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Originally Posted by Puckett guy
I preface my suggestions with the comment that I strictly play with fictitous leagues and players. Therefore, recreating historic stats does not interest me and I do not have a problem if off field events can affect on field play.
I would like to see the game develop more personality. By this I suggest that:
1. Players sometimes like/dislike other players, coaches, managers, general managers.
2. Players have agents who can affect contract negotiations.
3. The contract negotiation features of the game are better developed. Players and agents will actually reduce their demands to keep negotiations moving towards a settlement.
4. Some players are simply high maintenace, others are true professionals.
5. The game has a strong media component. Players may read the papers and their morale can be affected by media coverage or comments you make to the media.
6. The manager or GM conducts regular press conferences and may have to field difficult questions.
7. Regular input from coaches of what is happening in the locker room, who is helping the team, who is hindering it. Reports of any significant changes in player capabilities. E.g. a report from your pitching coach that a pitcher has developed a new pitch. Similar reports from managers of the minor league teams.
8. Reports from the team's head accountant which keeps you informed of any financial changes, trends, concerns.
9. Changes in your reputation as a manager or GM that affect your dealings with other players, agents and GMs from other teams.
10. Successful trading with a divisional opponent is much more difficult then with teams outside your division or competition group.
11. Some foreign players may have a difficult time adjusting to the new culture, language.
I realize that many of these things may not be practical for the next version of OOTP, but I would like to see the game eventually move in this direction. Of course any of this could be made optional for those who would like to keep the game based purely on on-field statistical capabilities.
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ahh yes, a fellow FM player!! I agree with you in terms of the direction OOTP needs to go. FM isn't the greatest game in this genre for nothing. Can't wait for FM 2010 in a few weeks. If there is anyone here who was never given this game a shot, I would highly suggest you do...if anything for the purpose of realizing what OOTP COULD be!! It may be soccer, but the fun factor and then realistic nature of the game just sucks you in.