Never Been One of Those Guys (But I am Now)

[rwd59]

to say the game is unplayable to me. But to me and the way I play, it is right now. If I choose to have the computer AI control promotions and demotions, the game is unplayable. I have now started 3 different games and it is the same in each one. Even though I have Minor League signings and releases set to my control, the AI is DFA'ing huge numbers of players all the time. The most recent debacle had 34 players out of time in DFA including my #1, #3, and #5 prospects (I have scouting turned off so they are scouted correctly). If I place them back on a roster, it also demotes a player off my active major league roster as well. If I release any of those players, it also releases a player or players off my major league roster (and I have to go back and manually place them back on my team and make my best guess as what their contract is because that info is gone when they are released). I do not want to have to control all promotions/demotions myself. I have never had to in the past and I have no intention of doing it now. I love the game and have purchased every single version of the game since it was created. I am going back to Historical because it is not an issue because the minor leagues are never filled up. I know this is an area that affects more people than me because of all the people who have posted about it. I will be on the watch for the next patch to see if the problem is solved.

[diamondgirl]

Fingers crossed for the patch. This is also driving me insane. Not even playing the base game anymore for now

[Lukas Berger]

The AI will eventually move these guys to different levels of the minors. Real teams put players on a 'waiting for assignment list' all the time when moving them between different levels of the minors, this is just replicating how this actually works in reality.

Look at the draft, and how many guys get drafted in a given year, but do not play in the minors at all in their draft year. All those guys go on a holding list and are not technically assigned to a minor league team.

I know it probably will take some adjustment to get used to since this is different from how we used to do it, but this actually makes things more realistic and provides more flexibility in doing things like giving players time off and in allowing the AI to set up the minors more realistically.

[diamondgirl]

Lukas, the AI is DFAing every single one of my 26 man roster and then I cant even move to the next day because my team cant play the game without a roster - which has ZERO players on it.

Because the AI wants to move them to other levels, eventually?

That makes no sense.

Sure, move guys from AAA to AA, I don't care. But dont touch my 26 or 40 mans.

When I say unplayable, i mean literally unplayable. I have no roster.

[LansdowneSt]

Originally Posted by diamondgirl

Lukas, the AI is DFAing every single one of my 26 man roster and then I cant even move to the next day because my team cant play the game without a roster - which has ZERO players on it.

Because the AI wants to move them to other levels, eventually?

That makes no sense.

Sure, move guys from AAA to AA, I don't care. But dont touch my 26 or 40 mans.

When I say unplayable, i mean literally unplayable. I have no roster.

Lukas, her upload on the ftp site is "DiamondGirl-nWo.zip" to check it out.

[rwd59]

Originally Posted by Lukas Berger

The AI will eventually move these guys to different levels of the minors. Real teams put players on a 'waiting for assignment list' all the time when moving them between different levels of the minors, this is just replicating how this actually works in reality.

Look at the draft, and how many guys get drafted in a given year, but do not play in the minors at all in their draft year. All those guys go on a holding list and are not technically assigned to a minor league team.

I know it probably will take some adjustment to get used to since this is different from how we used to do it, but this actually makes things more realistic and provides more flexibility in doing things like giving players time off and in allowing the AI to set up the minors more realistically.

So are you saying I can play on and these guys, even though it says they have zero days remaining in DFA, will eventually be placed on another roster? I will not get a message that will not allow me to continue playing until I do something with those players? So I should do nothing and continue playing? And why, if I release some of those players who have awful ratings, does it also release players from my Major League roster?
I am gonna test this out to see what happens.

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by rwd59

So are you saying I can play on and these guys, even though it says they have zero days remaining in DFA, will eventually be placed on another roster? I will not get a message that will not allow me to continue playing until I do something with those players? So I should do nothing and continue playing? And why, if I release some of those players who have awful ratings, does it also release players from my Major League roster?
I am gonna test this out to see what happens.

As long as you have the AI controlling the promotions/demotions and minor league signings and are on patch 45, yes they'll move those guys and you'll be able to advance.

[Lukas Berger]

Originally Posted by diamondgirl

Lukas, the AI is DFAing every single one of my 26 man roster and then I cant even move to the next day because my team cant play the game without a roster - which has ZERO players on it.

Because the AI wants to move them to other levels, eventually?

That makes no sense.

Sure, move guys from AAA to AA, I don't care. But dont touch my 26 or 40 mans.

When I say unplayable, i mean literally unplayable. I have no roster.

This sounds like something else might be going on here than just the normal AI DFA'ing of minor leaguers. Not sure what might be going on, but we'll take a look at at it.

I would guess this might be related to league rules, if you've changed those at all, for instance setting a league nationality or minimum age or something like that then the players on the roster might be ineligible. We'll check and see though.