30 Team Roster control

[Tribe1]

Re: 30 Team Roster control

Wow, that's why there is nothing on all of my scoreboards. Thanks. I think I'm just going to not use 30 team control anyway. I'm not sure what the real benefits to it are anyway. Maybe as I keep reading the board I'll find out what they are.

The real benefit for now is its a work around for the glitches in franchise mode

One question though, if I want to have full control of two teams and set the rest to the "no profile" setting do I need to make 2 profiles or can I use the same profile for both teams?

[tabarnes19_SDS]

Re: 30 Team Roster control

Yes.
In my test seasons....as long as I didn't claim anyone..everyone was pulled back...I didn't see a problem with this.
I have to try some more...I really wasn't looking for the waiver stuff...just trades themselves.

M.K.
Knight165

The only players that I have seen get claimed through out the season have been closers. (Name) Position players don't move through waivers through out the season.

The closers that I notice move alot through waiver claims are: fuentes, Jenks, R. Soriano

[Knight165]

Re: 30 Team Roster control

The real benefit for now is its a work around for the glitches in franchise mode

One question though, if I want to have full control of two teams and set the rest to the "no profile" setting do I need to make 2 profiles or can I use the same profile for both teams?

You can use one profile for as many teams as you like.

Hokie....I think you have to bite the bullet.
I'll check on this one.

tb...did you get notifications about the waivers?
I haven't been getting them after going MANUAL.

M.K.
Knight165

[tabarnes19_SDS]

Re: 30 Team Roster control

You can use one profile for as many teams as you like.

Hokie....I think you have to bite the bullet.
I'll check on this one.

tb...did you get notifications about the waivers?
I haven't been getting them after going MANUAL.

M.K.
Knight165

No what I do is look through the roster and see someone out of place. Then check league roundup...there you will see such and such player was claimed by X team.

Sometimes there is an email alert when a big name is placed on waivers shortly after they are claimed by someone.

Edit: Sorry Knight.....haven't checked with 30 team total control yet. That was pre-work around. I will try more tonight.

[Mike Lowe]

Re: 30 Team Roster control

Knight and others...

It seemed originally we were told to use a 2nd profile for the other 29 teams but now to use NO PROFILE. Why the change?

Also, I'm planning on running all 30 teams but letting the AI do everything for the 29 I am not playing with. I'd LOVE to not have to mess with other teams' lineups but how messy do they get?

Also, with waivers, since I refuse to go through each team's needs for each waived player, if I have waivers set to manual I could essential "abolish" waivers from MLB until a patch comes out, right? This is what I plan on doing as I'll likely take a 1-season hiatus from the waiver system until it can work properly on its own.

So, when a patch does come out that say fixes all of the transaction issues, are we handcuffing ourselves to anything by controlling all 30 teams or can we simply put things back to all AUTO for the other 29 we're not controlling?

I haven't bought the game yet after hearing the horror stories but if I can play a legit franchise, I will pick it up ASAP.

[tinpanalley]

Re: 30 Team Roster control

I'm definitely in the minority here but I'd like to get your input because I haven't purchased the game yet.

I want to do the following:
- Single Season with my team
- No injuries anywhere
- Control all transactions and lineups to affect the season with the real injuries and moves that happen in MLB.
- Not have the CPU teams in ANY way do ANYthing to the players. No waivers, no call ups or send downs, no singing free agents, no releasing players, no changing the lineups, NOTHING.

Yes, this is fun to me. I enjoy running alongside the real season and watching the differences. I have no interest in the fantasy aspect. There are others of us like this. No, we're not crazy.

[metsman8669]

Re: 30 Team Roster control

I'm definitely in the minority here but I'd like to get your input because I haven't purchased the game yet.

I want to do the following:
- Single Season with my team
- No injuries anywhere
- Control all transactions and lineups to affect the season with the real injuries and moves that happen in MLB.
- Not have the CPU teams in ANY way do ANYthing to the players. No waivers, no call ups or send downs, no singing free agents, no releasing players, no changing the lineups, NOTHING.

Yes, this is fun to me. I enjoy running alongside the real season and watching the differences. I have no interest in the fantasy aspect. There are others of us like this. No, we're not crazy.

I'm going to do the same thing...and while I'm waiting for Knight's rosters (and obviously the regular season to start), there shouldn't be any issues at all in our way of doing this.

Just set virtually everything (injuries off, trades, FA, waivers) to manual and you should be fine. Just select the team you're using for one profile and then put the other 29 teams on another.

[tessl]

Re: 30 Team Roster control

You're missing a HUGE part of the new system.
Profiles.
If you create a profile that gives the CPU control of everything....and choose all 30 team control at the start of a franchise....the only thing you are doing is making sure you can later go back into any team and adjust a profile and do what you like.
The CPU will handle everything you assign it as if you didn't choose control
Also...if you leave it NO PROFILE.....then it uses the GLOBAL options which you can set to CPU and go back and change as you like during the season.

Hope this helps a bit.

M.K.
Knight165

Why would anybody want to do that? It seems like a cheat, if something happens you don't like you can override it. I suspect this new feature is behind the bug in the trade system.

I can think of a few other things they could have spent programmer time on besides this, starting with the cpu calling pitchouts and putting on plays in manage mode.

[HokieB]

Re: 30 Team Roster control

Why would anybody want to do that? It seems like a cheat, if something happens you don't like you can override it.

Not ideal, I'll agree, but it's not a cheat if you don't override legitimate deals.

And there are some potentially "legitimate" things that could happen that I would consider overriding. For instance, Jeter signing with another team next season. That may be logically sound from the CPUs perspective, but that would annoy me, so I like to at least have the option.

[Knight165]

Re: 30 Team Roster control

Not ideal, I'll agree, but it's not a cheat if you don't override legitimate deals.

And there are some potentially "legitimate" things that could happen that I would consider overriding. For instance, Jeter signing with another team next season. That may be logically sound from the CPUs perspective, but that would annoy me, so I like to at least have the option.

This was initially why I got so up on 30 team control. Being able to jump in during the FA sessions.....give him a YANKEE contract and watch as no other team competes....makes all the difference in the world come the off season.
Trust me...for those that don't start a franchise with 30 team control...even if they give EVERY duty to the CPU....at some point are going to regret it even if it's just a little. Those times when you just want something as IRL...but it's changed in your franchise......can really bug you sometimes.

M.K.
Knight165

[bubba22plus]

Re: 30 Team Roster control

Not ideal, I'll agree, but it's not a cheat if you don't override legitimate deals.

And there are some potentially "legitimate" things that could happen that I would consider overriding. For instance, Jeter signing with another team next season. That may be logically sound from the CPUs perspective, but that would annoy me, so I like to at least have the option.

Although Jeter is the face of the yankees, it wouldn't really annoy me as much since he is aging quite a bit (and i hate the yankees :P).

But back on topic, i need to try this mode out.

[bw3guy29]

Re: 30 Team Roster control

Does anyone know if 30-team roster control is an option for the PS2 version this year?

[Mike Lowe]

Re: 30 Team Roster control

Knight and others...

It seemed originally we were told to use a 2nd profile for the other 29 teams but now to use NO PROFILE. Why the change?

Also, I'm planning on running all 30 teams but letting the AI do everything for the 29 I am not playing with. I'd LOVE to not have to mess with other teams' lineups but how messy do they get?

Also, with waivers, since I refuse to go through each team's needs for each waived player, if I have waivers set to manual I could essential "abolish" waivers from MLB until a patch comes out, right? This is what I plan on doing as I'll likely take a 1-season hiatus from the waiver system until it can work properly on its own.

So, when a patch does come out that say fixes all of the transaction issues, are we handcuffing ourselves to anything by controlling all 30 teams or can we simply put things back to all AUTO for the other 29 we're not controlling?

I haven't bought the game yet after hearing the horror stories but if I can play a legit franchise, I will pick it up ASAP.

Anybody wanna help me answer these questions?

[Knight165]

Re: 30 Team Roster control

Knight and others...

It seemed originally we were told to use a 2nd profile for the other 29 teams but now to use NO PROFILE. Why the change?

Also, I'm planning on running all 30 teams but letting the AI do everything for the 29 I am not playing with. I'd LOVE to not have to mess with other teams' lineups but how messy do they get?

Also, with waivers, since I refuse to go through each team's needs for each waived player, if I have waivers set to manual I could essential "abolish" waivers from MLB until a patch comes out, right? This is what I plan on doing as I'll likely take a 1-season hiatus from the waiver system until it can work properly on its own.

So, when a patch does come out that say fixes all of the transaction issues, are we handcuffing ourselves to anything by controlling all 30 teams or can we simply put things back to all AUTO for the other 29 we're not controlling?

I haven't bought the game yet after hearing the horror stories but if I can play a legit franchise, I will pick it up ASAP.

Sorry...meant to answer this the best I can earlier....

About the 2nd profile...to NO PROFILE...it doesn't really make a difference...it's just that when you choose to control all 30...it automatically gives you NO PROFILE...you'd have to assign the other profile to all 29 otherwise. Plus....if you want to change anything with the global options...it's right in the gameplay section...instead of going to the profile section..then editing from there....and finally...the injuries option is in the GLOBAL section. You never know when you want to injure or uninjure someone...and you have to take MANUAL control to do that.

I don't really mind the lineups...I do have another suggestion for this...make a second profile and for this have the lineups to MANUAL(just make sure you assign no profile when you start...because at that screen...the favorite team of each profile...will get assigned to that team automatically)......then if there is a team whose lineup you are not happy with....at that series...you can assign that 2nd profile to that team...change the lineup...play the series....then re-assign NO PROFILE to that club when you are done.
This way...the CPU will handle the lineups(due to injury)...for the rest of the season...but you can still get what you want for your games against them.(you can also do this with a second controller at the game screen....except in manage only mode)

If you have waivers set to MANUAL...you shouldn't see any movement.

...and yes....if we don't need to restart our franchises due to the patch...you are basically just giving the CPU control of everything anyway.

M.K.
Knight165

[Mike Lowe]

Re: 30 Team Roster control

So wait, with things set up the way you are talking, the only injuries are ones that I have to create myself?

If that's the case, this game is going back tomorrow!