This is a great concept. Man, I remember the days of OOTP 4 through 7 in the early 2000s when I ran an online league and had to do the calculations on my own for Type A/B free agents (and do all the draft selections for every team manually to allow for compensation and sandwich picks) since the game didn't have that feature and I wanted to keep it accurate to the rules at the time. Offseasons took twice as long as the regular season. For the modern versions of the game with enhanced scouting features, I had always assumed Favor Tools vs Favor Ability was the opposite for high school and college players (since tools are more often in reference to projections of raw prospects, while ability sounds like current ability more than potential), so that part of the video was really interesting too.
You should, however, remember to start the play-through the year before so you can take over the team when they have no players. If you start the Marlins in 1993 and not 1992 it's MUCH easier.
@@AndThatsBaseball Will add... it's less fun to do that with earlier teams like the Mariners when free agency wasn't nearly as big as a thing. You pretty much sit as the worst team in the league for 3-4 years until your 1st overall draft picks start hitting the league.
This is a great concept. Man, I remember the days of OOTP 4 through 7 in the early 2000s when I ran an online league and had to do the calculations on my own for Type A/B free agents (and do all the draft selections for every team manually to allow for compensation and sandwich picks) since the game didn't have that feature and I wanted to keep it accurate to the rules at the time. Offseasons took twice as long as the regular season.
For the modern versions of the game with enhanced scouting features, I had always assumed Favor Tools vs Favor Ability was the opposite for high school and college players (since tools are more often in reference to projections of raw prospects, while ability sounds like current ability more than potential), so that part of the video was really interesting too.
You're actually right... I got confused when writing the script between tools and ability.
Joining the number of people wanting a part 2.
Wonderful video! can’t wait for part 2.
Coming soon!
Really interesting series! You're an underrated channel
Glad you think so!
it’s awesome they programmed in all the obscure rules from the past
love it
Admit it, only because the Braves won the World Series.
Just started watching your series! Very interested to see this through!
Dickie thorn, lol, it's Thon.
I love your videos. You have a lot of skill.
Glad you like them!
I've never done an expansion playthrough, definitely gonna be my next save now this looks like an awesome challenge
You should, however, remember to start the play-through the year before so you can take over the team when they have no players. If you start the Marlins in 1993 and not 1992 it's MUCH easier.
@@BaseballsNotDead Will do
@@AndThatsBaseball Will add... it's less fun to do that with earlier teams like the Mariners when free agency wasn't nearly as big as a thing. You pretty much sit as the worst team in the league for 3-4 years until your 1st overall draft picks start hitting the league.
@@BaseballsNotDead I may try the Devil Rays, that seems like it would be on par with the Marlins challenge.
Any chance for more videos of this nature? This was incredibly interesting
I didn’t know you could use fictional players in the retro databases like that
John Franco is a great pickup
Part 2 When? Amazing content!
Looks like in the next week! Although I keep having other ideas come up and bump it out.
Atlee Hammaker lives! Us Giants fans used to call him Atlee Slam-maker.
At 4:17 he says "DEE-von" lol you sound like his great aunt 🤣
So whatever happened to part 3?
I was interested in the game your playing. I DL it but it wanted me to buy seasons?
I'm guessing that's the mobile version? I really don't know anything about that. I just got OOTP23 on Steam.
Should just keep playing the Lovely Ladies because they have so much prestige.
Was steroid legit in 1993? in addition, acquring Dyksta is too unsound due to his behavior. is those thing affect in the game?
the interface of that game is no bueno