***The Official OOTP Thread***

[kmoser]

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I've noticed in my fictional game a lot of the ratings are lowere than a normal game. As in a normal mlb game the player with the best contact rating would have the rating at 17 or so. In my game the highest is around 13. Any way to fix this?

[Cubfan]

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Finished up the month of April 2013 with the Cubs and we are 17-11 in 3rd place in the Central Division behind the Reds who are leading the Central and the Brewers in second.

Nationals lead the NL East with the Phillies 1 game back. The Giants have a 3 1/2 game lead on the Dodgers. The Red Sox have a 1 game lead over the Rays in the AL East. The Tigers lead the AL Central by 4 1/2 games with the Royals in second place. The Mariners have a 1 game lead over the Angels in the AL West.

[Hayman19]

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Just started playing this game, and it is very fun. I love the managing aspect of baseball so this is right up my alley. I was wondering if there was a way to start my game at the current part of the season that it is in real life and have all of the correct stats for players and team records.

Unless it is really easy it probably isnt worth it, but I thought id ask anyways.

[PikesPeakUC]

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I just finished up my first season with the Reds and three rule changes were introduced:

Minimum service time was reduced to five years
Players with six years of major league experience can refuse demotions
The mound is being lowered to increase offense


This is my first time playing the game, but that's absolutely crazy, I'm excited to see what happens in the following years.

[Chrisksaint]

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I made the 2015 WS, lost in game 7 to the Angels as the Marlins. Oh and in the offseason? Signed Miguel Cabrera, also have 2 of the Top 5 prospects joining the team so this could be interesting.

[ubernoob]

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My Giants team couldn't score runs to save their lives.



4 starters with ERAs under 3.55. Two of them have 16 losses.

Sigh. Oh well, at least Zito is gone. 20 million dollars for that scrub.



That's what the standings were at the end of year 1.

[ubernoob]

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I know we've talked about pitchers in the draft having ridiculous stat lines... Well, here's my entry into that.

[Dynastium]

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Hey guys, as a prospective OOTP player, can you answer some of my questions?

1. I play a lot of FM... is this game set up like that? Do stats go up to 20, like in FM?
2. How do game simulations work?
3. How do you download real logos?
4. How long can a career last?
5. Can you relocate franchises?

Thanks,
Dynastium

[snepp]

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1. There are multiple options for displaying player ratings. No ratings, 1-5, 2-8, 1-10, 1-20, 20-80, or 1-100.
2. Not sure exactly what you're asking or how to answer.
3. There's an option in the main game menu for accessing 3rd party add-ons. The "All-in-one" mod is essential for the real MLB setup.
4. As long as you want, or as long as your machine can keep up with the growing size of the saved game (similar to FM in this regard)
5. Yes, primarily a cosmetic change.

[NYJets]

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Recently got 14. Started a career with the Yankees. Year 1 struggled and wen 80-82, narrowly avoided being fired. Resigned Cano and then tried to build around him, dumping as many contracts as I could for young guys, and sticking to short term mid level free agents. Year 2 expectations were low but had a surprising season going 88-75, tied for the 2nd wildcard, won the one game playoff to get the wildcard, but then lost the first round 1 game playoff. Year 3 I was loaded with young talent and a ton of budget room, but the FA class was terrible. I tried to avoid dumb contracts and just signed a few stop gap guys, but it backfired for me, the team struggled, and at 55-61 I was fired.

Took over the Cubs in 2016. Of course, now all the young talent I acquired for the Yankees is developing, and it was a loaded FA class and they signed all the top guys, and they have the best record in baseball. I am 47-55 with the Cubs, in a transition year.

[Dynastium]

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1. There are multiple options for displaying player ratings. No ratings, 1-5, 2-8, 1-10, 1-20, 20-80, or 1-100.
2. Not sure exactly what you're asking or how to answer.
3. There's an option in the main game menu for accessing 3rd party add-ons. The "All-in-one" mod is essential for the real MLB setup.
4. As long as you want, or as long as your machine can keep up with the growing size of the saved game (similar to FM in this regard)
5. Yes, primarily a cosmetic change.

Thanks for the response!

What I was asking with Q.2 was how would a game between, say, the Cubs and Yankees work? In FM, there is a 3-D game engine. Does OOTP have a sort of game engine to visualize the game? Or is everything in box scores and text?

[ImTellinTim]

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Thanks for the response!

What I was asking with Q.2 was how would a game between, say, the Cubs and Yankees work? In FM, there is a 3-D game engine. Does OOTP have a sort of game engine to visualize the game? Or is everything in box scores and text?

It's mostly text. There is a crude graphical representation of what's going on, but it's pretty much terrible. This game works better as a GM sim as opposed to a Manager sim IMO.

If you're looking for something as engaging and immersive as FM, you won't find it here. The depth is there, but OOTP doesn't create the interactive "world" that FM does. The user interface is also poor in comparison. Not saying that OOTP is a poor game, it's just not as polished.

[BBlom13]

I have a question about this game..

I started as the Cubs and Soler started on the DL, well when he came off I sent him back to the minors because he is still a 1-star. And his face "emotion" thing got mad.

So how do I keep players happy?

I'm playing on the App by the way, not sure if that matter.

[footballfan4life]

I was contemplating buying OOTP14 for my intro to the series, but I decided to try OOTP 8 first before putting money into it. My first thought after I started a game with the Yankees was holy ****, this is in-depth. It definitely takes some time to get used to the interface.

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[RobUofM]

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I have the last 4 OOTP games.. Been busy this year. Do you think at the All Star Break the price will go down? If not I might jump on it this weekend...