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248873.6 in reply to 248873.5
Date: 9/24/2013 3:14:33 PM
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I think it has something to do with the fan survey - losing your last playoff game will ruin the survey results (lost TV game, played bad in league game), so two categories collapse. It makes no sense to me otherwise...


It's not that necessarily because those fields reset. But often teams have had a decent Cup run, maybe a TV or rivalry win or both, and in the new season they probably have had none of those things yet. Early attendance is always down, early merchandise is always down, and then it starts to pick up.

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Date: 9/24/2013 9:30:21 PM
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Both of you, is your attendance for that game really low compared to the first games of S24 ? Could very well be that.


My gate receipts were last this low (488 k) on 3/19/2013. Last season my receipt in the first game was 527k and the last game was 560k. I lost the first game of this season to my rival so that may be the reason my attendance dropped so much. I just felt that an 80k drop between the last game of the last season (non playoff) and the first game of this season was too much.

From: BB-Marin

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Date: 9/25/2013 8:15:10 AM
TrenseRI
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It takes time to build up your attendance again. At the start of the season the fans cool down a bit since they don't know what to expect in the new season. There are also other factors but you should give it time and the attendance will normalize, especially with good results. Comparing last games of the season where you were in the playoffs with the first one of the new season can't really be fair, right? The playoff games should have more appeal.

From: Jay_m

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Date: 9/25/2013 9:17:38 PM
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Ok fine. It's just that it's the first time my revenue dropped below 520k since two seasons ago.

From: Getho

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Date: 9/26/2013 2:49:38 PM
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Any explanation for my case Mr. Marin ?

I am pleased with the team's performance last season 2.5


I finish second in my conference last year.

My Arena costs me 7 millions to bring only 12k fans ?
I play in the top division of my country.

What is wrong here ?

Regards

From: BB-Marin

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248873.11 in reply to 248873.10
Date: 9/26/2013 7:22:11 PM
TrenseRI
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You finished second in conference (lost in the league semifinals), so overall you tied for third and fourth place overall. Your win/lose ratio over the season wasn't all that great (13/9).

All that being said, you are right in saying the value is too low. There has been a small imbalance in the code which calculates the last season performance for some teams (teams that qualified for the playoffs, but had none or only one playoff win). I've now fixed that and added a bit extra for the teams that were affected for the next two games, to balance out the possible lost income.

It was a honest mistake made during the preparations for this season, which was full of changes, so such small imbalances were easy to miss. I take full responsibility and hope my fix will be a fair solution for the problem.

From: Getho

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Date: 9/26/2013 7:47:33 PM
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First of all thanks for your honest answer :)

So we will not take any money back for the lost we had but we will had a small bonus for the next 2 games ?

My estimation is that i lost around 50k in last match..

Regards

From: Jay_m

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Date: 9/26/2013 10:07:00 PM
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That was my situation also except that I was 17/5 last season so I hope that I will also get the bonus in the next two games?

From: Getho

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Date: 9/27/2013 5:51:06 AM
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The most strange is that the team who finish second with exactly same record and 1 win in playoffs like me in the opposite conference made 123k more profit from attendance than me. I think is way too much the difference..

I was 1 win away from my country finals and made only 431k from attendance who is the 2nd worst profit in my league.. Sounds a bit strange isn't it ?

From: BB-Marin

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Date: 9/27/2013 7:09:57 AM
TrenseRI
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The bonus you'll have should be roughly the same as the amount you lost, but I should warn you right away that the imbalance wasn't very big.

Attendance is calculated with many factors included, so comparing two teams like that is not as simple as comparing two income amounts. The bug fix should help straighten things out a bit in the next two games, though.

From: Getho

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Date: 9/27/2013 1:14:53 PM
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Still mate with the 3d best record in the league you wait something better than the 2nd less income in the league..

Thanks anyway and i hope that the new calculations will be more accurate, fingers crossed.

P.s.The 50-100k i lost in the first game you can give it to the charities.. :P

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