Free Agents: My budget vs AI budget

ecd1973 · 03-28-2014, 09:40 AM

I posted this to the OOTP14 Bug Thread back in August. Wanted to see if this is truly a bug and if it hopefully gets addressed this year:

I just got to the offseason in my OOTP14 league. Players just filed for free agency and my owner set the budget. According to the financial screen, I have 1.4 million for free agents next year, and 10.1 million in year 2. I transferred control of signings to the AI just to see what kind of free agents they decided to go after. The first offer they made was to a stud Starting Pitcher who wants 15 million a year. The guy responded "liked offer but better offer was received".

Now, what happened to 1.4 million available for next year? How was the AI able to offer a 15 million dollar a year contract for 5 years? I took control back and tried to modify the offer down to 10 million a year, and I got my hand slapped saying "the owner does NOT approve this deal!" So he approved a 15 million dollar a year deal yesterday, but not a 10 million dollar a year deal today?

Something is fishy here. Has anyone else seen strangeness like this?

tejdog1 · 03-29-2014, 12:16 AM

The AI can go over budget. I think it's to try and level the playing field.

bwburke94 · 03-29-2014, 08:25 AM

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03-28-2014, 09:40 AM	#1
ecd1973 Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 309	Free Agents: My budget vs AI budget I posted this to the OOTP14 Bug Thread back in August. Wanted to see if this is truly a bug and if it hopefully gets addressed this year: I just got to the offseason in my OOTP14 league. Players just filed for free agency and my owner set the budget. According to the financial screen, I have 1.4 million for free agents next year, and 10.1 million in year 2. I transferred control of signings to the AI just to see what kind of free agents they decided to go after. The first offer they made was to a stud Starting Pitcher who wants 15 million a year. The guy responded "liked offer but better offer was received". Now, what happened to 1.4 million available for next year? How was the AI able to offer a 15 million dollar a year contract for 5 years? I took control back and tried to modify the offer down to 10 million a year, and I got my hand slapped saying "the owner does NOT approve this deal!" So he approved a 15 million dollar a year deal yesterday, but not a 10 million dollar a year deal today? Something is fishy here. Has anyone else seen strangeness like this?

03-29-2014, 12:16 AM	#2
tejdog1 All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 1,648	The AI can go over budget. I think it's to try and level the playing field. __________________ It's amazing How you make your face just like a wall How you take your heart and turn it off How I turn my head and lose it all And it's unnerving How just one move puts me by myself There you go just trusting someone else Now I know I put us both through hell ~Matchbox 20, "Leave" Everyone knows it's spelled "TRAID", not trade

03-29-2014, 08:25 AM	#3
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