Level Playing Field

Robmeister89 · 06-04-2018, 07:37 AM

Is there a way to level the playing field in online leagues? Currently every team has a different budget and because they picked their hometown that is fairly small they get screwed when it comes to free agents and such. I want to find the settings that can be adjusted to level the playing field for all. Any help?

TGH-Adfabre · 06-04-2018, 11:36 PM

Yes, you will have to manually level the field. There is no control or option that will do it for you.
You have to control revenue. There are a few ways to do this but it is doable.
Make all national media contracts the same. This means that gate revenue, local media and merchandise will be the difference. These factors can still cause a serious separation between revenues.
Market size cannot be underrated. Two teams with the same interest and loyalty will have very different revenue totals if market size is different. You can change market size.
You can lock ticket prices, possibly to $1 for all teams. This will close the revenue gap, you will have to compensate for the lost revenue somewhere else.

I have been the commissioner of an out of game capped online league and controlled revenue and salaries by some of these methods. Once you get the league where you want it you just have to tweak it. The initial work will take some time.

Good luck,
Tom (LP)

NoOne · 06-06-2018, 02:16 PM

with the variable streams of rev, you can zero them out or live with the differences they cause. local media contracts will cause a larger deviation in total revenue than merchandise revenue, of course.

if you still want that revenue from zeroing out things, simply add what you cut out back to the national media contract value in settings.

*maybe some things will need a "1" rather than a "0" to work and maybe not.

variable per team: merchandise baseline, gate ticket price baseline, local media contracts baseline -- missing anything?

zero them out or keep some of them for a little reward for success etc.

Robmeister89 · 06-07-2018, 02:52 PM

Thanks guys, I'll work with these things and figure something out!

TGH-Adfabre · 06-07-2018, 08:07 PM

To get it perfectly level is a lot of work. To get it close is far less. Feel free to post here as you experiment.

06-04-2018, 07:37 AM	#1
Robmeister89 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 159	Level Playing Field Is there a way to level the playing field in online leagues? Currently every team has a different budget and because they picked their hometown that is fairly small they get screwed when it comes to free agents and such. I want to find the settings that can be adjusted to level the playing field for all. Any help?

06-04-2018, 11:36 PM	#2
TGH-Adfabre Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,601	Yes, you will have to manually level the field. There is no control or option that will do it for you. You have to control revenue. There are a few ways to do this but it is doable. Make all national media contracts the same. This means that gate revenue, local media and merchandise will be the difference. These factors can still cause a serious separation between revenues. Market size cannot be underrated. Two teams with the same interest and loyalty will have very different revenue totals if market size is different. You can change market size. You can lock ticket prices, possibly to $1 for all teams. This will close the revenue gap, you will have to compensate for the lost revenue somewhere else. I have been the commissioner of an out of game capped online league and controlled revenue and salaries by some of these methods. Once you get the league where you want it you just have to tweak it. The initial work will take some time. Good luck, Tom (LP) __________________ You mock me, therefore I am My wife

06-07-2018, 08:07 PM	#5
TGH-Adfabre Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,601	To get it perfectly level is a lot of work. To get it close is far less. Feel free to post here as you experiment. __________________ You mock me, therefore I am My wife

06-06-2018, 02:16 PM	#3
NoOne Banned Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,273 Infractions: 0/1 (3)	with the variable streams of rev, you can zero them out or live with the differences they cause. local media contracts will cause a larger deviation in total revenue than merchandise revenue, of course. if you still want that revenue from zeroing out things, simply add what you cut out back to the national media contract value in settings. *maybe some things will need a "1" rather than a "0" to work and maybe not. variable per team: merchandise baseline, gate ticket price baseline, local media contracts baseline -- missing anything? zero them out or keep some of them for a little reward for success etc.

06-07-2018, 02:52 PM	#4
Robmeister89 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 159	Thanks guys, I'll work with these things and figure something out!