Acquire an All-Star

Maddox · 03-30-2015, 08:09 PM

So one of my goal for the Cards in 2015 as the new GM was Acquire and All-Star.

Well before the season started I traded Peter Borjous for John Lester. John Lester went on to have a stellar year and was selected as an all-star.

But the season is now over after my team could not get past LA and I got my update from the owner. But it says I did not Acquire an all-star.

Am I missing something?

RchW · 03-30-2015, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Maddox

So one of my goal for the Cards in 2015 as the new GM was Acquire and All-Star.

Well before the season started I traded Peter Borjous for John Lester. John Lester went on to have a stellar year and was selected as an all-star.

But the season is now over after my team could not get past LA and I got my update from the owner. But it says I did not Acquire an all-star.

Am I missing something?

I don't think so which is why this feature is annoying me.

r0nster · 03-30-2015, 08:55 PM

I think the player has to be a all-star player already.

anson283 · 03-30-2015, 08:58 PM

Similar case to yours, I acquired Billy Hamilton as my CF and my owner the next season asks me to "upgrade CF". I got around it by editing Hamilton's position as CF (for some reason the game lists him as SS even though he's primarily a CF and my manager uses him as a CF too)

RchW · 03-30-2015, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by r0nster

I think the player has to be a all-star player already.

Then it's not properly done. Even an owner knows that current all star players are not regularly traded. This is becoming more arcade like.

r0nster · 03-30-2015, 09:04 PM

IF the player wasn't already an all star at the time of request then he wasn't an all-star player. So it still stands to logic. The player has to already have been an all-star.

Ruthian23 · 03-30-2015, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by RchW

Then it's not properly done. Even an owner knows that current all star players are not regularly traded. This is becoming more arcade like.

To be clear, the All-Star player needs to have been an All-Star at some point in the past, even if he sucks now. For instance, I fulfilled that obligation by signing Andruw Jones for peanuts off the scrap heap. It doesn't have to be a reigning All-Star.

Hockey13Playa · 03-30-2015, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by r0nster

I think the player has to be a all-star player already.

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Originally Posted by Ruthian23

To be clear, the All-Star player needs to have been an All-Star at some point in the past, even if he sucks now. For instance, I fulfilled that obligation by signing Andruw Jones for peanuts off the scrap heap. It doesn't have to be a reigning All-Star.

Well he traded for Lester... if he's playing 2015 Quick Start Lester is already a 3-time All Star so it should of fulfilled this goal...no?

Hockey13Playa · 03-30-2015, 09:20 PM

Another thought... maybe its acquire an All Star THAT season after the All Star game commences? So mid July after all the game is completed, trade for one of those players that made the game? Just a thought...

Maddox · 03-30-2015, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Hockey13Playa

Well he traded for Lester... if he's playing 2015 Quick Start Lester is already a 3-time All Star so it should of fulfilled this goal...no?

I am playing a quick start and Lester now has 4 all-star badges on his profile page.

He was an all star in 2014
I traded for him before the 2015 Season
He was an all-star in 2015
Shoot, he'll most likely the Cy Young winner in the national league

Ruthian23 · 03-30-2015, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Hockey13Playa

Another thought... maybe its acquire an All Star THAT season after the All Star game commences? So mid July after all the game is completed, trade for one of those players that made the game? Just a thought...

Maybe it's a bug? I've seen it work the way I described it, but like you said, that should have included Lester, too.

Cigar_City_Rays · 03-30-2015, 11:23 PM

I had a similar issue. My owner wanted me to upgrade 2B, but, Nick Franklin had a crazy good year. .360 obp/.430 slg and was playing great. I didn't see a need to upgrade, especially at his salary, and at the end of 2015 he was "disappointed" that I didn't follow through.

RchW · 03-30-2015, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Cigar_City_Rays

I had a similar issue. My owner wanted me to upgrade 2B, but, Nick Franklin had a crazy good year. .360 obp/.430 slg and was playing great. I didn't see a need to upgrade, especially at his salary, and at the end of 2015 he was "disappointed" that I didn't follow through.

And that's the point. Despite what we may think, owners of baseball teams are not usually dumb. Good results should override simplistic owner goals.

SirMichaelJordan · 03-30-2015, 11:58 PM

Considering that the goal of upgrade a position is tied to position ranking which is tied to OVR his stats aren't going to mean anything if you aren't playing with AI evaluation and made the adjustments.

Ruthian23 · 03-31-2015, 12:39 AM

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And that's the point. Despite what we may think, owners of baseball teams are not usually dumb. Good results should override simplistic owner goals.

In fairness, from what I've seen they do in the grand scheme of things. If you're winning, it seems they'll forgive not achieving the secondary goals, or at least that's what I've seen.

megamanmatt · 03-31-2015, 04:05 AM

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I don't think so which is why this feature is annoying me.

Then turn it off.

megamanmatt · 03-31-2015, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Hockey13Playa

Another thought... maybe its acquire an All Star THAT season after the All Star game commences? So mid July after all the game is completed, trade for one of those players that made the game? Just a thought...

No. It's a bug. I've had it with Cy Young winners too. It should have fired for Lester but didn't for some reason.

Matt Arnold · 03-31-2015, 04:52 AM

Yes, that sounds like a bug to me. I think I see the problem when goals are issues in-season, we sometimes get confused on dates. Let me see what I can do to fix that for the next patch.

WIUPIKE · 03-31-2015, 11:56 AM

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Yes, that sounds like a bug to me. I think I see the problem when goals are issues in-season, we sometimes get confused on dates. Let me see what I can do to fix that for the next patch.

Thanks Matt, I have also seen this when it comes to adding a Leader and then failing when I get acquire a guy whose leadership is very high.

Maddox · 03-31-2015, 12:06 PM

I wondered if it did not register because I made the trade before I had even advanced a day.

I did find it interesting that the fan interest was said to drop dramatically because I traded a guy who was not even slated to be a starter by the computer manager. Of course signing getting Lester upped the fan interest greatly.

03-30-2015, 08:09 PM	#1
Maddox All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 903	Acquire an All-Star So one of my goal for the Cards in 2015 as the new GM was Acquire and All-Star. Well before the season started I traded Peter Borjous for John Lester. John Lester went on to have a stellar year and was selected as an all-star. But the season is now over after my team could not get past LA and I got my update from the owner. But it says I did not Acquire an all-star. Am I missing something?

03-30-2015, 09:20 PM	#9
Hockey13Playa Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 2,668	Another thought... maybe its acquire an All Star THAT season after the All Star game commences? So mid July after all the game is completed, trade for one of those players that made the game? Just a thought... __________________ FHM NHL Complete Historical Jerseys & Logos

03-30-2015, 08:55 PM	#3
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,053	I think the player has to be a all-star player already.

03-30-2015, 08:58 PM	#4
anson283 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 69	Similar case to yours, I acquired Billy Hamilton as my CF and my owner the next season asks me to "upgrade CF". I got around it by editing Hamilton's position as CF (for some reason the game lists him as SS even though he's primarily a CF and my manager uses him as a CF too)

03-30-2015, 09:04 PM	#6
r0nster Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,053	IF the player wasn't already an all star at the time of request then he wasn't an all-star player. So it still stands to logic. The player has to already have been an all-star.

03-30-2015, 11:23 PM	#12
Cigar_City_Rays Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 41	I had a similar issue. My owner wanted me to upgrade 2B, but, Nick Franklin had a crazy good year. .360 obp/.430 slg and was playing great. I didn't see a need to upgrade, especially at his salary, and at the end of 2015 he was "disappointed" that I didn't follow through.

03-30-2015, 11:58 PM	#14
SirMichaelJordan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 2,716	Considering that the goal of upgrade a position is tied to position ranking which is tied to OVR his stats aren't going to mean anything if you aren't playing with AI evaluation and made the adjustments.

03-31-2015, 04:52 AM	#18
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 15,833	Yes, that sounds like a bug to me. I think I see the problem when goals are issues in-season, we sometimes get confused on dates. Let me see what I can do to fix that for the next patch.

03-31-2015, 12:06 PM	#20
Maddox All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 903	I wondered if it did not register because I made the trade before I had even advanced a day. I did find it interesting that the fan interest was said to drop dramatically because I traded a guy who was not even slated to be a starter by the computer manager. Of course signing getting Lester upped the fan interest greatly.