How am I drawing so many fans?

[vex]

This obviously isn't a complaint, I'm just not sure how big I should build my stadium. I thought the ratio was (amount of supporters) * (25 or 30).

I have 1901 supporters and today I sold out my 60,100 stadium, and earlier in the season I sold 58,000 tickets. Even if I multiply by 30, I should only be getting 57,000 fans. That and Hattrix is telling me to decrease my stadium. So what's up?

[FrogMan]

you can get to over 30 times your supporters depending on who you play, i.e. what position your opponent currently is in, or how well you team is doing. I sold out my 60036 seats tonight with only 1838 supporters. That's 32.7 times my number of supporters, but my team was 9-0 going into the game and the opponent was the #2 team in my league, with a record of 8-1. And this was not the first time I've had more than 30 times number of supporters in a home game, it happened a couple of times last season...

The Dragons are now 10-0, by the way

FM

[vex]

So what should I build my stadia to? 70,000 just for future use?

[Coffee Warlord]

My advice...you're at 60k now. If you're gonna go up, may as well bite the bullet and do another big one, 80k at a minimum. No sense in going up a piddly 10,000 seats at this point. Less times you have to bother upgrading the arena, the better.

And keep in mind, if you promote, III is gonna be rough. Chances are your supporters aren't gonna be as happy all the time, and you're gonna get a little less of a turnout from time to time.

[vex]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

My advice...you're at 60k now. If you're gonna go up, may as well bite the bullet and do another big one, 80k at a minimum. No sense in going up a piddly 10,000 seats at this point. Less times you have to bother upgrading the arena, the better.

And keep in mind, if you promote, III is gonna be rough. Chances are your supporters aren't gonna be as happy all the time, and you're gonna get a little less of a turnout from time to time.

I'm the 3rd to last on Hatstats, so I'm not too worried about that. I decided to add about 10,000 because I didn't want to cut into my money too much. Now that I think about it though, you're right, I should have went to 80-85K. Then again, your stadium only seats 35K, so what do you know

[Alf]

I just decided to add 18k seats yesterday myself going from 42k to 60k

[fantastic flying froggies]

Originally Posted by Alf

I just decided to add 18k seats yesterday myself going from 42k to 60k

I did think that 42k was a bit low for you, seing as you play in d3...

I'd like to get my season ticket in the 'virage sud' please...

[PilotMan]

Here's a stupid question. Which is the 'right' arena to use. The suggestion from HAM, or the suggestion from the arenasizer?

[PilotMan]

dola, why do I bother asking questions when I just decide to go and bite the bullet anyway.

So..

you can still answer the question, but I already started building the massive addition.

The new Icy Pitch will go from 43591 to 80000. In only 14 days. Too late really for this season, but shouldn't affect any offseason purchases.

[vex]

Originally Posted by PilotMan

dola, why do I bother asking questions when I just decide to go and bite the bullet anyway.

So..

you can still answer the question, but I already started building the massive addition.

The new Icy Pitch will go from 43591 to 80000. In only 14 days. Too late really for this season, but shouldn't affect any offseason purchases.

I do the same thing, obviously.

[robbgmaier]

it's all the drunk fans frpm morgantown

[Mr. Wednesday]

Originally Posted by PilotMan

Here's a stupid question. Which is the 'right' arena to use. The suggestion from HAM, or the suggestion from the arenasizer?

Depends on if you're leeching on HAM using a bad code.

I've vacillated on the point. My VIP utilization has fluctuated around 2.5% (including a stretch where it never went below that number, convincing me to have a go at 2.75% in my current stadium). However, it's run lower than that in good weather, so I wonder if I wouldn't be better off with a slightly lower percentage. Then again, at the numbers we're talking about, it doesn't really matter all that much, and I'm probably better off with the larger number of VIP seats for the matches where I've had a sellout, because I think those have outnumbered the less-than-sellout matches where I've sold out the terraces.

So I'd recommend 62.5-25-10-2.5 (which is what Hattrick Buddy recommends, and NOT what the arenasizer recommends, and may or may not be what HAM recommends when you're not trying to cheat Loke_).

[Alf]

I am using Mr Wednesday ratings too

62.5
25
10
2.5

And FFF, I offer you a permanent Virage Sud "abonnement"

[Hobbes-]

Originally Posted by Alf

I am using Mr Wednesday ratings too

62.5
25
10
2.5

And FFF, I offer you a permanent Virage Sud "abonnement"

Those are Dixons' ratings too

[Franklinnoble]

I'm in Div. V, and I upgraded to 50k earlier this year. I just sold it out on my last game (cha-ching!).

I have 1472 supporters, but I'm at the top of my series, won 7 in a row, and was playing the #4 team in the series.