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Originally Posted by ThePretender
If you're in first you'll pretty much sell out even at 30+ dollars. Even at $30 if you're getting 40K, you're making 1.2M per game instead of 1M at 20 and max attendance.
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True. I've found that fan interest is what most drives optimum price. And of course, winning increases fan interest and game revenue as you mention. I try to win on the field. I try to find the perfect balance in ticket price that leads to the maximum revenue.
All of it is variable and relative, and I watch it closely to maximize exactly the difference you are talking about. $30 vs. $20. or $29.75 vs $20.12.
Maybe I'm just a penny pincher in real life as well as in my game universes. I just figure, a little extra money helps me edge out a competitor on a free agent that I wouldn't otherwise be able to beat. Or gain small pieces that can be added in to an upgrade trade deal. Or give an extra year in extension. I see money as what gives me on field performance.
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Originally Posted by ThePretender
I feel like you're trying to prove you're the smartest guy in the room, and overthinking it as a result, when there's a much simpler strategy to use to max out revenue.
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I already know I'm not the smartest guy on these forums. Nor in math, economics, or baseball in general. Actually far from it. Though I can see why you might think that. I definitely overthink in all areas of my real life, not exclusive of my gaming. Actually something I've been making an effort to let go of. I occasionally try to spend periods of time without thinking anything at all. Honestly.
I have a 112 team game universe with 3 levels of minors, feeder leagues. I keep a lot of detail in the league, keeping all logs, etc.. At the end of each month, there is a cycle of data dumps the game does (per my preference in the settings). I also make a full backup on the first day of each month. This process actually takes between 2 and 3 hours for my league. While I"m thinking OOTP Baseball and can't touch the game, I come on these forums and think out loud. Or type publicly.
I could refrain from posting if that would be better for our community. But there's a good likelihood I'll get bored of OOTP in a while and remain silent for months or years again anyway.
In real life, I am an applied math major which might explain some of it.