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Hi,

i read about in the forums that you should build up your arena asap.
I started a few weeks ago and already upgraded it. I read that you should first upgrade the expensive ones.

But i do have a problem with the prices. Can you give me a hint how to adjust them. Learning by doing is hard because you can change them only so few times.

This is my current arena:
Bleachers : 5000 (Current Price: $11) (Price as of 10/3/2015: $11)
Lower Tier : 500 (Current Price: $45) (Price as of 10/3/2015: $45)
Courtside Seats : 100 (Current Price: $135) (Price as of 10/3/2015: $135)
Luxury Boxes : 20 (Current Price: $750) (Price as of 10/3/2015: $750)
Total Capacity : 5620
Season Ticket Holders: 670 (As of the beginning of the season)

These were the last games:
9/8/2015 bc lessenich 07 5000 484 100 7 5591
9/1/2015 Degeneration-X Dortmund 5000 445 91 7 5543
8/22/2015 Factor Kork 4111 500 100 7 4718

So maybe increase the price of bleacher by 1, lower tier und court side seems fine but the boxes are quite bad.
Esspecially what would you upgrade next und how would you change the prices?

I appreciate every kind of help

Thanks in advance.

i read about in the forums that you should build up your arena asap.

You also read that that is not a good idea after all. Building your arena is part of a balancing act. You have more things to do with your money than build your arena. Not saying you shouldn't build your arena, of course, but always remember it is part of a balance.

Hi,

i read about in the forums that you should build up your arena asap.
I started a few weeks ago and already upgraded it. I read that you should first upgrade the expensive ones.

But i do have a problem with the prices. Can you give me a hint how to adjust them. Learning by doing is hard because you can change them only so few times.

This is my current arena:
Bleachers : 5000 (Current Price: $11) (Price as of 10/3/2015: $11)
Lower Tier : 500 (Current Price: $45) (Price as of 10/3/2015: $45)
Courtside Seats : 100 (Current Price: $135) (Price as of 10/3/2015: $135)
Luxury Boxes : 20 (Current Price: $750) (Price as of 10/3/2015: $750)
Total Capacity : 5620
Season Ticket Holders: 670 (As of the beginning of the season)

These were the last games:
9/8/2015 bc lessenich 07 5000 484 100 7 5591
9/1/2015 Degeneration-X Dortmund 5000 445 91 7 5543
8/22/2015 Factor Kork 4111 500 100 7 4718

So maybe increase the price of bleacher by 1, lower tier und court side seems fine but the boxes are quite bad.
Esspecially what would you upgrade next und how would you change the prices?

I appreciate every kind of help

Thanks in advance.

There's still almost a month before the new prices actually take effect, so the best thing you can do is give it time. I will suggest that if you build more seats now, luxury boxes are not the ones to build, as you're only selling 7 of them at the current price and you won't sell more than 7 or maybe 8 before the price change. It looks like you can sell more courtside seats at the current price, and possibly lower tier.

This early in the game, I'd make some small expansions, try to save some money up and then after a few more weeks of data, try to figure out the prices to set. The lower tier may need to go as low as 400 and might not even sell out then, while the goal with lower tier and courtside will be to set prices that are low enough to force sellouts when the prices first take effect, and then build up seats incrementally to capture those additional ticket buyers.

A question for you then, and I'm genuinely interested in the answer:

In your opinion can the OP do anything better with his money than build the arena at this point?

His team is 8 weeks old in an almost all-bot league. He's selling out at current prices and can't change for 3 weeks. He has what looks like 6 cheap 18-year-old trainees in place.

What else would you consider spending money on?

Not sure what his trainer situation is, but getting an advanced+ trainer would be first.

Then I'd focus on building seats. If it were me I'd focus on getting to 6000/1000/150/20 min before promoting (at least) since you draw the most cash right after you promote.

Trainer, players, seats.
Players, trainer, seats.
Seats, players, trainer.
Seats, trainer, players.
Players, seats, trainer.
Trainer, players, seats.

There are always more things to consider than just mindlessly building an arena to the exclusion of all other considerations.

I'm saving up for a really good american trainne perferablly a shooting gaurd. Hopefully a future prospect of under21 and national team. I'll maybe save up to 1 to 2 million then hit the transfer market for a american player under the age of 21 once the weekend hits. Then it back to arena upgrading.

I don't disagree, but you're sort of avoiding the question.

You have a specific example to work with, and the opportunity to consider all those other things. What's your strategy?

The current economic climate is the perfect time to invest in arena if at all viable. With player and staff markets so heavily inflated, it's better to spend on the expenses that are fixed price. Not only will you need less money to buy players/staff when the prices come down, you'll also have better infrastructure when you're ready to promote.

Balance. Flexibility.

There is a time to be proactive and there is a time to be reactive, and you have to be ready for both. You may plan to enlarge your arena, but you better know what your roster needs at the same time, and if that right player appears at a reasonable price, jump at the chance. And when there is no pressing roster need and no player at a reasonable price, be prepared for the next step in arena building.