Market Size- Why is everything above 10 astronomical?

Rosco Peabody · 01-01-2019, 10:36 PM

Just what it says in the title.

Market size goes from 1-20, yet anything above 10 is listed as "astronomical" and given the same, fully filled in blue bar.

Why is this? Is the difference between a 14 and a 12 the same as the difference between a 7 and a 5?

This is confusing to me...

low · 01-02-2019, 09:06 AM

I've always wondered this myself.

Bluenoser · 01-02-2019, 12:01 PM

I don' see the confusion. Your market size reaches astronomical, it may still grow, however by definition it's still "Astronomical".

I suppose they could come up with 20 different adjectives to describe all 20 points, but is it that big of a deal?

NoOne · 01-02-2019, 01:03 PM

i'm not sure if i've seen one naturally rise above 10-12.. if above 10 at all..

i've 'seen' a 12, but at this point the memory may be missing information like i did it by hand, lol.

i think NYY or LAD may have been a 12 market size a few releases ago and before, if not still now?

i think of 11-20 like 201-255 for ratings... above and beyond the norm. unlike the 'super' ratings, they aren't really used in normal game play unless you assign it to a team during creation.

Rain King · 01-02-2019, 01:50 PM

It is really a 1-10 scale with room to grow on the upper end. Most of your teams should fit on that part of the scale (really, most should be between 3 and 10). The way to look at it is where you want the budget to be compared to what league average should be for the financial settings you have. Here is the scale I use which is pretty close to what the game uses based on some experiments I've run.

17 - 2.5-2.69
16 - 2.35-2.49
15 - 2.2-2.34
14 - 2.06-2.19
13 - 1.9-2.05
12 - 1.75-1.89
11 - 1.6-1.74
10 - 1.45-1.59
09 - 1.30-1.44
08 - 1.15-1.29
07 - 1.0-1.14
06 - 0.85-0.99
05 - 0.7-0.84
04 - 0.55-0.69
03 - 0.4-0.54
02 - 0.25-0.39
01 - 0-0.24

So, if you want your team to have twice the budget of the league average...their market size should be 13.

01-01-2019, 10:36 PM	#1
Rosco Peabody All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South of Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 1,090	Market Size- Why is everything above 10 astronomical? Just what it says in the title. Market size goes from 1-20, yet anything above 10 is listed as "astronomical" and given the same, fully filled in blue bar. Why is this? Is the difference between a 14 and a 12 the same as the difference between a 7 and a 5? This is confusing to me... __________________ . Been playing since OOTP '08 Avatar is a picture of me drawn by one of my students a few years ago (My real name is not Rosco, nor do I live anywhere near Peabody)

01-02-2019, 09:06 AM	#2
low Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 5,736	I've always wondered this myself. __________________ My fictional team logos and uniforms

01-02-2019, 01:50 PM	#5
Rain King Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,108	It is really a 1-10 scale with room to grow on the upper end. Most of your teams should fit on that part of the scale (really, most should be between 3 and 10). The way to look at it is where you want the budget to be compared to what league average should be for the financial settings you have. Here is the scale I use which is pretty close to what the game uses based on some experiments I've run. 17 - 2.5-2.69 16 - 2.35-2.49 15 - 2.2-2.34 14 - 2.06-2.19 13 - 1.9-2.05 12 - 1.75-1.89 11 - 1.6-1.74 10 - 1.45-1.59 09 - 1.30-1.44 08 - 1.15-1.29 07 - 1.0-1.14 06 - 0.85-0.99 05 - 0.7-0.84 04 - 0.55-0.69 03 - 0.4-0.54 02 - 0.25-0.39 01 - 0-0.24 So, if you want your team to have twice the budget of the league average...their market size should be 13. Last edited by Rain King; 01-02-2019 at 01:53 PM.

01-02-2019, 12:01 PM	#3
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 13,680	I don' see the confusion. Your market size reaches astronomical, it may still grow, however by definition it's still "Astronomical". I suppose they could come up with 20 different adjectives to describe all 20 points, but is it that big of a deal?

01-02-2019, 01:03 PM	#4
NoOne Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,167	i'm not sure if i've seen one naturally rise above 10-12.. if above 10 at all.. i've 'seen' a 12, but at this point the memory may be missing information like i did it by hand, lol. i think NYY or LAD may have been a 12 market size a few releases ago and before, if not still now? i think of 11-20 like 201-255 for ratings... above and beyond the norm. unlike the 'super' ratings, they aren't really used in normal game play unless you assign it to a team during creation.