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sixto · 01-28-2003, 01:10 PM

I think everything I've seen and heard about OOTP5 is great so far. Here are two things I'm wondering about:

1) Will players' salary demands be based at least partially on their performance? Giving a 21-year old free agent a $2 million a year contract just because his old team was dumb enough to release him is unrealistic, though I know it's done to protect the game from getting too easy.

2) Will the AI be any more sophisticated in its talent evaluations? Will the AI be better able to identify gaps in the ranks of backup and potential backup players so that it will never be stuck with only a single-A 3B as backup? This, I suppose, goes hand in hand with my desire to see a glut of always-available slightly-below-average talent (i.e., career AAA players) who can be had for cheap and won't lead a team to a pennant but will prevent .132 hitters from being in the lineup.

01-28-2003, 01:10 PM	#119
sixto Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,262	I think everything I've seen and heard about OOTP5 is great so far. Here are two things I'm wondering about: 1) Will players' salary demands be based at least partially on their performance? Giving a 21-year old free agent a $2 million a year contract just because his old team was dumb enough to release him is unrealistic, though I know it's done to protect the game from getting too easy. 2) Will the AI be any more sophisticated in its talent evaluations? Will the AI be better able to identify gaps in the ranks of backup and potential backup players so that it will never be stuck with only a single-A 3B as backup? This, I suppose, goes hand in hand with my desire to see a glut of always-available slightly-below-average talent (i.e., career AAA players) who can be had for cheap and won't lead a team to a pennant but will prevent .132 hitters from being in the lineup.