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I don't think any big change in the salary formulas is needed right now. Outside tactics are already stronger than inside tactics but inside tactics are viable because teams can afford to have players with huge OD. An increase in the cost of OD would finish that, and it would probably end in everyone playing outside tactics like in the early days of BB. If you want to increase the cost of OD (which is comprehensible since IMHO that skill is too good in salary/performance ratio), it would also need to be accompanied by a effectiveness decrease of outside tactics. But, in any case, I think these kind of changes should be implemented very progressively, along no less than 5 seasons.

If I had to change anything related to skill cost, I'd change passing. And it'd be a decrease in salary for PG.

I roughly looked at the discussions here and in the Discord group and found that one perspective hasn't been mentioned:
The salary formula affects matches between teams from different divisions.

Firstly, cup games and BBM/B3 may involve matches between teams from different divisions.
Setting aside the advantages of Attitude and luck (including home advantage and injuries), the most important factor is the strength gap between the two sides.
For a low-salary team, such as a Division 2 team with a 300k salary, versus a high-salary team, such as a Division 1 team with a 600k salary,
If there is "absolutely no chance" for low-salary team, then this part of the game becomes boring.
If the salary formula almost entirely reflects match strength, it could lead to such a consequence.

Under the current salary formula, a low-salary team needs to use good secondary skills (especially IS for outside players and OD for inside players) and sacrifice some skills to compete against a high-salary team with bad secondary skills.
Although it is still difficult to win, there is at least some hope.
Therefore, it can be seen that the salary formula must find a balance between almost completely reflecting match strength and maintaining gameplay.

Alonso repeatedly mentioned that any balance or changes to the salary formulas won't be massive or huge.
If the impact is less than the salary updates in S37 (223143.53) and S38 (223143.57) or, for example, if the salary increases by 5% to 7%, I don't think we need to worry too much because after the last salary updates, we were still able to train in the same way.

Last edited by little Guest at 7/5/2024 8:55:45 AM

I second the notion that there be an indicator of next season's salary. This would also be helpful on the transfer market.

No guarantee that Buzzer Manager updates with the new system. We should also get a break on developing draftees.

Couldn't the salary be determined by the player's TSP?

With differentiation between inside and outside skill according to the position the player is listed in.
Example: Inside skill costs more for Centers and FPs, while outside skill costs more for Guards. Maybe the skills could have the same weight for SFs.

I think this would bring greater freedom in training (consequently diversification "at the top of the pyramid") while maintaining a certain fairness in the salary/ability ratio of a player.

I suggest this because today there is basically a formula of players around 160 TSP.

You can't find a guard of this level with 20 jump range (or pass) instead of 20 on inside shots and it practically makes it impossible for the bigs to have 20 on two - three inside skills

Last edited by treinadordebasquete at 7/13/2024 5:50:08 PM