Trade - Retain $$ function

[84Cubs]

There seems to be a bug where the more you ask the CPU to retain money for a player they are offering the more likely they are to accept the trade, when it should be the opposite.

I've also noticed the more I ask the CPU to retain on a player they are trading me, the number of players they will accept in the trade increases. So instead of asking for my 5 best players suddenly its 10 and they are willing to take lesser rated players all when i ask them to eat more of the contract.

Here is an example trade:

Cubs: LF Kyle Schwarber, RP Dan Winkler
Mets: CL Edwin Diaz, RP Justin Wilson

If I ask the CPU to take on 50% of Wilson's contract it accepts the trade, anything lower and it doesn't.

[bwburke94]

So the function is inverted?

[84Cubs]

Originally Posted by bwburke94

So the function is inverted?

Seems like it.

[Matt Arnold]

It definitely doesn't happen for me in my test. Sometimes increasing the retained portion will more evenly match the financials in the deal - for example, in the above situation, if the Cubs did not have the cap space to complete the deal without the retained portion, that could explain it.

[Poonox24]

Also happens to me

Originally Posted by 84Cubs

There seems to be a bug where the more you ask the CPU to retain money for a player they are offering the more likely they are to accept the trade, when it should be the opposite.

I've also noticed the more I ask the CPU to retain on a player they are trading me, the number of players they will accept in the trade increases. So instead of asking for my 5 best players suddenly its 10 and they are willing to take lesser rated players all when i ask them to eat more of the contract.

Here is an example trade:

Cubs: LF Kyle Schwarber, RP Dan Winkler
Mets: CL Edwin Diaz, RP Justin Wilson

If I ask the CPU to take on 50% of Wilson's contract it accepts the trade, anything lower and it doesn't.

[FlaviusFlav]

This happens to me as well.

https://imgur.com/a/mtC0QRX

Version 21.4 Build 63 (32 bit) Steam Edition (Windows)

[Matt Arnold]

Originally Posted by FlaviusFlav

This happens to me as well.

https://imgur.com/a/mtC0QRX

Version 21.4 Build 63 (32 bit) Steam Edition (Windows)

In your case, I believe it's because you otherwise couldn't afford him. You only have 2M+ in available, so I'm guessing at full price (7.6M?) the only players you can trade away are players making some money.

When they retain 50%, then suddenly you can afford to take on the full deal, and so players making a min salary become open to dealing.

[FlaviusFlav]

Originally Posted by Matt Arnold

In your case, I believe it's because you otherwise couldn't afford him. You only have 2M+ in available, so I'm guessing at full price (7.6M?) the only players you can trade away are players making some money.

When they retain 50%, then suddenly you can afford to take on the full deal, and so players making a min salary become open to dealing.

Ok, I can see why it's working that way and not a bug.

I guess it would be cool if the UI could be enhanced to highlight when the players requested are constrained by your finances. I can't think of another way to do it offhand that wouldn't likely complicate the existing interface.