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Originally Posted by Westheim
It's the same as I had in 12, where neutral was good enough to get deals done. In 27 seasons in 12, I had two deals where I obviously ripped off the AI (funnily, involving the same player), and had numerous deals that where more or less balanced or fair, with rotten luck deciding the rest. And it was always possible to get some kind of deal done with the AI, but now it is actively after your lunch money!
And don't tell me that this trade is "neutral":
SP 0.5/2.0 for 1B 2.0, SP 1.5, RP 4.0, and another big league player is NOT neutral. It's a rip-off.
I've been trying to unload contracts for one and a half seasons now in 16 just to get retooled and end my misery in time for the good cost-controlled personnel I already have (which ain't a lot), but the ridiculous trade AI just won't let me. The trade AI has become a total joke.
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Teams aren't going to trade you anyone just because you want them. If it's a guy they don't want to give up, they'll ask for an exorbitant price or they won't trade them. That's exactly how it works irl as well.
You say you're unloading contracts, which makes things even more difficult. The ai is now very reluctant to take on your bad contracts unless you include some good cheap young players to sweeten the deal. Even then, they still may not take the deal because they just don't want to pay the contact. Again, this is both exactly how it works irl, and exactly how things are supposed to work.
Also, as SMJ says, after complaints about the trade ai being too easy, the levels were all adjusted to become harder. You aren't going to be able to rip off the ai quite so easily as in 12 anymore as most people were able to exploit the ai on average difficulty. It can still be done, but it'll take more work on your part, and talking to more teams.
If you want the same experience as in 12, you'll have to set the trade difficulty to easy.