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226802.6 in reply to 226802.4
Date: 9/12/2012 3:34:45 PM
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One can almost always make more money skating by with a minimal team in a higher league. So promoting as soon as you can within some reasonable guidelines (like always be making more than you are spending, don't buy too many players in decline, etc) is almost always gonna be better.

Also 6 seasons is 18 months... are you really gonna enjoy this game basically doing nothing for a year and a half? Like I believe I told you in the other thread, focus on building a low cost, balanced, salary efficient team and then go from there.

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226802.7 in reply to 226802.4
Date: 9/12/2012 5:46:11 PM
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Not that your plan is bad but i think you will eventually simply get bored with your team and your game if you stayed in v league for 5-7 seasons

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226802.8 in reply to 226802.1
Date: 9/13/2012 3:02:26 AM
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I also don't wanna be a buzz kill, but even if your roster is under 10k, your league minimum salary is going to be higher than that. So you might as well at least spend up to the minimum and have a shot at winning a couple of games.

And your situation isn't as dire as you think. If you can get together 8 guys (with half-way decent defense and passing and salaries 4k-12k), all you need to do is manage game shape and enthusiasm, and you'll be a competitive D5 team.

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226802.9 in reply to 226802.7
Date: 9/13/2012 11:03:27 AM
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Well i honestly been league 5 for 7 season it not that bad. if your building to win and gain profits. Its a marthon not a sprint..

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226802.10 in reply to 226802.9
Date: 9/13/2012 11:43:27 AM
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There's a story about a turtle and a hare. And then there's the world's slowest sloth...

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226802.12 in reply to 226802.2
Date: 9/14/2012 7:38:56 AM
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but I guess the joy in playing is discovering yourself what works and what doesn't, so I'll refrain from any more comments unless asked.


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226802.13 in reply to 226802.10
Date: 9/14/2012 12:35:02 PM
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Well a sloth is very smart animal and conserves itself. and are very successful. I think ill take that over a old turtle and fast rabbit any day. Learning takes a long time.

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226802.14 in reply to 226802.13
Date: 9/14/2012 3:00:53 PM
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One learns a ton faster when one is out there trying to win and making mistakes. I know personally I sold off most of my team twice last season alone because I realized I didn't know what I thought I knew. If I had decided to just sit back and build cash I would have never realized the mistakes I was making. Instead I would have made the mistakes in a later season when they were more costly.

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226802.15 in reply to 226802.8
Date: 9/14/2012 8:11:02 PM
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Keeping the lowest salary possible is actual a good plan for now.

The game manual clearly states:

The salary floor does not apply to new teams for their first sixteen weeks


So for the first sixteen weeks of his team, he should keep his salary as low as possible. (if he is going with his hoard money strategy) and you would only have to have three players.

Personally if I was to follow this strategy I would want to buy 3 18 year olds with around allstar potential so that I could train all three of them throughout the year as well, increasing their value throughout the year and thus gain potential revenue if you did choose to sell them (even if you are using a minimal trainer... some training is better than no training.)

After the first 16 weeks are over, however, I would definitely recommend a different strategy.


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226802.16 in reply to 226802.15
Date: 9/14/2012 11:30:18 PM
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@ Ramquizibo - You're totally right. I'd forgotten about that clause in the manual. And I hadn't realized how truly new Justin's team was.

@ Justin - If you're going with this strategy, ignore what I said until New Years'. By then you'll have to start paying the league minimum regardless of your actual salary costs.

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