From my experience, merchandise is based on this:
What proportion of Aussies you got on your squad? (I believe this is base on salary/skills of players)
-The more the better merchandise. So you can't fill your team with scrub Aussies. Let say you have 1 Aussie with a salary of 150k out of 250k total salaries, you should receive more merchandise than 3 Aussies with a total of 50k salary.
What proportion of total minutes your Aussies play during the week? (I think it's league only, don't know if cup or scrimmages have any influence)
-The more minutes the better merchandise.
Did your "actual draftee" get minutes?
-Yes, your draftee give you more merchandise than non-draftees but I don't know how much difference.
Do you have a national or U21 player and did they play during the week?
-If yes, then you will have more merchandise. If the country is a top ranked and is a winning country then you receive more merchandise.
Is your national or U21 player an Australian?
-If yes, then you will receive even more since domestic national players give more merchandise than foreign national players.
How successful is your team? (I think this is fan survey based)
-The more successful in the league the more merchandise.
Are any of your players in the top categories such as leading the points, rebounds, assists? (Don't know how highly ranked they have to be though, could be top 10 or just 1st)
-If yes, more merchandise.
An interesting final question, what level is your PR manager?
-It actually doesn't matter. PR manager makes little difference to merchandise. I've tested a level 1 against a level 5 and I receive pretty much similar merchandise, maybe a slight boost in level 5 however the salary I had to pay greatly outweighed the extra income I gained from merchandise.
-Although, PR manager increases the number of people attending your arena. So if you are a winning team, then a high PR manager is not useful since you will more likely fill out that arena.
Last edited by Whitebeard at 5/17/2012 1:54:41 AM