I am not looking for a solution to my OOTP 9 Crashing problem here, just to share my experience. The game crashes at random times, with no discernible cause. The only error message, of course, is that the game has stopped working and the option of: would you like the game to search the USA today horoscopes before closing?
I see some posts that suggest players to remove the game and do a full reinstall. I've owned the game for all of three days, so if it's unstable already, I don't feel that reinstalling would be worth it.
I found OOTP 8 to be incredibly stable and crash-free. However, OOTP 9 has crashed 25 times in the last two hours today. OOTP 8, 9, or 10...I don't care which it is. I'll just play the one that can complete a whole season without detonating.
If I pay $70 for OOTP 10 when it comes out, can I have the stable version?
Well, here's crossing the ol' fingers (Exit Arlie as he futilely goes to run OOTP 9 for a week and hopes it doesn't crash before the WEEKLY save)