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Bremmen · 01-25-2022, 03:13 PM

Some thoughts...

Allow for signing bonuses. A thought to address imbalances in market sizes is to allow for the monetizing of draft picks. i.e. being able to sell or purchase them. This is already in the game as I can offer a trade of cash for a draft pick. One step further would be to allow a team to resign their star player and give them a large signing bonus to compensate for a lower yearly salary. Playing as the Kansas City Royals, if I have a stocked minor league system and have a top 5 pick. I could sell the pick to a team in need of depth in order to re-sign Hosmer back in 2017 for example.

Add more options to improve development in the minors. Adjusting the budgeted amount for development appears to do very little. Allow for increased development by adding a hitting instructor for the minor leagues is one example.

Send minor league players to anger management. This is nit-picky, but when I look at a minor league roster and see the 21 year-old double A player who is hitting below the mendoza line angry at his role on the team and stating they expect to be playing in the majors, it bugs me.

Provide the ability to offer a staff position to a current player. If I have a player who I suspect will be retiring and they are a leader on the team it would be great to have the ability to offer them a bench coach or minor league manager job.

I also play Football Manager and enjoy the back and forth dialogue with a player that leads to improving or decreasing aspects of their game. For example, If a player is in a slump I'm asked by the news media if I'm thinking of benching the player. If I support the player there is a chance they can break out of their slump.

Another Football Manager feature... allow for the expansion of a stadium or even a rebuild. I have had seasons where I'm pretty much sold-out for every game. Provide the ability to add suites or 5,000 seats for example.

Allow for the modification of personality attributes in challenge mode. I really like playing the challenge mode for... well... the challenge. However, it would be great to make adjustments for some players. It doesn't even have to be the ability to edit the numerical values. Just functions like... Make Leader, Change to Hard Worker, etc. I would even take Make Normal. Nothing like playing a historical season and seeing someone like Derek Jeter listed as "He is not loyal to the team and has no hustle."

Add the ability to ask the owner for more funds. If I'm 2M away from being able to pick up a starter, let me ask the owner if I can get an increase in the budget. Calculate result based off of rep, current record vs expected record, etc. Have it part of the end of year goals review. If the budget was increased and I missed the playoffs my rep value decreases and the owner becomes more dissatisfied.

Thanks for a great game!

Cheers

01-25-2022, 03:13 PM	#293
Bremmen Bat Boy Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 8	Some thoughts... Allow for signing bonuses. A thought to address imbalances in market sizes is to allow for the monetizing of draft picks. i.e. being able to sell or purchase them. This is already in the game as I can offer a trade of cash for a draft pick. One step further would be to allow a team to resign their star player and give them a large signing bonus to compensate for a lower yearly salary. Playing as the Kansas City Royals, if I have a stocked minor league system and have a top 5 pick. I could sell the pick to a team in need of depth in order to re-sign Hosmer back in 2017 for example. Add more options to improve development in the minors. Adjusting the budgeted amount for development appears to do very little. Allow for increased development by adding a hitting instructor for the minor leagues is one example. Send minor league players to anger management. This is nit-picky, but when I look at a minor league roster and see the 21 year-old double A player who is hitting below the mendoza line angry at his role on the team and stating they expect to be playing in the majors, it bugs me. Provide the ability to offer a staff position to a current player. If I have a player who I suspect will be retiring and they are a leader on the team it would be great to have the ability to offer them a bench coach or minor league manager job. I also play Football Manager and enjoy the back and forth dialogue with a player that leads to improving or decreasing aspects of their game. For example, If a player is in a slump I'm asked by the news media if I'm thinking of benching the player. If I support the player there is a chance they can break out of their slump. Another Football Manager feature... allow for the expansion of a stadium or even a rebuild. I have had seasons where I'm pretty much sold-out for every game. Provide the ability to add suites or 5,000 seats for example. Allow for the modification of personality attributes in challenge mode. I really like playing the challenge mode for... well... the challenge. However, it would be great to make adjustments for some players. It doesn't even have to be the ability to edit the numerical values. Just functions like... Make Leader, Change to Hard Worker, etc. I would even take Make Normal. Nothing like playing a historical season and seeing someone like Derek Jeter listed as "He is not loyal to the team and has no hustle." Add the ability to ask the owner for more funds. If I'm 2M away from being able to pick up a starter, let me ask the owner if I can get an increase in the budget. Calculate result based off of rep, current record vs expected record, etc. Have it part of the end of year goals review. If the budget was increased and I missed the playoffs my rep value decreases and the owner becomes more dissatisfied. Thanks for a great game! Cheers