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Originally Posted by battists
In fact, a few years back we made a decision to focus as much as possible on the baseball side of things and not get "distracted" by things like merchandising, etc.
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Steve,
I must admit, having been a loyal consumer of the OOTP franchise for the past 9 years, this statement concerns me somewhat.
Perhaps I'm not understanding how you're defining "the baseball side of things". There are many important aspects of baseball that don't necessarily take place on the field. What has always made OOTP great is that there has always been an effort on Markus' part to create a "realistic" baseball world. While I understand that the more detail-oriented micromanagers who play the game demand realism in terms of the AI, game play, and statistical output, it would be a shame to exclusively focus on these at the expense of the off-the-field elements of the game. (Not that I'm worried specifically about things like merchandising, but I am concerned with anything that would directly or indirectly affect the game in real life.)
But maybe (and
hopefully) I'm misinterpreting what you're saying here.
Could you please clarify?
Thanks!
