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Originally Posted by phillosopherp

I am showing how long I have been here with this statement but what is OOTP-Online supposed to be? I see that it is supposed to allow H2H from the conversation but what are the other features and such that have been floated. I just basically looking to find out how it is supposed to be different from online leagues really.

I think this was the latest news given by Markus

OOTP Online
Possibly the biggest news for today is that we are currently designing a new game, based on OOTP, called "OOTP Online". OOTP Online will be a subscription-based online league version of OOTP, that will be marketed towards fantasy baseball players. OOTP Online would use the OOTP engine for simulating, but would be competely hosted, and would be largely automated. OOTP Online would not replace OOTP 9, nor would it eliminate support for online leagues in OOTP 9. Some of the planned features for OOTP Online include:
A web-based front end where GMs can submit transaction changes even when away from their PCs
A "lite" OOTP client that would receive a "changes-only" file from the server each sim, eliminating large file downloads.
An integrated message board within the lite client, so that GMs can access the league message board from within the game
An integrated chat program within the lite client, so that GMs can chat with each other
A points-based subscription system where leagues could win points that could be used to pay for subsequent seasons, etc.
Support for historical leagues, something that has never really been present in the fantasy baseball world.
There is no release date for OOTP Online as of yet, but it will be after OOTP 9. We're very excited about this, and really feel it can help bring OOTP to a completely new audience.

Basically it will be a service that offers all sorts of online leagues but without a commish. Everything is automated, each day there will be 3 or 4 days simulated, the website updated & uploaded, results emailed to you and the league files posted... there's some stuff that current online leagues do not feature, like automated trades, a built-in forum and chat feature etc. It will be the perfect way to compete against other OOTP players.