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Hi guys,
To clarify, we have a rule that trades must conform to 5 items per side maximum. The purpose is to place a limitation on how high a quantity imbalance there can be in trades. This isn't an enforcement on fairness in trade value; rather, it is a prevention of (for example) 12:1 ratio deals.
The number '5' comes from in-game, and as long as there is a line that needs drawing, in-game is a good place I think to get the number from. In my experience, relatively few trades run into this issue.
The 5 item limit was posted in every sim announcement in the offseason. However, I apparently forgot to update the actual rules sticky. So in short, we'll let trades so far this offseason go. However, we'll enforce the rule going forward and I'll write it in.
From the discussion last year I do feel that it is worthwhile to keep trades "quantity sane", which does not prevent them from being lopsided anyways -- but that is part of the game.
Thanks for the understanding.
To clarify, we have a rule that trades must conform to 5 items per side maximum. The purpose is to place a limitation on how high a quantity imbalance there can be in trades. This isn't an enforcement on fairness in trade value; rather, it is a prevention of (for example) 12:1 ratio deals.
The number '5' comes from in-game, and as long as there is a line that needs drawing, in-game is a good place I think to get the number from. In my experience, relatively few trades run into this issue.
The 5 item limit was posted in every sim announcement in the offseason. However, I apparently forgot to update the actual rules sticky. So in short, we'll let trades so far this offseason go. However, we'll enforce the rule going forward and I'll write it in.
From the discussion last year I do feel that it is worthwhile to keep trades "quantity sane", which does not prevent them from being lopsided anyways -- but that is part of the game.
Thanks for the understanding.