Promotion/Demotion: Easier?

MidnightPyro · 05-14-2008, 05:44 PM

With OOTP's ability to have quite a number of minor league levels, I always find myself looking back and forth between my minor league report with the recommendations, and my transaction screen. Going back and forth is kind of a pain, and I don't want to print out my entire minor league setup every time

I was thinking that maybe on the transaction screen, having some arrows (up/down) would allow you to quickly evaluate the situation without having to go back from report to report.

Would this be a feasible option to add to the game, or am I completely missing something?

Erik W. · 05-14-2008, 05:46 PM

The arrows are a pretty decent idea.

What I do in the meantime is open the minors report in an external browser, allowing me to flip back and forth without having to go back and forward constantly in-game.

chimanbj · 05-14-2008, 05:48 PM

Just make sure you have a really good scout, or you'll be ending people's careers, sending them up when they're not ready, and down when they're tearing things up!!

johnnybourbon · 05-14-2008, 06:16 PM

one thing that I was thinking about in relation to this is something those of you with firefox internet browsers may have. There's a plug in for firefox called cooliris, where you can pop open a link to another page by mousing over a link that is available. I've been thinking for a while that having something similar in OOTP would be great. If you could mouseover a name in the transaction screen and have a partial page pop up (that is closed when you guide the mouse out of the area where the pop up is) with the information that may be important, especially minor league scouting reports on a player.

enuttage · 05-14-2008, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MidnightPyro

Going back and forth is kind of a pain, and I don't want to print out my entire minor league setup every time

Man, you ain't kidding. That's a real pain. Especially if you aren't taking all of the AI's recommendations. I'm all for any simplification of this process.

gollum65 · 05-15-2008, 09:42 AM

Count this as another vote for some sort of promotion option on the minor league screen. I spent more time with the last version flipping between the minor league screens and the transaction screen then i did playing my MLB team's games.

Crimguy · 05-15-2008, 10:40 AM

The problem I had was similar. I had always thought a little AJAX treatment to the minors pages would help. That way you wouldn't have to be taken to a different page or worry about a refresh when you right-clicked on a player to promote him.

Personally, I'm not a fan of the html pages except for online purposes or for review. I think all html components should have an equivilent page in the main interface.

Church OOTP · 05-15-2008, 10:41 AM

I love this idea ... a simple solution to a nagging issue.

05-14-2008, 05:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
MidnightPyro Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 215	Promotion/Demotion: Easier? With OOTP's ability to have quite a number of minor league levels, I always find myself looking back and forth between my minor league report with the recommendations, and my transaction screen. Going back and forth is kind of a pain, and I don't want to print out my entire minor league setup every time I was thinking that maybe on the transaction screen, having some arrows (up/down) would allow you to quickly evaluate the situation without having to go back from report to report. Would this be a feasible option to add to the game, or am I completely missing something? __________________

05-14-2008, 05:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Erik W. Global Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Montréal Posts: 3,729	The arrows are a pretty decent idea. What I do in the meantime is open the minors report in an external browser, allowing me to flip back and forth without having to go back and forward constantly in-game. __________________ Formerly known as Azamien

05-14-2008, 05:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
chimanbj All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 705	Just make sure you have a really good scout, or you'll be ending people's careers, sending them up when they're not ready, and down when they're tearing things up!! __________________ People ask if I'm a Cubs or White Sox fan...I tell them, proudly, I'm a Phillies Phan!

05-14-2008, 06:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnnybourbon Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: addison, il Posts: 269	one thing that I was thinking about in relation to this is something those of you with firefox internet browsers may have. There's a plug in for firefox called cooliris, where you can pop open a link to another page by mousing over a link that is available. I've been thinking for a while that having something similar in OOTP would be great. If you could mouseover a name in the transaction screen and have a partial page pop up (that is closed when you guide the mouse out of the area where the pop up is) with the information that may be important, especially minor league scouting reports on a player. __________________ And so we go, on with our lives We know the truth, but prefer lies Lies are simple, simple is bliss Why go against tradition when we can Admit defeat, live in decline Be the victim of our own design The status quo, built on suspect Why would anyone stick out their neck?

05-15-2008, 10:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
Church OOTP Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 152	I love this idea ... a simple solution to a nagging issue. __________________ Get my MLB Logos (over 431 in total) here and here or you can download them here Get my Fictional Logos here Get my replacement for the Default Player here

05-15-2008, 09:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
gollum65 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 183	Count this as another vote for some sort of promotion option on the minor league screen. I spent more time with the last version flipping between the minor league screens and the transaction screen then i did playing my MLB team's games.

05-15-2008, 10:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
Crimguy Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cave Creek, AZ Posts: 154	The problem I had was similar. I had always thought a little AJAX treatment to the minors pages would help. That way you wouldn't have to be taken to a different page or worry about a refresh when you right-clicked on a player to promote him. Personally, I'm not a fan of the html pages except for online purposes or for review. I think all html components should have an equivilent page in the main interface.

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