Would you cut this overpaid veteran to make owner happy?

[jimmysthebestcop]

Originally Posted by SirMichaelJordan

Football Manager have this exact thing. They have agents that can form good/bad relationships but also the manager have an reputation of how he handles his team. You’ll be mark as someone who isn’t loyal to players.

I wish OOTP take more elements from that game. FM isn’t perfect but it does some things right.

People ask for little details like these in the past but it usually doesn’t get a good reaction from other players. But then these subjects always come up. Not sure if people want a better experience or just want to recreate certain years or create a fictional universe and see it play out. People play the game so different that the game almost loses its identity. People hated the idea of agents and more staff but these things will eventually help the game in a GM perspective which is fairly new to the game.

This is one of the best posts in 2 years. I always try to say this.You nailed it. OOTP Baseball is suffering from identity crisis.

It doesn't know if it wants to be baseball sim or a GM/Organization sim or both.

OOTPB does the number crunching extremely well. Whether you are trying to setup a realistic modern mlb or some kind of fictional one in your head.I also feel like the playing out and acting as manager is done really well.

OOTPB has GM/Organization sim mechanics but they all either haven't be touched in 5+ versions or are borderline broken at this point. That as much I as love the concepts it makes me want to turn off all those options because it gimps/nerfs the AI too much. There has been 2 things pointed out just this week on the forum that completely nerfs the AI teams. Owner controlling budget and this charity event that lowers the teams market size by 1 each time you create one for your player.

I'm looking for the dynamic entertaining GM/Org simulation experience. And OOTPB isn't doing it for me anymore. Since version 18 every version plays exactly the same from a gm/org perspective. The names and ratings of the players might change but its exactly the same video game experience.

Also thanks for mentioning Football Manager. I don't know anything about soccer but that continually sounds more and more like the game I am after. I guess I'll just have to learn that sport. I do love baseball but I probably need some time away from OOTPB because its just leading to being frustrated and annoyed with the game. Even though I still love ootbp and baseball.

After all I did pick up Motorsport Manager because everyone on this forum praises it. I didn't know anything about F1 racing but that game is fabulous. I've done a couple play throughs of it. Not sure if I could play the game every year like OOTP. But it does a way better big picture head of organization simulation then ootpb. The two games aren't even in the same league when it comes to that.

[Giants44]

Originally Posted by thklein

I'm not sure I understand this. If I release the player, I don't have to pay for the team option years. It's like I declined them. So why should they factor into the decision? Or am I wrong about that?

well, I thought is that was how it worked. but I went back. and tested and you are right it is like declining the options. so that helps and makes it easier. I am wondering if that changed somewhere along the way because I thought I remembered having to pay that in the past