OOTP 10 announced! Save $10 by preordering.

Markus Heinsohn · 02-19-2009, 10:45 AM

Hey friends,

it's time to officially announce Out of the Park Baseball 10! We have just sent out a newsletter to the subscribers and our customers, revealing the new features, 5 screenshots and details about the preordering.

Not only do you save $10 by preordering now, you will also get the game via download 2 days prior to the official launch date!

Here is the newsletter for your viewing pleasures:
OOTP Developments Newsletter

And here is the OOTP 10 teaser website we have just launched:
Preorder Out of the Park Baseball 10

OOTP 10 will be released in Spring 2009. It will be the best OOTP ever and hands-down the best baseball simulation that money can buy.

Enjoy!
Markus

lungs · 02-19-2009, 10:47 AM

OOTP is my crack cocaine. After being clean for a while, I relapsed recently. With this announcement I don't even think an intervention will break me.

Atocep · 02-19-2009, 10:54 AM

I like a lot of what I read. The new pitching system, widgets, realistic arbitration and draft pick compensation all sound good. After a 1 year break from the series I might give the game another try.

LloydLungs · 02-19-2009, 10:59 AM

New pitching system LOVE. Hopefully it works well. I love OOTP, but I do think the game has needed this for some time.

Lot of other things sound good, as well. Looking forward to it.

CleBrownsfan · 02-19-2009, 11:05 AM

I'll probably end up buying it but the new features really don't give me a "wow" factor. I still with that the financial aspect of the game actually matter. For some reason it really bothers me that you can pretty much sign or re-sign anybody with out any repercussions.

Markus Heinsohn · 02-19-2009, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by CleBrownsfan

I'll probably end up buying it but the new features really don't give me a "wow" factor. I still with that the financial aspect of the game actually matter. For some reason it really bothers me that you can pretty much sign or re-sign anybody with out any repercussions.

This is only true when you are playing the game in commissioner mode. Otherwise you're restricted to your team budget.

lungs · 02-19-2009, 11:21 AM

Is there the time and/or ability to negotiate a 1 year deal in between when arbitration numbers are exchanged and the actual hearing like there is in real life?

Markus Heinsohn · 02-19-2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by lungs

Is there the time and/or ability to negotiate a 1 year deal in between when arbitration numbers are exchanged and the actual hearing like there is in real life?

Yes!

lungs · 02-19-2009, 11:48 AM

Any chance mutual options will reflect real life more? Usually the team has to buy out it's side of the mutual option.

Another option I've always wanted to see that would cater to modern and historical tastes would be selling/purchasing players.

Teams purchase contracts of players from independent leagues on a fairly regular basis and was also historically a big part of player movement.

PilotMan · 02-19-2009, 12:16 PM

Funny how this always comes around the same time my tax refund does. Coincidence? I think not!

Eaglesfan27 · 02-19-2009, 02:14 PM

The pitching changes make this is a buy for me after skipping for a few years. I hope they are well implemented.

stevew · 02-19-2009, 02:35 PM

OK. Who's starting the FOFC elite league?

gstelmack · 02-19-2009, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

OK. Who's starting the FOFC elite league?

Not me, at least not until I find out if I can create a draft list for an MP league without it regularly removing the highlighting from guys that I've got on my list once I move another guy down to the list, or randomly deciding to remove a guy in the middle of my list when dragging someone else down.

BigPapi · 02-19-2009, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

The pitching changes make this is a buy for me after skipping for a few years. I hope they are well implemented.

Me too...Makes me a bit skeptical to see he's still using the old system too- Movement, Stuff and Control. Seems like this new system may just have been glued on. Hoping for the best though- I suppose time will tell......

I wonder how this will bode for importing rosters from older versions and historical? Come to think of it, maybe that's why he kept the old ratings in? We need more details!!!!

Passacaglia · 02-19-2009, 02:43 PM

How much is it regularly?

cartman · 02-19-2009, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

How much is it regularly?

$10 more than the special pre-order price. That would be the smart-ass reply

$39.99 would be the genteel reply.

spleen1015 · 02-19-2009, 03:02 PM

This should be in the Baseball Text-Based Sims forum.

MizzouRah · 02-19-2009, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by spleen1015

This should be in the Baseball Text-Based Sims forum.

Where is that at?

MizzouRah · 02-19-2009, 07:41 PM

Good for you Markus!!!

Even if I don't play ootp like I used to, I'll get it just to support you.

JetsIn06 · 02-19-2009, 09:02 PM

I love the new features. Definitely getting this.

stevew · 02-19-2009, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gstelmack

Not me, at least not until I find out if I can create a draft list for an MP league without it regularly removing the highlighting from guys that I've got on my list once I move another guy down to the list, or randomly deciding to remove a guy in the middle of my list when dragging someone else down.

Ugh. Drafting 10 rounds was always a pain in the ass. At least hopefully there is some preference type tool so you can highlight the type of guys you like.

Markus Heinsohn · 02-20-2009, 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gstelmack

Not me, at least not until I find out if I can create a draft list for an MP league without it regularly removing the highlighting from guys that I've got on my list once I move another guy down to the list, or randomly deciding to remove a guy in the middle of my list when dragging someone else down.

That's a bug that'll get fixed in OOTP 10

molson · 02-20-2009, 07:50 AM

I definitely like the "Optional Reserve Roster Limit", assuming it doesn't create AI roster management chaos.

It was always depressing when I tried to start a small, fictional league, only to see that teams could hoard 100+ players unless you added a minor league.

PilotMan · 02-20-2009, 11:03 AM

Alright Markus, you have my money for the third year in a row. Not even SI can stake that claim. OOTP is the best baseball game on the market.

Pumpy Tudors · 02-20-2009, 12:26 PM

SnowMan · 02-20-2009, 11:31 PM

Pre-ordered. My pleasure to support Markus and all the other indy text sim developers. Here's to an improved OOTP!

Balldog · 02-21-2009, 06:52 AM

I could barely run OOTP 9 on my PC so I think I'm going to have to step away from the series until I get a new laptop.

Ksyrup · 04-07-2009, 09:11 AM

FYI, I just happened to check the OOTP forums to see if there was an update on the release date, and got lucky. This is from Marcus this morning:

Quote:

Hey guys,

as the questions for the release time seem to get more frequent, I think it's a good time for an update from our side.

The game is currently in beta testing, and we're putting the finishing touches on the remaining new features. After that, it's bug fixing time. If all goes well, then we're looking at an early May release. However, things may happen which result in a delay. For example, I was ill for two weeks of the past 4 weeks, so if something like this happens again, the release will be pushed back of course.

We'll keep you posted

Cheers,
Markus

Ordinarily, I would be bummed about this, but another month will give me plenty of time to mess around with BBM before OOTP comes out...and allow me to hopefully time my pre-order so I get the discount but don't pay too far in advance (sorry Marcus!).

spleen1015 · 04-07-2009, 09:13 AM

That dude gets sick a lot.

RainMaker · 04-07-2009, 09:33 AM

Are they actually going to have MLB rosters for this game at launch?

Marc Vaughan · 04-07-2009, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spleen1015

That dude gets sick a lot.

I know you're kidding - but seriously its one of the hazards of small development teams - if someone is ill then it means nothing gets done, on a larger team you can cover by shuffling people around, on a smaller team that isn't possible.

If enough people continue supporting Markus and OOTP then eventually I sincerely hope OOTP Developments will grow in a similar manner to what happened with SI.

Passacaglia · 04-07-2009, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by spleen1015

That dude gets sick a lot.

That's how you know the game is awesome -- he's probably sick from working 20-hour days, 7 times per week.

johnnyshaka · 04-07-2009, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

If enough people continue supporting Markus and OOTP then eventually I sincerely hope OOTP Developments will grow in a similar manner to what happened with SI.

No thanks...emulating SI shouldn't the be goal...they killed OOTP for me and killed EHM for everybody.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 04-07-2009, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

No thanks...emulating SI shouldn't the be goal...they killed OOTP for me and killed EHM for everybody.

Yeah, I was just thinking the same thing. I'm a huge fan of SI's soccer franchise, but I'd prefer that they stick to that and leave the other games that I enjoy alone.

spleen1015 · 04-07-2009, 12:55 PM

Do you guys like the OOTP6.5 interface more than the OOTP2007/SI interface?

I like 6.5 better.

cartman · 04-07-2009, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

I know you're kidding - but seriously its one of the hazards of small development teams - if someone is ill then it means nothing gets done, on a larger team you can cover by shuffling people around, on a smaller team that isn't possible.

If enough people continue supporting Markus and OOTP then eventually I sincerely hope OOTP Developments will grow in a similar manner to what happened with SI.

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

No thanks...emulating SI shouldn't the be goal...they killed OOTP for me and killed EHM for everybody.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

Yeah, I was just thinking the same thing. I'm a huge fan of SI's soccer franchise, but I'd prefer that they stick to that and leave the other games that I enjoy alone.

I don't see where Marc said he wanted OOTP Dev to turn into a clone of SI. He simply said he would like to see them have the same kind of success SI has had, and be able to grow from a couple of developers into a high enough revenue generating business to allow a larger team of developers.

KWhit · 04-07-2009, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by spleen1015

Do you guys like the OOTP6.5 interface more than the OOTP2007/SI interface?

I like 6.5 better.

Not me. I think the SI interface is leaps and bounds better.

Pumpy Tudors · 04-07-2009, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

No thanks...emulating SI shouldn't the be goal...they killed OOTP for me and killed EHM for everybody.

It didn't kill EHM for me. I preferred EHM under SI.

Big Fo · 04-07-2009, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KWhit

Not me. I think the SI interface is leaps and bounds better.

That's because it is.

sabotai · 04-07-2009, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

It didn't kill EHM for me. I preferred EHM under SI.

Same here.

johnnyshaka · 04-07-2009, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

It didn't kill EHM for me. I preferred EHM under SI.

When is the next version coming out?

johnnyshaka · 04-07-2009, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cartman

I don't see where Marc said he wanted OOTP Dev to turn into a clone of SI. He simply said he would like to see them have the same kind of success SI has had, and be able to grow from a couple of developers into a high enough revenue generating business to allow a larger team of developers.

My point being that SI took on more than they could chew. Stick to what you know and do that to the best of your ability.

CraigSca · 04-07-2009, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

When is the next version coming out?

gold.

Pumpy Tudors · 04-07-2009, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

When is the next version coming out?

Evidently, I misunderstood what you meant by "killed." I thought you meant it in the same way that they "killed" OOTP for you.

Marc Vaughan · 04-07-2009, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

No thanks...emulating SI shouldn't the be goal...they killed OOTP for me and killed EHM for everybody.

Wasn't at all meaning to imply that I wanted OOTP to become anything like an SI product - just trying to offer support to a fellow developer I respect.

I have no say in the evolution of OOTP and I know many people who enjoy it a lot.

PS - Incidentally when Markus worked with SI he had full say in how OOTP developed, while I offered as much support as I could at no point did I intrude and tell him 'what to do', I'm well aware of the fact that my knowledge of baseball (and indeed what fans of OOTP want) is somewhat limited.
I enjoyed discussing things with Markus not least because it gave an interestng skew on how and why we did things on FM, indeed I can honestly say working with Markus was quite inspirational and definitely helped me with coming up with some new ideas and features for FM.
I'm sorry that the partnership with SI didn't last, but I'm very glad Markus and OOTP are still thriving and I try and support them both where I can and I count Markus very much as a friend.

RainMaker · 04-07-2009, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spleen1015

Do you guys like the OOTP6.5 interface more than the OOTP2007/SI interface?

I like 6.5 better.

Me too. The new interface just has too much going on. Then again, I think the game has gone to crap since 6.5.

Balldog · 04-07-2009, 03:13 PM

I'm still playing 6.5 regularly, working on creating an opening day roster this will be my last one.

MizzouRah · 04-17-2009, 09:05 AM

Some nice new screens via the newsletter. I really like how you can see your bench players and rested relief pitchers all in one screen now.

Also love that the out of town scoreboard is back!

Mizzou B-ball fan · 04-17-2009, 09:12 AM

I preordered the game. I've joined a forming 30-man online league with some guys who used to play on version 6.5. Should be interesting as I've never played OOTP as a multiplayer game before.

DaddyTorgo · 04-17-2009, 09:56 AM

I miss EHM

02-19-2009, 11:05 AM	#5
CleBrownsfan Pro Rookie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: C-Town	I'll probably end up buying it but the new features really don't give me a "wow" factor. I still with that the financial aspect of the game actually matter. For some reason it really bothers me that you can pretty much sign or re-sign anybody with out any repercussions. __________________ *XBox Gamertag:* Pronk32 FOOL-X - Cleveland Naps FOOL - Cleveland Cyclones SLOP - Cuyahoga Spiders

02-19-2009, 12:16 PM	#10
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Funny how this always comes around the same time my tax refund does. Coincidence? I think not! __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

02-19-2009, 02:14 PM	#11
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	The pitching changes make this is a buy for me after skipping for a few years. I hope they are well implemented. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

02-20-2009, 11:03 AM	#24
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Alright Markus, you have my money for the third year in a row. Not even SI can stake that claim. OOTP is the best baseball game on the market. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

02-20-2009, 12:26 PM	#25
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	__________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

02-19-2009, 10:47 AM	#2
lungs Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Prairie du Sac, WI	OOTP is my crack cocaine. After being clean for a while, I relapsed recently. With this announcement I don't even think an intervention will break me.

02-19-2009, 10:54 AM	#3
Atocep Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Puyallup, WA	I like a lot of what I read. The new pitching system, widgets, realistic arbitration and draft pick compensation all sound good. After a 1 year break from the series I might give the game another try.

02-19-2009, 10:59 AM	#4
LloydLungs College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ponchatoula, LA	New pitching system LOVE. Hopefully it works well. I love OOTP, but I do think the game has needed this for some time. Lot of other things sound good, as well. Looking forward to it.

02-19-2009, 11:21 AM	#7
lungs Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Prairie du Sac, WI	Is there the time and/or ability to negotiate a 1 year deal in between when arbitration numbers are exchanged and the actual hearing like there is in real life?

02-19-2009, 11:48 AM	#9
lungs Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Prairie du Sac, WI	Any chance mutual options will reflect real life more? Usually the team has to buy out it's side of the mutual option. Another option I've always wanted to see that would cater to modern and historical tastes would be selling/purchasing players. Teams purchase contracts of players from independent leagues on a fairly regular basis and was also historically a big part of player movement.

02-19-2009, 02:35 PM	#12
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	OK. Who's starting the FOFC elite league?

02-19-2009, 02:43 PM	#15
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	How much is it regularly?

02-19-2009, 03:02 PM	#17
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	This should be in the Baseball Text-Based Sims forum.

02-19-2009, 07:41 PM	#19
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Good for you Markus!!! Even if I don't play ootp like I used to, I'll get it just to support you.

02-19-2009, 09:02 PM	#20
JetsIn06 Pro Rookie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rahway, NJ	I love the new features. Definitely getting this.

02-20-2009, 07:50 AM	#23
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	I definitely like the "Optional Reserve Roster Limit", assuming it doesn't create AI roster management chaos. It was always depressing when I tried to start a small, fictional league, only to see that teams could hoard 100+ players unless you added a minor league.

02-20-2009, 11:31 PM	#26
SnowMan High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Georgia via Alaska via Washington	Pre-ordered. My pleasure to support Markus and all the other indy text sim developers. Here's to an improved OOTP!

02-21-2009, 06:52 AM	#27
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	I could barely run OOTP 9 on my PC so I think I'm going to have to step away from the series until I get a new laptop.

04-07-2009, 09:13 AM	#29
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	That dude gets sick a lot.

04-07-2009, 09:33 AM	#30
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Are they actually going to have MLB rosters for this game at launch?

04-07-2009, 12:55 PM	#35
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Do you guys like the OOTP6.5 interface more than the OOTP2007/SI interface? I like 6.5 better.

04-07-2009, 03:13 PM	#47
Balldog Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Macomb, MI	I'm still playing 6.5 regularly, working on creating an opening day roster this will be my last one.

04-17-2009, 09:05 AM	#48
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Some nice new screens via the newsletter. I really like how you can see your bench players and rested relief pitchers all in one screen now. Also love that the out of town scoreboard is back!

04-17-2009, 09:12 AM	#49
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	I preordered the game. I've joined a forming 30-man online league with some guys who used to play on version 6.5. Should be interesting as I've never played OOTP as a multiplayer game before.

04-17-2009, 09:56 AM	#50
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	I miss EHM

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