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In real life, tickets cost the same for the whole season. They only change it for playoffs.
But ticket pricing in this game is great. It's a lot better than it was before (1-st of every month).

It is very simple. In real life teams change ticket prices depending on the opposition, and type of match.

So your saying the day before the game you should have the ability to raise or lower your ticket prices? If I was your fan you would lose my support quickly. Yes in some leagues some teams charge higher prices for big games (Example: Red Sox v Yankees). However they have these prices set and announced before the season even kicks off they do not change the prices as the games get closer or as the season goes on. So if you want this to be truly realistic we should be able to set our ticket prices differently for any game we want but we have to have all ticket prices submitted and locked before tipoff of the first game of the season. This would not work well for Buzzerbeater.

It is disgraceful we are not allowed similar freedom here.

Disgraceful? If there is something that truly bothers you then make a well though out suggestion on the benefits of changing to a different system in the suggestions forum (22297.1). I'm sure you will hear many reasons why it wont work and you can have a debate with others to collaborate ideas to perhaps find a system that would improve the game.

In real life, ticket prices are different for different games.

And ticket pricing in this game is terrible.

I agree announcing prices before the season starts for each game would not work well for BB so yes we should be able to change prices the day before if we choose. And anyway we do not know how far we will get in the Cup.

What you think as a fan concerns me not. I know clubs IRL have different prices for different matches, and what the clubs do IRL matters to me more than your opinion. Besides the fans in this game are just lines of code, not real people.

No it doesn't truly bother me. I think having my house bombed would truly bother me. But all the same, it is disgraceful that we cannot charge what we want, when we want. We are supposed to be simulating franchise owners.

ALSO JUDGING BY SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS I HAVE SEEN THERE IS NO NEED FOR YOU TO TELL ME TO MAKE IT WELL THOUGHT OUT.


Last edited by CorruptCop at 5/25/2010 3:53:27 PM

I wasn't discussing feasibility of anything. I am giving my opinion on being able to change prices.

But since I have apparently broken a rule, I await the impending fine with eagerness.

Last edited by CorruptCop at 5/25/2010 4:03:46 PM

What you think as a fan concerns me not. I know clubs IRL have different prices for different matches, and what the clubs do IRL matters to me more than your opinion.

So you would not be mad whatsoever if you bought tickets early for $200 and find out the day before the game that people are getting those same tickets for $100? I agree with you that clubs IRL have different prices for different games but they do not change them last minute doing so would be a logistical nightmare excluding the negative fan reaction.

Besides the fans in this game are just lines of code, not real people.

We are supposed to be simulating franchise owners.

You are contradicting yourself. If you want to realistically simulate being an owner you have to realistically simulate fans reactions. Fans would not be happy w/ sudden price increases or decreases thus your attendance would be lower.

If you want to be a good franchise owner you have to be able to make tough long term choices. Having to set ticket prices for long segments of time forces you to make those decisions instead of just reacting up and down to your fan survey. If everyone could swing their prices up and down everyone would have filled arena's every game and there would be no reward to those managers who make the correct choices.

In addition to this have you contemplated the effects that this would have on the Buzzerbeater economy? This would allow managers to greatly increase their revenue during a time when the BB's are working hard to take money out of the market not increase it, but thats a completely different conversation.

ALSO JUDGING BY SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS I HAVE SEEN THERE IS NO NEED FOR YOU TO TELL ME TO MAKE IT WELL THOUGHT OUT.

If you want you can make a hasty unthoughtful suggestion. I guarantee you with out properly stating the problem, a feasible plan to fix it that would not cause more problems, and stating reasons why this change should be made, it will never happen.

In real life, ticket prices are different for different games.

In real life:

1. Training doesn't occur only on Fridays.
2. Salaries don't necessarily change after each season.
3. There's no transfer market.
4. You can see actual players, not x's and o's.
5. Players get injured for a whole season, die, go into prison, etc.

This

is

not

real

life.

You forgot

6. Everyone has the same birthday!

In seriousness, does anyone know why is that we are not allowed to change price for the playoff?

Note: if this was already discussed somewhere else, please help me with a link. Thanks.

I believe what it comes down to is we know everyone would jack up prices for the playoffs, it only makes sense. This way you have to make a more tactical decision on how you want to set your prices as its for the end of the season plus whatever playoff run you have.