sneak in an hour at lunch, I can't resist the temptation and end up doing absolutely no work, and resenting every meeting and phone call because it's taking me away from OOTP. So I really don't do it that much at all. Maybe once every few months.

Every once in a while, I will work on logos and unis at work. They're somewhat less immersive and easier to step away from.

ra7c7er · 05-27-2015, 06:59 PM

I can't play at work but I would if I could.

Also the "new" 3D isn't new. It's just a new image format to make the the game smaller. Not seeing anything different means it's working as intended.

rudel.dietrich · 05-27-2015, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt Arnold

I'll admit it. I play OOTP at work as well.

Make sure your boss never finds out, I have heard hes a real...well...you know.

rudel.dietrich · 05-27-2015, 07:02 PM

I also play at work. They say that air traffic control is the most stressful job. But since I started playing OOTP at work my stress level has vanished!

ThatSeventiesGuy · 05-27-2015, 08:16 PM

Seeing as I more or less work from home...

blazertaz13 · 05-27-2015, 08:26 PM

Since I work from home I have always thought about playing while working, but I am afraid that a coworker might find out as I also post on the boards or read what is going on.

On a side note, my wife my turn me in as I get too involved in managing out my games so she might turn me in.

AlpineSK · 05-27-2015, 09:13 PM

I'm a paramedic. When I have downtime I spend some time playing OOTPB on my laptop. It helps pass the time I love it!

swoboda · 05-27-2015, 09:20 PM

Just plain jealous

Westheim · 05-27-2015, 09:23 PM

Would not go well for long if I played at work. I tend to have aggressive outbursts with my comically decrepit sucker bunch.

But well, I tend to have aggressive outbursts after pretty much every phone call with my comically decrepit sucker clients as well.

thevaliantx · 05-27-2015, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by geoffmatt17

I assume you're getting fewer responses than you expected, as most users are worried there's a 0.04% chance their boss plays and is browsing the forums, too.

No, I assume there aren't as many responses as there should because a certain segment of the OOTP fanbase doesn't want 3D in the game. They are like a kid in the candy store when it is apparent with each new iteration that 3D doesn't work. They're scared to death that 3D will mean the end of their beloved text sim. Yeah, the boss possibly playing the game is a big concern.

05-27-2015, 10:27 AM	#1
asaintsfan All Star Reserve Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New Orleans LA Posts: 559	OOTP at work............. How many of you do it??????? I just did it - big game between my Yanks and Redsox both tied atop the division - first game of a three game series late in september. Couldnt wait till I got home.................and I lost On a separate note - whats the big deal about the new 3D? Am I missing something? I see no difference in my 3d stadiums. I feel stupid asking what this webp thing is about.

05-27-2015, 11:26 AM	#6
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05-27-2015, 06:49 PM	#11
cavebutter All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,163	Mostly just browse the forums. I find that when I bring my laptop to work, just to sneak in an hour at lunch, I can't resist the temptation and end up doing absolutely no work, and resenting every meeting and phone call because it's taking me away from OOTP. So I really don't do it that much at all. Maybe once every few months. Every once in a while, I will work on logos and unis at work. They're somewhat less immersive and easier to step away from. __________________ MySQL, MyStruggle - A self-indulgent blog about my attempts to roll my own MySQL Database with OOTP Logo Gallery

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05-27-2015, 10:44 AM	#2
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 16,295	I'll admit it. I play OOTP at work as well.

05-27-2015, 10:57 AM	#5
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,083	I have played at work but with my job it's hard since I drive to various customers. When slow I will get it out

05-27-2015, 11:57 AM	#7
Assos All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Just on the fair side of the foul pole! Posts: 1,768	I love hold music, it is so calming..... not really, but it allows me to squeeze in an inning or nine!

05-27-2015, 12:02 PM	#8
Noone_Uknow Minors (Single A) Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Mississauga, Ontario Posts: 58	I don't have the luxury of playing at work, but I do surf the forums.... Darn those real life responsibilities - don't people realize I have a dynasty to build!

05-27-2015, 06:59 PM	#12
ra7c7er All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,098	I can't play at work but I would if I could. Also the "new" 3D isn't new. It's just a new image format to make the the game smaller. Not seeing anything different means it's working as intended.

05-27-2015, 07:02 PM	#14
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	I also play at work. They say that air traffic control is the most stressful job. But since I started playing OOTP at work my stress level has vanished!

05-27-2015, 08:26 PM	#16
blazertaz13 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Windsor, CO Posts: 185	Since I work from home I have always thought about playing while working, but I am afraid that a coworker might find out as I also post on the boards or read what is going on. On a side note, my wife my turn me in as I get too involved in managing out my games so she might turn me in.

05-27-2015, 09:13 PM	#17
AlpineSK All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bear, DE Posts: 1,640	I'm a paramedic. When I have downtime I spend some time playing OOTPB on my laptop. It helps pass the time I love it! __________________ Check out my Sims!! 2013 Boston Red Sox Or my blogs: http://www.medicsbk.com The Sports Medic

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swoboda All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Guarding The Line Posts: 1,230	Just plain jealous __________________ "...If you want to look ahead to the bottom of the ninth, the Mets will be sending up Buddy Harrelson, Jerry Buchek , and Don Bosch, we'll be right back after this word from Rheingold Beer" The late great Lindsey Nelson

05-27-2015, 09:23 PM	#19
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,124	Would not go well for long if I played at work. I tend to have aggressive outbursts with my comically decrepit sucker bunch. But well, I tend to have aggressive outbursts after pretty much every phone call with my comically decrepit sucker clients as well. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 96 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.