Any free agency changes?

tigey75 · 03-30-2012, 09:32 AM

My two biggest gripes with OOTP have always been the trading AI and the free agency system. I was excited to see in the 4th road to release, that trading AI has been amped up.

Any news on a slight or major change to free agency? My problem with the old system was that you always seem able to sign the player you really want. If you put all your eggs in one basket you can pretty much nail a superstar. I never felt like I got screwed over by a player like a Pujols or Fielder type screw over IRL.

Maybe I've just been lucky, but I have a sadistic side that wants a player to lead me on then sign some place else in December leaving me out in the cold.

oman19 · 03-30-2012, 12:20 PM

You mean using us as leverage for the team he really wants. That would be cool lol.

tigey75 · 03-30-2012, 12:31 PM

Yeah, any kind of wrinkle they can add in would be nice. I always see a pattern when I bid on FAs in each version. There's always the few who sign right away, then there's one or two who make you wait until December or January, then sign with you. It kind of kills the suspense when I know I'll get the guy even though he's stalling. As weird as it sounds, I'd like to get "played" by a guy once in awhile.

Markus Heinsohn · 03-30-2012, 12:35 PM

This part of the AI is tweaked as well, AI teams are now more competitive when bidding on a FA.

Mntwins · 03-30-2012, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Markus Heinsohn

This part of the AI is tweaked as well, AI teams are now more competitive when bidding on a FA.

Great. Now I'm going to really over spend in the off season.

rdomico · 03-31-2012, 05:14 PM

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DCG12 · 03-31-2012, 05:50 PM

Did you really mean to post beta info in the main forum? It may be too late but you might want to edit that and put it in beta where it belongs

polydamas · 03-31-2012, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Mntwins

Great. Now I'm going to really over spend in the off season.

Yeah, I manage the Pirates, which means I'm still going to have any money to spend money on free agents unfortunately

Marinersfan51 · 03-31-2012, 07:43 PM

It would be cool to have the Pujols, Fielder types want 10 year contracts, it seems like they always demand 3-5 year deals

03-30-2012, 09:32 AM	#1
tigey75 Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 308	Any free agency changes? My two biggest gripes with OOTP have always been the trading AI and the free agency system. I was excited to see in the 4th road to release, that trading AI has been amped up. Any news on a slight or major change to free agency? My problem with the old system was that you always seem able to sign the player you really want. If you put all your eggs in one basket you can pretty much nail a superstar. I never felt like I got screwed over by a player like a Pujols or Fielder type screw over IRL. Maybe I've just been lucky, but I have a sadistic side that wants a player to lead me on then sign some place else in December leaving me out in the cold.

03-30-2012, 12:20 PM	#2
oman19 All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Metro Detroit Area Posts: 1,305	You mean using us as leverage for the team he really wants. That would be cool lol. __________________ GENERATION 10: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment. My OOTP wishlist: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...-wishlist.html

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Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 24,738	This part of the AI is tweaked as well, AI teams are now more competitive when bidding on a FA. __________________ Buy Out of the Park Baseball 25 now! Download OOTP Go 25 for iOS Download OOTP Go 25 for Android

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rdomico All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Monaca, PA Posts: 824	removed Last edited by rdomico; 03-31-2012 at 05:58 PM.

03-30-2012, 12:31 PM	#3
tigey75 Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 308	Yeah, any kind of wrinkle they can add in would be nice. I always see a pattern when I bid on FAs in each version. There's always the few who sign right away, then there's one or two who make you wait until December or January, then sign with you. It kind of kills the suspense when I know I'll get the guy even though he's stalling. As weird as it sounds, I'd like to get "played" by a guy once in awhile.

03-31-2012, 05:50 PM	#7
DCG12 All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Traveling through another dimension-not one of only sight and sound,but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundries are those of imagination. Posts: 1,153	Did you really mean to post beta info in the main forum? It may be too late but you might want to edit that and put it in beta where it belongs

03-31-2012, 07:43 PM	#9
Marinersfan51 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 772	It would be cool to have the Pujols, Fielder types want 10 year contracts, it seems like they always demand 3-5 year deals