It all makes sense in terms of completing the moves, but the overall navigation, particularly when unfamiliar with the game, can be tough. If the roster is full, though, that won't be possible, so a spot has to be freed up first. In that example, a user must go to a player's profile page, click on "available actions," then "transactions," and activate from DL. Something as simple as activating a player off the DL might send a person scrambling through a number of screens to try to find where the action is to be taken. There also are a few modes where the focus is more honed in and simplified. "Out of the Park Baseball 17" is a little more friendly in that regard, again given the ability to assign tasks to the AI and handle as little as possible. The sheer number of options, and the barrage of statistics and ratings and menu screens, makes not just OOTP but all management games somewhat overwhelming for newcomers. Users have the option of automating whatever they don't want to do and handling only the assignments that are desired. Everything from ownership and GM tasks down to the batter-by-batter managerial duties are available in the game. The PC game gives people the opportunity to run a baseball franchise from top to bottom, whether that's with an MLB team, a team from years past, a minor league club, or even one from a foreign league. MORE: Top-ranked players in 'OOTP Baseball 17' | Michael Jordan, John Elway in 'OOTP Baseball 17'Īs far as simulation management games go, "Out of the Park Baseball" has long been the gold standard. The 17th release in the series is no different, with all the functionality from the past returning and accompanied by considerable upgrades that elevate the product to an even greater level. It's so good at what it sets out to do, there are few (if any) flaws to address on a year-to-year basis, yet still there are significant improvements and additions provided to expand upon the experience with every new edition. we'll see."Out of the Park Baseball" stands as a unique case in the world of annually released sports video games. Right now the game gets a low rating but the one saving grace is they do patch frequently, so maybe this issue will actually get fixed. I guess if somebody who has a couple of thousand posts in the forum ahs these problems they'll be addressed. I have tried this several ways: with the most recent patch, uninstalling and reinstalling an earlier version or even going all the way back the beta version, which I secured by pre-ordering the game and the problem still persists. If I do a search for guys like David Cone, Randy Johnson or Jimmy Key, the come up in the search field. If I go to the fantasy draft, like I said no starting pitchers. If you go to a league in the first round of the daft and have the system sort starting pitchers, there are none. The response from the head developer: This problem does not exist. You could see he had fatigue from pitching. You could see he was in the game by go9ing to the screen that shows the current pitcher. I also had the game totally ignore the fact that a relief pitcher made it into the game. In "Historical Exhibition" mode I had the AI play a relief pitcher at second base. Then there are the issues, which don't seem to get taken seriously unless you have some predetermined number of posts on their message board. Gove are the days of OOTP being strictly a text based sim. A major plus! The 3D engine has grown by leaps and bounds and the graphics presentation is enjoyable. You can create real life organizations from the Major Leagues right down to short season A ball. The major pluses: licensing has allowed use of all major and minor league players and logos. The major This is a game that had a lot of promise and potential, unfortunately ignored glaring issues persist and new issues appear. This is a game that had a lot of promise and potential, unfortunately ignored glaring issues persist and new issues appear.
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