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would you give us the chanche to see/test the changes in the ökonomie, so that we see for example the future visit or arena revernue and merchandizing?

would you give us the chanche to see/test the changes in the ökonomie, so that we see for example the future visit or arena revernue and merchandizing?

I can promise that you will not have to make the arena decision blind; the opportunity to get a refund for arena construction will be offered for long enough that you will be able to look at the effects of changes on your team before making a final decision on whether you want a smaller arena. We have not finalized plans yet for how the release will be done, so I'm not sure I can give you a direct answer yet as to whether there will be a preview before the start of next season.

if you find the time i would be happy about an "preview", because it is smarter to sell people before the Play Offs - and when i make a defizit with the new system i must sell some of my key players because the chanche is high that i finished 5th or 4th, and make around 1.0-1.2 Mio deficit during the PO and would be in the depth afterwards^^

Charles try to solve the problems related to the final position in tournament. At the moment a team that closes in 6 position earn much more than those in 5th.
Also re-think a while about draft it is totally random, you can see how many teams are investing in scouts, so probably something is wrong there.
Last suggestion for the future is the salary related to the real power on the parquet; there are players that cost more than 200k/week, they are for sure strong but if you buy a 100k/week player you can see there is not too much gap between these players so why I've to pay 200k/week?

Till now good changes

@ all
I also dont understand the fascination with incentive for teams that play players from thier own country. This is an international game, why the subtle segregation?

Makes sense to me;look at Xavi and Iniesta Valdes; they are local heroes at Barcelona.It is pretty difficult to succeed at a top team; let alone one player from local. So if this guy indeed succeed in playing regular furst team. I can imagine people would want that to wear that jersey; aside from the supergreat Messi and Henry..

I can give numerous examples to the opposite. Living in LA I see the impact that Pau Gasol has had on the local fan base. Other than Kobe (for obvious reasons) the #1 jersey sold in LA is Gasol's. Considering the large percentage of spanish speaking people in LA, Gasol has captured many many Angelinos hearts. I hear Gasol on Spanish talk radio alot. If we look at Football look at all of the players playing for other countries. When I watch the English Premier league there are many many players not from England, I dont think it hurts thier revenue or fan base, o good player is a good player. Look at Beckham, playing in Spain, playing in LA, plays all over the place, and everywhere ho goes Beckham jerseys sell like crazy. Sorry, just dont buy it.

Another note; BB did not mention you are getting less from now..Only you will be getting more if indeed you would have a local hero...

Semantics. How is getting more money different from others getting less?

Last edited by Heathcoat at 6/2/2009 4:58:42 PM

Very clever ways of dealing with the most pressing issues. There's no way to please everyone, obviously, but I'm excited to see how these changes play out. Definitely moving in the right direction.

Semantics. How is getting more money different from others getting less?

In the long run, not much. But in the short run it's a huge difference. You have gotten accustomed to a regime in which you make X amount of money. If you make X-300k you might be in financial trouble even in meeting your running costs. Since your running costs stay the same, the fact that other people are getting more money only impacts you on the TL.

The impact on the TL is bigger than you suggest, imo. The ability to draw more from the TL and training than other managers is one of the main differences between contenders and also-rans, or should be. With more revenue not only can you get better players than the people chasing you but you can get the top trainees off of the TL, just by outbidding those not at the same pay scale as you. This is the crux of competion and promotion in this game, Better moves, purchases, training regimes, and trainees. These changes tip the scales even farther in favor of the teams at the top. Before you had to not only manage well to move up, but manage better than those above you who manage well also. If you were good enough to gain little bits of ground through good TL work over top teams, it is basically washed now because the team above you washes away these subtle gains through an influx of additional cash.

I think these changes are great. They have intervened thoughtfully on all the things that had to be changed to prevent the game from taking a bad turn and being populated with farm teams. I wish they changed the fan survey, but I'll just pretend it's not even there.

I would expect those managers allready at the top to like these changes, such as yourself. I would like them too were I there. The additional benefits for NT managers is something I am sure you prefer. With incentives for 'Stars" and NT players, it will entice more managers to one-position train and train/purchase and maintain NT players. Fantastic change for those who can afford NT players, not so great for the majority of us that are just trying to beat our local rival and put butts in the seats.

I belive that the more you widen a competitive gap between top teams and those under them, the more bots you will see. No chance=no fun to many from the middle and bottom of the ladder.