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Originally Posted by actionjackson
Ahh...So that was sarcasm. Ok...I wasn't sure.
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It wasn't totally sarcastic (you'll know when I am) and I believe that anyone should try anything if they are so inclined. This is a personal experience.
I just speak personally about my game experience. I don't think there is a way I can solve my problem with the game as it is now. I honestly believe the only solution is "house rules". Things like it must be a 1 for 1 trade. If you can have Ted Williams for Roy Hartsfield (that's for you actionjackson), then you say no. (Of course, I'm saying yes and have drool falling out of my mouth). Police yourself and use house rules. I believe that's the only way you can get close to the utopia I'm looking for.
I'm lazy and have no self control.
I'm not slamming the game. It's a brilliant effort that you can see a lot of work went into. Sometimes you see the same bugs year to year (annoying as they are reported every year) on some things (why screens aren't sticky as in if I look at my rotation, almost every time I go back there it should be the pitchers up top and not all players with their batting averages. That bug is older than my grandparents and I'm a grandparent myself).
Overall, it's a good game. If you have the discipline for house rules and policing, it's a better game.
The game can be many things to many people. This is just what it is to me. As is often quoted on this board in posts, and I'm old enough to have seen it first hand, "your mileage will vary". That is very true. I've read about players who have it set on very hard and can't swing a trade. I myself might invest 1/2 hour trying to swing a trade.
I am sorry you feel like I'm taking a "steaming dump" on suggestions. I don't think that's true. I'm only commenting on my experience. I've been a member of this board since 2002 and have been playing this game since OOTP2. I've played solo, been an online league member a few times, and I've run 2 leagues. I have some knowledge about what works and what doesn't work. If a suggestion comes that I've tried, I can't say "thanks, I'll try it" but rather, "thanks, I've tried it and it didn't work". If I haven't tried it, I'll give it a shot within reason. (Trading preferences before every trade attempt doesn't fall into reason for me since I went to the Frank Lane school of Trading).
It's just at this current moment in time, I see the trading difficulty of "too hard" a failure FOR ME. I don't want to win every trade but I know I have an advantage. And like I said, I shouldn't be able to trade for god (or Ted Williams) without offering God (or Joe Dimaggio) in return. And the AI ratings know this. I do think for trading there should be some sort of career look ahead to value the players. Mike Schmidt after 1 season, a dog. But knowing the future (which can be built into the game) makes him almost untouchable.
Live long and prosper!
(Spock is my uncle)