Released Player Gets More Than Salary???

JTWood · 07-23-2006, 07:30 PM

I'm confused here. I am trying to release a player in the last year of a contract. The player was signed to a 3-year deal "before 2004." The current game date is August 14, 2006. The final year of the deal is worth $740,000. When I go to release the player, it tells me that releasing him will cost me $1,274,444.

Why is his cost to release so high? What am I missing here?

jarmenia · 07-23-2006, 07:33 PM

you should try keeping him on your roster unti Jan 1 then release him. It probably is counting this whole years salary against you instead of pro-rating it.

jarmenia · 07-23-2006, 07:34 PM

Dola,

If it turns out to be that it is not pro-rating his salary, I'd call it a fairly big bug.

sovereignstar · 07-23-2006, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jarmenia

you should try keeping him on your roster unti Jan 1 then release him. It probably is counting this whole years salary against you instead of pro-rating it.

Uh, the whole year's salary is 740k.

jarmenia · 07-23-2006, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sovereignstar

Uh, the whole year's salary is 740k.

So his 2007 salary is 740k. What's the 2006 salary?

sovereignstar · 07-23-2006, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jarmenia

So his 2007 salary is 740k. What's the 2006 salary?

He doesn't have a salary for next year.

sovereignstar · 07-23-2006, 07:48 PM

Unless the guy signed an extension, this is a bug and you should post this in the tech support forum when you get the chance.

JTWood · 07-23-2006, 07:49 PM

His salary is as follows:

2004 - $740,000
2005 - $740,000
2006 - $740,000

We are at the mid-point of August of 2006, so I would think that dropping him should only cost me a fraction of the $740k. Instead, it seems to be charging me 100% of his 2006 salary plus 72.22% of another year that I don't even owe him.

Is there some sort of additional penalty that you have to pay when you release a player?

JTWood · 07-23-2006, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by sovereignstar

Unless the guy signed an extension, this is a bug and you should post this in the tech support forum when you get the chance.

Sorry, that's not in the pic, is it? He's not signed to an extension. I have no 2007 contractual obligation to him.

afail · 07-23-2006, 07:50 PM

this is a bug, i cut a player with a $14M salary mid season and got hit with a $14M charge

JTWood · 07-23-2006, 07:51 PM

Do I need to post this in Tech Support, or is this already reported?

jarmenia · 07-23-2006, 07:51 PM

Well here's what it seems to be doing.

Take this current year's full salary (740,000) and add the currently paid prorated portion (roughly 486575). The sum of that is 1,226,575.

That's the best I can come up with. I'd post this in the support forum.

ruggie23 · 07-23-2006, 09:38 PM

just a question on this....i never prompted this in my game......it used to in ootp 6 but i never get asked in the new game like he is if i want to add it to my expences!!!!

jarmenia · 07-23-2006, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ruggie23

just a question on this....i never prompted this in my game......it used to in ootp 6 but i never get asked in the new game like he is if i want to add it to my expences!!!!

Make sure you have the latest patch as I think it was just recently added.

lynchjm24 · 07-23-2006, 10:48 PM

Every player I release with a salary it has this bug. I haven't checked if it actually works right or not, but the dialog box always has a higher amount.

tysok · 07-23-2006, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JTWood

Sorry, that's not in the pic, is it? He's not signed to an extension. I have no 2007 contractual obligation to him.

Going with Jarmenia's idea here....

Does your ML team play 162 games a season?
If so, that ML team played (as of the date of that screen shot) 117 games hasn't it?

The way it works is that 1/162 of a players contract is charged to you're expenses every time your ML team plays a game (or however many games your ML plays I would suppose).
If your ML team plays 162 games, and they've played 117 games at the time you're trying to release him... then that pop up is saying you'll be charged his entire contract, plus what you've already paid him so far this year, in a one time buyout..... that's not right.
I would be interested to know what it really does charge you when you release him... if it charges what that popup says it's a bug in the way it's charging you... if it charges you 740k it's a bug the same way, if it charges you close to 205,555 then it's right and the bug is in the popup.

There's also bugs in the staff section when firing, or even when they leave when their contract is up... so I wouldn't doubt it's also in the players finances too.

scblcommish · 07-24-2006, 01:17 AM

Looks like the maths engine is working in reverse, adding the pro-rated amount to the Salary rather than subtracting it from the 740K

Markus Heinsohn · 07-24-2006, 07:02 AM

It was a bug, I just fixed it

JTWood · 07-24-2006, 07:41 AM

07-23-2006, 07:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
JTWood Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 144 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Released Player Gets More Than Salary??? I'm confused here. I am trying to release a player in the last year of a contract. The player was signed to a 3-year deal "before 2004." The current game date is August 14, 2006. The final year of the deal is worth $740,000. When I go to release the player, it tells me that releasing him will cost me $1,274,444. Why is his cost to release so high? What am I missing here? Attached Images

07-23-2006, 07:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
jarmenia Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL USA Posts: 4,289 Thanks: 27 Thanked 46x in 31 posts	you should try keeping him on your roster unti Jan 1 then release him. It probably is counting this whole years salary against you instead of pro-rating it. __________________ When is good enough, good enough?

07-23-2006, 07:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
jarmenia Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL USA Posts: 4,289 Thanks: 27 Thanked 46x in 31 posts	Dola, If it turns out to be that it is not pro-rating his salary, I'd call it a fairly big bug. __________________ When is good enough, good enough?

07-23-2006, 07:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
jarmenia Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL USA Posts: 4,289 Thanks: 27 Thanked 46x in 31 posts	Well here's what it seems to be doing. Take this current year's full salary (740,000) and add the currently paid prorated portion (roughly 486575). The sum of that is 1,226,575. That's the best I can come up with. I'd post this in the support forum. __________________ When is good enough, good enough?

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07-23-2006, 07:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
sovereignstar Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 263 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Unless the guy signed an extension, this is a bug and you should post this in the tech support forum when you get the chance.

07-23-2006, 07:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
JTWood Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 144 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	His salary is as follows: 2004 - $740,000 2005 - $740,000 2006 - $740,000 We are at the mid-point of August of 2006, so I would think that dropping him should only cost me a fraction of the $740k. Instead, it seems to be charging me 100% of his 2006 salary plus 72.22% of another year that I don't even owe him. Is there some sort of additional penalty that you have to pay when you release a player?

07-23-2006, 07:50 PM	#10 (permalink)
afail Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 328 Thanks: 6 Thanked 3x in 3 posts	this is a bug, i cut a player with a $14M salary mid season and got hit with a $14M charge

07-23-2006, 07:51 PM	#11 (permalink)
JTWood Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 144 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Do I need to post this in Tech Support, or is this already reported?

07-23-2006, 09:38 PM	#13 (permalink)
ruggie23 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 71 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	just a question on this....i never prompted this in my game......it used to in ootp 6 but i never get asked in the new game like he is if i want to add it to my expences!!!!

07-23-2006, 10:48 PM	#15 (permalink)
lynchjm24 All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hartford Posts: 978 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1x in 1 post Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Every player I release with a salary it has this bug. I haven't checked if it actually works right or not, but the dialog box always has a higher amount.

07-24-2006, 01:17 AM	#17 (permalink)
scblcommish Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Scotland Posts: 42 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0x in 0 posts	Looks like the maths engine is working in reverse, adding the pro-rated amount to the Salary rather than subtracting it from the 740K

07-24-2006, 07:02 AM	#18 (permalink)
Markus Heinsohn Developer OOTP Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 606 Thanked 7,113x in 1,336 posts	It was a bug, I just fixed it

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