Any way to force a trade?

Thomas359 · 04-17-2013, 11:57 PM

I am playing a historical game, and want to move star players to create teams I want, like get Willie Mays and Hank Aaron on same team, but since this is "unfair" the other team won't make a trade (I know, it's ludicrous, but I want to see how some of these type of combos work for fun!!).

In OOTP you can act as commissioner and "force" trades like this - is there any similar way to create the team, even if "unfair", that you want in IOOTP by forcing teams to accept trades?

Dkelley · 04-18-2013, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Thomas359

I am playing a historical game, and want to move star players to create teams I want, like get Willie Mays and Hank Aaron on same team, but since this is "unfair" the other team won't make a trade (I know, it's ludicrous, but I want to see how some of these type of combos work for fun!!).

In OOTP you can act as commissioner and "force" trades like this - is there any similar way to create the team, even if "unfair", that you want in IOOTP by forcing teams to accept trades?

Yes there is! You go onto the manager options screen, then you open the actions button, click something about manage different team or something like that and click the team that the player that you want to trade for is on then just do the trade from the wron team. Then just do it all over again and click on your team and you should have the player that you wanted

Disco Dog 13 · 04-18-2013, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Dkelley

Yes there is! You go onto the manager options screen, then you open the actions button, click something about manage different team or something like that and click the team that the player that you want to trade for is on then just do the trade from the wron team. Then just do it all over again and click on your team and you should have the player that you wanted

Has to be seen to be believed ...

And if seen this is a huge BUG !!!

Dkelley · 04-18-2013, 04:26 PM

Did it work?

taz2018 · 04-18-2013, 10:41 PM

It works for me.

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GoOs · 04-18-2013, 11:18 PM

Doesn't everyone know this?

Other things you can do as well. If you want to trade for a prospect who was just drafted (you usually can't for a year), you can switch to the other team, release him, switch back, and pick him up. I remember being the Astros and wanting to trade for P. Fielder, but he cost too much, so I traded players of equal value of Fielder to Detroit, switched to Detroit, released him, switched back, and picked him up for 8 mil. Haven't done this since. Too cheap... ;-)

Disco Dog 13 · 04-19-2013, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by GoOs

Doesn't everyone know this?

Other things you can do as well. If you want to trade for a prospect who was just drafted (you usually can't for a year), you can switch to the other team, release him, switch back, and pick him up. I remember being the Astros and wanting to trade for P. Fielder, but he cost too much, so I traded players of equal value of Fielder to Detroit, switched to Detroit, released him, switched back, and picked him up for 8 mil. Haven't done this since. Too cheap... ;-)

Hmmm .. just doesn't sit right with me this

Well at least not until I'm crying out for that amazing SP prospect I covert !!

taz2018 · 04-19-2013, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Disco Dog 13

Has to be seen to be believed ...

And if seen this is a huge BUG !!!

Or it could be their way of doing the force trade. Who knows.

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Disco Dog 13 · 04-19-2013, 07:49 AM

yeah you could be right

Didn't know about the release of player aspect ... even though it's pretty obvious when you think about it

Thomas359 · 04-22-2013, 12:41 PM

Thanks all - works like a charm- while it can certainly be abused, knowing how to do that allows me to make a team I really enjoying playing with..

McGuiser · 04-22-2013, 02:45 PM

I see nothing wrong with these mechanisms to move players from team to team, since we are not comparing performances or playing for prizes.

If a game player wants to put his favorite player on another team and manage that team, why not? Undoing a blunder trade your favorite team did, why not?

To reconstruct my fantasy baseball champions from 1987, I went through this laborious process of becoming manager of every team that had one of my players.

Before you do this, let me admit that my reconstructed champions were a nightmare in iOOTP -- worse defense than a Congolese reserve militia garrison, wretched catching, reserves useless for anything but PH or PR.

I've pondered creating, in my next large fantasy league a couple of teams that emphasize one skill, e.g. power or small-ball. I would be more motivated if I could assign team strategies that the AI would not change (e.g. frequent steal attempts).

Until/unless iOOTP allows easy assignment of players -- a feature I want -- that is probably too laborious. But it is hardly a bug.

04-17-2013, 11:57 PM	#1
Thomas359 Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 14	Any way to force a trade? I am playing a historical game, and want to move star players to create teams I want, like get Willie Mays and Hank Aaron on same team, but since this is "unfair" the other team won't make a trade (I know, it's ludicrous, but I want to see how some of these type of combos work for fun!!). In OOTP you can act as commissioner and "force" trades like this - is there any similar way to create the team, even if "unfair", that you want in IOOTP by forcing teams to accept trades?

04-18-2013, 10:41 PM	#5
taz2018 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: PA Posts: 104	Re: Any way to force a trade? It works for me. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Proud Member of the United States Navy Reserve - Active (08/15/06-07/14/08) Reserve (07/14/08-NOW)

04-22-2013, 02:45 PM	#11
McGuiser Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 363	Manage other team workaround I see nothing wrong with these mechanisms to move players from team to team, since we are not comparing performances or playing for prizes. If a game player wants to put his favorite player on another team and manage that team, why not? Undoing a blunder trade your favorite team did, why not? To reconstruct my fantasy baseball champions from 1987, I went through this laborious process of becoming manager of every team that had one of my players. Before you do this, let me admit that my reconstructed champions were a nightmare in iOOTP -- worse defense than a Congolese reserve militia garrison, wretched catching, reserves useless for anything but PH or PR. I've pondered creating, in my next large fantasy league a couple of teams that emphasize one skill, e.g. power or small-ball. I would be more motivated if I could assign team strategies that the AI would not change (e.g. frequent steal attempts). Until/unless iOOTP allows easy assignment of players -- a feature I want -- that is probably too laborious. But it is hardly a bug. Last edited by McGuiser; 04-22-2013 at 02:46 PM. Reason: delete misstatement

04-18-2013, 04:26 PM	#4
Dkelley Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 188	Did it work?

04-18-2013, 11:18 PM	#6
GoOs Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 30	Doesn't everyone know this? Other things you can do as well. If you want to trade for a prospect who was just drafted (you usually can't for a year), you can switch to the other team, release him, switch back, and pick him up. I remember being the Astros and wanting to trade for P. Fielder, but he cost too much, so I traded players of equal value of Fielder to Detroit, switched to Detroit, released him, switched back, and picked him up for 8 mil. Haven't done this since. Too cheap... ;-)

04-19-2013, 07:49 AM	#9
Disco Dog 13 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2011 Location: Essex, England Posts: 258	yeah you could be right Didn't know about the release of player aspect ... even though it's pretty obvious when you think about it

04-22-2013, 12:41 PM	#10
Thomas359 Bat Boy Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 14	Thanks all - works like a charm- while it can certainly be abused, knowing how to do that allows me to make a team I really enjoying playing with..