Help me decide please... Mogul or OOTP?

[Crash Davis]

Im new to strictly sim games, which game is better and what does it have to offer...
Ouf of the Park baseball 09 or Baseball Mogul 09 ??

Personally, Im picturing a game that will have a customizable feel to it when it comes to options of difficulty, I know it will be a bit of a deep learning curve so it would help if I could start slow then add more to do later on.

Also Im big on media coverage like Newspapers, websites etc...

and is OOTP 9 only sold online? I know mogul is in stores...

any help would be great thanks guys

[yount19]

Re: Help me decide please... Mogul or OOTP?

I have played many table top, video and text based baseball games.For about 20 years or so I had been content with Dynasty League Baseball and a few days ago I did some "forum" searching about some text based baseball games. OOTP9 seamed very intriguing so I downloaded and installed it for $40. After spending about 10 hours messing around with the game and downloading modifications from the website I came to this conclusion.... This is the BEST baseball game I have ever played!!!!! I did own the last two installments of Mogul but there just seemed to be too many things missing to keep my interest. With OOTP9 I will tell you if it happens in real life baseball, it happens in this game. Non baseball related injuries, drug suspensions, bench clearing brawls and every Major League Baseball affiliated minor league team, which you can manage if you like, are just a few of the features in the game. My 13 year old son thought I was on a MLB website when he saw the screen. It was funny because we live in Milwaukee and of course, love the Brewers, and he saw one of the news headlines on our computer monitor and it read "Gallardo Suffers Career Ending Injury" and he disgustedly says "Oh no! His career is over, he's only 23!!!" I laughed and said relax, it's only a baseball sim. The mods for the game are very good and very easy to install as well. And if you like customizing your games, WOW there are unlimited things you can do to your "baseball universe" to meet your satisfaction.
I'm sorry, I'm getting all charged up describing this game so DEFINITELY purchase OOTP9. You can order a disc for an additional $12 but you won't need it. All the menus can be a little overwhelming at first but after a little time spent on the game, it will come together for you.

Hope this helps.

[macsomjrr]

Re: Help me decide please... Mogul or OOTP?

What he said

OOTP simply put really is the best possible baseball sim currently available for the PC. Will 2K's new GM game change that? I'm guessing not but we'll find out next month.

[Crash Davis]

Re: Help me decide please... Mogul or OOTP?

hmm thanks guys OOTP it is, PS big menus dont scare me

[Eski33]

Re: Help me decide please... Mogul or OOTP?

I am glad someone asked the question. The best text-based sim I ever played was Statis Pro Baseball by Avalon Hill for the Commodore 64. I haven't played any text-based sims since and have long wondered which sim is better.

I am going to purchase OOTP 9....

[Kashanova]

Re: Help me decide please... Mogul or OOTP?

OOTP 9 for sure. It's great.

any online os leagues for this?

[ChubbyBanana]

Re: Help me decide please... Mogul or OOTP?

I'm thinking I might be purchasing OOTP Also.

It's always intrigued me, and the demo seemed awesome.

[therizing02]

Re: Help me decide please... Mogul or OOTP?

Well, you guys sold me. I may pick this up....right....now!

[Pielet]

Re: Help me decide please... Mogul or OOTP?

look for ootp10 around opening day......less than 3 months away!

[ChubbyBanana]

Re: Help me decide please... Mogul or OOTP?

Well, you guys sold me. I may pick this up....right....now!

I think if you like FM 2009 you'll like this. The interfaces are somewhat similar, with different sports of course.

[Chaos81]

Re: Help me decide please... Mogul or OOTP?

I love OOTP9.

I'm in 3 online leagues and while I'm horrible, it's a ton of fun.

[ChubbyBanana]

Re: Help me decide please... Mogul or OOTP?

I love OOTP9.

I'm in 3 online leagues and while I'm horrible, it's a ton of fun.

I just picked it up like 2 days ago. Right now I'm playing out the 1987 season as my beloved Cincinnati Reds.

I asked my GM to make a deal happen for Nolan Ryan.

Needless to say he's worth a bit.

[therizing02]

Re: Help me decide please... Mogul or OOTP?

I just picked it up like 2 days ago. Right now I'm playing out the 1987 season as my beloved Cincinnati Reds.

I asked my GM to make a deal happen for Nolan Ryan.

Needless to say he's worth a bit.

CB,

You are just playing your league as the Manager then? I just picked it up yesterday and I honestly have no idea where to start because the game is so deep.

What you're doing sounds like it might work for me.

Thanks.

[ChubbyBanana]

Re: Help me decide please... Mogul or OOTP?

CB,

You are just playing your league as the Manager then? I just picked it up yesterday and I honestly have no idea where to start because the game is so deep.

What you're doing sounds like it might work for me.

Thanks.

Yeah,

I'm just playing as general manager of the team. Most of the times I'll play one game, and sim the rest of the series, but I think the game has a good enough Sim Engine that I shouldn't have to.

Sometimes I just like to see what my guys can do, so I'll play a game here or there, but mainly I manage lineups, trades, callups/send downs, etc.

Did you download the Database file thats over on the OOTP forums? From there you can play any season with real players from the 1800s to today. Also would suggest a picture and logo pack that way you have the pretty pictures and logos for the teams.

Let me know if you have any more problems/questions, and I'll try to help out. I'm new to the whole text sim thing, as I just started playing my first one last spring (FM 2008).

Enjoy the game, it's pretty deep, and can be daunting, but it seems like it's worth every penny.

[Eski33]

Re: Help me decide please... Mogul or OOTP?

OOTP9 is awesome....It is super deep.

I am using the 2008 Detroit Tigers...Started 3-0 and have lost seven straight. OUCH!!!