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Yeah I remember, but IIRC we didn't really have any significant trading rules back then, I'm not 100% on this, just an internal cap, so that didn't really prevent people from trading for the likes of Marleau...or Nittybruins72 wrote:It's something we can take into consideration but it's highly unlikely. We've done it that way in the past and it gets to the point where anybody that knows how to play the game will be always winning the Cup and there won't be much of a difference between the person that comes in 1st and the guy that comes in 8th. That's what's lead us to the point we're at now.
or tossing away draft picks and prospects left and right. As far as I can remember only the top picks were protected, nothing/nobody else.It might be more challenging but trading and signing players is still an integral part of the game. Just because something makes the game more difficult doesn't mean it's automatically a good idea.Plus, the CHALLENGING part of the game is practice settings, tactics and drafting. AKA Player Development. Anybody can make a trade or 17.
Sure, it's pointless to allow people to make deals without any kind of limitations, maybe I was too vague on that. But I don't think having a tight budget and being forced to hold on to two or three overpaid veterans until their contracts expire makes it all that easy to acquire Crosby or Ovi.And if we had that option to trade first year, everyone would be getting Crosby, Malkin, Ovi... all the players that just dominate in the game
I'm not advocating just adding ANYTHING that makes the game harder. What I am saying is that it doesn't require any skill to sit there on trade deadline day and go back and forth with offers until you get the player you're after. I agree that trading and signing are an integral part of the game, but it's not something that you can improve on over time. Once you know how to click a mouse button, you can make a good trade.Danny wrote:It might be more challenging but trading and signing players is still an integral part of the game. Just because something makes the game more difficult doesn't mean it's automatically a good idea.Plus, the CHALLENGING part of the game is practice settings, tactics and drafting. AKA Player Development. Anybody can make a trade or 17.
I agree with Danny especially when it comes to the fun of trading - acquiring players and trading for them is the most fun part of playing EHM (for me at least) and in these challenges most of it is cut off. It's not the most challenging part of playing it, but still fun. And while the challenge teams are normally chosen amongst the poorer teams of the leagues (and it's OK, I'm not questioning that) which have less depth or no depth at all, challenges can turn to lotteries when one looses half of his top two lines for long term injuries and has no way of getting any new players to replace them. IRL in those cases all GMs are acquiring new players for sure - no Ovechkins or Marleaus, but Holmströms or Fritsches. Depth players. Maybe the restrictions of acquiring players could come from the reputation of them just like it was in UFA Pyramid some challenge back.Danny wrote:...Was just curious about the opinions, since it's really a bit too much of a fun killer for me right now not even being able to pick up some career AHLer off waivers or swap a 7th Dman for a marginal prospect or something.
I have deleted your post.eternium85 wrote:I posted the 60-82 games plus playoffs too early so there's no screenshots that are required. Could you please delete that post. I will post the correct one when I get to that point.
I quess it's just too long from the last challenge to remember these "little" things
That's a good question. Normally, I'd say the yearly salary that you are offering the player but because of the excess of cap room and the financial flexibility of the Avs, I can see how this might be abused. We should probably go with Cap Hit. Let me confer with the other mods and see if we can get a consensus though. I don't like changing rules in the middle of a challenge but I can definitely see how this could be abused.Danny wrote:Question regarding the UFA pyramid. So, when it says salary, does that mean the actual salary per season or cap hit ? The reason I'm asking, signing bonuses do not count as salary, but count against the cap hit. What if I give a guy a 2m p/a salary and a huge signing bonus ? I understand I'm within the rules since it doesn't say anything about excluding bonuses and his salary is not over 2m. And if the rulebook means cap hit and not salary then I assume front/backloading is fine ? I'm actually quite a bit away from free agency and I'm really not looking for loopholes, rather eliminating misunderstandings
I had the same problem, so I bit the bullet and let him in the AHL all season rather than lose him.watts555 wrote:Quick question, if I place a player on waivers and he gets picked up, does that count against anything? I had to place Hensick on waivers to call him up to my nhl squad and he got picked up in my first season
Take a screenshot showing that you're accepting the deal on the 14th and you'll be okay. What we don't want to see is people using that as a way to stretch out negotiations.ie99jro wrote:If I make a trade in the off-season and it is accepted on the 14th of July and will go true on 15 July is that OK with the rules or not? The rules says no trading 15th jul -15th oct, but if the accept is on the 14th the trade will go true and show 15th?
