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275316.1
Date: 11/17/2015 23:02:18
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When does salary floor start? the salary floor in my league is 250k (TV contract is 140k) and, as a new team in a micro league, my salaries are only 71k. I spent my first season desperately trying to increase my arena, as I'd thought I'd have to pay salary floor in my 2nd season. Now, a week into my 2nd season, i still don't have to pay the floor? When will I have to? Fortunately, I will be able to increase my arena to about 16.5 with my COH, but I'm worried if I don't I will get stuck- have to pay 250k each week with a small arena (no income and no way to reduce expenses)

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275316.5 in reply to 275316.4
Date: 11/18/2015 11:41:48
TheRainmakers
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The salary floor does not apply to new teams for their first sixteen weeks.
That's from the Game Manual

I didn't look into his history but I assume he has yet not played for 16 weeks :)

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275316.7 in reply to 275316.3
Date: 11/18/2015 16:55:40
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I think that the first Monday of the season (the draft day to be clear) is not excluded, but uses old figures: all promoted teams still have the numbers from their previous division since the new ones have not been calculated.

Last edited by Lemonshine at 11/18/2015 16:57:34

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275316.8 in reply to 275316.7
Date: 11/19/2015 00:31:59
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So I have one more week before I have pay the salary floor?

I don't really understand how its calculated. Its 180% of the TV contract (for DI), right? Our contract went UP despite Vietnam going from 11 teams to just 4 over the last season.

I think it'd be better if you didn't have to the pay the tax until you had either a) a 10,000 seat arena, b) 1,000,000 in cash, or c) a salary above the floor.

While I have played BB before (I played from Season 2-9) and got back into it now that I'm living abroad, I knew I needed to quickly expand my arena, and I"ve put every spare cent into my arena. However, a new player might not know, and might get stuck with a 8,000 seat arena and have to pay 250,000 a game. So, they start losing money and can't cut expenses to make less.

Thanks all for your help!

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275316.9 in reply to 275316.1
Date: 11/19/2015 16:49:40
Neverwinter
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I really doubt you'll be losing money, your arena is already large enough.

TV contract is paying about 56% of your salaries(salary floor), you'll earn the remaining 115k through merchandising and gate recipients?

Check your finances again, your story doesn't make sense..

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275316.10 in reply to 275316.9
Date: 11/19/2015 20:56:22
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I will be fine. Thank goodness I expanded my arena quickly. I average a very good weekly income (300 in expenses and 500 in revenue).

HOWEVER, if a team DID NOT expand their arena, they could quickly go bankrupt.


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275316.11 in reply to 275316.10
Date: 11/19/2015 21:03:05
Neverwinter
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Good then, don't worry, once you settle on prices and maximize your income, you'll start rolling :)