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There are plenty of problems with the economics of this game. 11 home games to 12 financial updates every season, away games affect on the following game, the ability to successfully tank, making less money in the 3rd game of the finals series because you lost the 2nd on the road (i know that falls into a previously stated category but it pisses me off), the salaries of the best players in the game, etc...

There is a reason why the transfer list has degraded into the crap hole that it is. Obviously we have problems with the economy of this game. Most people can see this. However, there is a reason why things won't change...the BB's are arrogant enough to think things are perfect and that nothing is currently wrong with the economic state of this game or with how teams make/lose money in certain situations. It's idiotic, but it won't change. It's a pity...

Arrogant or not, it's clear from a business standpoint that the BBs must assuage their user base or their customers will leave. And right now, it seems like the paying customers are complaining the loudest. While Charles' claim that tanking is a sup-optimal choice may in fact be true, the perception of a lot of users is that tanking is an economically viable choice. Raising the salary floor and punishing teams more severely for massive blowouts would go a long way towards fixing this problem in the eyes of many users. Wolph has some good ideas above for tweaking attendance.

There's no easy fix to the salary issue. Drastically decreasing the salaries of top players would widen the gap between upper and lower division teams, as the increased affordability of these players would drive transfer prices up, making it nearly impossible for teams without a stockpile of money to purchase them.

The 12 economic updates/11 home games is a non-issue for me. The Cup more than makes up for the economic difference and I think it adds a bit of strategy to the game.

You said a lot of good things. Again. I'm pretty sure this is how the vast majority of users feel - well, those who use their own head anyway - but will something change in this respect(?) unlikely, unfortunately.
From my experience, BB will admit that something is not working as it should only if it is so obvious that even a blind person could see it. Which is rather sad, of course, but hey, it's their game - I suppose they have a right to do whatever they want with it.

Gday Mate

maybe you can assist on this?

I am sitting undefeated in my league, i am in the final 32 teams in the cup

i just recently played a team in our other conference who was also undefeated at the time at my HOME court

attendance of that game was: 6085

a week before that game, i played a team who was sitting LAST in our league at my HOME court

attendance of that game was: 6230

so my question is: how can less people turn up to a game where i am playing an undefeated team, compared to a team that is last where i get more people attending? you would think that if 2 undefeated teams are playing against each other, more people would come

thoughts?

Agreed on winning will dampen the drop. Going from 3 balls for "I am familiar..." to 1/2 a ball after selling 1 player (a trainee who was backup mind you) didn't cause a noticeable drop in my attendance.

What you think and what the reality of the situation is are two very differrent things.