08-01-2012, 09:29 PM
I think we've gotten to the point where agents aren't needed. Players tend to ask for fair amount in-game. There are some issues with going away from it that need figuring out.
The first issue is incentives and other things that have been negotiated in agent contracts that can't be done in-game. Part of the point of going away from agents is to simplify things and speed up the process. I'm sure simmers would appreciate not having to do the tedious work of taking incentives out of team cash. I would recommend 25% of the total incentives added to the salary. Incentives aren't supposed to be easy to achieve and I remember when I added incentives to Gabriel Gamora's contract, he only reached them a few times. I would think any mutual options or contract buyout clauses (like with OF Velorde) could be figured out with some other middle ground.
The second issue is how Mogul handles NTCs. It feels like it's completely random and Mogul doesn't know the difference between two years and two months. Below is what I feel would be a fair compromise.
1. No more cash buyouts
2. In-game NTC acceptance
3a. Can be traded to any team that is .500+ or within 5.0 GB of the division or wildcard July 1 to August 31 (Final year of contract)
3b. Can be traded to any team that has made the playoffs 2 out of the past 3 seasons and is currently .500+ or 5.0 GB of the division or wild card July 1 to August 31 (Two years remaining on contract)
The first issue is incentives and other things that have been negotiated in agent contracts that can't be done in-game. Part of the point of going away from agents is to simplify things and speed up the process. I'm sure simmers would appreciate not having to do the tedious work of taking incentives out of team cash. I would recommend 25% of the total incentives added to the salary. Incentives aren't supposed to be easy to achieve and I remember when I added incentives to Gabriel Gamora's contract, he only reached them a few times. I would think any mutual options or contract buyout clauses (like with OF Velorde) could be figured out with some other middle ground.
The second issue is how Mogul handles NTCs. It feels like it's completely random and Mogul doesn't know the difference between two years and two months. Below is what I feel would be a fair compromise.
1. No more cash buyouts
2. In-game NTC acceptance
3a. Can be traded to any team that is .500+ or within 5.0 GB of the division or wildcard July 1 to August 31 (Final year of contract)
3b. Can be traded to any team that has made the playoffs 2 out of the past 3 seasons and is currently .500+ or 5.0 GB of the division or wild card July 1 to August 31 (Two years remaining on contract)
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