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Originally Posted by yankecrazy
Thanks for all the replies, especially this one!
Here's my question. From what I've been reading, 9 is going to be released in May (what distinction are you trying to make between it being ready, and it being released?), yet in the post that you linked, you made reference to the patches that "really" delay the game until the fall. Is it your argument that in actuality, 9 won't be worth playing until the fall, because it will be too buggy?
I'm trying to make sure that I'm getting the best bang for my buck... as I am a poor college student, so that's sorta important!
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OK, then I will tailor my answer according to this new question from you and information about you.
IMO and AFAIK, no version of OOTP has ever been released so buggy as to be unplayable. Many of the bugs that need to be detected, reported, analyzed, and addressed by the developers over the weeks and months after release are by and large not relevant for beginner to moderately experienced game players. However, if you are really into baseball simulations, sweating every detail, microanalyzing every result, then you want the best version possible. These are the game players who help find the problems and wait for the resolutions before finally getting into the game for pleasure.
Since you are new to the game, and perhaps new to the genre itself, then I would say that you are probably not one of those fanatical people (or will not be for a while, but just wait
). Hence, I think you would probably enjoy OOTP 9 right from the beginning, just make sure that you keep coming back for patches. Also, since you are "a poor college student," then buying both OOTP 8 and 9, one after the other, is not a good idea for you. Graduate and get that good job first!
So Bruce was right - pre-order OOTP 9 to save money and play the demo for now; and whizkid was right - wait for OOTP 9. Welcome to the community, and enjoy the game!