Morale Question on Profile screen

[Zitofan75]

Originally Posted by battists

Being unhappy can affect performance in 2007, according to Markus, but if he hadn't told us that, I don't think you would ever have noticed the effect. You couldn't ever say "Gee, this guy obviously tanked because he'd unhappy." Obviously, it's just one small part of the large equation that determines overall performance.

It is possible that a change of venue can make a player happier, and help them perform better. But, on the whole, their performance is going to be more strongly affected by things like opposing pitchers, his own ratings, and the lineup around him, etc.

That's fine with me. This is one of those intangibles that can be hard to measure in real life. Even if a player is bitter about his situation they rarely are dumb enough to say "I'm not playing well because I'm upset." Jose Canseco sort of said it once but then again he never struck me as the brightest light.

[battists]

Originally Posted by jbmagic

So what does moral affect if unhappy?

Does player performance (stats go down)? Does it affect the whole team performance (stats go down)?

Morale (it's "morale" with an "e", not "moral," fwiw) can affect player performance. Unhappy players can e-mail the managers to complain, or even to demand a trade.

Most importantly, it dramatically effects how willing a player will be to resign with you, or to leave another team for free agency.

Of course, it's suprising how much a nice contract extension can improve a player's morale.

[battists]

Originally Posted by Zitofan75

That's fine with me. This is one of those intangibles that can be hard to measure in real life.

Bingo.

And, of course, you can turn off the morale "engine" if it bothers you.

[Ktulu]

Most importantly, it dramatically effects how willing a player will be to resign with you, or to leave another team for free agency.

A somewhat related question... is there anything in the game that allows a player to "remember" who he played for and make him more(or even less) willing to sign with his former team?

[The Wolf]

Originally Posted by Zitofan75

Even if a player is bitter about his situation they rarely are dumb enough to say "I'm not playing well because I'm upset."

Ever hear of "Operation Shutdown"?

[CHOWDERHEAD]

Originally Posted by The Wolf

Ever hear of "Operation Shutdown"?

Derek Bell - what a team player
http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/2002/0318/1353807.html

[battists]

Originally Posted by Ktulu

A somewhat related question... is there anything in the game that allows a player to "remember" who he played for and make him more(or even less) willing to sign with his former team?

Yes.

Things like being cut and so forth don't help their opinion on you. On the whole, I'd say there are more things that cause people NOT to resign with you than the other way around.

[Zitofan75]

Originally Posted by The Wolf

Ever hear of "Operation Shutdown"?

Sure but note I said "rarely dumb enough." Derek Bell was hardly a Rhodes Scholar.

[CaLíKrAzY]

Hey so, how does the AI handle this??

[The Wolf]

Originally Posted by Zitofan75

Sure but note I said "rarely dumb enough." Derek Bell was hardly a Rhodes Scholar.

ROFL

[Dagrims]

Originally Posted by Zitofan75

Derek Bell was hardly a Rhodes Scholar.

Don't be so Tuffy on him.

[Nu-Bru]

Originally Posted by battists

Morale can affect player performance. Unhappy players can e-mail the managers to complain, or even to demand a trade.

Most importantly, it dramatically effects how willing a player will be to resign with you, or to leave another team for free agency.

I can see how this morale module is going to ramp up the challenge of the game, for those who were worried about that in 2006.