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I know OOTP is basically a solo game with online league grafted on, but by now I think some attention should be paid to the way free agency works in online leagues. In solo play, you make an offer and you can sim day by day until you get the following message:
Message Type: Contracts
Subject: RF, Jim Jackson: Contract Negotiation Update
Date 1/6/14
Just thought I ought to let you know that New York has proposed a more appealing figure, and give you the chance to counter it if you want.
5 days later Jim Jackson signs with New York, because the commissioner simmed another 20 days leaving the GM with no chance to counter offer.
In an online league these messages are nearly always pointless because the commissioner has to sim through the off-season 20-30 days at a time. Somehow "Jim Jackson" needs to be informed of the date he can expect a counter offer when it is an online league. Free agency would so much more interesting if GM's had a chance to counter other player's bids. I suggest the commissioner of online leagues be allowed to input dates of the free agency simulation periods at setup and that the "Jim Jackson"s of OOTP wait for a date beyond the next simulation before making a decision.
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