OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post - Budget Issue (Player Dev vs $$ available for FA's)

kylemmie · 07-22-2011, 04:01 PM

Apprec all the replies - I think RonCo is the closest to understanding my basic question.

Corsairs, I understand what you are saying and could understand that being the issue - if - it had also reduced my "$ avail for FA's" at the same time.

My issue is that I have $9M I can freely spend...but ONLY on FA signings. I can spend it right now if I wanted. Did a test w/a copy of the League and it let me use every penny on (unneeded) FA's. But I cannot spend it on my own Farm System.

Why? Why is Player Dev tied irrevocably to my "Owners Budget" but FA signings not? Or....why is that $9M sitting in my "FA Bucket" not also on my Budget bottom line?

By definition it (the $9M) is an Asset that doesn't seem to flow to the bottom line anywhere.

Regardless of the logic (or lack of) represented on the 'Financials' Page, there definitely seems to be an issue that could trap unwary players.

If I had spent another $5M on FA's and then gone to the Player Dev Budget (since I can't until Pre-season) - I'd now be stuck at the minimum $4M in that. Despite the Financials Screen telling me I had $4M for FA's left with the $12M already tagged on the Budget Part, as soon as I would have tried to change that $12M Player Dev number (either up or down) it would have locked me into the minimum $4M number.

Not good at all, imho.

07-22-2011, 04:01 PM	#6
kylemmie Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 99	Apprec all the replies - I think RonCo is the closest to understanding my basic question. Corsairs, I understand what you are saying and could understand that being the issue - if - it had also reduced my "$ avail for FA's" at the same time. My issue is that I have $9M I can freely spend...but ONLY on FA signings. I can spend it right now if I wanted. Did a test w/a copy of the League and it let me use every penny on (unneeded) FA's. But I cannot spend it on my own Farm System. Why? Why is Player Dev tied irrevocably to my "Owners Budget" but FA signings not? Or....why is that $9M sitting in my "FA Bucket" not also on my Budget bottom line? By definition it (the $9M) is an Asset that doesn't seem to flow to the bottom line anywhere. Regardless of the logic (or lack of) represented on the 'Financials' Page, there definitely seems to be an issue that could trap unwary players. If I had spent another $5M on FA's and then gone to the Player Dev Budget (since I can't until Pre-season) - I'd now be stuck at the minimum $4M in that. Despite the Financials Screen telling me I had $4M for FA's left with the $12M already tagged on the Budget Part, as soon as I would have tried to change that $12M Player Dev number (either up or down) it would have locked me into the minimum $4M number. Not good at all, imho.