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[green94]

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For what it's worth, those videos were not doctored - we simply made the transition happen very quickly to illustrate how it would change throughout the game.

-Kolbe

Kolbe - can you talk to the day/night progression or is that an upcoming blog?

I'm really interested, as I think many are, to find out the answers to a few questions!

[mike75]

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Yep...Mr Met is hilarious....

....and you Brewers fans are going to be very happy this year!:wink:

M.K.
Knight165

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[The Bimmer]

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I have been reading that fans reach over the rails for foul balls. Do we actually see the foul balls go to the upperdeck behind home plate this year? I know this didnt happen last year. Not big deal for me, but i figured i add to the question pool?

[SoxChamp]

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Did anyone happen to look and see if CPU Roster Control can be turned on and off during a Franchise? This is always one thing that had bugged me to no end. Most of the time, I enjoy letting things play out in my own little fantasy world. It doesn't bother me if the Cards sign "Bob Smith" from the FA list for some bench help. But when a major, major deal goes down (Manny to the Dodgers, anyone?), I want to be able to jump in, make the change, and jump back out again. It frustrates me that this handy little roster control feature is an all or nothing deal, with no middle ground.

[SoxFan01605]

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Did anyone happen to look and see if CPU Roster Control can be turned on and off duringa Franchise? This is always one thing that had bugged me to no end. Most of the time, I enjoy letting things play out in my own little fantasy world. It doesn't bother me if the Cards sign Bob Smith from the FA list for some bench help. But when a major, major deal goes down (Manny to the Dodgers, anyone?), I want to be able to jump in, make the change, and jump back out again. It frustrates me that this handy little roster control feature is an all or nothing deal, with no middle ground.

That's a good question, and I agree completely.

One thing I did to help with that is just make it happen by flowing trades through my team. It's a pain though, and I hope they allowed for roster control to be selectable once the franchise is started.

[Knight165]

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Did anyone happen to look and see if CPU Roster Control can be turned on and off during a Franchise? This is always one thing that had bugged me to no end. Most of the time, I enjoy letting things play out in my own little fantasy world. It doesn't bother me if the Cards sign "Bob Smith" from the FA list for some bench help. But when a major, major deal goes down (Manny to the Dodgers, anyone?), I want to be able to jump in, make the change, and jump back out again. It frustrates me that this handy little roster control feature is an all or nothing deal, with no middle ground.

I doubt it .
I'm with you on this....and I wish it would have been in the question thread...I definitely would have looked.

M.K.
Knight165

[SoxChamp]

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I doubt it .
I'm with you on this....and I wish it would have been in the question thread...I definitely would have looked.

M.K.
Knight165

Yeah, I just thought of it again. Sorry.

I've actually put this in the Wish List ever since the Roster Control feature was introduced, but it never seems to take hold. It really prevents me from fully enjoying my Franchise, believe it or not. I never can figure out which direction I want to go when starting out, and inevitably, a month in, I feel I made the wrong decision, no matter which option I choose. It's a catch 22 that I can't escape from!

[Knight165]

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Yeah, I just thought of it again. Sorry.

I've actually put this in the Wish List ever since the Roster Control feature was introduced, but it never seems to take hold. It really prevents me from fully enjoying my Franchise, believe it or not.

I do what Sox(the other Sox ) does.
I just use my team as the conduit on big deals in the MLB. If I can't make the deal right off...I just drop a couple of attributes here and there and do it.
Not perfect...pain in the arse...but it works.


M.K.
Knight165

[SoxFan01605]

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I do what Sox(the other Sox ) does.
I just use my team as the conduit on big deals in the MLB. If I can't make the deal right off...I just drop a couple of attributes here and there and do it.
Not perfect...pain in the arse...but it works.


M.K.
Knight165

lol...looking around "Sox names" are everywhere right now...lol.

Yeah, the trade thing is unfortunately the only way to keep the feeling of CPU autonomy AND make sure some bigger moves are reflected...maybe it's addressed for 2010 (don't worry Knight, it's on my promised list)

On a side note, I dropped the attributes of Manny to make that move happen and forgot to bump him back up...lol...he was hitting like .250 off the Dodgers bench.

oops...lol

[brunnoce]

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I do what Sox(the other Sox ) does.
I just use my team as the conduit on big deals in the MLB. If I can't make the deal right off...I just drop a couple of attributes here and there and do it.
Not perfect...pain in the arse...but it works.


M.K.
Knight165

No need for the atribute dropping if u have force trades on right?

[mgkibbles]

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Will the drafted player ratings be more realistic during the Franchise this year? Because I'm sick of seeing 10 eighteen year old kids in the Majors after my first offseason.

[The Bimmer]

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Yep...Mr Met is hilarious....

....and you Brewers fans are going to be very happy this year!:wink:

M.K.
Knight165

I hope Randall Simon DOSENT show up!

[SoxChamp]

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No need for the atribute dropping if u have force trades on right?

True, but that creates another conundrum. If you are someone that likes to try to wheel and deal and put some trades together for some of the lesser known guys or prospects, then doesn't Force Trades toss that strategy right out the window? See, it's that Catch 22 I was talking about. Much simpler (on our end, anyway) just to give us the freedom to turn the option on or off at our choosing.

[SoxFan01605]

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No need for the atribute dropping if u have force trades on right?

That's very true. I don't think you can turn that on after the season starts either though

[SoxChamp]

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I hope Randall Simon DOSENT show up!

Ya know, I really thought the news media made a much bigger deal out of that whole situation than need be. Maybe I just have a sick sense of humor and a twisted mind, but I actually thought the video of that was freaking hilarious. He wasn't trying to hurt the girl (and didn't), and she actually laughed about it later. Haven't we all wanted to take a baseball bat to a mascot's head at one point in our sports-watching days? I certainly didn't feel it was something he should have lost his job over. Too much sensitivity in this world for my tastes.