Best Scenario for Even Playing Field

strzepeksc · 02-23-2017, 04:08 PM

I am asking for specific input to set up a new startup league with OOTP 18 and 2017 opening day roster set for a modern online league. I want to edit all financials and some other settings so that all teams have an even keel on most all financial and other settings in the game to start.

Specifically, what would you recommend the market size, fan loyalty, fan interest, ticket price, media revenue, owner patience, owner spending, owner involvement, priority, and cash on hand numbers and settings be set to ?

The purpose is to start off the league by trying to give all 30 teams the same starting points in finances and those other settings without changing player/personnel contracts. Thanks in advance for your suggestions and recommendations.

Riverdome · 02-23-2017, 06:26 PM

I spend WAY too much time making this happen with every league I start. Really wish their was a quicker way to accomplish it.

TGH-Adfabre · 02-24-2017, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by strzepeksc

without changing player/personnel contracts. Thanks in advance for your suggestions and recommendations.

I don't think this is going to happen. The only way that can happen is if you raise all of the teams to the Dodger/Yankee stratosphere. If you do that I think you will overload OOTPs financial engine. I am confident you will have $60+ mil contracts regularly.
I would imagine you will have to change player contracts to handle the adjusted revenue streams.

Airdrop01 · 02-24-2017, 08:53 PM

Why don't you just turn off financials?

I think it will be hard to do otherwise if you're keeping player contracts the same. I mean, giving the teams the same base financials but keeping contracts of players as they are won't work. At least no way I can think of to do it.

sprague · 02-25-2017, 10:06 AM

You can do it, but it will likely take you 4 years of game play to accomplish.
To try and do it off the start won't work because of all the big contracts on some teams, and none on the low teams.
So my suggestion. Pick you baseline team you want them all to be, say team 15 in the finances.
Then each year drop the market of the top guys by 1,and drop the budget of those teams by 10-15%. you do the same with the bottom teams, raise market by 1, and raise their budget by 10-15%. That was their will be a slow increase and decrease of the teams above and below the baseline.Teams 14-11 might be there in 1 year, and the rest in a few. over a few years the yanks and dodgers will be unable to sign players, while the bottom teams will have more money and pick them up.
That is how I would do it

02-23-2017, 04:08 PM	#1
strzepeksc All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 628	Best Scenario for Even Playing Field I am asking for specific input to set up a new startup league with OOTP 18 and 2017 opening day roster set for a modern online league. I want to edit all financials and some other settings so that all teams have an even keel on most all financial and other settings in the game to start. Specifically, what would you recommend the market size, fan loyalty, fan interest, ticket price, media revenue, owner patience, owner spending, owner involvement, priority, and cash on hand numbers and settings be set to ? The purpose is to start off the league by trying to give all 30 teams the same starting points in finances and those other settings without changing player/personnel contracts. Thanks in advance for your suggestions and recommendations.

02-23-2017, 06:26 PM	#2
Riverdome All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 963	I spend WAY too much time making this happen with every league I start. Really wish their was a quicker way to accomplish it. __________________ I was at the first OOTP Conference, where were you?..........

02-24-2017, 08:53 PM	#4
Airdrop01 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lenexa, KS / Wilson, WY Posts: 1,354	Why don't you just turn off financials? I think it will be hard to do otherwise if you're keeping player contracts the same. I mean, giving the teams the same base financials but keeping contracts of players as they are won't work. At least no way I can think of to do it. Last edited by Airdrop01; 02-24-2017 at 08:55 PM.

02-25-2017, 10:06 AM	#5
sprague All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,921	You can do it, but it will likely take you 4 years of game play to accomplish. To try and do it off the start won't work because of all the big contracts on some teams, and none on the low teams. So my suggestion. Pick you baseline team you want them all to be, say team 15 in the finances. Then each year drop the market of the top guys by 1,and drop the budget of those teams by 10-15%. you do the same with the bottom teams, raise market by 1, and raise their budget by 10-15%. That was their will be a slow increase and decrease of the teams above and below the baseline.Teams 14-11 might be there in 1 year, and the rest in a few. over a few years the yanks and dodgers will be unable to sign players, while the bottom teams will have more money and pick them up. That is how I would do it