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Originally Posted by cockypop
So yeah... and I say this only partly tongue in cheek... OOTP has a socialist system that manipulates free agent demands to force the redistribution of wealth.
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The issue of players being unable to come back for an offer, or rather, that player sticking to his original demand is certainly some kind of bug that should be addressed. Whether it is best addressed by keeping the offer on the table until withdrawn or simply removing it is another thing.
As for the quoted statement. It's not really true. As more money enters baseball, baseball players get more money. If they don't, in real life, they're union would be upset and could eventually strike.
I'd argue that the system Markus implemented (wherein FA understand the available money in the system) is there because it's trying to simulate an environment like real baseball and adapt to various league's financial situation, where GMs usually use up their allotted payroll and don't leave hundreds of millions of dollars floating around. It's not because it's some kind of control on money in the game. Like I said many times,
I've no problem with an off switch for this feature, but imo, saying that GMs are the the sole driving force in player salary doesn't capture the whole picture.