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Originally Posted by Dave Stieb II
I don't think it's a bug, it's just poor programming. Been this way since I started with OOTP16.
There are many times when posters come to the defence of OOTP and rightfully so. Unfortunately, some do it no matter the subject, no matter the validity of the OP, often with a smug rejection of any critcism.
Every. Single. Time.
In those cases, where it appears little consideration is given to the details of the subject, they simply become apologists.
Some of the examples cited above are definitely NOT the way real contract negotiations work.
IRL when an initial player proposal is countered with a reasonable counter-offer by the club, the two sides 'finagle', sometimes narrowing the scope of the differences and sometimes reaching an impasse. Negotiations can go back and forth several times, but usually stay close to the original player proposal.
Too often (almost all the time) in OOTP, a slight adjustment in the counter - like reducing one year of term or making it a club option - results in some absurd new proposal from the player that bares no resemblance to the original offer.
That does not happen IRL. Sorry.
Not suggesting the player has to accept the club's counter, but staying within reasonable range of the orginal proposal is a must to reflect real life.
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Amen. You hit it on the head, Dave Steib II. Your take is exactly right. The way the players "negotiate" in OOTP is often just absurd, and certainly not realistic to the way real-life negotiations are handled. It's a long-standing problem which needs to be corrected.