OOTP 9 quickstart

[battists]

Originally Posted by kckid4u

I like the "OOTP Community League."

Then, you could go to the online community and get the best teams from each league and include them in the game. (I'm talking about fictional leagues of course. Like the TTBL and my Kansas City Tornadoes could be one.) This way, you'd already have the uniforms for most teams already made. Plus, you'd have sort of a history already made too.

Just my 2. But if you use this idea, I would like my Tornadoes to be one of the teams. My Tornadoes have won their division every year and won a World Series too.

This is actually a pretty cool idea. We could have everyone submit their favorite teams, and then draw from a hat, and devise our own league structure based on the geography of the selected teams, or some such.

The only thing is, to make the consistent and attractive to play, we might have to limit teams to US city-based teams. It's just going to make things confusing if we include hobbit league teams and so forth.

[kckid4u]

Yeah, I'd like to keep it to US teams only too. Just makes sense to me. (And remember, since it was my idea, we should include my Kansas City Tornadoes automatically)

[ripwalk]

Hmmm, too bad it couldn't be an international league...

If so I would suggest
Around the Globe Baseball (AGB) or World Wide Baseball (WWB)


For a US based league I offer the following:

Stars and Stripes Baseball League (SSBL)
Barnstormers Baseball Association (BBA)
Great American Baseball Association (GABA)
The Great American Game (TGAG)

[battists]

Originally Posted by ripwalk

Stars and Stripes Baseball League (SSBL)
Great American Baseball Association (GABA)

Ooh, I like these two.

Raider, perhaps we should set a deadline, after which we pick a handful of these and poll the community for vote?

Not that it truly needs a vote, but it's kinda fun.

[bababui]

Originally Posted by kckid4u

Yeah, I'd like to keep it to US teams only too. Just makes sense to me. (And remember, since it was my idea, we should include my Kansas City Tornadoes automatically)

If we kept this game pure USA there would be no developers left. Bad idea.

[battists]

Originally Posted by bababui

If we kept this game pure USA there would be no developers left. Bad idea.

I can't tell if you're cracking a joke about Markus and crew, or if you're serious in some way...

[kckid4u]

Originally Posted by bababui

If we kept this game pure USA there would be no developers left. Bad idea.

We are talking about a simple quick start game I thought. If someone wants a international league, couldn't they just use the game and set one up for themselves? Baseball is American. I know other countries play it now, but it all started in the US. I would think the quick start should be a American one.

[Le Grande Orange]

Originally Posted by ripwalk

Stars and Stripes Baseball League (SSBL)
Great American Baseball Association (GABA)

Originally Posted by battists

Ooh, I like these two.

League logo for consideration:



Note that changing the text elements on the logo is not a problem, so it can easily be changed to match either of the names quoted previously.

[Bonedwarf]

Chocolate Monkey Wobble.

[bababui]

Originally Posted by battists

I can't tell if you're cracking a joke about Markus and crew, or if you're serious in some way...

What I was saying to those who want a USA only universe is that the game has grown international and if we were to follow the USA only logic to its conclusions, Markus and Andreas would have to go.

[Raidergoo]

Originally Posted by battists

Ooh, I like these two.

Raider, perhaps we should set a deadline, after which we pick a handful of these and poll the community for vote?

Not that it truly needs a vote, but it's kinda fun.

Deadline for submissions is 11 PM Eastern Sunday, April 20th.

I'd like to get a poll up at that time with the best selections.

[Raidergoo]

Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

League logo for consideration:

While a great logo, my concern is the Great American Life Insurance Company, the folks who bought naming rights to the new Cincinnati stadium, Great American Ballpark.

That decision is above my paygrade.

[The Wolf]

Tons of enterprises are called "Great American" (whatever). No way that's objectionable.

[Raidergoo]

Originally Posted by The Wolf

Tons of enterprises are called "Great American" (whatever). No way that's objectionable.

That decision is above my paygrade.

[SandMan]

I like the name American Baseball Association.

For team names why not take the 16 largest metro areas (exlcuding Riverside, CA which is too close to LA). The cities split nicely into a east and west league or division. I use these cities a lot for fictional MLB type league. I simply took the Country and split it off at the Mississippi River.

Cities:

EAST: New York, Chicago, Philiadelphia, Miami, Washington, Atlanta, Detroit, Boston

WEST: Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, Phoenix, Seattle, Minneapolis, San Diego

If a 20 teams you could add Tampa and Baltimore to the East and St. Louis and Denver to the West.

The quickstart could just use random team names that the user can change and just have all the Uniforms, Caps and Logos based on the city name. This way they would be generic.

[truthserum]

Why wouldn't it just model the MLB structure? I think most people could relate to this....and especially people who are new to the game. They can relate to the real cities and jump right in. I think if I was new to the game, I'd be like....what the heck.....why are there only 20 teams or something like that. Then you get immediate disappointment.

[Raidergoo]

Originally Posted by truthserum

Why wouldn't it just model the MLB structure?

To avoid any whiff of copyright issues.

[Le Grande Orange]

Originally Posted by Raidergoo

While a great logo, my concern is the Great American Life Insurance Company, the folks who bought naming rights to the new Cincinnati stadium, Great American Ballpark.

I have the logo as a CorelDRAW file (actually, I have all the logos I've done as CorelDRAW files, since that's what I prefer to use). This means I can easily change the league name shown on the logo to something else. Want it to read "American Baseball Association" or "Stars and Stripes Baseball League" instead? No problem.

[truthserum]

Originally Posted by Raidergoo

To avoid any whiff of copyright issues.

well when you put it that way....

I named my fictional league Northern Union Baseball and moved Anaheim to Mexico City...so I throw this name out there, although there are some great names already.

North Union Baseball League

[Raidergoo]

Originally Posted by Le Grande Orange

I have the logo as a CorelDRAW file (actually, I have all the logos I've done as CorelDRAW files, since that's what I prefer to use). This means I can easily change the league name shown on the logo to something else. Want it to read "American Baseball Association" or "Stars and Stripes Baseball League" instead? No problem.

Don't worry, you'll get your shot, and maybe we can get away with choosing Great American in the first place.