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02/27/07 12:39 AM
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Quote:Thanks again for the update. You have given us all some very encouraging news. I think maybe some of the anxiety around here lately was due to the fact we hadn't heard from you in such a long time that maybe you were trying to bring about world peace or something like that.
Quote:One thing that I would like to add to the mix for the future would be the ability to construct reports with any (or all the data points) regardless of type. For example, I would really like the ability to put batting and fielding statistics on the same report page, rather than having to constantly flip back and forth between different reports.
Quote:One other thing you might be able to clear up. Why does the Computer Manager seem to get all the breaks.
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02/27/07 01:18 AM
02/27/07 01:20 AM
Quote:My main interest comes with upgrading the classic seasons with saved lineups and transactions. I believe these upgraded seasons, of which a very good start has been made with the first 10 or so available, is something that sets DMB apart from the other games. I would like to believe that we can expect a handful of them to be released every year, much in the same release patterns before the Simnasium buyout. I would like confirmation on this remaining a priority.
Quote:As far as the pre-1926 seasons... many of us have a lot of experience creating these seasons. We've created some very good quality pre-1926 seasons, at least 8 of which already have saved lineups and extensive transactions. When DMB is ready to tackle those seasons, I hope that those of us involved in these seasons in the past will be communicated with and the knowledge we've built can be used in some way. I think it is a lose/lose situation if we're competing against each other. The knowledge base that we've built can be a win/win situation for this part of the DMB strategy. And I work for free.
Quote:Frankly, I don't trust Dayne. Many of us don't. The Simnasium side of the shop is getting the top billing and the emphasis. There is a lot of effort at trying to get the DMB customers to try Simnasium. I'm not aware of the reverse happening. I'm not aware of an effort being made to get Simnasium customers to try DMB. It seems like DMB is being used to build Simnasium, but Simnasium isn't being used to build DMB. We've been told it's supposed to be a win/win situation, but so far it seems to be a win/lose situation.
Quote:We're a loyal and fanatical DMB customer base and we don't want to see the game we love wither away.
02/27/07 01:23 AM
Quote:Tom, there's been a lot of good ideas listed already asking is certain things can be added. I assume the official way to submit these is to still send a wish list to DMB on email and they're added to the already 10 mile long wish list compiled to date?
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02/27/07 01:26 AM
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02/27/07 01:32 AM
02/27/07 01:37 AM
Quote:Tom, I just want to echo the thanks that others have given for your time and efforts to address the questions that many of us have been having about DMB. I hope that you take it as a measure of what you have created that so many of us feel so strongly about the game. I know that I am newly encouraged and excited by what you have said tonight.
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02/27/07 01:52 AM
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02/27/07 04:47 AM
Quote:As far as the pre-1926 seasons... many of us have a lot of experience creating these seasons. We've created some very good quality pre-1926 seasons, at least 8 of which already have saved lineups and extensive transactions. When DMB is ready to tackle those seasons, I hope that those of us involved in these seasons in the past will be communicated with and the knowledge we've built can be used in some way.
02/27/07 08:18 AM
Quote: Your comment that the CM was going to be made more aggressive in the use of closers was not good news to someone who spent hours thinking about how to stop closers being used at all!
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02/27/07 09:15 AM
02/27/07 09:54 AM
Quote:I would like to second Black Belt's comments because many of these seasons were the product of a lot of brainstorming in order to modify the CM to perform in a way conversant with the Deadball Era.
Quote:Your comment that the CM was going to be made more aggressive in the use of closers was not good news to someone who spent hours thinking about how to stop closers being used at all!
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02/27/07 12:23 PM
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02/27/07 12:26 PM
Quote:It's hard for me to comment on this without knowing what you've had to do to stop closers from being used at all, but the first step would be to leave the closer roles empty. If you do that and set the closer tendency to the minimum value, my recent work on the CM shouldn't make things any worse for you. I can't guarantee that
Quote:The first is that it would most likely have been a labor of love, not of profit, since the community of folks that is interested in that era is quite enthusiastic but fairly small, as far as I can tell by analyzing the sales of our pre-WWII past seasons.
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02/27/07 02:16 PM
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02/27/07 04:11 PM
Quote:By the way, I've heard people complain that the STB game has received several upgrades since the last DMB release. That's true, but keep in mind that this is mainly because they're playing catch-up. Just about everything that has been added to STB since it was launched last March is something that DMB customers have been enjoying for years. And the DMB game still contains a ton of features that won't be available on STB for some time.
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