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thanks ...i have now another PR which is 15k 4level ..do you think its still too much?! maybe i can try level 1...

I personally just use a level 1.

Apparently according to threads I've come across in this forum, the biggest effect of the PR manager is reducing the decrease in attendance after you lose a big game (like losing to a rival or losing a TV game). But a quick look at the numbers makes me wonder if it's necessary - my game against the #2 team in the other conference had similar numbers to the #3 team in mine (and the former has a higher national rank). But I actually won the away game before the game against the #2 team, while I lost against my league rival (by 19 points too) just before the game against the #3 ranked team... The difference between both games was $3k (501k vs 498k). If I can achieve that with a level 1 staff, I don't think even bother getting anything more than that is necessary to combat the drop in revenue (I'm in Div I with a 22k pax arena btw).

Another effect I've read of is combating the loss of attendance when you relegate. I don't have numbers to back that up but if it's effective then you only need to hire one if you ever relegate.

That said, according to this thread, it seems that aside from specialty, it seems that it's not necessary to get anything higher than level 3: (316991.1).

Still, my personal opinion is to just use level 1 unless you need one with specialty. If you do then it seems like you should go no higher than level 3.

ok, thanks :) maybe i will change my PR since i already lost my rival match in the 1st round in the league so he will not help me much :) i bought some players because of the salary floor after 2 days so i think i will win easily most of the matches and i will not need so much pr...

Hi guys!

I'm looking for insight and opinions as to why I lost this game exactly:

https://www.buzzerbeater.com/match/124420227/boxscore.aspx

I'm not complaining or being salty, I am genuinely interested in some fresh eyes on the matter, cause however I look at it I believe I should have won this game.

Thanks in advance

I am not the best person to analyze games, but pretty curious what are the reasons which made you think that you'd definitely have won this match? Aside from starter salaries and him making the wrong GDP.

Last edited by BuzzRBeater at 2/15/2023 7:35:05 PM

I love this game but I’m currently in a BBM Game that is souring me on this whole experience. My opponent (who is ranked higher than me) didn’t set a lineup and I’m playing lucky fans. It’s half time, I’m up big…. But I have 43 team fouls. My starting SG fouled out in just 7 minutes. The backup SG has 5 fouls! I think I had 1 person foul out all last season. Clearly this is computer assistance trying to turn this into a lucky fan vs lucky fan game (I can assume so I don’t end up with a massive +/- for BBM), but this is a very disheartening look into the game engine.

Edit: turns out it defaults to a 50-0 win when there’s a forfeit. The game engine still made me mad haha.

Last edited by Gigantor at 2/15/2023 10:07:16 PM

What happens if both teams forfeit a match?

Well, for one thing, this is the first week of the season, so game shape plays no part at all and everyone is on the same game shape.

So then it becomes about the players matchups and skills. Firstly, my opponent had one key player missing with injury, so I believe I definitely have the advantage with the roster. I think my opponent realized that this was the case, which is why he opted to play his players out of their usual positions, hoping to disrupt the defensive matchups on my end. You can see this by checking the players ratings as well as his team's ratings.

We are both playing man to man, and he has chosen Look Inside as his offense, so I am pretty confident that my players are up for the coverage. Now on my side, I have gone with Base Offense. Personally, I have had a lot of success with Base Offense, but I did receive a private message from one of Poland's top managers, telling me that Base Offense is the reason I lost the game. Now, I do realize that in terms of offensive efficiency and conversion, Look Inside plays better than Base Offense, but considering that he also has a wrong GDP, my offense should run better than usual. Adding the offensive flow to the mix, I believe I should have come out on top in this game.