Trading setup question

Ragin Cajun · 06-21-2007, 12:46 PM

I'm not fully clear in the trading setup section for the option for Trading Preference. Is that what you as a GM would favor, or is that what you want the AI to favor? It seems that I can't tweak to my preferences if I adjust that.

Any pointers on exactly what that drives?

Nukester · 06-21-2007, 12:58 PM

Its how the CPU will handle offers. If set to "favor prospects", it will be harder to get prospects from the CPU, if set to "favor veterans" it will try to hold onto its veterans, but it will be easier to get prospects. I have mine set to frequency - normal, difficulty - hard, favor prospects, as I think alot of players do. I still get prospects though, so Im tinkering with the idea of setting it to "heavily favor prospects", but then I dont want good veterans being shipped all over the place. Im not sure how heavily "heavily" means. With setting of hard, favor prospects, the trading is pretty good

1998 Yankees · 06-21-2007, 01:05 PM

I'm reasonably sure that that setting refers to your AI GM opponents, not to your team. Obviously, if you are directly controlling trading for the team, such preferences are up to you.

If, however, you are delegating to your own AI GM, the "Favor Veterans --- Favor Prospects" slider on Overall Roster Strategy on your team's Strategy page will govern. That in turn can be set by you manually or you can have your manager's preferences replicated there by Action, Ask Manager for Strategy.

Ah, Nuked by the Nukester.

Still, I will post as our answers are not quite the same.

injury log · 06-21-2007, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Nukester

Its how the CPU will handle offers. If set to "favor prospects", it will be harder to get prospects from the CPU, if set to "favor veterans" it will try to hold onto its veterans, but it will be easier to get prospects. I have mine set to frequency - normal, difficulty - hard, favor prospects, as I think alot of players do. I still get prospects though, so Im tinkering with the idea of setting it to "heavily favor prospects", but then I dont want good veterans being shipped all over the place. Im not sure how heavily "heavily" means. With setting of hard, favor prospects, the trading is pretty good

I use 'heavily favor prospects', and I actually still find that AI GMs don't value prospects as much as I'd expect in real MLB. My impression- and it's only an impression, I haven't studied the question- is that AI GMs will be more reluctant to trade elite prospects with this setting on. That seems realistic to me; these days it's very uncommon to see a Phil Hughes or Alex Gordon traded in real life. The AI does, however, still seem almost as willing as on 'Favor Prospects' or 'Normal' to trade mid-level prospects, guys in the team's top 10 but not in the overall top 100, for example. If I get any trade offer at all, I can almost always get two of the AI's top 10 prospects added to the deal. This is all on 'Hard' trading- may switch to 'Very Hard' soon, but in the past I've found I could offer the AI a 1st round pick for a 10th rounder, or $10m for a dollar, and still be rejected, which does seem just a touch unrealistic. I saw those examples in OOTP '06 (well, I don't remember that well, and I expect I'm exaggerating a bit), but maybe things are different now.

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Nukester All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Newburgh, NY Posts: 1,923	Its how the CPU will handle offers. If set to "favor prospects", it will be harder to get prospects from the CPU, if set to "favor veterans" it will try to hold onto its veterans, but it will be easier to get prospects. I have mine set to frequency - normal, difficulty - hard, favor prospects, as I think alot of players do. I still get prospects though, so Im tinkering with the idea of setting it to "heavily favor prospects", but then I dont want good veterans being shipped all over the place. Im not sure how heavily "heavily" means. With setting of hard, favor prospects, the trading is pretty good Last edited by Nukester; 06-21-2007 at 01:00 PM.

06-21-2007, 01:05 PM	#3
1998 Yankees Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yankee Stadium, back in 1998. Posts: 8,645	I'm reasonably sure that that setting refers to your AI GM opponents, not to your team. Obviously, if you are directly controlling trading for the team, such preferences are up to you. If, however, you are delegating to your own AI GM, the "Favor Veterans --- Favor Prospects" slider on Overall Roster Strategy on your team's Strategy page will govern. That in turn can be set by you manually or you can have your manager's preferences replicated there by Action, Ask Manager for Strategy. Ah, Nuked by the Nukester. Still, I will post as our answers are not quite the same.