|
||||
|
|
Earlier versions of OOTP: New to the game? A place for all new Out of the Park Baseball fans to ask questions about the game. |
|
Thread Tools |
06-01-2011, 04:00 PM | #1 |
Minors (Double A)
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 163
|
version 11 or 12
I am new to what I assume is called text simulation gaming. I see a few out there and was intrigued by this one, also should i wait for version 12 to come out or buy version 11?
|
06-01-2011, 04:10 PM | #2 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 5,951
|
12 is coming out on 6/20. I would wait.
You can try the 11 demo in the meantime. Also, I think 8 is available free on the website. That would at least get your feet wet with some aspects of the game. |
06-01-2011, 04:14 PM | #3 |
Minors (Double A)
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 163
|
I have been tinkering with the demo for version 11. it seems fun but almost seems overwhelming as well. does the learning curve get easier?
|
06-01-2011, 04:21 PM | #4 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 5,951
|
Quote:
The problem, if you want to classify it as one, is that there are so many options that you can fiddle with. For some of them, you have to have what I think is a deep knowledge of the way MLB works to even understand. If you can do it with the demo, you could try the fictional quickstart that comes with the game and play a few seasons to get your feet wet. I think it is called the ABA or something like that. |
|
06-01-2011, 04:36 PM | #5 |
Minors (Double A)
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 163
|
Thank you for the help. I consider myself a huge baseball enthusiast and probably know more about the sport and its intricacies than i should. I'll tinker around and see what I think.
|
06-01-2011, 05:13 PM | #6 |
Minors (Double A)
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 163
|
The menu bars and drop downs actually seem to duplicate in spots and its not as overwhelming as first thought. Lots of options, which can be a good thing. Seems pretty sweet. What is the average time it takes to manage/play a game? Im wanting to try but heading out from work. Sounds like a good buy. One i think i'll be making.
Oh also, is it possible to not lose your franchise? IE it seems a new version comes out every year. Would I be able to upgrade to the newest version without having to start over if i have a franchise in an older version? Last edited by TDO; 06-01-2011 at 05:16 PM. Reason: another question |
06-01-2011, 08:52 PM | #7 | |
All Star Starter
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,104
|
Quote:
|
|
06-01-2011, 09:32 PM | #8 |
Banned
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Diamond, IL
Posts: 6,339
Infractions: 2/2 (3)
|
TDO I would wait also for version 12 if I were u.....but play with 8 or 11 demo...theres tons of add ons for 11 & 12...makes your gaming experience very intense.
|
06-01-2011, 09:35 PM | #9 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 6,271
|
I wouldnt worry about the learning curve. Theres so many ways to play the game. Hell some of us are still finding things out we didnt know about the game even thoufh weve played since ootp1 or 2.
|
06-01-2011, 09:43 PM | #10 |
Minors (Double A)
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 163
|
Thanks fellas and nice avatar Baseball Man, red-green show was awesome
|
06-02-2011, 02:44 PM | #11 |
Minors (Double A)
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 163
|
took the plunge and pre-ordered version 12. Now i just have to wait 18 days
|
06-03-2011, 04:41 AM | #12 | |
All Star Starter
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Lafayette IN (by way of Tonawanda NY)
Posts: 1,673
|
Quote:
Eight... *pause*... *closes mouth* *whisper to self* One... two... three... ... My momma always said: If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. ... ... ... Easier said than done, though. What I meant to say, of course, is this: Welcome aboard, TDO!
__________________
Jeremy from Tonawanda --- Go Cubbies! --- Unofficial Theta Tester(tm) "Oh, we got both kinds. We got country and western!" From OOTP 6: Designated for Assignment FAQ (Includes both problems and solutions! Ooooo! ) |
|
06-03-2011, 12:53 PM | #13 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 2,599
|
Quote:
The "Graphics Based" games (Madden, MLB The Show, etc.) were lacking for me. I always focused on the franchise modes and found them too easy. I found OOTP while looking for a football sim I could play online vs. other people. Somehow I found the online league I am in first, that took me to OOTP's site and things have never been the same. lol Hell my wife’s nickname for me came from my first W.S. Championship in the league. She came home and I was designing a Championship Ring to use as my avatar. I am pretty CPU illiterate so I had been at it for about 3 hours. The moniker "Champ" was born. lol I still have not played on game in a solo league but I am enamored with our online league. Best $25 or 30 or 45 or whatever I pay each year I have spent on entertainment.
__________________
You mock me, therefore I am My wife |
|
06-03-2011, 09:12 PM | #14 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Yankee Stadium, back in 1998.
Posts: 8,645
|
If this is true then you will love this game, TDO, and the learning curve will be short and gentle.
|
06-04-2011, 12:19 PM | #15 | |
All Star Starter
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Lafayette IN (by way of Tonawanda NY)
Posts: 1,673
|
Quote:
... But it is an learning experience either way, so worry not!
__________________
Jeremy from Tonawanda --- Go Cubbies! --- Unofficial Theta Tester(tm) "Oh, we got both kinds. We got country and western!" From OOTP 6: Designated for Assignment FAQ (Includes both problems and solutions! Ooooo! ) |
|
06-04-2011, 05:34 PM | #16 | |
Banned
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Diamond, IL
Posts: 6,339
Infractions: 2/2 (3)
|
Quote:
I owned 6.5 hardly played it played free 8 for 2 weeks before buying 11. |
|
06-05-2011, 04:03 AM | #17 | |
All Star Starter
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Lafayette IN (by way of Tonawanda NY)
Posts: 1,673
|
Quote:
I agree that it makes life easier for a newbie to receive answers to their questions, no matter how basic. That's just good customer service, and it's an area where our "community" sometimes drops the ball (whether in the name of having fun / sarcasm, or just plain malicious dismissiveness). ... However... Maybe I'm only talking about myself here, but I think it's also important to keep in mind people's baseball backgrounds, especially other baseball "sims" (scare quotes to include EA's MLB series and other "arcade-y" titles). If you're coming from a "cards-and-dice" background (like me with APBA, or others with Strat-o-Matic), what you don't realize, sometimes, is that you didn't learn how to play baseball or manage a baseball team... but you learned how to play Strat-Ball or APBA-Ball ("I only get 6 ABs to use with this guy with 10 6s on his card, so I'll use him with bases loaded to get the triple, or I'll use him as a free intentional walk with a runner on third... ") So then you get to a more realistic sim like our beloved OOTP and all the sudden... you have to first unlearn what you thought you knew, and then learn the new game. I guess what I'm trying to say is this: What seemed easy to learn for you, may not be easy to learn for me, or the next guy who knocks on our collective door. Or... maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks, but it takes a lot more effort and patience by the trainer.
__________________
Jeremy from Tonawanda --- Go Cubbies! --- Unofficial Theta Tester(tm) "Oh, we got both kinds. We got country and western!" From OOTP 6: Designated for Assignment FAQ (Includes both problems and solutions! Ooooo! ) |
|
06-05-2011, 06:43 PM | #18 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Yankee Stadium, back in 1998.
Posts: 8,645
|
OK, youse guys. Lemme clarify youse:
To love OOTP Baseball, you've got to be:
|
Bookmarks |
|
|