How to increase budget?

tc66tc · 06-24-2011, 12:56 PM

I was trying to figure out the worst team to start the game with and noticed a pretty strong opening trend. It appears budget is linked with Fan Interest. I havent ran through multiple seasons to check this yet. It would make sense if it was since if the fans were interested in the team and showing up for games that the owner would be more willing to spend money because more would be coming in. Looks like I might need to keep some of those border line high cost free agents that are extremely popular locally.

Code:

Team		Budget	Interest
Pittsburgh	65	51
Cleveland	70	51
Kansas City	75	51
Tampa Bay	80	51
San Diego	80	51
Oakland		90	58
Florida		90	58
Arizona		90	58
Houston		95	58
Toronto		100	58
Baltimore	110	65
Seattle		110	65
Milwaukee	110	65
Washington	110	65
Texas		120	72
St Louis	120	72
Cincinnati	120	72
Atlanta		120	72
Colorado	120	72
LAN		120	72
NYN		130	79
San Francisco	130	79
Minnesota	140	79
Detroit		140	79
LAA		140	79
ChicagoN	140	79
ChicagoA	170	86
Boston		180	93
Philadelphia	200	100
NYA		220	100

cooluu · 06-26-2011, 02:55 PM

You can increase the budget by having good seasons. The maximum budget, I think, is determined by market size.

Seattle's budget maxes out 170 million and even with a few championships. The market size was only average, compared to Boston's "very big".

Walsh06 · 06-26-2011, 05:13 PM

dont forget a new owner. In my fictional league I got a new owner after 2 seasons and he gave a nice cash boost to my team which was sweet.

Supernovae · 06-27-2011, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Walsh06

dont forget a new owner. In my fictional league I got a new owner after 2 seasons and he gave a nice cash boost to my team which was sweet.

Really? How so? I didn't think new owners were available in iOOTP.

Nighthawk42 · 06-27-2011, 03:04 PM

Sometimes the current owner passes away. Although it would be a little more realistic if they occasionally sold the team (especially if it performs poorly for a number of years).

Supernovae · 06-27-2011, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Nighthawk42

Sometimes the current owner passes away. Although it would be a little more realistic if they occasionally sold the team (especially if it performs poorly for a number of years).

Never knew that existed - lol. That's why I added it to my suggestions posting. Maybe the owner selling team feature will be a future add or iOOTP12 feature.

Walsh06 · 06-28-2011, 06:54 AM

I dunno what happened. I got a message at the start of the new season letting me know of a new owner. Im not sure what happened to the last guy. But my budget went from 150m to 210m so it was pretty class.

Nighthawk42 · 06-30-2011, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Supernovae

Never knew that existed - lol. That's why I added it to my suggestions posting. Maybe the owner selling team feature will be a future add or iOOTP12 feature.

I did just see a news item in the game where a team was sold, so I guess that's in the game too.

06-24-2011, 12:56 PM	#1
tc66tc Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 65	How to increase budget? I was trying to figure out the worst team to start the game with and noticed a pretty strong opening trend. It appears budget is linked with Fan Interest. I havent ran through multiple seasons to check this yet. It would make sense if it was since if the fans were interested in the team and showing up for games that the owner would be more willing to spend money because more would be coming in. Looks like I might need to keep some of those border line high cost free agents that are extremely popular locally. Code: Team Budget Interest Pittsburgh 65 51 Cleveland 70 51 Kansas City 75 51 Tampa Bay 80 51 San Diego 80 51 Oakland 90 58 Florida 90 58 Arizona 90 58 Houston 95 58 Toronto 100 58 Baltimore 110 65 Seattle 110 65 Milwaukee 110 65 Washington 110 65 Texas 120 72 St Louis 120 72 Cincinnati 120 72 Atlanta 120 72 Colorado 120 72 LAN 120 72 NYN 130 79 San Francisco 130 79 Minnesota 140 79 Detroit 140 79 LAA 140 79 ChicagoN 140 79 ChicagoA 170 86 Boston 180 93 Philadelphia 200 100 NYA 220 100 Last edited by tc66tc; 06-24-2011 at 12:58 PM.

06-26-2011, 02:55 PM	#2
cooluu Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 21	You can increase the budget by having good seasons. The maximum budget, I think, is determined by market size. Seattle's budget maxes out 170 million and even with a few championships. The market size was only average, compared to Boston's "very big".

06-26-2011, 05:13 PM	#3
Walsh06 All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 545	dont forget a new owner. In my fictional league I got a new owner after 2 seasons and he gave a nice cash boost to my team which was sweet.

06-27-2011, 03:04 PM	#5
Nighthawk42 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 37	Sometimes the current owner passes away. Although it would be a little more realistic if they occasionally sold the team (especially if it performs poorly for a number of years).

06-28-2011, 06:54 AM	#7
Walsh06 All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 545	I dunno what happened. I got a message at the start of the new season letting me know of a new owner. Im not sure what happened to the last guy. But my budget went from 150m to 210m so it was pretty class.