30 team franchise is a blast!

[Mr. Franchise]

Re: 30 team franchise is a blast!

Can I set my team to manual trades, and set other teams to auto trade?

[Knight165]

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Can I set my team to manual trades, and set other teams to auto trade?

Absolutely.
You would simply set your profile how you want to run your part of a franchise...and set the other teams to no profile and in the global options....put trades on auto.
...with that...
want to prevent a "wacky" trade from going through?....just check the pending transactions/trades screen(if you don't have instant trades on...)...and you will see the offers on the screen. Don't like it...hit X...and decline the trade for the CPU GM.
Want the CPU to decide?....don't look for them or if you're interested in seeing if it will go through...just let it go..the CPU will make the decision.

M.K.
Knight165

[Instant C1a55ic]

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I love 30 team franchise. I went through a "rough draft" franchise to see how the game plays out in the off-season (which is pretty much like last year lol). I got to year like 4 or 5 and noticed that the CPU stops signing people in the off-season, so its great to take control of a team, look over their roster and toss out a few offers to help with their needs.

[miamimarlins1]

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I just wanted to say that Ive really enjoyed the addition of the 30 team franchise. I do not have complete control of all 30 teams cause that seems like a daunting task. However, I have complete control of the twins and limited control of all other teams. I control their linueups, roster moves, injuries, and trades. Im still pondering whether or not I will control all 30 teams when it comes time to sign free agents, but I have a ways to go.

Playing with the same team over and over can be a little tedious at times. So being able to play with the Marlins or Braves or whoever once and awhile is fun. I'm able to help Jason Heyward on his way to ROY.

Anyone else enjoy controlling all 30 teams as well?

Love it. You don't have to worry about any strange AI moves. I really hope that SCEA keeps it in the games for the future, I couldn't imagine playing a franchise w/o it

[stoncold32]

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Eh, I cant bother with it, to be honest.

I just want to play and worry about my team...I dont want to spend time with the other teams and what they are doing.

Its a virtual baseball world...whatever transactions happen, I'll live with it.

Yeah I tried it, and it kept giving all these pop ups about team travel and blah blah blah. 2 teams is about the max I can handle...anything else is too time consuming.

[Instant C1a55ic]

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Yeah I tried it, and it kept giving all these pop ups about team travel and blah blah blah. 2 teams is about the max I can handle...anything else is too time consuming.

If you set up another profile for the other teams, set all the options to auto and you really dont have to worry about anything. Like i said earlier, i only control the other teams during free agency if none of the high end players are getting signed.

[Wazzup36]

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You guys got me thinking about this now... Is it possible to take control of all teams when you already started the franchise?

[Senator Stone]

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Probably not the best place for this question...but if I set injuries to manual, do players still get hurt or is it only user-created injuries?

[miamimarlins1]

Re: 30 team franchise is a blast!

Probably not the best place for this question...but if I set injuries to manual, do players still get hurt or is it only user-created injuries?

Only user created, but you can switch back and forth from manual to injuries on

[miamimarlins1]

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You guys got me thinking about this now... Is it possible to take control of all teams when you already started the franchise?

Yes

[thekodinator]

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I am loving 30-team control too actually. I didnt think i would, but it's great. I only change line-ups and pitching rotations every so often for other teams. And even then, I only do it to make sure that big-name players like pujols aren't batting 1st or 9th, or somewhere WAY out of place.

My favorite feature is being able to see all cpu-proposed trades, and choosing to accept them if they're legit, or decline them if they arent (like the yankees trading a-rod for some prospects). plus, if i want to propose a trade, i just switch global trades back to auto, and then the cpu team will either accept or reject my trade offer, instead of forcing the cpu team to accept any offer i make.

[richinspirit]

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I haven't gone down the 30 team route cos I have enough trouble looking after my team in my chise....but one thing I have been doing is playing the odd game accross the league! like today, for instance, I'm 7 games into my braves chise and just had an off day so I wanted to try something different, so I took on the Royals with the Red Sox and the Athletics with the Mariners. The great thing is, it gives you the opportunity to pitch and play with some of your out of town favourite players and you don't have to worry about playing the whole game, you can just simulate to the end if you get bored! I find it a nice compromise, you don't get all the roster control, but you get to have a go around the league, and I like it!

[UncleMo]

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Is there a reason people wouldn't want to use 30-team control?

People with a full time job do not have endless hours to play. It's extremely hard enough to play one team 162 games. Not that I don't want the 30 team option for everyone else, some people just can not use it. It has little to do with "want". It's "can't", in my opinion.

Maybe if I had been laid off and had two years worth of entitlement checks...never mind....

:O)

edit: now this is what I like to hear, good thinking:

I haven't gone down the 30 team route cos I have enough trouble looking after my team in my chise....but one thing I have been doing is playing the odd game accross the league! like today, for instance, I'm 7 games into my braves chise and just had an off day so I wanted to try something different, so I took on the Royals with the Red Sox and the Athletics with the Mariners. The great thing is, it gives you the opportunity to pitch and play with some of your out of town favourite players and you don't have to worry about playing the whole game, you can just simulate to the end if you get bored! I find it a nice compromise, you don't get all the roster control, but you get to have a go around the league, and I like it!

[Knight165]

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The last two posts have me thinking that some guys still don't understand what 30 team control entails.
The term 30 team control is a bit misleading I believe.
It can mean.....controlling everything for the other teams...or nothing at all. However...
If you start a franchise WITHOUT selecting all 30 teams...you are stuck with whatever happens
If you start a franchise WITH the OLD CPU ROSTER CONTROL(controlling all 30 teams the old way)...you are forced to do everything for each team.
If you start a franchise with the NEW 30 team control....you don't have to do anything for any team but yours. NOTHING......UNLESS...you want to. It also gives you the opportunity to step in to any teams front office(WITHOUT changing anything to manual)...and make a simple or even complex move for them.
For instance:
You just finished your 2010 season with the Boston Red Sox....you chose 30 team control ...but have all other 29 teams to NO PROFILE and all the GLOBAL OPTIONS set to AUTO. The CPU has been making every decision for every other team all season long. You have done nothing for any team but yours for the entire 2010 season.
You are going through the 15 day exclusive contract period and notice that the Yankees are about to let Mariano Rivera go to the FA market. Yikes....that's not good, right?
Now...you can go to the Yankee manage roster screen and offer Mariano one last contract at ridiculous Yankee money....ensuring that he ends his career as a N.Y. Yankee. Simple.
30 team control....sweet.
..and imagine this...I didn't have to quit my job to do it!

M.K.
Knight165

[FunkDockta27]

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My question is: I'm just getting into 30 Team control. So sorry if its obvious...if I wanted to just control the injuries/lineups, FA, and ability to accept or decline a trade...whats the best set up for that scenario? And obviously I'd control my own team.

Knight, do you mean to have control, each team 1) needs assigned a profile, and 2) GLOBAL set to Manual?
Then at the beginning of the franchise, go thru each team and just control what you want with each team?

Yes, I have been confused with 30 team since release day lol