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Originally Posted by Treches
Ignoratio elenchi. He's not asking for Markus to answer questions or waste valuable time by living in the forums, but for the team of three to be more active (or just plain active) on their own boards, something that could even help coding stuff and save developing time. Presumably, they don't code 24-7 and may watch a soccer or baseball game here and there and even take a nap when they aren't posting here. A simple weekly post stating that they are alive and well would do wonders. It's pretty basic, and the much-maligned Duffy did so perfectly last year: keep the customers interested. Public relations have never been one of OOTP's strenghts, but at least when Duffy was around you didn't have to go to FOF forums to get to know the latest news on this product.
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That's only part of what I am saying. It's bad enough to go two months between "OOTP Update" threads. There should be more news like that, sure. But I'm talking about interacting with the community, or not, for long periods of time.
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Originally Posted by HolyCow98
I love both companies and both lineup of games (I own em all accept ITP Baseball and and TPG 2). I think the more games and options available the better it is for the gamers who love sports sims. Can't wait for OOTP 9 and Shaun's first release under the Wolverine branding.
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I know some guys can absorb, immerse, and love two versions of a type of game. I'm not like that. I spend too much damned time getting into the guts of a game to do two or more of the same genre.
Right now, I'm having a hell of a time getting into TOAW (III, re-released by Matrix Games). Talk about learning curves, but their forums are frequented by the experts and much can be asked and answered with authority over there. I also have bought and briefly played Advanced Tactics but, after a final review of both games, only one will survive in that genre. Based on time invested so far, I'd say TOAW III is out in front.
Once I love a game, I want to be loyal to it, if only to justify the time that I put into it. I have to say, it's going to take a crowbar to get me away from OOTP but it's far from impossible. Frankly, the forums will be a big factor in this decision. I want to see excitement, involvement, passion about and for this game, all around but especially from the big cheeses.