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Sure, if it works out I'll make sure to let you all know its a waste of money

First of all- My sincerest apologies. A) I honestly didn't understand the original post to which I replied. I neither had nor have any intention of sounding like Kozlodoev.

I agree with your analysis in the final paragraph. Training for me has always been more about improving my team than selling my players. I am not addicted to seeing pops. I have always mostly relied on ticket revenue so I paid the extra coin for a level 6 PR guy. My merchandise revenue went up drastically over the level 10 guy ( and subsequent level 5 after he was retooled)I had before. Still, the "drastic" rise was enough to pay a week's salary for my best player, which is about the salary of your backup towel guy. This 20k isn't gonna make or break me, but I think it will eventually recoup the 240k I paid in the dizzying days of the new staff arrivals.

As far as trainers, I looked today and a level 6 was $800,000 with an hour left to bid, a level 5 was $300,000with about the same, and a level 4 was 6 grand with three minutes left to bid. I think those prices are a bit lower than a month ago, and by the time my current level 5 trainer's salary begins to bug me I think they'll be down even more. I certainly own't hesitate to get a level 4 if they aren't, though.

at some stage it has to be worth 10 weeks of stamina and FT with a 1k salary trainer. That alone saves you $200k towards whoever you decide to go for next.

congrats on your purchase Brian... hope he does the trick. i have enough trouble balancing my mins recently so a hefty purchase will go to waste... the target 6x48mins hasnt been anywhere near recently!!!

I agree with somdetsfinest.

The price users need to pay for that small increase in training eficiency and thus by the end of some years, have developed a better player - 2kk - would be much more useful if used to purchase a better trainee.

Its a diference between a 18y with MVP pot and 5 respectable skills, and a 18y hof with 6 ou maybe 7 respectable skills.

I rather get this second one and stay with a lvl5 or 6 trainer, that the first and a lvl7.

I did? Good for me. I didn't think I understood at all what he wrote.

we all understood him except you lol. Can you please post a link to the post where the BB developers stated

I believe the answer, as stated by the BB's, is that the cost of the higher level coaches is not worth their value.

It would be ridiculous for a BB developer to say this, to compare this with stoei´s example, it would mean make a slightly better car, price it higher and than say the higher cost isn´t worth the prize... who would buy this car??

It would be ridiculous for a BB developer to say this, to compare this with stoei´s example, it would mean make a slightly better car, price it higher and than say the higher cost isn´t worth the prize... who would buy this car??

Well, Volvo s4o or v50 is exactly the same car of Ford Focus, they've also the same engine but Volvo costs more than Ford

I'm sure that a coach lvl 7 is better than a lvl 5 but reading this discussion probably costs vs benefits, costs win.

No, sorry, I don't remember which thread it was nor do I remember which BB said it. You can either trust me or not. And I don't see why it would be ridiculous for a BB to say something that was the truth. They don't stand to gain or lose from pointing out that the exorbitant prices being paid for level 5 (not so much anymore), 6, and 7 staff aren't worth the increased training they give. We continue to pay those prices because A) we are suckers for shiny new toys and we crave the false security that having the highest, biggest, bestest, mostest spensivest gives us.

53381.88 in reply to 53381.87
Date: 10/31/2008 1:45:45 AM

The first is that as I've said in the past, except for teams where slightly increasing the skills of their players is very, very valuable, a level 7 trainer probably loses them money, since that money would be better spent improving their players via the transfer market

Last edited by somdetsfinest at 1/16/2009 9:40:26 AM

It would be ridiculous for a BB developer to say this, to compare this with stoei´s example, it would mean make a slightly better car, price it higher and than say the higher cost isn´t worth the prize... who would buy this car??

BB's do not set prices for staff, the free market (us managers) does... And there are suckers enough who still want to buy this car for a ridiculous fee, just because they think it shines more...

In re: 10 weeks level FT Stam training. At some point I am going to push the restart button (luckily for me I'm in a small country) and begin by buying 10 18 year olds and train them like that for a year.
I'll let you know how it goes.

i am very interested in knowing how that works. I know I have it easy. I am playing in a very weak country. I have read so many posts about stamina etc being important... I haven´t trained it once. Only OD and a few other guard skills. I also train 6 players a week and do great. Yes on the long run I would have lost out in the USA or Spanish top leagues, BUT I can see my trainees (4 off them) turning into world class players. I cant say I miss stamina training because I have never trained it, but would like to see how it would benefit the team and secondly whether you fetch alot on the market...