Historical Question

LunchBox · 02-14-2025, 01:01 AM

Is there any plan to implement the ability to start seasons at the time of an expansion draft?

Daniel_09 · 02-14-2025, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by LunchBox

Is there any plan to implement the ability to start seasons at the time of an expansion draft?

It would be quite interesting if the historical seasons could be started as a "live start" where one could choose the date, although I think it would be a bit of an inconvenience because that means that the AI would take control of your team until that date and "unfortunate things" could happen, although I think it is a feature that could be valid, just like in OOTP 25 the seasons start right on the opening day, when before they started in the ST (only historical seasons).

omg_pwnasaurus · 02-14-2025, 02:06 PM

My favorite way to play OOTP is to sim a year, say 1981 and then take over the worst team after that season, but take them over during the 1981 playoffs and start fresh with the worst team in the winter of 1981 into 1982 season. This way I don't start at Opening Day with a historical team. I've had a lot of fun with this, personally. Sometimes I do a draft lottery and just take over the winning team which is usually just as bad lol.

fredbeene · 02-14-2025, 09:40 PM

20 years requesting what i would think would be simple request. I would guess no, or they would be marketing how you can do it with some snazzy graphics

David Watts · 02-14-2025, 09:42 PM

Doesn't the hockey game have the ability to do this?

dmacgreg37 · 02-16-2025, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by fredbeene

20 years requesting what i would think would be simple request. I would guess no, or they would be marketing how you can do it with some snazzy graphics

There's always someone who assumes something is a "simple" fix/request. I would think, on the contrary, that if it was a simple feature to implement, it would have happened already.

02-14-2025, 01:01 AM	#1
LunchBox Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: New York Posts: 245	Historical Question Is there any plan to implement the ability to start seasons at the time of an expansion draft? __________________ Ya know Dorn, I liked you so much better when you were just a ballplayer. If you wanna be an interior decorator now that's none of my business. But some of us still need this team. Now you listen to me! This is my last shot at a winner and for some of the younger guys it could be their only shot. I don't know what happened to you. But if you ever, ever tank another play like you did today, I'm gonna cut your nuts off and stuff em down your f***** throat! - Jake Taylor, Major League

02-14-2025, 02:06 PM	#3
omg_pwnasaurus Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 345	My favorite way to play OOTP is to sim a year, say 1981 and then take over the worst team after that season, but take them over during the 1981 playoffs and start fresh with the worst team in the winter of 1981 into 1982 season. This way I don't start at Opening Day with a historical team. I've had a lot of fun with this, personally. Sometimes I do a draft lottery and just take over the winning team which is usually just as bad lol.

02-14-2025, 09:40 PM	#4
fredbeene All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 1,619	20 years requesting what i would think would be simple request. I would guess no, or they would be marketing how you can do it with some snazzy graphics

02-14-2025, 09:42 PM	#5
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 9,800 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Doesn't the hockey game have the ability to do this?