What cap increase do you use?

Mark · 11-30-2003, 08:33 AM

I'd like to keep contracts at relatively sane rates for my career. The default is 28-80. Anyone have other settings that keep contracts at a reasonable level?

Barkeep49 · 11-30-2003, 08:39 AM

I use 0-0 which causes a few unrealistic pains in the first couple years of the league, but after that produces what I think are reasonable cap decisions to make.

Tasan · 11-30-2003, 11:18 AM

Couldn't you use 98-99 to get a real small cap increase? Or is my logic on how this works flawed?

Primal · 11-30-2003, 11:22 AM

98-99 would give you a 9.8 mil to 9.9 mil per season increase

meter3 · 11-30-2003, 08:50 PM

can you change this setting through out a leagues history?

Say you start it at 1-2 and say 10 years later change to 10-15?

The_herd · 11-30-2003, 09:00 PM

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Originally posted by meter3
can you change this setting through out a leagues history?

Say you start it at 1-2 and say 10 years later change to 10-15?

Yep, I started my career in 1980 with a 10mil salary cap and have changed the setting several times to get the cap where I want it to be.

meter3 · 11-30-2003, 09:03 PM

thanks herd. I was hoping that would be the answer

Buccaneer · 11-30-2003, 09:19 PM

Starting in 1970, I'm doing 15 to 40. I like a little variety.

wbonnell · 11-30-2003, 09:25 PM

How does 0-0 function with initial player file multi-year deals

SackAttack · 11-30-2003, 09:30 PM

I'm at 28-80. I'm curious to know if the game just randomly assigns a value in that range to the length of the TV contract, or if the game looks at the payroll of the human owner and picks a value, depending on the difficulty level the human is playing on?

Barkeep49 · 11-30-2003, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SackAttack
I'm at 28-80. I'm curious to know if the game just randomly assigns a value in that range to the length of the TV contract, or if the game looks at the payroll of the human owner and picks a value, depending on the difficulty level the human is playing on?

I did a little research in past versions and it seemed randomly generated, although something more rigerous would be interesting.

kingnebwsu · 12-01-2003, 12:05 AM

0-0 setting would make it so the salary cap never goes up...so do salaries never go up as well? I asked before and someone said salaries still went up, but playing a few seasons, I'm not so sure. Plus I'm not paying much attention

QuikSand · 12-01-2003, 08:08 AM

Every decision that the game makes itself (offers made by computer-run teams, demands by players, etc) are all expressed internally as simple, static numbers. For instance, the game has an algoritm that states that a solid starting OT, available on the free agent market, will demand a salary of around 2.8X the veteran minimum salary (I made that number up). Teams that pursue him will decide what to offer - and their offers will be something like 2.6X or 3.1X the veteran minimum salary. Only after these raw numbers are "run through" the current salcap/minsal numbers (which always stay in synch with one another, by the way) do these raw factors become actual dollar amounts like $4,240,000 or whatever.

So, back to the point:

-Setting your inflation to 0/0 means that the salcap will never go up, neither will your league's minimum salaries, and neither will player demands nor computer team offers

-If you di this immediately in a league with existing contracts, you will have some adjustment -- since all those contracts already in place were presuming that the salcap would be rising by some amount each year (teams are going to have a bit more cap trouble than usual)

-If you adjust your inflation factors mid-career, your new settings will take effect for the next multi-year TV contract (not immediately) and thereafter

Craptacular · 12-01-2003, 07:12 PM

I don't even own the game (yet), but this is one of the big questions I had as well. Thanks for the answers.

11-30-2003, 11:18 AM	#3
Tasan College Starter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Houston, or there about	Couldn't you use 98-99 to get a real small cap increase? Or is my logic on how this works flawed? __________________ 2011 Golden Scribes winner for best Interactive Dynasty

11-30-2003, 09:25 PM	#9
wbonnell College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Round Rock TX	How does 0-0 function with initial player file multi-year deals Last edited by wbonnell : 11-30-2003 at 09:25 PM.

11-30-2003, 08:39 AM	#2
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	I use 0-0 which causes a few unrealistic pains in the first couple years of the league, but after that produces what I think are reasonable cap decisions to make.

11-30-2003, 11:22 AM	#4
Primal High School JV Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Huntington Beach, CA	98-99 would give you a 9.8 mil to 9.9 mil per season increase

11-30-2003, 08:50 PM	#5
meter3 n00b Join Date: Dec 2002	can you change this setting through out a leagues history? Say you start it at 1-2 and say 10 years later change to 10-15?

11-30-2003, 09:03 PM	#7
meter3 n00b Join Date: Dec 2002	thanks herd. I was hoping that would be the answer

11-30-2003, 09:19 PM	#8
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	Starting in 1970, I'm doing 15 to 40. I like a little variety.

11-30-2003, 09:30 PM	#10
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	I'm at 28-80. I'm curious to know if the game just randomly assigns a value in that range to the length of the TV contract, or if the game looks at the payroll of the human owner and picks a value, depending on the difficulty level the human is playing on?

12-01-2003, 12:05 AM	#12
kingnebwsu College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Ohio	0-0 setting would make it so the salary cap never goes up...so do salaries never go up as well? I asked before and someone said salaries still went up, but playing a few seasons, I'm not so sure. Plus I'm not paying much attention

12-01-2003, 08:08 AM	#13
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Every decision that the game makes itself (offers made by computer-run teams, demands by players, etc) are all expressed internally as simple, static numbers. For instance, the game has an algoritm that states that a solid starting OT, available on the free agent market, will demand a salary of around 2.8X the veteran minimum salary (I made that number up). Teams that pursue him will decide what to offer - and their offers will be something like 2.6X or 3.1X the veteran minimum salary. Only after these raw numbers are "run through" the current salcap/minsal numbers (which always stay in synch with one another, by the way) do these raw factors become actual dollar amounts like $4,240,000 or whatever. So, back to the point: -Setting your inflation to 0/0 means that the salcap will never go up, neither will your league's minimum salaries, and neither will player demands nor computer team offers -If you di this immediately in a league with existing contracts, you will have some adjustment -- since all those contracts already in place were presuming that the salcap would be rising by some amount each year (teams are going to have a bit more cap trouble than usual) -If you adjust your inflation factors mid-career, your new settings will take effect for the next multi-year TV contract (not immediately) and thereafter

12-01-2003, 07:12 PM	#14
Craptacular College Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Mad City, WI	I don't even own the game (yet), but this is one of the big questions I had as well. Thanks for the answers.

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