QUESTION: Hard Salary Cap?

Syxx34 · 01-05-2014, 11:37 PM

I was curious if it was possible to have a hard set salary cap in ootp14? I am trying to do a promotion/demotion league. I know the structure I want. I have three levels...figure id start with the hardest part, financials. I want hard cap because I want to set each to a different for each league.

Premier League ($120 Million)
Development League ($105 Million)
Semi-Pro League ($90 Million)

I want it so teams cant go over. I have played around with it some and even player contract demands based on player level. I still keep getting teams going over cap. I want it to be permanent where you cant go over like the nfl.

PS: I have other questions but will get to them later, such as:

1) Player creating (rookie draft pool...want Premier League to have better players then DL and SPL.

2) Schedule - Need a custom one....I need 4 day gaps put in so I can do a 1 Away/1 Home series games for a world cup style thing.

3) Is rule v draft and arbitration possible in a promotion/demotion league?

4) League Logos

Probably some other things but not coming to mind at the moment.

OBSL Commish · 01-06-2014, 02:18 PM

I have asked for a hard salary cap as well. No media contracts, no gate revenue.

Syxx34 · 01-06-2014, 10:25 PM

can someone let us know if this is possible?

Syxx34 · 01-10-2014, 01:47 AM

is there anyone might know how to set this up....

Syxx34 · 01-11-2014, 02:02 PM

i take it hard salary cap is not possible in ootp?

GiantYankee · 01-11-2014, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Syxx34

i take it hard salary cap is not possible in ootp?

Don't believe a true hard cap is possible. Try turning off signing bonus for draftees, limit the amount of money floating around in the league, and turn off the luxury tax.

Syxx34 · 01-11-2014, 07:49 PM

So its not possible then i think that should be an option in the next version. If i cant is there a good way that anyone has found to make a good promotional/demotion league financials different for each league? With the better league having more money then the lowest league.

GiantYankee · 01-11-2014, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Syxx34

So its not possible then i think that should be an option in the next version. If i cant is there a good way that anyone has found to make a good promotional/demotion league financials different for each league? With the better league having more money then the lowest league.

You can work around it with some of my suggestions. Give it a try. For you to create what you are suggesting, you need to create the the leagues than create league association. You would have to manually do the promotion/demotion. You can edit the financials for each league.

shawa666 · 01-11-2014, 11:38 PM

It's possible.

League setup>Financial options> Right column> Player salary cap (input number

GiantYankee · 01-12-2014, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by shawa666

It's possible.

League setup>Financial options> Right column> Player salary cap (input number

That is correct but will not prevent teams for going over without some modifications.

shawa666 · 01-12-2014, 09:37 AM

add a soft cap with a ridiculously high penalty percentage.

GiantYankee · 01-12-2014, 05:31 PM

Almost forgot about arbitration. Needs to be turned off becuase that was a major reason my teams would not stay within the salary cap.

Syxx34 · 01-14-2014, 01:17 AM

All suggest are appreciated guys. Take all the help...I just saw the association so I was looking into that. Ill try any ideas I can get to get this to work. As it would be pretty cool with some other twist I want to put into the regular season.

conception · 01-15-2014, 09:19 PM

My favorite fictional setup is a hard cap and no trading. It makes every contract a much bigger deal. Teams can go over the salary cap, but the way this happens is through minor league deals becoming major league contracts, automatic renewals, and arbitration. A team can't sign free agents and can't sign extensions that will take them over the cap. It does function pretty well to keep an even playing field.

I've always preferred an NFL type even playing field, though some prefer seeing leagues where there are powerhouses throughout history and there are some that rarely compete.

01-05-2014, 11:37 PM	#1
Syxx34 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Coral Springs Posts: 937	QUESTION: Hard Salary Cap? I was curious if it was possible to have a hard set salary cap in ootp14? I am trying to do a promotion/demotion league. I know the structure I want. I have three levels...figure id start with the hardest part, financials. I want hard cap because I want to set each to a different for each league. Premier League ($120 Million) Development League ($105 Million) Semi-Pro League ($90 Million) I want it so teams cant go over. I have played around with it some and even player contract demands based on player level. I still keep getting teams going over cap. I want it to be permanent where you cant go over like the nfl. PS: I have other questions but will get to them later, such as: 1) Player creating (rookie draft pool...want Premier League to have better players then DL and SPL. 2) Schedule - Need a custom one....I need 4 day gaps put in so I can do a 1 Away/1 Home series games for a world cup style thing. 3) Is rule v draft and arbitration possible in a promotion/demotion league? 4) League Logos Probably some other things but not coming to mind at the moment.

01-11-2014, 11:38 PM	#9
shawa666 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 601 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	It's possible. League setup>Financial options> Right column> Player salary cap (input number __________________ Remove Selig from the premises.

01-12-2014, 09:37 AM	#11
shawa666 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 601 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	add a soft cap with a ridiculously high penalty percentage. __________________ Remove Selig from the premises.

01-06-2014, 02:18 PM	#2
OBSL Commish All Star Reserve Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 946	I have asked for a hard salary cap as well. No media contracts, no gate revenue.

01-06-2014, 10:25 PM	#3
Syxx34 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Coral Springs Posts: 937	can someone let us know if this is possible?

01-10-2014, 01:47 AM	#4
Syxx34 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Coral Springs Posts: 937	is there anyone might know how to set this up....

01-11-2014, 02:02 PM	#5
Syxx34 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Coral Springs Posts: 937	i take it hard salary cap is not possible in ootp?

01-11-2014, 07:49 PM	#7
Syxx34 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Coral Springs Posts: 937	So its not possible then i think that should be an option in the next version. If i cant is there a good way that anyone has found to make a good promotional/demotion league financials different for each league? With the better league having more money then the lowest league.

01-12-2014, 05:31 PM	#12
GiantYankee All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,105	Almost forgot about arbitration. Needs to be turned off becuase that was a major reason my teams would not stay within the salary cap.

01-14-2014, 01:17 AM	#13
Syxx34 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Coral Springs Posts: 937	All suggest are appreciated guys. Take all the help...I just saw the association so I was looking into that. Ill try any ideas I can get to get this to work. As it would be pretty cool with some other twist I want to put into the regular season.

01-15-2014, 09:19 PM	#14
conception All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,150	My favorite fictional setup is a hard cap and no trading. It makes every contract a much bigger deal. Teams can go over the salary cap, but the way this happens is through minor league deals becoming major league contracts, automatic renewals, and arbitration. A team can't sign free agents and can't sign extensions that will take them over the cap. It does function pretty well to keep an even playing field. I've always preferred an NFL type even playing field, though some prefer seeing leagues where there are powerhouses throughout history and there are some that rarely compete.