OOTP and Sega part company! - Page 9

treedom · 09-25-2007, 07:54 AM

So when's this newsletter going out? I'm dying of curiosity over here!

RchW · 09-25-2007, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by redsoxford

Blonde, Brune or Triple?

Triple was always my favourite, and the Blonde was good as a light drink (all relative since the Triple is 8.4% I think and the Blonde a nice weak 6.6%)

McChouffe is my favorite tipple.

http://www.achouffe.be/newen/index.php

thatsnotgross · 09-25-2007, 03:55 PM

Do we start moving back to our old website or are we going to stay with the current one?

Andreas Raht · 09-25-2007, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by thatsnotgross

Do we start moving back to our old website or are we going to stay with the current one?

OOTP 2007 will stay at ootpbaseball.net for now, and OOTP 8 will get it's own website at ootpdevelopments.com/ootp

yajeflow · 09-26-2007, 12:14 AM

as someone who did not make a move from FPS baseball '98 until something/someone got it right, the news that SI was joining OOTP was perfection. championship manager (and now football manager) is the single greatest game franchise, period. i just knew that even a slice of their input would put OOTP over the top, and i was obviously correct. OOTP 2007 is the baseball game that we have all been waiting for. puresim tried to be 'that game', but really dropped the ball. baseball mogul is a terrible joke of a poor attempt at being a 'CM' type game. OOTP 2007 is the schitz.

now, we have OOTP 2007 in our hands. that can't ever go away. should things regress to pre-2006, then c'est la vie. if further genius SI-like input continues, then bring it on. my personal wish would be for OOTP to move in the direction that football manager has, and make the personality/press/negotiation aspect even more full-blown. the baseball game details have already been nailed. what's left other than developing the behind the scenes stuff moreso.

bp_ · 09-26-2007, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by yajeflow

my personal wish would be for OOTP to move in the direction that football manager has, and make the personality/press/negotiation aspect even more full-blown. the baseball game details have already been nailed. what's left other than developing the behind the scenes stuff moreso.

I wouldn't say the baseball details are nailed just yet but they are getting close. I've never played football manager but the more indepth personality/press stuff sounds interesting.

ctorg · 09-26-2007, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

I just want to reiterate that at no time did I or SI or SEGA try to dictate the way the game should go. Markus is the visionary and long may this continue.

Okay, I shouldn't have phrased it that way.

Obviously there was something about the merger that wasn't working out, and I would rather see Markus part ways than continue with something that wasn't working out. But I think SI has been great.

ctorg · 09-26-2007, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by bp_

I wouldn't say the baseball details are nailed just yet but they are getting close. I've never played football manager but the more indepth personality/press stuff sounds interesting.

Markus could spend an eternity trying to get every nuance of the game perfect and never reach perfection. I don't think it can ever be totally nailed. But I think it's close enough at this point that some of the energy can be (and has been) put into the areas of the game that create a more immersive world, like player personalities, media, etc. I've always wanted to see more of that in the game. My ideal game is something like an RPG in which you play the role of a GM or a commissioner. That means dealing with a lot of non-baseball stuff.

Neags23 · 09-26-2007, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by battists

The newsletter e-mails are going out as we speak, but there's a lot of them. Delivery times may vary.

I finally got it last night around 10pm!!!

Only 4 days after they were sent. Almost could've mailed them with postage or something.

Good thing the contents were posted on the board.

fantom1979 · 09-26-2007, 11:49 PM

Got my newsletter on 9/24 at 12:21 PM EST. I am pretty sure I could have walked to Germany (nevermind mind that Atlantic Ocean thing) and heard the news directly from Markus.

Marc Duffy, its been real. You are now officially converted from employee to fan off OOTP. Please feel free to venture over to the off topic forum if you dare.

Matteo · 10-07-2007, 02:51 AM

Suddenly got a newsletter after 18 months of inactivity.

Never made the move to SI/Sega, still believe OOTP 5 is the best version. Hope we will see more independent programming again

Marc Duffy · 10-07-2007, 02:53 AM

In the last 18 months we've sent out numerous emails to the database that OOTP developments provided so not sure why you've not got anything from us.

Matteo · 10-07-2007, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

In the last 18 months we've sent out numerous emails to the database that OOTP developments provided so not sure why you've not got anything from us.

Must be selective attention

On a side note Marc, I was there for the first versions of CM, I played it 24x7 but really stopped when things became too complicated and when the Collyer brothers split etc.

Marc Duffy · 10-09-2007, 06:31 AM

The Collyer brothers never split, they are still here and VERY much part of Sports Interactive.

It was Sports Interactive as a whole who split with Eidos, took the code and database, and (re)created Football Manager

Bonedwarf · 10-09-2007, 06:26 PM

Then if that's true Marc, can you explain this from 2001?
http://forums.cpfc.org/showthread/t-11816.html

Oliver Collyer says:

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I'm writing to tell you that, as from today, I am leaving Sports Interactive

Marc Duffy · 10-10-2007, 05:55 AM

He went travelling around Australia and returned 2 years later to work on FML.
Paul Collyer has never gone travelling.

jaxmagicman · 10-10-2007, 07:54 AM

I am going to miss Marc. I should buy him a drink next time he is in Florida.

redmarkYankees · 10-10-2007, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bp_

I wouldn't say the baseball details are nailed just yet but they are getting close. I've never played football manager but the more indepth personality/press stuff sounds interesting.

Oh, it is. Telling Alex Ferguson that you're looking forward to destroying his side's title chances - and then doing so, despite his angry response - is very gratifying. Or when a world class player is delighted that you've signed a new contract, or a wonderkid is looking forward to learning from you, etc. Small stuff, but adds nicely to the game.

Bonedwarf · 10-10-2007, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

He went travelling around Australia and returned 2 years later to work on FML.
Paul Collyer has never gone travelling.

AH! Thanks for that. I hate being cursed with a long memory some times.

And the mind games are great fun in FM. Sticking the knife in after you've just beaten a superior opponent, and finding out several members of your squad love you for it.

Tony M · 10-31-2007, 03:37 PM

One good thing about OOTP is that it is available on digital download worldwide where as FM appears to be completely lacking in that feature in its big markets. They intimate at v8.0.1 of FM being available for DD but just vague in where it will be available.

I can't see Markus forcing people to buy a boxed copy because it can be boxed.

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treedom Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Transylvania Posts: 2,711	So when's this newsletter going out? I'm dying of curiosity over here! __________________ A rake and a roustabout.

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fantom1979 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Detroit, MI Posts: 3,024	Got my newsletter on 9/24 at 12:21 PM EST. I am pretty sure I could have walked to Germany (nevermind mind that Atlantic Ocean thing) and heard the news directly from Markus. Marc Duffy, its been real. You are now officially converted from employee to fan off OOTP. Please feel free to venture over to the off topic forum if you dare. __________________ A crude version of what I would like to see in-game: http://fantom1979.homeip.net/ootp/streaks.php "I'm not out here to win a beauty contest."

10-07-2007, 02:51 AM	#171 (permalink)
Matteo Major Leagues Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 473	Suddenly got a newsletter after 18 months of inactivity. Never made the move to SI/Sega, still believe OOTP 5 is the best version. Hope we will see more independent programming again __________________ ESPN The Show live chat during 2004 ALCS: Julie (Boston): Do you think Jeter does the fist pump everytime he disappoints a woman in bed? Or does he save it for when he's with A-Rod? Bill Simmons: Whoops - I didn't mean to post that. Really, I didn't.

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jaxmagicman Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: In Guam training to be a defloration-maker Posts: 6,506	I am going to miss Marc. I should buy him a drink next time he is in Florida. __________________ See ID

10-31-2007, 03:37 PM	#180 (permalink)
Tony M Moderator* Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Buckingham, England Posts: 2,897	One good thing about OOTP is that it is available on digital download worldwide where as FM appears to be completely lacking in that feature in its big markets. They intimate at v8.0.1 of FM being available for DD but just vague in where it will be available. I can't see Markus forcing people to buy a boxed copy because it can be boxed. __________________ Tony M Technical Support Moderator

09-25-2007, 03:55 PM	#163 (permalink)
thatsnotgross Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 13	Do we start moving back to our old website or are we going to stay with the current one?

09-26-2007, 12:14 AM	#165 (permalink)
yajeflow Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: newport beach Posts: 114	as someone who did not make a move from FPS baseball '98 until something/someone got it right, the news that SI was joining OOTP was perfection. championship manager (and now football manager) is the single greatest game franchise, period. i just knew that even a slice of their input would put OOTP over the top, and i was obviously correct. OOTP 2007 is the baseball game that we have all been waiting for. puresim tried to be 'that game', but really dropped the ball. baseball mogul is a terrible joke of a poor attempt at being a 'CM' type game. OOTP 2007 is the schitz. now, we have OOTP 2007 in our hands. that can't ever go away. should things regress to pre-2006, then c'est la vie. if further genius SI-like input continues, then bring it on. my personal wish would be for OOTP to move in the direction that football manager has, and make the personality/press/negotiation aspect even more full-blown. the baseball game details have already been nailed. what's left other than developing the behind the scenes stuff moreso.

10-07-2007, 02:53 AM	#172 (permalink)
Marc Duffy SI Marketing Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Islington, London Posts: 4,743	In the last 18 months we've sent out numerous emails to the database that OOTP developments provided so not sure why you've not got anything from us.

10-09-2007, 06:31 AM	#174 (permalink)
Marc Duffy SI Marketing Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Islington, London Posts: 4,743	The Collyer brothers never split, they are still here and VERY much part of Sports Interactive. It was Sports Interactive as a whole who split with Eidos, took the code and database, and (re)created Football Manager

10-10-2007, 05:55 AM	#176 (permalink)
Marc Duffy SI Marketing Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Islington, London Posts: 4,743	He went travelling around Australia and returned 2 years later to work on FML. Paul Collyer has never gone travelling.

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