Franchise Issues

[tabarnes19_SDS]

Ok guys I have been testing the franchise mode all day. Running single season and 2 season tests. I use 30 team control with everything set to auto with current online roster.

Things that are improved..
1. Offseason trading before 1/1 has been fixed
2. Trades look good***After testing this more seems still too many in May/June and some trades of A for RP
3. I don't see Vets playing futures game
4. stats look good
5. NEW team achievements. Lists many records, standings and individual awards that the team has accomplished. Dynamic so if you win a championship it adds it to total.
6. Nice new menus and front end

The bad
Last year we had the 2013 bug this year it's back (at least appears that way) I have now completed NUMEROUS sims all the way through 3rd year off season and some beyond.

I also have noticed that renewable players like Heyward do not get renewed. Players under 6 years service time do not get offered arbitration.

CPU does not offer arbitration to its players yet receives compensation in next years draft.

IN FA
After season one:
Some B prospects all players overall C or lower
**Second run
FA Burton
Leo nunez
B pot rated as C

After Season 2:
One A prospect 22 years old stated to be number one material
Some more B prospects
**Second Run
3 21 year old A pot pitchers
2 22 year old B pot pichers
in top 10 FA spots

After Season 3 the proverbial crap hits the fan
A huge list of FA
Kemp
R. Zimmerman
Upton
Peavy
Hughes
LeBlanc
Breslow
Ordonez
R. Sweeney
Dunn
Escolbar

Many more plus a long list of low 20 yr old B prospects

**Second Run
FA
Josh hamilton
Josh Johnson
R. Halladay
Cole Hamels
Ted Sinclair (23 yr old A prospect)
Jason Bay
kazmir
sean Rodrigues
Lackey
Saunders
Cuddyer
Rayburn
Aybar
Marquis
Swisher
....Many more players and prospects

As far as trading goes I'm seeing on Avg.:
5.5 trades in MaY
6 trades in June
5 trades in July
4 trades in Aug/Sept

Still too many trades in May and not enough in July. I have not seen May 1st trades this year like last, but I have also not seen any trades the last week before deadline either.

[Braves Fan]

How are the budgets for other teams, I use the Braves and they are only giving me $82 million to work with which is awesome but I have $28 million to spend which is not so awesome. I don't guess there is anyway to edit contracts is it?

[leafs nation]

I was worried about it about two months ago when someone asked that Russell guy if it had been fixed and he said "what's the 2013 bug?"

[tabarnes19_SDS]

Quote: Originally Posted by Braves Fan

How are the budgets for other teams, I use the Braves and they are only giving me $82 million to work with which is awesome but I have $28 million to spend which is not so awesome. I don't guess there is anyway to edit contracts is it?

Actually budgets look good. I saw, on last test, that Braves went over there budget in third season by 2 million.

[jrich730]

looks like i won't be opening my copy for a couple days

[tabarnes19_SDS]

Quote: Originally Posted by jrich730

looks like i won't be opening my copy for a couple days

Like I said let me at least finish another test all the way though before EVERYONE panics.

[jrich730]

Quote: Originally Posted by tabarnes19

Like I said let me at least finish another test all the way though before EVERYONE panics.

yea I know i'm on my way out to work I just recieved mine and I haven't opened it yet I came on here to see if someone was doing some testing I remember all the work you put in testing 10 so i'll wait and see what you find

[tonybologna]

Quote: Originally Posted by Braves Fan

How are the budgets for other teams, I use the Braves and they are only giving me $82 million to work with which is awesome but I have $28 million to spend which is not so awesome. I don't guess there is anyway to edit contracts is it?

Probably not! I don't understand why we aren't provided the ability to edit player contracts. What's the big deal SCEA? It's not like this is affecting real-life player contracts.