International Free Agent Loophole

KurtBevacqua · 03-31-2014, 08:52 AM

I don't know if this has ever been reported before, but in the OTBA online league we discovered the other day a serious loophole in signing international free agents. A team with approx $15M in budget space available was allowed to sign two IFAs for around $25M each. That team went from being $15M in the green to being $45M in the red instantly.

In normal free agent signing the game counts just the offers alone against your budget space. You can't make offers once you have as much money offered as budget allows. But for international signings the game has no budget limitations whatsoever. I can't believe this is deliberate and is just a loophole in the game.

Mecza · 03-31-2014, 09:14 AM

You can go into the red if you have the cash on hand to cover the signings. Did he have enough cash to cover the signings?

KurtBevacqua · 03-31-2014, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Mecza

You can go into the red if you have the cash on hand to cover the signings. Did he have enough cash to cover the signings?

Nope. In fact, cash on hand is figured into your overall budget. That $15M in budget space this team had primarily was due to the cash on hand, otherwise the team was in tread water mode.

Lukas Berger · 03-31-2014, 10:39 AM

I'd suggest reporting this in the bug report thread and uploading your save game files.

03-31-2014, 08:52 AM	#1
KurtBevacqua Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,968	International Free Agent Loophole I don't know if this has ever been reported before, but in the OTBA online league we discovered the other day a serious loophole in signing international free agents. A team with approx $15M in budget space available was allowed to sign two IFAs for around $25M each. That team went from being $15M in the green to being $45M in the red instantly. In normal free agent signing the game counts just the offers alone against your budget space. You can't make offers once you have as much money offered as budget allows. But for international signings the game has no budget limitations whatsoever. I can't believe this is deliberate and is just a loophole in the game. __________________ "The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. The radical vice of all these schemes, from a sociological point of view, is that C is not allowed a voice in the matter, and his position, character, and interests, as well as the ultimate effects on society through C's interests, are entirely overlooked. I call C the Forgotten Man" - William Graham Sumner

03-31-2014, 09:14 AM	#2
Mecza Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 268	You can go into the red if you have the cash on hand to cover the signings. Did he have enough cash to cover the signings?

03-31-2014, 10:39 AM	#4
Lukas Berger OOTP Developments Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nice, Côte d'Azur, France Posts: 22,153	I'd suggest reporting this in the bug report thread and uploading your save game files.