Financial Question

mmarra82 · 11-07-2018, 07:07 AM

Thoughts on allowing the owner to control the budget.

Getting ready to start an MLB Quickstart with a small market team. See quite a difference when you allow owner to control budget or not. Makes about a $6 million difference.

Of course, turning the owner control off makes it better for me, however, is that viewed as a "cheat?"

pgjocki · 11-07-2018, 07:15 AM

More a "house" rule than a "cheat".

Depends on what you are looking for in the challenge. Do you want to be always frustrated or have a little extra wiggle room?

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ThePretender · 11-07-2018, 08:09 AM

Even with a small market team, if you play it right and know what you're doing you can turn them into a team with a top 5-10 current budget. Within 5-6 years you should be able to add 50-75M to your current budget. So even if you're starting at 100-120 you should be able to get to 150-175.

Let the owner decide your budget, sure, but just because you have a small market team doesn't mean that's what you're destined to be if you can sustain a winning team.

NoOne · 11-07-2018, 03:09 PM

i think of it as a "role-playing" feature.. .like it or not? personal preference.

i like to let success dictate the budget. maybe you want to model a cheap owner like oakland or florida's previous? current? whatever florida is a mess in ways not limited to baseball, lol.

same with ai coaches controlling things i want to control in a baseball game. gm-legacy mode all the way. ffs, i bought the game! kidding a bit.

if i am going to be frustrated by a bad result, it's going to be something that happens while playing simulated baseball. not some random choice modeled from off the field. that's like letting media coverage affect who you sign or not. some idiot can do that in real life, but i'd rather make smart decisions unrelated to a 3rd-grade level of sophistication.

11-07-2018, 07:07 AM	#1
mmarra82 Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 310	Financial Question Thoughts on allowing the owner to control the budget. Getting ready to start an MLB Quickstart with a small market team. See quite a difference when you allow owner to control budget or not. Makes about a $6 million difference. Of course, turning the owner control off makes it better for me, however, is that viewed as a "cheat?"

11-07-2018, 07:15 AM	#2
pgjocki All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Maryland - just outside DC Posts: 1,675	More a "house" rule than a "cheat". Depends on what you are looking for in the challenge. Do you want to be always frustrated or have a little extra wiggle room? Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk __________________ - - - World Series championships: 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, 2011

11-07-2018, 08:09 AM	#3
ThePretender All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,331	Even with a small market team, if you play it right and know what you're doing you can turn them into a team with a top 5-10 current budget. Within 5-6 years you should be able to add 50-75M to your current budget. So even if you're starting at 100-120 you should be able to get to 150-175. Let the owner decide your budget, sure, but just because you have a small market team doesn't mean that's what you're destined to be if you can sustain a winning team.

11-07-2018, 03:09 PM	#4
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	i think of it as a "role-playing" feature.. .like it or not? personal preference. i like to let success dictate the budget. maybe you want to model a cheap owner like oakland or florida's previous? current? whatever florida is a mess in ways not limited to baseball, lol. same with ai coaches controlling things i want to control in a baseball game. gm-legacy mode all the way. ffs, i bought the game! kidding a bit. if i am going to be frustrated by a bad result, it's going to be something that happens while playing simulated baseball. not some random choice modeled from off the field. that's like letting media coverage affect who you sign or not. some idiot can do that in real life, but i'd rather make smart decisions unrelated to a 3rd-grade level of sophistication.