The game has also added a feature to the boxscore of each game, which now gives a brief description of the game and a Win Probability chart.īut the best new feature of OOTP 17 is the historical exhibition series which allows you to simulate a game or series against any two teams from 1901 to today. The stadiums look pretty good in 3D graphic view too. The only “con” to 3D mode is that, so far, the play-by-play text is rather significantly behind the live action. This is a “hard shift right” against Elvis Andrus. Unlike the other versions, you can actually see where your defenders are positioned in the new version. There is also an option to shift even with the infield in and the game features several other defensive options such as playing a deep infield or setting your middle infielders to double-play depth. Of particular interest to BttP readers, the game gives you a variety of shifting options–a “weak” shift, regular shift, and “hard” shift. First introduced in OOTP 15, this feature really comes alive in the newest version. Miami’s GM comes back with this:īut Hill wants Beau Burrows and Derek Hill for Chen, so I guess I’ll pass.Īnother big improvement is the 3D Graphics during in-game management. For instance, going into the 2016 season, I put out a team need for the Tigers for a average quality, left handed, MLB starter. will use in evaluating what offers to send you. But now, you can fill out a “team needs” form, which the A.I. Just like I wasn’t the other six times you sent that same offer. would be “are you interested in this crappy, 1-star middle reliever for your top prospect?” Why no, Mr. In past versions, most of the offers I would get from the A.I. More significantly, the developers have improved the player trade feature. So your risk of having to put up with a cyber- Brad Ausmus are somewhat limited. Second, in your team pitcher screen you can dictate what relievers should be used in high leverage situations, and which pitchers should be avoided in high leverage. So an aspiring Jeff Luhnow can tear down his MLB roster to a bare minimum, put all that money into player development, draft signings, and international free agents, and profit four years later (unless you forget to turn on the “Can’t be fired” feature and your owner has enough). First, in this version you can set not only your team development budget, but also for the first time your draft budgets and international amateur free agent budget. OOTP 17 also has several new features that improve a General Manager’s control over his or her team. So aesthetically, the game is already an improvement over prior versions. I particularly like how the upcoming schedule is laid out in this version–the schedule is prominently placed in the top right corner making it much easier to see who your team will be playing in the next six days. So, you are just a few sleepless nights away from finding out what Mike Trout will look like in his 2032 season! The other major cosmetic change was to the main user interface, which is much cleaner and easier on the eyes than last year’s version (which you can see here in Nick Strangis’s excellent 1985 vs 2015 series). So your snozzberries taste like snozzberries and your Cabrera will look like Cabrera (not just some random dude with his same weight, age, ethnicity, etc). This year, OOTP 17 added an official license from the MLB Players’ Association and according to the game notes, the FaceGen for existing players should be more realistic. Last year, OOTP 16 was licensed by Major League Baseball for the first time in the sim’s history. Or, you can start your career managing at any level of the minor leagues start overseas in leagues like the NPB and KBO or even try to beat the odds by starting off in Independent League Baseball (alas, there is no Pacific Association!). OOTP 17 lets you take control of your favorite Major League team. Much like the other nine versions of the game I’ve played (I started with OOTP 8), OOTP 17 has already caused several unusually late bedtimes after I took the helm of the Detroit Tigers and try to get them back to the World Series. The annual rite of Spring is upon us–the release of the 17th iteration of the Out of the Park Baseball sim, out for the general public Tuesday. FANDOM/CULTURE, Reviews : Sleep Is Overrated: Out of the Park 17 Is as Addictive as Ever
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