30-team control

[Gagnon39]

Is this still the consensus on franchise mode for anyone that wants to have a realistic franchise? Are most of you guys still creating a dummy profile and assigning it to the 29 other teams that you do not use and monitoring the trades/moves of other teams?

[TNKNGM]

Re: 30-team control

Is this still the consensus on franchise mode for anyone that wants to have a realistic franchise? Are most of you guys still creating a dummy profile and assigning it to the 29 other teams that you do not use and monitoring the trades/moves of other teams?

That's what I'm planning on.....unless there is some revolutionary finding by someone

[Jr.]

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Is this still the consensus on franchise mode for anyone that wants to have a realistic franchise? Are most of you guys still creating a dummy profile and assigning it to the 29 other teams that you do not use and monitoring the trades/moves of other teams?

Seems like the way to go, again. I've heard of some strange things from guys who aren't using 30 team control. Your typical trade head-scratchers, but also RPs being put in the rotation after a SP is traded

[Gagnon39]

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I noticed while playing around with franchise mode last night that when starting a franchise I could not, for the life of me, figure out how to turn GM contracts off when I had selected all 30 teams. Is there a way to do this?

[WaitTilNextYear]

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I noticed while playing around with franchise mode last night that when starting a franchise I could not, for the life of me, figure out how to turn GM contracts off when I had selected all 30 teams. Is there a way to do this?

GM contracts are automatically disabled when doing 30-team control. Even if it looks like it's locked and on, it's really not. Read the blurb that goes with GM contracts in game.

[tinpanalley]

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Are most of you guys still creating a dummy profile and assigning it to the 29 other teams

Hmm, I've never even heard of that and I've been playing The Show with 3 team control for years. What's the point of the dummy profile if you want to control all the teams yourself?

[extremeskins04]

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I won't be using 30 team control because you're too limited to the other aspects of the game, like GM Contracts which I plan on using when OSFM releases.

The entire "unrealistic trade" debacle is just that, a debacle. I guess I'm different because:

- I don't look at it as "OMG that team would have NEVER made that trade, totally unrealistic".

- I look at it as:

1. Is this team making a playoff push, normal mode, or rebuild mode?
2. What are the ages of the players?
3. What do both teams need?
4. What are the overalls and potentials of players?
5. What are the contracts of the players being traded?


The trading system in this game is actually quite brilliant.

[KingV2k3]

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Does anybody have a link to one of last year's threads that detailed how to set 30 team control up properly to monitor all trades?

I remember that you have to use the option that gives all trades a few days to play out and scroll though pending transactions on a daily basis, but I'm not totally sure I recall ALL of the details...

Thanks!

[Jr.]

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Does anybody have a link to one of last year's threads that detailed how to set 30 team control up properly to monitor all trades?

I remember that you have to use the option that gives all trades a few days to play out and scroll though pending transactions on a daily basis, but I'm not totally sure I recall ALL of the details...

Thanks!

That's it.. just turn trades on Auto for the CPU profile and monitor the pending transactions daily.

[daddies3angels]

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I won't be using 30 team control because you're too limited to the other aspects of the game, like GM Contracts which I plan on using when OSFM releases.

The entire "unrealistic trade" debacle is just that, a debacle. I guess I'm different because:

- I don't look at it as "OMG that team would have NEVER made that trade, totally unrealistic".

- I look at it as:

1. Is this team making a playoff push, normal mode, or rebuild mode?
2. What are the ages of the players?
3. What do both teams need?
4. What are the overalls and potentials of players?
5. What are the contracts of the players being traded?


The trading system in this game is actually quite brilliant.

Trading system AWFUL. When same guys being traded 3-4 times in 1-2 yr span. Its always Star for Star trades. I have seen Strasburg for Felix. Why would they do that? Seen Sale for Trout. Seen many more that just ruins franchises

[extremeskins04]

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Trading system AWFUL. When same guys being traded 3-4 times in 1-2 yr span. Its always Star for Star trades. I have seen Strasburg for Felix. Why would they do that? Seen Sale for Trout. Seen many more that just ruins franchises

I just explained why in my post. Did you read my entire post?

Teams do not look at "OMG it's Sale for Trout! Oh noes! We can't do that."

I've already stated why.

[eastcoast49ers]

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At some point I reminded myself it's a video game. I used to drive myself crazy for months trying for the most realistic experience and found myself not having fun playing the game. Crazy things can happen in real life.

Ex: if Adrian Gonzalez had 5 homers in 3 games in someone's chise they would say "that's unrealistic" and adjust sliders

[mariner690]

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My biggest concern about 30 team control is free agency. Can you set it up to where I can still bid against other clubs for a top free agent and the other 29 teams will sign free agent on their own?

[Cavicchi]

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Does anybody have a link to one of last year's threads that detailed how to set 30 team control up properly to monitor all trades?

I remember that you have to use the option that gives all trades a few days to play out and scroll though pending transactions on a daily basis, but I'm not totally sure I recall ALL of the details...

Thanks!

Here is the link

[HustlinOwl]

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http://www.operationsports.com/forum...1&postcount=13