Is 08' worth it for me to get?

Ramzzz86 · 02-10-2008, 05:19 PM

The reason I'm posting this is not because I thought any of the previous versions were junk, but that I love the previous versions. I still have ootp2007 on my computer and really like it. There are of course a few things that I wished were there but other than that I really like it. I guess what I'm asking is does 08 have more and better features than the already amazing 07' version? I want to know if the game has this in it too:

The ability to have the schedule not play the same rotation in created leagues. One thing I couldn't stand was that the 07' version won't let you change the way the schedule is in created leagues. For example I have a 24 team league and I play the same teams in the same order throughout the year. I want to be able to play the teams in the other league (i have a 12/12 team leagues) but also have it so that the teams play more games within their division. If that option isn't there I can live with that but I can't live with the rotational schedule in another version again.

Is the draft pool a little better? I remember in the 06' game that if you drafted a pretty good guy according to your scouts, you were basically garunteed a good prospect. In 07' I was like 30/70 in terms of drafting good guys in the first couple rounds and I had a scout that had a 100 for pitching and another with a 99 for hitting. It seemed like you were more than likely gauranteed a bust than not.

those were the two biggies from 07' I didn't like, but other than that i really liked the game. Anything about how good the game is would be appreciated.

Ramzzz86 · 02-11-2008, 04:58 PM

does anyone want to answer this lol?

johnnybourbon · 02-11-2008, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Ramzzz86

does anyone want to answer this lol?

well i think he was asking more generally the difference between 2007 and OOTP8...which i do not know

remangiii · 02-11-2008, 06:28 PM

It's only like $6 if you have OOTP2007. Go for it!

jarmenia · 02-11-2008, 07:37 PM

wlight1 · 02-12-2008, 12:17 AM

I'd guess that people are less interested in having this discussion because there have been a handful of threads asking the exact same question over the last month. The consensus seems to be: if upgrading from OOTP '07, the move to OOTP8 is only $6 so you might as well, but the difference you get is very slight, so you also might as well just wait for v9. Not that many features are added from 2007 to v8. See this thread for details on what's new in v8 vs 2007.

If you have any version prior to 2007, you should absolutely upgrade to v8 immediately, because it is leaps and bounds a better game than v6.5.

See many recent threads in this forum for more info. A perusal of thread titles over the last month or so should show up a few threads you'd be interested in.

02-10-2008, 05:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ramzzz86 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 39	Is 08' worth it for me to get? The reason I'm posting this is not because I thought any of the previous versions were junk, but that I love the previous versions. I still have ootp2007 on my computer and really like it. There are of course a few things that I wished were there but other than that I really like it. I guess what I'm asking is does 08 have more and better features than the already amazing 07' version? I want to know if the game has this in it too: The ability to have the schedule not play the same rotation in created leagues. One thing I couldn't stand was that the 07' version won't let you change the way the schedule is in created leagues. For example I have a 24 team league and I play the same teams in the same order throughout the year. I want to be able to play the teams in the other league (i have a 12/12 team leagues) but also have it so that the teams play more games within their division. If that option isn't there I can live with that but I can't live with the rotational schedule in another version again. Is the draft pool a little better? I remember in the 06' game that if you drafted a pretty good guy according to your scouts, you were basically garunteed a good prospect. In 07' I was like 30/70 in terms of drafting good guys in the first couple rounds and I had a scout that had a 100 for pitching and another with a 99 for hitting. It seemed like you were more than likely gauranteed a bust than not. those were the two biggies from 07' I didn't like, but other than that i really liked the game. Anything about how good the game is would be appreciated. __________________ Interstate Baseball League New York Yonkers 2 Time Interstate Champions 2007, 2008 Conference Champions 2006, 2007, 2008

02-11-2008, 06:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
remangiii Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: At this point, any shade of green will do Posts: 4,661	It's only like $6 if you have OOTP2007. Go for it! __________________ Orioles Pride - First Week Recap (11/22) 2005 Winner of LL's Pick the Loser Contest! - 15-0

02-11-2008, 07:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
jarmenia Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gainesville, FL USA Posts: 3,369	Yes __________________ If not perfection, when is good enough, good enough?

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02-11-2008, 04:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ramzzz86 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 39	does anyone want to answer this lol?

02-12-2008, 12:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
wlight1 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 186	I'd guess that people are less interested in having this discussion because there have been a handful of threads asking the exact same question over the last month. The consensus seems to be: if upgrading from OOTP '07, the move to OOTP8 is only $6 so you might as well, but the difference you get is very slight, so you also might as well just wait for v9. Not that many features are added from 2007 to v8. See this thread for details on what's new in v8 vs 2007. If you have any version prior to 2007, you should absolutely upgrade to v8 immediately, because it is leaps and bounds a better game than v6.5. See many recent threads in this forum for more info. A perusal of thread titles over the last month or so should show up a few threads you'd be interested in.