Do you ever wonder if your owner is a dimwit?

Peregrine · 04-08-2015, 02:42 PM

I read this year's owner goals (playing as GM only) with a laugh. Extend Jake Peavy - umm that same guy who has played in 6 games in a year and a half with us because he's always hurt? The same guy whose scouting summary is "I'll be surprised if he is still pitching in organized baseball a year from now?"

Fine, fine, whatever - he signed a year deal for $1.5 million. Easiest owner goal ever.

Matt Arnold · 04-08-2015, 02:45 PM

Hey, Peavy is a popular player. Maybe he feels the 1.5M you spent on him is enough to get back in jersey sales.

Peregrine · 04-08-2015, 02:47 PM

It is true, he's got popularity, but that's all he's got. At least I'm not having to pay through the nose for him.

Ruthian23 · 04-08-2015, 02:49 PM

No. I'm way past wondering.

Ruthian23 · 04-08-2015, 02:49 PM

Don't tell him I said that.

rpriske · 04-08-2015, 03:23 PM

I am running the Jays and the owner told me to extend Johan Santana.

JOHAN SANTANA.

I traded him instead.

The Wolf · 04-08-2015, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruthian23

Don't tell him I said that.

What's it worth to you?

MizzouRah · 04-08-2015, 03:49 PM

I wonder if they fire you for not listening to them as long as you are winning?

Junior19 · 04-08-2015, 03:53 PM

I don't have the game in front of me but I'm playing the, at this point, mid 90s Mariners and the owner goal is for me to do 60k/game in attendance and the Kingdome has room for 59k and change.

Bluenoser · 04-08-2015, 03:54 PM

I think my owner's a dimwit all the time, but eventually realize it's mostly me who's the dimwit

sandman2575 · 04-08-2015, 03:59 PM

Have other folks had problems with Owner Goals not being recorded as fulfilled, even after you clearly do fulfill them?

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...thread-42.html
Post #822

Is this a bug? Or is my team owner, honestly and truly, just a dimwit?

EDIT: Does "Target Year" mean the goal has to be fulfilled that year? Or just 'no later than' that year? I assume the latter, in which case I clearly have fulfilled my owner goals but haven't gotten credit. If it means the goals have to be fulfilled in the target year alone -- well, that seems off to me.

cavebutter · 04-08-2015, 04:13 PM

I presume that the goal is not checked for completion until the end of the target year. But I agree that we should get credit for it being done.

ezpkns34 · 04-08-2015, 04:34 PM

Whenever I start a game as the Marlins

The Wolf · 04-08-2015, 05:15 PM

Why is it always the Marlins?

Matt Arnold · 04-08-2015, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cavebutter

I presume that the goal is not checked for completion until the end of the target year. But I agree that we should get credit for it being done.

You get some points towards the owner's mood when he checks in mid-season, but it's only after the season that he truly evaluates all the goals. Yes, some of the goals could be cleared sooner, but I also want to prevent you from signing the extension for a guy, then immediately trading him away. So you've got to have him signed and keep him through the year to get credit.

If a goal is completed early, then it will be removed at the end of season check-in.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 04-08-2015, 06:10 PM

My owner wants me to acquire an all-star...but it's 1904, and there is no All-Star game, so that request is...kinda impossible. Dumb owner is dumb.

BMD · 04-08-2015, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThatSeventiesGuy

My owner wants me to acquire an all-star...but it's 1904, and there is no All-Star game, so that request is...kinda impossible. Dumb owner is dumb.

Dumb? This guy is a visionary. He is way ahead of his time.

DB930 · 04-08-2015, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThatSeventiesGuy

My owner wants me to acquire an all-star...but it's 1904, and there is no All-Star game, so that request is...kinda impossible. Dumb owner is dumb.

Owner Frank Duffy: "My dear GM, it is my sincere wish for you to acquire an All Star for our base ball club during this upcoming season."

GM Aloysius McGee: "An 'All Star', you say? Is that some form of horseless carriage?"

Peregrine · 04-08-2015, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThatSeventiesGuy

My owner wants me to acquire an all-star...but it's 1904, and there is no All-Star game, so that request is...kinda impossible. Dumb owner is dumb.

Next he will ask you to upgrade the closer position. You respond, "Upgrade, the so-called "relief" pitcher is no more than a tired old warhorse whose arm can't take it anymore. One can't upgrade!"

rudel.dietrich · 04-08-2015, 06:37 PM

Another in the long line of half baked features that look good in the announcement e-mail but never really work or add anything to the game.

Scouting, feeder leagues, AI improvements etc

I have ignored this newest feature completely

04-08-2015, 02:42 PM	#1
Peregrine All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Cary, North Carolina Posts: 635	Do you ever wonder if your owner is a dimwit? I read this year's owner goals (playing as GM only) with a laugh. Extend Jake Peavy - umm that same guy who has played in 6 games in a year and a half with us because he's always hurt? The same guy whose scouting summary is "I'll be surprised if he is still pitching in organized baseball a year from now?" Fine, fine, whatever - he signed a year deal for $1.5 million. Easiest owner goal ever. Last edited by Peregrine; 04-08-2015 at 02:44 PM.

04-08-2015, 03:23 PM	#6
rpriske Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Spencerville, ON, Canada Posts: 26,577	I am running the Jays and the owner told me to extend Johan Santana. JOHAN SANTANA. I traded him instead. __________________ Rusty Priske Poet, Canadian, Baseball Fan ````````````````````````````````````````

04-08-2015, 03:59 PM	#11
sandman2575 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 255	Have other folks had problems with Owner Goals not being recorded as fulfilled, even after you clearly do fulfill them? http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...thread-42.html Post #822 Is this a bug? Or is my team owner, honestly and truly, just a dimwit? EDIT: Does "Target Year" mean the goal has to be fulfilled that year? Or just 'no later than' that year? I assume the latter, in which case I clearly have fulfilled my owner goals but haven't gotten credit. If it means the goals have to be fulfilled in the target year alone -- well, that seems off to me. Last edited by sandman2575; 04-08-2015 at 04:01 PM.

04-08-2015, 04:13 PM	#12
cavebutter All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,163	I presume that the goal is not checked for completion until the end of the target year. But I agree that we should get credit for it being done. __________________ MySQL, MyStruggle - A self-indulgent blog about my attempts to roll my own MySQL Database with OOTP Logo Gallery

04-08-2015, 06:10 PM	#16
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,426	My owner wants me to acquire an all-star...but it's 1904, and there is no All-Star game, so that request is...kinda impossible. Dumb owner is dumb. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

04-08-2015, 02:45 PM	#2
Matt Arnold OOTP Developer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here and there Posts: 15,847	Hey, Peavy is a popular player. Maybe he feels the 1.5M you spent on him is enough to get back in jersey sales.

04-08-2015, 02:47 PM	#3
Peregrine All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Cary, North Carolina Posts: 635	It is true, he's got popularity, but that's all he's got. At least I'm not having to pay through the nose for him.

04-08-2015, 02:49 PM	#4
Ruthian23 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 740	No. I'm way past wondering.

04-08-2015, 03:49 PM	#8
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Troy, Mo Posts: 6,252	I wonder if they fire you for not listening to them as long as you are winning?

04-08-2015, 03:53 PM	#9
Junior19 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 90	I don't have the game in front of me but I'm playing the, at this point, mid 90s Mariners and the owner goal is for me to do 60k/game in attendance and the Kingdome has room for 59k and change.

04-08-2015, 03:54 PM	#10
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 14,211	I think my owner's a dimwit all the time, but eventually realize it's mostly me who's the dimwit

04-08-2015, 04:34 PM	#13
ezpkns34 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 730	Whenever I start a game as the Marlins

04-08-2015, 06:37 PM	#20
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	Another in the long line of half baked features that look good in the announcement e-mail but never really work or add anything to the game. Scouting, feeder leagues, AI improvements etc I have ignored this newest feature completely