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Originally Posted by Pdubya64
Dev question on Shop Player:
Can you guys explain/defend why it seems even one "Shop Player" inquiry results in the player in question knowing it happened and negatively affecting their morale?
I can understand doing it a lot would raise the chance of the rumor mill picking it up through a leak, but it happens every time in my experience.
Regarding the subject, I am pumped for any improvements in AI and trading. Awesome!
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I'll throw out one idea...
This is not something being done "one to one" with another GM. A lot of folks are in on it and expected to keep it quiet. Only takes one to let it out.
I'm a GM with Joe Baseball on my team. I like to stay in favor with his agent, his contract is coming up. Add in the player being shopped is one of his clients and I don't particularly like the GM that is shopping him nor his team. What do I do? Let it slip to Joe's agent? Now that's a "one on one" that may not get out if said agent and I have built up some trust while doing some back room deals.
I think I would more understand them not reacting that day to mimic reality?
Maybe it's a few days or a week before they hear rumblings? In a game like OOTP I don't see delaying their finding out a few days to matter either way.
Expanding this to "one on one" trade offers with other teams? Yeah, should be much less a chance of things getting out. As in your shop question said player is instantly aware you tried to move him. A nice feature, off the cuff without a lot of thought, might be a small percentage chance of it getting back to the player and a news item to go along. Could also be dovetailed into a "GM reputation" feature I've asked for, IE each GM has a rep for how they deal with others in the trade market. Along with lowballing trades this guy is also known to leak like a sieve
