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From: BPI

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Date: 1/6/2017 9:18:41 AM
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I have not outside of the bitter rejection from fans after tough losses like last night's Cup defeat. :)

Although I have actively tanked to maximize income, I've only done it below the salary floor one time, and will still field a legitimate team. Just one not designed to compete but will still win some games.

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From: Mo Dat
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Date: 1/10/2017 6:03:33 AM
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I'm new to the league and just trying to figure everything out. Let me know if you have any good tips for beginners.
thanks

From: BPI

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Date: 1/13/2017 1:06:31 PM
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I think one of the biggest mistakes new players make is spending their launch money, especially if your franchise is starting in the middle of a season. Selling any valuable players right away and flipping some of your younger guys can give you a good bankroll to buy better players for your second full season is the best way to get a good financial football.

Many managers will tell you to build your stadium in the early years too, to maximize your income when your team does start winning.

From: Penumbra

To: BPI
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283673.11 in reply to 283673.10
Date: 1/14/2017 12:24:41 AM
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Your arena is your largest single source of income. A level 2 or 3 PR-Manager will help fill your seats too. But remember your attendance will grow slowly. This is a patience pays off game.

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From: BPI

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Date: 1/21/2017 7:31:53 PM
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Robbiemen will clear $10M in the bank after tonight's home game. Make it rain!

From: Penumbra

To: BPI
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Date: 1/23/2017 5:46:07 PM
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Congrats on the bankroll. Are you saving up for a nice draft pick or an experienced veteran?

From: BPI

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Date: 1/27/2017 10:06:07 AM
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I'm not going to radically alter my strategy at this point. I'm going to keep trying to find solid young players via the draft, at least until we see what their upcoming tweaks will be. At some future point, I'll assemble a solid team of under-23 players and try to make my next big push through the ranks.

Last edited by BPI at 1/27/2017 10:06:31 AM

From: Penumbra

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283673.15 in reply to 283673.14
Date: 2/4/2017 9:33:08 PM
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You are right, I can't see myself making a push ahead until I'm confident I can support their salaries and have everyone under 30 for sustainability.
I'm still trying to push my attendance up until I can average $150k in revenue per home game. I'm averaging about $120k right now which puts me around -$20k/week.
Do you know any techniques for growing attendance? My arena has only hit 80% capacity and I'm afraid of losing revenue by raising or lowering ticket prices.

From: BPI

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Date: 2/6/2017 9:53:04 AM
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The better the seats, the more loyal the fans. Also, keep in mind that attendance will always be a % representation, so the bigger the arena, the more A.I.S. (rears in seats) you'll get, even with smaller %. For example, my arena is roughly twice the size of yours, and I've only drawn under 12K one time in the last 10 games. My prices are the absolute minimum, and my smallest take at the gate recently has been $104K.

Looking at your arena, I would max out your courtside seats to 500 capacity and even just cutting the prices halfway between $50 and your current $97, you should see a significant boost and max out that seat range. With your luxury boxes, you'd probably boost to 10 or more every game by cutting your prices to $800-850...your take then is $8000-8500 instead of under $6K.

The next two sections of seating are much more volatile and directly related to your teams performance game-by-game. Even with the bare minimum price tag, since I'm not aggressively trying to win, I rarely fill more than 1/3 of the lower tier, and half the bleachers. But because of the larger arena, the smaller % still have a significant impact.

I don't think I ever had my courtside seats anywhere near $97, even when I was in DIII. As a general rule of thumb, when you are relegated, the advice is to slash your ticket prices at least in half.

From: Penumbra

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283673.17 in reply to 283673.16
Date: 2/7/2017 4:17:56 PM
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Thank you! I will implement your advice once my current construction has been finished. And I have not yet been relegated. My team's inception was in IV20 and I have barely been hanging on by winning all of my relegation games when I first started and I have been sitting at #4/5 since.
Fortunately I have played this game before which is why I haven't relegated, but those old accounts were lost because I didn't log in enough so I lost progress.

From: BPI

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Date: 2/14/2017 9:43:10 AM
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Tomandao in just his second season is already over halfway to the franchise record for 3 pt FG...(88 against 175)

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