How hard is it to run an online league?

DeViLzzz · 04-24-2014, 05:02 PM

New to OOTP 15 and haven't played online before with other versions and hardly played the sim but I want to know how hard is it to run an online league? Does anyone have some sort of link to a detailed explanation of how it is done? Also if you are just a manager and not running the league what is it that you need to do? I played OOTP 11 this week for kicks but wanted to buy the latest version since that is what most will be playing and play that online but I want to be sure I can handle dealing with what is required to get involved with online play. I don't want to end up playing alone cuz I could just do that with OOTP 11. :S

Eh update:

I found the link to information from within Steam (manual link on store page) but if anyone has information to share that is not there please do.

TGH-Adfabre · 04-24-2014, 09:35 PM

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Also if you are just a manager and not running the league what is it that you
need to do?

It is similar to playing solo.
The hardest part of being a GM is getting the league file up and running. If you are familiar with compression programs and file paths it is easy. If not it can be a little (not a lot) daunting. Depending on the folders included in the league file it can take some time to download and decompress the file and get it into the right folder.

The GM makes promotions and demotions. Sets their line up and staff. Makes any FA offers they want and exports frmo in the game.

Once the sim is run the GM downloads (from in the game) the new league file. Check results, makes changes and uploads for the next sim.
A GM can spend 20 minutes a week on their team or 5+ hours depending on how much time they want to put into their minors, L vs R splits, 7- day lineups, waivers, trade offers etc.

Swede_06 · 04-24-2014, 09:41 PM

So do you actually play the games, or is this not the right SIM for that?

Jythier · 04-25-2014, 03:31 PM

In offline games you can manage your team during the game. You don't swing or anything, you just tell them what to do in tactical terms. Steal. Bunt. Hit and run. That sort of thing.

I choose not to do that anyway, but you can.

Online league, you set strategy sliders for different situations so that the game will play more like you want it to... (you can if you want in offline games too) but in the end, the computer is going to make those in-game decisions and you're just making bigger decisions like lineups and roster moves.

Jythier · 04-25-2014, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DeViLzzz

New to OOTP 15 and haven't played online before with other versions and hardly played the sim but I want to know how hard is it to run an online league? Does anyone have some sort of link to a detailed explanation of how it is done? Also if you are just a manager and not running the league what is it that you need to do? I played OOTP 11 this week for kicks but wanted to buy the latest version since that is what most will be playing and play that online but I want to be sure I can handle dealing with what is required to get involved with online play. I don't want to end up playing alone cuz I could just do that with OOTP 11. :S

Eh update:

I found the link to information from within Steam (manual link on store page) but if anyone has information to share that is not there please do.

I am currently in the process of setting up a league for OOTP 14. It's not overly difficult - the hardest part was finding players (we all are connected to each other somehow outside of the game, to make it more fun). After that, getting players to do things is the next hardest part. Deciding how you want to run things is difficult. The hardest part is that I'm doing all the setup, but I don't feel I have the authority to make decisions because there is another player who is the focal point - he knows EVERYBODY and it was his idea to start a league, but he didn't have time to set it up.

The actual in game stuff is a piece of cake comparatively. Although we haven't delved into the financials quite yet, because the draft just started.

gRaider2001 · 04-26-2014, 01:26 AM

I always wanted to try to play in an online league for OOTP. I am in the process of moving right now and wont' be settled until middle of July. Me then I will try to get into an online league.

04-24-2014, 05:02 PM	#1
DeViLzzz Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 27	How hard is it to run an online league? New to OOTP 15 and haven't played online before with other versions and hardly played the sim but I want to know how hard is it to run an online league? Does anyone have some sort of link to a detailed explanation of how it is done? Also if you are just a manager and not running the league what is it that you need to do? I played OOTP 11 this week for kicks but wanted to buy the latest version since that is what most will be playing and play that online but I want to be sure I can handle dealing with what is required to get involved with online play. I don't want to end up playing alone cuz I could just do that with OOTP 11. :S Eh update: I found the link to information from within Steam (manual link on store page) but if anyone has information to share that is not there please do. Last edited by DeViLzzz; 04-24-2014 at 05:17 PM.

04-24-2014, 09:41 PM	#3
Swede_06 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: May 2013 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 33	So do you actually play the games, or is this not the right SIM for that? __________________ "The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game. He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off. Gosh, I was proud."...Bob Uecker

04-25-2014, 03:31 PM	#4
Jythier Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 86	In offline games you can manage your team during the game. You don't swing or anything, you just tell them what to do in tactical terms. Steal. Bunt. Hit and run. That sort of thing. I choose not to do that anyway, but you can. Online league, you set strategy sliders for different situations so that the game will play more like you want it to... (you can if you want in offline games too) but in the end, the computer is going to make those in-game decisions and you're just making bigger decisions like lineups and roster moves.

04-26-2014, 01:26 AM	#6
gRaider2001 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Ohio Posts: 224	I always wanted to try to play in an online league for OOTP. I am in the process of moving right now and wont' be settled until middle of July. Me then I will try to get into an online league.