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From: Violator

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224468.194 in reply to 224468.193
Date: 9/3/2012 3:13:10 AM
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Yeah and with the Cup serving me up bots, it probably is a little better but that won't last. I've got a $25k lvl 5 trainer and all i'm doing at the moment is training, so I'm willing to spend a little bit extra there. If only one of my bloody trainees didn't go down for 2 weeks after the last game!

I'll be happy if I can keep dragging in $200k+ a week all season long, should be a nice buy in to fight relegation! ;-)

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224468.195 in reply to 224468.191
Date: 9/3/2012 3:38:37 AM
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I've got the second smallest arena in the league, going to have to keep expanding it to be competitive!

From: Matt1986

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224468.196 in reply to 224468.186
Date: 9/3/2012 3:42:16 AM
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Haha not whinging about the transfer market, just making an observation...

I don't think training and selling players is ever going to make a decent profit, that's the point I was trying to make.

From: akuma

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224468.197 in reply to 224468.196
Date: 9/3/2012 3:56:39 AM
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haha Nah don't reckon it does either

Let's say a decent trainee costs at least 500k (superstar+ potential, decent stats to begin with). Multiply by 3 = 1.5 million.
And lets say it takes 4 seasons to train that trainee to become semi-decent at age 22.
Assuming trainer cost is 20k per week, 13 weeks per season = 260k per season in trainer costs. Over 4 seasons that works out to be $1.04 Million.
Total cost = 1.5 + 1.04 = 2.54 million. Averaged across 3 trainees - 840k.

So you would need to sell your trainees at 840k each after 4 seasons of training to just break even. It's possible, but not much profit to be had. Not to mention the heart break of selling your trainees that you've had for four seasons.

Best way to make money in this game is tanking. period!

I still love training though, its my favourite aspect of this game to watch a player grow from scrub to superstar.

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224468.198 in reply to 224468.190
Date: 9/3/2012 4:52:41 AM
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mad rangas and hadders heroes are pretty lethal i reckon
they have quietly cruised through last season, and will probably do so for the majority of this season on very cheap rosters so they will be making piles of money



errr..... yeah... guys .... like totally watch out.....im lethal as bro!

haha truth be told i'm worried about relegation this season.

From: Matt1986

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224468.199 in reply to 224468.197
Date: 9/3/2012 8:22:35 AM
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Yeah I agree with that. Unfortunately, like you said, the best way to make money is to tank. The game doesn't seem to financially reward anything else. No prizemoney for finishing 1st - 4th, cup victories only get your $50k (rather than taking the gate receipts for the game).

Surely the fact that teams would rather finish 5th than 3rd or 4th should be sending danger signals to the BBs?

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224468.200 in reply to 224468.199
Date: 9/3/2012 9:58:56 AM
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i think the raising of ceiling floor this season is a step in the right direciton - but i also think that BBs are wary of making 'silver bullet' changes. gradual changes over the course of 3-4 seasons are much more manageable and easy for people to grasp and get used to. sudden changes would kill the game.

so i think over the next few seasons, the ceiling floor will rise again a little a bit again and again, so hopefully it does change.

transfer market is a funny one though, ive lost money on it, but overall, my draftee's have made me a stack of dosh. even if i take into account money spent on draft points. and ive kept draft picks (still got 3 at the moment actually, one is 28 this season).... but overall, ive learnt so much about the transfer market, that if i started again, i would definately be able to run at a profit, easily, without having to 'day-trade' as such.... just knowing the best times to buy/sell and the players to not buy.....

but still.. making $2m on the transfer market, over say 5-6 seasons.... is nothing when at the moment you could tank and make say $150k-$200k a week.


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224468.201 in reply to 224468.200
Date: 9/3/2012 6:35:25 PM
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Agree with the comment about sudden changes. All the more reason why the BBs should communicate and let us know what's going to happen. Even just a simple "in two seasons we will be making 'x' change as we feel it will correct 'y' problem" would be good...

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224468.202 in reply to 224468.201
Date: 9/3/2012 9:24:03 PM
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ahhhhhhhhh but thats the clincher isnt it?
If you knew that in 2 seasons that the ceiling floor was going to be $100k more than what it is now, EVERYONE would tank for the next two seasons, in order to seize the opportunity that will no longer exist.
by not communicating, it actually keeps everyone on their toes.

i know what u mean though, by them communicating we would at least know whether they are thinking about long term solutions or not and we wouldnt have to debate on whether they know what they are doing or not.

good luck for everyones game today peoples. looking at the schedule, this could define quite a few teams seasons.

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224468.203 in reply to 224468.202
Date: 9/3/2012 9:39:20 PM
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I don't think it would significantly increase tanking if everyone knew the salary floor was increasing. I'm not just talking about the salary floor though, it applies to any major changes to do with how the game is played. They should be communicated so managers have an opportunity to prepare for them, etc.

Good luck to everyone today (except SGS :p)

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224468.204 in reply to 224468.203
Date: 9/3/2012 11:59:33 PM
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thats not very nice matt.

i wish you luck. cause you're gonna need it. but probably not :(

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