Originally Posted by ALB123
I would love to see changes implemented in the AI trading system. I've learned of a few ways people exploit trading with the AI and I could never, ever do such things. I want to win as much as anyone, but I want to win with some sort of honor. At the same time, I am a firm believer in, "It's your game. Play it the way you enjoy it the most!".
In addition to the trading system, something must be done about the Free Agency system in ootp. On the day new Free Agents are announced, the likelihood of getting anyone you desire in the Top 10 is probably 97% if you have the money to woo the player. And if you don't have the money, you can spend as much time as you'd like, IRL, proposing trades to free up some extra cash to grab the #1, #2 or whomever you desire as new Free Agents who will help your team a lot.
I did have a thought that when Free Agency begins and you select a new Free Agent you're interested in, perhaps we should not be told what the player is looking for in terms of $$ and duration. We could make an offer if we believe we know what they're looking for and possibly secure that F.A.'s services for the contract we proposed. Or, he'll tell us he will think about the offer and get back to us. Maybe, after 5 or 7 days, the terms and conditions each new F.A. is seeking will become public information. If the player was really happy with our offer, we should win the bidding unless he's high in Greed. Then he may decide to listen to other offers and we will have to make another bid for his services. With each F.A. in the top 25 or 35, we should only have 2 chances per month to win them over. So, maybe we don't want to make an offer in that first 5-7 days when his desires aren't revealed yet, because we'd only have 1 more chance to bid on him if he doesn't accept it right away. Waiting for his expected terms & conditions leaves us with two chances to win him over an AI team. And perhaps, when the player's terms & conditions are made public, the BNN should inform us of some type of range, not an exact dollar amount and # of years. If BNN says, "Derek Jeter is looking for a new deal for between 4-8 years with an average annual value between 2,000,000 - 5,000,000..." You might offer 7 years at $4,750,000/year and obtain his services and then it will be revealed what his exact terms were. Only then do you learn that he was willing to sign for $3,500,000/year over 5 years which means you way overpaid for him. Or maybe he didn't want anything over 4 years and that is why he's refusing that huge $4.75M/year for 7 years offer.
That might be the worst idea ever conceived...I don't know. I just know that if I'm a big market team and I have a generous owner, I can almost always get top quality free agents each season which just widens the gap between our team and the smaller market squads.
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