Posted by bistiza on 7/12/2013 2:15:00 PM (view original):
Big difference in this game between what the player "wants" and what the player was "promised". I'm sure you just overlooked that not-so-subtle difference.
One of the things players want is what they are promised. Still, sometimes promises don't work out, and if a player is going to whine like a baby when that happens, maybe he should be treated like one.
To that end, it would be nice if WIS added a "punish player for his insubordination" option to HD. Or maybe not. It would take something away from the negative of not fulfilling promises. Still, it would be more realistic than players just getting away with telling a coach how to run his team - particularly when no promises were made.
the point which you totally missed was that you were dead wrong. thats all there is to it, emy was not making a statement about electronically simulated player psychology.
the simple facts are these: if you have a player WHO YOU DID NOT PROMISE, and he wants something he is not getting, his work ethic will decline, as you said, but he will rarely transfer, as you said. problem is, the OP was asking about a promise, not a non-promise driven complaint, so your information was incorrect.
in the case of a promise, if you don't meet your promises and the kid keeps complaining, he will almost always (or maybe even always) transfer.
im not sure why you have to try to twist words to make yourself right... "one of the things players want is what they are promised" - are you freaking kidding me?? this is a straight forward question with a straight forward answer, i dont know why you would try to turn it into anything else.
to a previous poster - 80% rule used to be the rule on promises, but that got changed. now the only guarantee is 100%. some players will tolerate 80%, some will tolerate 90%, some want it all (supposedly, i havent seen one myself). it varies. i do believe though, that when the OP says hitting 12mpg average stopped the guy complaining - that somewhat misses the point. i dont think the guy stopped because his season long minutes hit 80%, although i could be wrong. i believe its because after he complained, you made him happy. what we've been told is, if a guy complains, as long as you meet your promise completely from that moment on, you are safe (he wont transfer).
7/17/2013 1:52 PM (edited)