Stadium/city contracts

Mariners fan 24 · 06-22-2011, 08:34 PM

I think that this would be a great idea for realism. Like in real life, if a city builds a new stadium for a team they have to stay in that city as long as they have that agreement. At the end of the contract, the team could be put up for sale, or if the team has been winning for a while (with high fan interest) keeping the team and building a new stadium would be more likely. So this would require teams to stay in town, and teams like oakland could have rumors about who will buy the team, and a new group could move the team to another city without a team.

gnb1982 · 06-22-2011, 08:49 PM

I like this idea. And while I do really like the newer expansion and relocation features, I think they tend to happen too abruptly. I would like to see a prolonged series of storylines that lead up to or caution about a possible relocation. Perhaps, then, if you were the GM of Oakland in OOTP, such storylines might impact the types of moves that you make either to keep the team in Oakland or accelerate the move elsewhere. Maybe acquiring a star player to a six year deal could influence the city to build a stadium and keep the team.

captkirk685 · 06-26-2011, 03:01 PM

Yes this would be a very nice addition to the game. I would love to see this feature. They have a very similar feature in Front office football.

The Fuss · 07-04-2011, 03:59 PM

Excellent suggestion.

dave1927p · 07-16-2011, 12:07 AM

i always see great ideas like this but yet they are never implemented. It seems all that is done these days are somewhat improving (or changeing) the interface and making the game engine better. All the more "non baseball" things get ignored.

Until more features like this get added i don't think i'll pay full price for this game. And i know many people will disagree with me and some may even be offended by what i said but that's how i feel and i know others like me are out there. We are the sport sims fans; not necessarily die hard stat baseball fans.

Le Grande Orange · 07-16-2011, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Mariners fan 24

I think that this would be a great idea for realism. Like in real life, if a city builds a new stadium for a team they have to stay in that city as long as they have that agreement.

Meh, a little too much reality/micromanaging for my tastes. I'd be happy if there were provision for the user to elect to renovate their ballpark by adding seating capacity and/or luxury suites to help bring in additional revenue (but such renovations would cost money). Or even construct an entirely new ballpark for their club (paid out of a portion of the club's future revenue for the next ten or twenty seasons).

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Originally Posted by gnb1982

And while I do really like the newer expansion and relocation features, I think they tend to happen too abruptly. I would like to see a prolonged series of storylines that lead up to or caution about a possible relocation.

I've suggested this in the past: winter meetings where various the league changes that are possibly with evolving leagues come up for a vote. There'd be stories before the vote detailing what changes are being proposed; there'd be the day of the vote where the user casts his vote and the AI teams cast theirs, and the various proposals are either passed or rejected; and then news stories afterwards recounting the issues that came up for vote and their fate.

Such interactive winter meetings would be much more immersive for the user, as well as letting them know exactly what changes were taking place as part of dynamically evolving leagues.

gnb1982 · 07-17-2011, 03:47 PM

Great suggestion! Having an engaged experience during winter meetings sounds really neat. I like this and think it would help greatly in the following scenario: Perhaps you have an American League team and the idea of dropping the designated hitter is on the table. Over a series of a few years, you would be able to determine how close other teams are to accepting or rejecting this proposal. It would help you make better informed decisions about your roster rather than just being notified abruptly that the designated hitter is being scratched. If I understand you right, it seems like you are suggesting that we would be able to gauge the different evolving dynamics prior to them happening, which is what I imagine happens in real life.

06-22-2011, 08:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mariners fan 24 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 44 Thanks: 3 Thanked 7x in 3 posts	Stadium/city contracts I think that this would be a great idea for realism. Like in real life, if a city builds a new stadium for a team they have to stay in that city as long as they have that agreement. At the end of the contract, the team could be put up for sale, or if the team has been winning for a while (with high fan interest) keeping the team and building a new stadium would be more likely. So this would require teams to stay in town, and teams like oakland could have rumors about who will buy the team, and a new group could move the team to another city without a team.

07-04-2011, 03:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
The Fuss Bat Boy Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 3 Thanks: 16 Thanked 3x in 1 post	Excellent suggestion. __________________ The Fuss Go Gators!

07-16-2011, 12:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
dave1927p Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 317 Thanks: 86 Thanked 62x in 37 posts	i always see great ideas like this but yet they are never implemented. It seems all that is done these days are somewhat improving (or changeing) the interface and making the game engine better. All the more "non baseball" things get ignored. Until more features like this get added i don't think i'll pay full price for this game. And i know many people will disagree with me and some may even be offended by what i said but that's how i feel and i know others like me are out there. We are the sport sims fans; not necessarily die hard stat baseball fans. __________________ IN 1964 THE LEAFS WON THE STANLEY CUP :: IT'S ALSO THE YEAR THE CANADIAN FLAG WAS DESIGNED...coincidence?

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06-22-2011, 08:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
gnb1982 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 22 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9x in 5 posts	I like this idea. And while I do really like the newer expansion and relocation features, I think they tend to happen too abruptly. I would like to see a prolonged series of storylines that lead up to or caution about a possible relocation. Perhaps, then, if you were the GM of Oakland in OOTP, such storylines might impact the types of moves that you make either to keep the team in Oakland or accelerate the move elsewhere. Maybe acquiring a star player to a six year deal could influence the city to build a stadium and keep the team.

06-26-2011, 03:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
captkirk685 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 123 Thanks: 25 Thanked 2x in 2 posts	Yes this would be a very nice addition to the game. I would love to see this feature. They have a very similar feature in Front office football.

07-17-2011, 03:47 PM	#7 (permalink)
gnb1982 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 22 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9x in 5 posts	Great suggestion! Having an engaged experience during winter meetings sounds really neat. I like this and think it would help greatly in the following scenario: Perhaps you have an American League team and the idea of dropping the designated hitter is on the table. Over a series of a few years, you would be able to determine how close other teams are to accepting or rejecting this proposal. It would help you make better informed decisions about your roster rather than just being notified abruptly that the designated hitter is being scratched. If I understand you right, it seems like you are suggesting that we would be able to gauge the different evolving dynamics prior to them happening, which is what I imagine happens in real life.