Trades: Evolution in OOTP15

DanKreider · 01-24-2014, 03:55 PM

I have noticed that one of the areas I (personally) find a little shallow in OOTP is trading. Shopping a player only brings back 1 for 1 options, setting the difficulty from Normal to Hard swings the balance from being far in the users favor to that of the AI, and there is no "Hot Stove, Back and Forth" type feel to trading.

Because trades are such a huge part of baseball, is there any changes imminent on this front for OOTP15?

Would love to see an evolution of the trading system!!

Mickademus · 01-24-2014, 04:26 PM

I'd like to have the ability to put packages of players together to offer in trade.

Statsman1 · 01-24-2014, 04:39 PM

As I've mentioned before, I would like the ability to select, when shopping a player, what I'd like back in return.

Being able to say, "I want a 2B" or "I want a prospect" or even "I want anything" when you're shopping a guy, regardless of the position / status of that guy, makes sorting through those trade offers a bit more pertinent, and then you'd know faster if you have any chance of filling the hole you're trying to fill.

mgom27 · 01-24-2014, 05:14 PM

If Teams shows 5 people it's willing to give up for like Barry Bonds who you shopped then you could Accept or Reject the offer.

Fyrestorm3 · 01-24-2014, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mickademus

I'd like to have the ability to put packages of players together to offer in trade.

You can... unless you're referring to the Shop a Player function.

olivertheorem · 01-25-2014, 03:12 PM

I recall Markus saying before that "shop a player" is only ever going to be 1-for-1 since otherwise the game would take forever to evaluate all the possible trade permutations.

I think the best balance is to let you specify position and/or status (vet/prospect) and have the game only present with the fits. Or to filter the results.

The trading block needs to matter more than it does. If I put a guy on there, IMO every team should evaluate every day as to whether they want him or not. Or at least weekly.

mgom27 · 01-25-2014, 04:55 PM

On Trade Screen we can see if Trade can work so it could give you a list of what they want in return for the person like Reds might want for Larkin from the Texas is 1st round pick,Aflaro,Martin and so on you could either rejected or accepted it or send it back with another proposal.

01-24-2014, 03:55 PM	#1
DanKreider Minors (Double A) Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 101	Trades: Evolution in OOTP15 I have noticed that one of the areas I (personally) find a little shallow in OOTP is trading. Shopping a player only brings back 1 for 1 options, setting the difficulty from Normal to Hard swings the balance from being far in the users favor to that of the AI, and there is no "Hot Stove, Back and Forth" type feel to trading. Because trades are such a huge part of baseball, is there any changes imminent on this front for OOTP15? Would love to see an evolution of the trading system!!

01-24-2014, 04:39 PM	#3
Statsman1 Major Leagues Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Marmora, Ontario, Canada Posts: 332	As I've mentioned before, I would like the ability to select, when shopping a player, what I'd like back in return. Being able to say, "I want a 2B" or "I want a prospect" or even "I want anything" when you're shopping a guy, regardless of the position / status of that guy, makes sorting through those trade offers a bit more pertinent, and then you'd know faster if you have any chance of filling the hole you're trying to fill. __________________ Statsman1

01-24-2014, 05:14 PM	#4
mgom27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,520	If Teams shows 5 people it's willing to give up for like Barry Bonds who you shopped then you could Accept or Reject the offer. __________________ Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

01-25-2014, 04:55 PM	#7
mgom27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,520	On Trade Screen we can see if Trade can work so it could give you a list of what they want in return for the person like Reds might want for Larkin from the Texas is 1st round pick,Aflaro,Martin and so on you could either rejected or accepted it or send it back with another proposal. __________________ Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

01-24-2014, 04:26 PM	#2
Mickademus Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Posts: 4	I'd like to have the ability to put packages of players together to offer in trade.

01-25-2014, 03:12 PM	#6
olivertheorem All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,919	I recall Markus saying before that "shop a player" is only ever going to be 1-for-1 since otherwise the game would take forever to evaluate all the possible trade permutations. I think the best balance is to let you specify position and/or status (vet/prospect) and have the game only present with the fits. Or to filter the results. The trading block needs to matter more than it does. If I put a guy on there, IMO every team should evaluate every day as to whether they want him or not. Or at least weekly.