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(hi)

cool thread

Definitely! It started from a simple question and it turns out to be a massive discussion! *-:)
Although, I feel responsible for all the misunderstandings and differences in opinion which have drained a portion of the issue itself. My bad for poking the hornet's nest.

I've gained a lot of informaation of the subject and it really turns out to be relative to everything else that one can manage in BB - roster, salaries and salary floor, promoting/demoting, tanking, arena pricing, PR manager etc. etc.

I would like to thank you folks for answering my question and giving me more than I ever could've asked for! Earlier I was content on my own experiments and trial and error. I also read the forums and believed that I could avoid fellow players' "mistakes" (btw there are none, it's a game and everyone enjoys it their on way). From now on I believe in the power of the community!

Thank you (hi)

Sorry to restart the discussion- but I was curious- how does this debate apply to me?

I'm a brand new team in DI of a small country (14 active teams). Our league is not strong- with only, I'd say 4 good teams (thats why I'm in 5th place out of 16th through only a half a season and acquisition of only two veterans).

In order to reach the earning potential of my 4 older league mates, I've been pumping as much as I can into my arena. Similarly, I've put the max prices on every seat, because, I figure a DI team with a DIV arena should be selling out. Once I've built enough, I can lower and play with the prices. Fortunately, I'm not subject to the tax floor, which in my league is 240k per week. I only pay about 60k in salaries (75% of that to my two vet acquisition and the rest to my 5 trainees and scrubs).

Is the advice to me as well: build as quick as I can to maximize the earning potential in DI and then use the extra money to start to build a competitive team? I know I can't catch the Big 4 in my league without some 100k salary players, and I'm probably seasons away from that. However, if I don't get my arena to a big enough size by the end of the season, I'll go bankrupt next season when the floor applies to me.

*I didn't choose to be in DI, I asked to be in a middle tier, but I got put in DII and bot promoted up immediately as I joined right before the season change, which was fortunate because I got that 1M promotion bonus. :)

I would follow perpete's advice. It doesn't make sense to compete with teams that can earn more money than you. They will always be able to field a better team than you. If anything, you should just have enough salary to avoid relegation but going down to DII might not be a bad option either.

Don't worry, you can catch the others up in no time.

You can probably build up your arena in 2-3 seasons, which is relatively very short time. I mean, if you get hooked up, you'll probably play the game for 10 seasons minimum(I'm in my 9th, and just warming up :))