why should I buy this game

boomboom · 03-29-2003, 06:33 AM

For what reasons is this game better than the other baseball sims out there, example... Baseball mogul 2k4,

thanks

boomboom

mh2365 · 03-29-2003, 06:41 AM

Read some threads ... there is absolutely no comparsion between ootp5 and Baseball mogul ... not slamming Mogul but IMO playing OOTP5 is like reading "The Grapes of Wrath" and Mogul is like reading the Cliff's Notes

boomboom · 03-29-2003, 06:50 AM

ootp4 ran really slow on my computer,

are the min requirements the same or does it take a more advance computer to play the game.

boomboom

mh2365 · 03-29-2003, 06:54 AM

That one I can't answer because I've gotten a new computer since playing ootp4 .... if you had ootp4 then you know the depth of the game, ootp 5 IMO was well worth the upgrade despite all the crying on the board ... the HTML reports are fantastic and it does a much better job of tracking the seasons ... the only place I've noticed it being slower is during the draft

Dargone · 03-29-2003, 07:31 AM

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OOTP5 is like reading "The Grapes of Wrath" and Mogul is like reading the Cliff's Notes

Well said...

Steve Kuffrey · 03-29-2003, 08:00 AM

If you will do a search here for mogul or baseball mogul you will see that a number of comparisons between the two have been made. Here's the very brief version:

OOTP5=BASEBALL
BM2004=baseball lite

cincyreds · 03-29-2003, 11:06 AM

because it is the best baseball game of its kind.

Jon277 · 03-29-2003, 11:09 AM

becuase OOTP5 is the best game ever!

HolyCow98 · 03-29-2003, 11:34 AM

Well...what are you looking for...?

I have Mogul...High Heat and OOTP..so I kinda have an idea of which strengths and weaknesses are..but even so...without knowing what you want and are looking for it is difficult to say.

Nukester · 03-29-2003, 12:46 PM

So Markus can have more money to delevelop OOTP6 (or pay the rent, whichever is more important) !

Seriously, this game is the best for baseball game players that want ot play with any player in history, do career leagues, create entirely new baseball universes with fictional players, etc.....All for a ONE TIME LOW PRICE ! No more shellingout $30 bucks each year just for season stats like the other replay games. I also feel it is better than BBMogul, which I feel is one step up from "Backyard Baseball"

I do sometimes get bored simming and just reading results and PbP however. Once in awhile, I miss the graphics of SSHH2001 (IMHO the best of that series). Sometimes, not always.

MVPlaya · 03-29-2003, 02:32 PM

Go around and look at reviews

www.gamespot.com

www.operationsports.com

www.baseballsimcentral.com

and there are many many more

Willy · 03-29-2003, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nukester
So Markus can have more money to delevelop OOTP6 (or pay the rent, whichever is more important) !

I honestly don't think Markus needs to be worrying about that.

SSG Troyer · 03-29-2003, 04:00 PM

OOTP5 runs just as fast as OOTP4, but if 4 was too slow for you, 5 will be too.

Too bad, though. You're missing out on one of the best games ever, both in terms of playability and support. Hell, if OOTP6 is too slow for my computer, I'll spend $2500 + $35 just to play it.

tbshaff · 03-29-2003, 04:20 PM

Well, I still run an old pc, ootp 4 runs slow, ootp 5 is even slower. But there is light at the end of the tunnel!! A new pc is just around the corner. Buying a up to date PC (like at least a 2.4 pentium 4 with over a GB of ram) will be opening up a whole new world to me.

just think, a jump from a gateway 166 with 64MB ram (maxed out!!) to the above specs. I am in for a real awakening!!!!

Rockpile · 03-29-2003, 06:12 PM

Actually playing OOTP is like drinking a perfectly made microbrew, while Mogul is drinking warm piss/Bud light.

Clipper · 03-29-2003, 06:13 PM

I know how you feel, I unpacked a brand new computer today, and the first thing I did was download OOTP5...sadly, then I had to go to work.

Can't wait to play it. There's more than just a game in the OOTP series, there's a neat community of like-minded folks and outstanding communication between the creators of the game and the customer.

That's special and that lifts it head and shoulders above any other baseball game and increases the fun that comes from playing it.

magicmike · 03-30-2003, 01:49 AM

Why should you buy OOTP5? Because:

(1) it's about 4.67 trillion times more fun that Mogul or Strat-o-Matic or any other game of this genre;

(2) you can play it forever and ever and ever, and user developed mods keep coming to add even more value to the core game, and;

(3) developer and community support is simply marvelous.

Stop thinking about it. Buy it now!

03-29-2003, 06:33 AM	#1
boomboom Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 6	why should I buy this game For what reasons is this game better than the other baseball sims out there, example... Baseball mogul 2k4, thanks boomboom

03-29-2003, 06:50 AM	#3
boomboom Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 6	a quick question ootp4 ran really slow on my computer, are the min requirements the same or does it take a more advance computer to play the game. boomboom

03-29-2003, 08:00 AM	#6
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,023	If you will do a search here for mogul or baseball mogul you will see that a number of comparisons between the two have been made. Here's the very brief version: OOTP5=BASEBALL BM2004=baseball lite __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

03-29-2003, 11:09 AM	#8
Jon277 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 158	becuase OOTP5 is the best game ever! __________________ Jon Pass

03-29-2003, 11:34 AM	#9
HolyCow98 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Douglasville, GA Posts: 2,735	Well...what are you looking for...? I have Mogul...High Heat and OOTP..so I kinda have an idea of which strengths and weaknesses are..but even so...without knowing what you want and are looking for it is difficult to say. __________________ NPBL Enjoying its 60th season Georgia GM

03-29-2003, 06:41 AM	#2
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,941 Infractions: 0/2 (101)	Read some threads ... there is absolutely no comparsion between ootp5 and Baseball mogul ... not slamming Mogul but IMO playing OOTP5 is like reading "The Grapes of Wrath" and Mogul is like reading the Cliff's Notes

03-29-2003, 06:54 AM	#4
mh2365 Banned Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: louisville Posts: 14,941 Infractions: 0/2 (101)	That one I can't answer because I've gotten a new computer since playing ootp4 .... if you had ootp4 then you know the depth of the game, ootp 5 IMO was well worth the upgrade despite all the crying on the board ... the HTML reports are fantastic and it does a much better job of tracking the seasons ... the only place I've noticed it being slower is during the draft

03-29-2003, 11:06 AM	#7
cincyreds Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Mississippi Posts: 117	because it is the best baseball game of its kind.

03-29-2003, 12:46 PM	#10
Nukester All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newburgh, NY Posts: 1,923	So Markus can have more money to delevelop OOTP6 (or pay the rent, whichever is more important) ! Seriously, this game is the best for baseball game players that want ot play with any player in history, do career leagues, create entirely new baseball universes with fictional players, etc.....All for a ONE TIME LOW PRICE ! No more shellingout $30 bucks each year just for season stats like the other replay games. I also feel it is better than BBMogul, which I feel is one step up from "Backyard Baseball" I do sometimes get bored simming and just reading results and PbP however. Once in awhile, I miss the graphics of SSHH2001 (IMHO the best of that series). Sometimes, not always. Last edited by Nukester; 03-29-2003 at 12:49 PM.

03-29-2003, 02:32 PM	#11
MVPlaya Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 46	Go around and look at reviews www.gamespot.com www.operationsports.com www.baseballsimcentral.com and there are many many more

03-29-2003, 04:00 PM	#13
SSG Troyer All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somewhere to the left of 2nd base Posts: 1,598	OOTP5 runs just as fast as OOTP4, but if 4 was too slow for you, 5 will be too. Too bad, though. You're missing out on one of the best games ever, both in terms of playability and support. Hell, if OOTP6 is too slow for my computer, I'll spend $2500 + $35 just to play it. __________________ MWT Did Tennesee Delaware Mississppi's New Jersey? Idaho ... Alaska!

03-29-2003, 04:20 PM	#14
tbshaff Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 57	Well, I still run an old pc, ootp 4 runs slow, ootp 5 is even slower. But there is light at the end of the tunnel!! A new pc is just around the corner. Buying a up to date PC (like at least a 2.4 pentium 4 with over a GB of ram) will be opening up a whole new world to me. just think, a jump from a gateway 166 with 64MB ram (maxed out!!) to the above specs. I am in for a real awakening!!!! __________________ TBShaff

03-29-2003, 06:12 PM	#15
Rockpile All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 620	Actually playing OOTP is like drinking a perfectly made microbrew, while Mogul is drinking warm piss/Bud light.

03-29-2003, 06:13 PM	#16
Clipper Minors (Single A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 83	I know how you feel, I unpacked a brand new computer today, and the first thing I did was download OOTP5...sadly, then I had to go to work. Can't wait to play it. There's more than just a game in the OOTP series, there's a neat community of like-minded folks and outstanding communication between the creators of the game and the customer. That's special and that lifts it head and shoulders above any other baseball game and increases the fun that comes from playing it.

03-30-2003, 01:49 AM	#17
magicmike Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hawaii Posts: 365	Why should you buy OOTP5? Because: (1) it's about 4.67 trillion times more fun that Mogul or Strat-o-Matic or any other game of this genre; (2) you can play it forever and ever and ever, and user developed mods keep coming to add even more value to the core game, and; (3) developer and community support is simply marvelous. Stop thinking about it. Buy it now! __________________ aloha and mahalo HCBL Kansas City Royals 2003 AL Central Champs SMLB Houston Astros VLB Anaheim Angels UBL Pittsburgh Pirates "Barry Bonds? I'll tell you what, if he hit a home run off (Bob) Gibson or (Don) Drysdale and stood and admired it, they'd knock that earring out of his ear the next time up." - National League Umpire Doug Harvey