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  • Beantown
    #DoYourJob
    • Feb 2005
    • 31523

    #361
    Re: Owner Mode Tips

    Originally posted by aukevin
    I haven't tried, I will next time I play, but has anyone successfully reduced a star's contract? Just wondering if they will go for that? I don't want to lose Chipper Jones, but his $15 mil is killing me. I would like to drop it a couple mil. Do players go for that?
    I've read someone mentioned that Chipper accepted a 3-year, 11 million dollar contract...just add a year or two and make sure it's "indespensible"

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    • DGetz
      Pro
      • Mar 2004
      • 636

      #362
      Re: Owner Mode Tips

      Originally posted by nbasuperstar40
      Found this on IGN board: He made 30 mil. in the first year
      1. The very first thing you must do is add on seating. Then you need to buy at least 2 concession stands and 1 store. Do not use any more money. Don't buy any attractions.

      2. After doing the above you should have about $1 mil-$1.5 mil. Go through your schedule and give away promotions for every game against the weak teams that nobody wants to see play. Give promotions for every game of the series not just the first game. In all you should have close to 50 promotion days or more. Make sure you use the cheap promotions so that you have enough money. Also it is very important that you mix up the promotions so that fans don't get bored with what you are giving them.

      3. Go to staff and fire anybody who is obviously overpaid. If it looks fine then leave it.

      4. Lower ticket prices a lot. Also lower your merchandise and concession prices a little. Later on in the season you can gradually raise the prices on everything as long as you are winning. Raise ticket prices about $5 per every 10% sold increase. Raise merchandise $2-$3 per every 3%-4% sold increase. Raise concessions 50 cents-$1 per every 5% sold increase.

      5. This is the most important step. You MUST be willing to trade away huge contract players for great cheap young talent. The owner mode treats you as a new team so your roster must look new as well. Don't tell me you can't win with a cheap young team. I lowered my players payroll by $35 mil and ended up with a great team that finished with the best record in baseball. It all depends on who you trade for. Also as soon as you are done trading you must go and sign your new young players to new contracts. Always add a year to what they ask for because they will always accept. So if they ask for $2mil for 2 years. Offer them $2mil for 3 years and they will accept. Just a way to keep them around longer for no extra cost.

      5. Make the playoffs. This is a must. The playoffs should be called the payoffs because that is where a lot of your wealth comes in. The deeper you go the better. I made the ALCS but lost. Didn't even make the WS. If I had I may have made a few more million dollars.

      All in all you must be able to part with big contracts for cheap young talent, you need to make the playoffs, and the only purchases you should be making on your ballpark is seating. After you have a large seating base then you can explore the other upgrade options. Good luck and if you use this outline please respond and tell me how much money you made. Lets see if anyone can beat my $30mil. GOOD LUCK!!!


      I dont know what the deal is with this guy but just one stadium seating capacity upgrade cost me $4 Mil
      "Darth Vader doesn't cry, Peter."
      "The guy was married to Natalie Portman and blew it. I mean, think about it."

      http://www.capsblueline.com

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      • DGetz
        Pro
        • Mar 2004
        • 636

        #363
        Re: Owner Mode Tips

        Originally posted by nbasuperstar40
        Found this on IGN board: He made 30 mil. in the first year
        1. The very first thing you must do is add on seating. Then you need to buy at least 2 concession stands and 1 store. Do not use any more money. Don't buy any attractions.

        2. After doing the above you should have about $1 mil-$1.5 mil. Go through your schedule and give away promotions for every game against the weak teams that nobody wants to see play. Give promotions for every game of the series not just the first game. In all you should have close to 50 promotion days or more. Make sure you use the cheap promotions so that you have enough money. Also it is very important that you mix up the promotions so that fans don't get bored with what you are giving them.

        3. Go to staff and fire anybody who is obviously overpaid. If it looks fine then leave it.

        4. Lower ticket prices a lot. Also lower your merchandise and concession prices a little. Later on in the season you can gradually raise the prices on everything as long as you are winning. Raise ticket prices about $5 per every 10% sold increase. Raise merchandise $2-$3 per every 3%-4% sold increase. Raise concessions 50 cents-$1 per every 5% sold increase.

        5. This is the most important step. You MUST be willing to trade away huge contract players for great cheap young talent. The owner mode treats you as a new team so your roster must look new as well. Don't tell me you can't win with a cheap young team. I lowered my players payroll by $35 mil and ended up with a great team that finished with the best record in baseball. It all depends on who you trade for. Also as soon as you are done trading you must go and sign your new young players to new contracts. Always add a year to what they ask for because they will always accept. So if they ask for $2mil for 2 years. Offer them $2mil for 3 years and they will accept. Just a way to keep them around longer for no extra cost.

        5. Make the playoffs. This is a must. The playoffs should be called the payoffs because that is where a lot of your wealth comes in. The deeper you go the better. I made the ALCS but lost. Didn't even make the WS. If I had I may have made a few more million dollars.

        All in all you must be able to part with big contracts for cheap young talent, you need to make the playoffs, and the only purchases you should be making on your ballpark is seating. After you have a large seating base then you can explore the other upgrade options. Good luck and if you use this outline please respond and tell me how much money you made. Lets see if anyone can beat my $30mil. GOOD LUCK!!!


        I dont know what the deal is with this guy but just one stadium seating capacity upgrade cost me $4 Mil
        "Darth Vader doesn't cry, Peter."
        "The guy was married to Natalie Portman and blew it. I mean, think about it."

        http://www.capsblueline.com

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        • deeman11747
          G-M*nnnn
          • Feb 2003
          • 3194

          #364
          Re: Owner Mode Tips

          Originally posted by DGetz
          I dont know what the deal is with this guy but just one stadium seating capacity upgrade cost me $4 Mil

          Maybe he was using a large budget?

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          • deeman11747
            G-M*nnnn
            • Feb 2003
            • 3194

            #365
            Re: Owner Mode Tips

            Originally posted by DGetz
            I dont know what the deal is with this guy but just one stadium seating capacity upgrade cost me $4 Mil

            Maybe he was using a large budget?

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            • DGetz
              Pro
              • Mar 2004
              • 636

              #366
              Re: Owner Mode Tips

              Originally posted by deeman11747
              Maybe he was using a large budget?
              So was I - Large is $5 Mil, so once I bought that I was already down to 1 Mil.
              "Darth Vader doesn't cry, Peter."
              "The guy was married to Natalie Portman and blew it. I mean, think about it."

              http://www.capsblueline.com

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              • DGetz
                Pro
                • Mar 2004
                • 636

                #367
                Re: Owner Mode Tips

                Originally posted by deeman11747
                Maybe he was using a large budget?
                So was I - Large is $5 Mil, so once I bought that I was already down to 1 Mil.
                "Darth Vader doesn't cry, Peter."
                "The guy was married to Natalie Portman and blew it. I mean, think about it."

                http://www.capsblueline.com

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                • Kamasutra
                  Rookie
                  • Feb 2005
                  • 182

                  #368
                  Re: Owner Mode Tips

                  Originally posted by DGetz
                  So was I - Large is $5 Mil, so once I bought that I was already down to 1 Mil.
                  that's because you're not supposed to buy that right off the bat.. read the posts, you upgrade when you make money later in the year. 25,000 seats won't do you much good if you have an avg attendance of 11,000...
                  the first things you should buy are concessions & 1 store... the rest you use on promotions & salaries.

                  as for you're "what's the deal with this guy" his post is actually quite accurate. If you lower your payroll you can make anywhere from 20 to 30 m in the first year. With those kind of profits, you can upgrade your stadium to 30,000 seats if you want to.

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                  • Kamasutra
                    Rookie
                    • Feb 2005
                    • 182

                    #369
                    Re: Owner Mode Tips

                    Originally posted by DGetz
                    So was I - Large is $5 Mil, so once I bought that I was already down to 1 Mil.
                    that's because you're not supposed to buy that right off the bat.. read the posts, you upgrade when you make money later in the year. 25,000 seats won't do you much good if you have an avg attendance of 11,000...
                    the first things you should buy are concessions & 1 store... the rest you use on promotions & salaries.

                    as for you're "what's the deal with this guy" his post is actually quite accurate. If you lower your payroll you can make anywhere from 20 to 30 m in the first year. With those kind of profits, you can upgrade your stadium to 30,000 seats if you want to.

                    Comment

                    • DGetz
                      Pro
                      • Mar 2004
                      • 636

                      #370
                      Re: Owner Mode Tips

                      Originally posted by Kamasutra
                      that's because you're not supposed to buy that right off the bat.. read the posts, you upgrade when you make money later in the year. 25,000 seats won't do you much good if you have an avg attendance of 11,000...
                      the first things you should buy are concessions & 1 store... the rest you use on promotions & salaries.

                      as for you're "what's the deal with this guy" his post is actually quite accurate. If you lower your payroll you can make anywhere from 20 to 30 m in the first year. With those kind of profits, you can upgrade your stadium to 30,000 seats if you want to.

                      I did read through all the posts, including the one I was talking about. I just didn't understand it because he says is "1. The very first thing you must do is add on seating. Then you need to buy at least 2 concession stands and 1 store. Do not use any more money. Don't buy any attractions."

                      But if you start out with 5 Mil, have to spend 4 to upgrade the stadium and then buy concession stands and a store, you wont have 1-1.5 Mil left.
                      Last edited by DGetz; 03-08-2005, 06:47 PM.
                      "Darth Vader doesn't cry, Peter."
                      "The guy was married to Natalie Portman and blew it. I mean, think about it."

                      http://www.capsblueline.com

                      Comment

                      • DGetz
                        Pro
                        • Mar 2004
                        • 636

                        #371
                        Re: Owner Mode Tips

                        Originally posted by Kamasutra
                        that's because you're not supposed to buy that right off the bat.. read the posts, you upgrade when you make money later in the year. 25,000 seats won't do you much good if you have an avg attendance of 11,000...
                        the first things you should buy are concessions & 1 store... the rest you use on promotions & salaries.

                        as for you're "what's the deal with this guy" his post is actually quite accurate. If you lower your payroll you can make anywhere from 20 to 30 m in the first year. With those kind of profits, you can upgrade your stadium to 30,000 seats if you want to.

                        I did read through all the posts, including the one I was talking about. I just didn't understand it because he says is "1. The very first thing you must do is add on seating. Then you need to buy at least 2 concession stands and 1 store. Do not use any more money. Don't buy any attractions."

                        But if you start out with 5 Mil, have to spend 4 to upgrade the stadium and then buy concession stands and a store, you wont have 1-1.5 Mil left.
                        "Darth Vader doesn't cry, Peter."
                        "The guy was married to Natalie Portman and blew it. I mean, think about it."

                        http://www.capsblueline.com

                        Comment

                        • Kamasutra
                          Rookie
                          • Feb 2005
                          • 182

                          #372
                          Re: Owner Mode Tips

                          Originally posted by DGetz
                          But if you start out with 5 Mil, have to spend 4 to upgrade the stadium and then buy concession stands and a store, you wont have 1-1.5 Mil left.
                          99% of the posts here suggest getting concessions first & 1 store, this is the sure fire way to go. Concessions & merchandiseare your initial money makers for the first part of the season, it makes up for the missing revenue on the tickets you haven't sold... Later when you reach your max capacity, lower your payroll and rake in the profits, which if you do things right is around the 2nd or 3rd month, you can upgrade your stadium if you want. Personally I prefer to wait till mid-season or towards the playoffs when the money is pouring in.
                          Starting with the stadium upgrade is not all in all a bad idea if you manage to fill it quickly and stay out of deep debt, which can be done for example with alot of star players, a winning streak etc. It's just not the most reliable way to profits.

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                          • Kamasutra
                            Rookie
                            • Feb 2005
                            • 182

                            #373
                            Re: Owner Mode Tips

                            Originally posted by DGetz
                            But if you start out with 5 Mil, have to spend 4 to upgrade the stadium and then buy concession stands and a store, you wont have 1-1.5 Mil left.
                            99% of the posts here suggest getting concessions first & 1 store, this is the sure fire way to go. Concessions & merchandiseare your initial money makers for the first part of the season, it makes up for the missing revenue on the tickets you haven't sold... Later when you reach your max capacity, lower your payroll and rake in the profits, which if you do things right is around the 2nd or 3rd month, you can upgrade your stadium if you want. Personally I prefer to wait till mid-season or towards the playoffs when the money is pouring in.
                            Starting with the stadium upgrade is not all in all a bad idea if you manage to fill it quickly and stay out of deep debt, which can be done for example with alot of star players, a winning streak etc. It's just not the most reliable way to profits.

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                            • DGetz
                              Pro
                              • Mar 2004
                              • 636

                              #374
                              Re: Owner Mode Tips

                              Originally posted by Kamasutra
                              99% of the posts here suggest getting concessions first & 1 store, this is the sure fire way to go. Concessions & merchandiseare your initial money makers for the first part of the season, it makes up for the missing revenue on the tickets you haven't sold... Later when you reach your max capacity, lower your payroll and rake in the profits, which if you do things right is around the 2nd or 3rd month, you can upgrade your stadium if you want. Personally I prefer to wait till mid-season or towards the playoffs when the money is pouring in.
                              Starting with the stadium upgrade is not all in all a bad idea if you manage to fill it quickly and stay out of deep debt, which can be done for example with alot of star players, a winning streak etc. It's just not the most reliable way to profits.

                              I understand Kama, though I'm still unsure what that guy was going for. *shrug*

                              I tried using your method and I managed to almost break even in the first month, despite being the Nationals (I'm sure you know about their 9 game road trip - I saw you were playing as them too). I appreciate the help.
                              "Darth Vader doesn't cry, Peter."
                              "The guy was married to Natalie Portman and blew it. I mean, think about it."

                              http://www.capsblueline.com

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                              • DGetz
                                Pro
                                • Mar 2004
                                • 636

                                #375
                                Re: Owner Mode Tips

                                Originally posted by Kamasutra
                                99% of the posts here suggest getting concessions first & 1 store, this is the sure fire way to go. Concessions & merchandiseare your initial money makers for the first part of the season, it makes up for the missing revenue on the tickets you haven't sold... Later when you reach your max capacity, lower your payroll and rake in the profits, which if you do things right is around the 2nd or 3rd month, you can upgrade your stadium if you want. Personally I prefer to wait till mid-season or towards the playoffs when the money is pouring in.
                                Starting with the stadium upgrade is not all in all a bad idea if you manage to fill it quickly and stay out of deep debt, which can be done for example with alot of star players, a winning streak etc. It's just not the most reliable way to profits.

                                I understand Kama, though I'm still unsure what that guy was going for. *shrug*

                                I tried using your method and I managed to almost break even in the first month, despite being the Nationals (I'm sure you know about their 9 game road trip - I saw you were playing as them too). I appreciate the help.
                                "Darth Vader doesn't cry, Peter."
                                "The guy was married to Natalie Portman and blew it. I mean, think about it."

                                http://www.capsblueline.com

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