Steam release ETA?

Lumpy · 04-20-2014, 10:56 AM

Any Idea when OOTP15 will be up on STEAM? When can pre-order's expect their keys?
And I have a few friends waiting to buy it on STEAM also!

Pineywoods OOTPer · 04-20-2014, 12:30 PM

No idea on Steam, but the keys are on your email....unless of course I am missing the ball and striking out.

skeldarkday · 04-20-2014, 05:42 PM

If your friends did nor pre-order then they wont be able to buy it until Monday. Only pre-orders got the game 3 days in advance.

If you did not get an e-mail from Steam if you pre-order contact them as they usually answer fast.

scottsggm · 04-20-2014, 05:46 PM

Any idea on when the standalone (non steam version) will go live on Monday? Midnight? 10 am? Thanks.

RchW · 04-20-2014, 05:53 PM

I would suggest Fridays timing is a good guide.

scottsggm · 04-20-2014, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

I would suggest Fridays timing is a good guide.

When was it released on Friday?

skeldarkday · 04-20-2014, 06:11 PM

Noon

scottsggm · 04-20-2014, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by skeldarkday

Noon

Thank you, very much.

Irrelevant Dude · 04-21-2014, 12:54 AM

I think you guys missed the OP's question though. He wanted to know when people who pre-ordered the game will receive their STEAM keys, which I believe are completely separate from the standalone keys. Even if the game goes up on Steam on Monday, we will need the Steam key in order to download the game there.

Stinson · 04-21-2014, 11:33 AM

Assuming it does in fact go up today, it will almost certainly be at the usual Steam update time, 1:00 PM Eastern / 10:00 AM Pacific.

As for the Steam keys, unfortunately I'm not sure. Perhaps they've worked it out with Valve to have the normal keys work on Steam. I believe Eagle Dynamics recently did the same with their keys.

EternallyOptimisticCubFan · 04-21-2014, 02:55 PM

Alrighty, this will be my first OOTP game. Super excited! Does anyone know if I buy it right now from this website if I will get a Steam key?

I really want it on Steam but I don't know if I can wait until it is released!

tdelotell · 04-21-2014, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Stinson

Assuming it does in fact go up today, it will almost certainly be at the usual Steam update time, 1:00 PM Eastern / 10:00 AM Pacific.

As for the Steam keys, unfortunately I'm not sure. Perhaps they've worked it out with Valve to have the normal keys work on Steam. I believe Eagle Dynamics recently did the same with their keys.

I tweeted the OOTP twitter account and got an answer.

https://twitter.com/ootpbaseball/sta...93841288630272

Not a definite date, but hopefully it is sooner rather than later.

r0nster · 04-21-2014, 03:39 PM

I dont understand this steam thing??? Whats so great about it when you can just go through Markus and get the key this way.

eriqjaffe · 04-21-2014, 03:41 PM

The main thing about Steam is that it exposes OOTP to people who might not otherwise know about it. It's kind of like an App Store that is focused on PC gaming.

r0nster · 04-21-2014, 03:46 PM

to be honest with my silly thinking this was an attempt to allow players to pit their teams against eachother on a viable website .... please dont throw the tomatoes at me LOL

Stinson · 04-21-2014, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by r0nster

I dont understand this steam thing??? Whats so great about it when you can just go through Markus and get the key this way.

There's nothing necessarily great about it; it's just personal preference for one method over another.

sandman2575 · 04-21-2014, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by eriqjaffe

The main thing about Steam is that it exposes OOTP to people who might not otherwise know about it. It's kind of like an App Store that is focused on PC gaming.

I think this is spot on. Steam's not really delivering anything you can't get by buying OOTP directly -- but OOTP15 will get way wider exposure this way. (I'd be curious to know how well OOTP14 has sold on Steam, actually.)

If you enjoy PC gaming in general, though, Steam really can't be beat. I'm not looking to start an argument with those who dislike Steam because of its DRM -- that's a perfectly valid viewpoint -- I'm just saying I've found it to be an excellent service, pretty much a necessary PC tool for me, like having a webbrowser or antivirus program.

r0nster · 04-21-2014, 04:22 PM

I will have to check it out.... I am not trying to start anything. I honestly didnt know much about it and always have the thinking to buy direct from the source thus bigger profit for a terrific and high quaility product and with me a loyal customer. I cant say anything good or bad about steam since i only recently heard of it.

sandman2575 · 04-21-2014, 04:28 PM

Personally, I think Markus & co. have done it exactly right: offer OOTP on Steam, but with the guarantee that Steam will *not* be the exclusive distributor and *not* be required for install. I actually haven't installed OOTP14 through Steam, but I love having it in my Steam library and the option to install it there if I want. Everyone wins.

EternallyOptimisticCubFan · 04-21-2014, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by sandman2575

Personally, I think Markus & co. have done it exactly right: offer OOTP on Steam, but with the guarantee that Steam will *not* be the exclusive distributor and *not* be required for install. I actually haven't installed OOTP14 through Steam, but I love having it in my Steam library and the option to install it there if I want. Everyone wins.

Since this will be my first OOTP game how does the Steam release work? If I buy/download the game from the website will I still be able to install it through Steam when it is released there?

I want to play it today but I don't want to be stuck out of a Steam copy so I might just wait a week or two. : \

04-20-2014, 10:56 AM	#1
Lumpy Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 31	Steam release ETA? Any Idea when OOTP15 will be up on STEAM? When can pre-order's expect their keys? And I have a few friends waiting to buy it on STEAM also!

04-20-2014, 12:30 PM	#2
Pineywoods OOTPer All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: White Oak, Texas Posts: 721	No idea on Steam, but the keys are on your email....unless of course I am missing the ball and striking out. __________________ The Pineywoods OOTPer Senior Office Manager, 13th Circle of Heck.

04-20-2014, 05:53 PM	#5
RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	I would suggest Fridays timing is a good guide. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

04-21-2014, 02:55 PM	#11
EternallyOptimisticCubFan Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 16	Alrighty, this will be my first OOTP game. Super excited! Does anyone know if I buy it right now from this website if I will get a Steam key? I really want it on Steam but I don't know if I can wait until it is released! Last edited by EternallyOptimisticCubFan; 04-21-2014 at 03:37 PM.

04-21-2014, 03:41 PM	#14
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,629	The main thing about Steam is that it exposes OOTP to people who might not otherwise know about it. It's kind of like an App Store that is focused on PC gaming. __________________

04-20-2014, 05:42 PM	#3
skeldarkday Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 10	If your friends did nor pre-order then they wont be able to buy it until Monday. Only pre-orders got the game 3 days in advance. If you did not get an e-mail from Steam if you pre-order contact them as they usually answer fast.

04-20-2014, 05:46 PM	#4
scottsggm Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 3	Any idea on when the standalone (non steam version) will go live on Monday? Midnight? 10 am? Thanks.

04-20-2014, 06:11 PM	#7
skeldarkday Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 10	Noon

04-21-2014, 12:54 AM	#9
Irrelevant Dude Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bourbonnais, IL Posts: 267	I think you guys missed the OP's question though. He wanted to know when people who pre-ordered the game will receive their STEAM keys, which I believe are completely separate from the standalone keys. Even if the game goes up on Steam on Monday, we will need the Steam key in order to download the game there.

04-21-2014, 11:33 AM	#10
Stinson Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 256	Assuming it does in fact go up today, it will almost certainly be at the usual Steam update time, 1:00 PM Eastern / 10:00 AM Pacific. As for the Steam keys, unfortunately I'm not sure. Perhaps they've worked it out with Valve to have the normal keys work on Steam. I believe Eagle Dynamics recently did the same with their keys.

04-21-2014, 03:39 PM	#13
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,047	I dont understand this steam thing??? Whats so great about it when you can just go through Markus and get the key this way.

04-21-2014, 03:46 PM	#15
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,047	to be honest with my silly thinking this was an attempt to allow players to pit their teams against eachother on a viable website .... please dont throw the tomatoes at me LOL

04-21-2014, 04:22 PM	#18
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,047	I will have to check it out.... I am not trying to start anything. I honestly didnt know much about it and always have the thinking to buy direct from the source thus bigger profit for a terrific and high quaility product and with me a loyal customer. I cant say anything good or bad about steam since i only recently heard of it.

04-21-2014, 04:28 PM	#19
sandman2575 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 255	Personally, I think Markus & co. have done it exactly right: offer OOTP on Steam, but with the guarantee that Steam will not be the exclusive distributor and not be required for install. I actually haven't installed OOTP14 through Steam, but I love having it in my Steam library and the option to install it there if I want. Everyone wins.