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Hey guys,
I just have a few questions I was hoping you might be able to answer for me. I've only been playing a week now and enjoying the game. I've read the Game Manual and the Manager's Checklist etc but still have a few queries. Hope you can help :)

1. How is the Country Rank and World Rank decided? (It shows Country Rank and World Rank on the Team Overview page)

2. Is it possible to cancel a bid?

3. Are you allowed to bid on your own player?

4. Is it possible to extend the Auction End time for your own player by a few hours?

5. How far below $0 are you allowed to go and for how long? (I remember reading that you can't go below 500,000 dollars but what about if you are only under by 10,000 dollars or 100,000 dollars?)

6. Is the Country Rank a good indication of whether you could beat another team? (For example if my team is ranked 664, and the other team is ranked 356, then does that mean I have a very small chance of beating them?)

7. I read that CT and TIE changes your enthusiasm from the default value of 5. And I have read on the forum about many people claiming to have an enthusiasm level of 11 or higher. Am I right in understanding that the only way to raise your enthusiasm is to play TIE and so people with an enthusiasm level of 11 or something must have played TIE for the last few games? In saying that, is it worth doing that at the possibility of losing a match or is it better to play at normal and increase your chance of winning the current game but not raising your enthusiasm?

8. In terms of training, lets say everyone on the team (10 players) played 48+ minutes that week. Would it still be more beneficial to do one position training or would it be better to do a training that affects the whole team because everyone played over 48 minutes?

9. Do you get any money for winning a league match that isn't at your Arena? Or does winning that league match simply help you move up the ladder?

10. How can you check how many teams are remaining in a National Tournament?

11. I know that staff salaries increase each week. Is this increase a set amount? (Either dollar value or a set percentage increase)

12. Do player salaries go up? If so, when?

13. I have a level 4 Trainer and PR. Is this okay for Div 4? How essential is it to hire a higher level Doctor at this point?

14. I have started expanding my arena (I figure the earlier the better) and it says approximately 4 days left to complete. My next home game is in 5 days. If by some chance the arena isn't finished, are fans still able to buy the seats that were already created before the expansion? In other words, if my expansion of my arena isn't finished in time, does that mean no fans can attend the game? Also I have heard about people accidentally reducing the size of the arena, is there any reason why someone would intentionally reduce the size of their arena? Is there any benefit to having a smaller arena?

15. Is the TV contract part of my income fixed forever? If not, when or how often does it change and what determines whether it increases or decreases?

16. Under Arena, it says Season Ticket Holders = 600. What exactly does this mean? Does it mean I'm gauranteed 600 seats to be sold each game? Will this number go up/down throughout the season? Or is it set at the start of the season and if so, what determines what number it is? Also, if it means that 600 people come to the game each week at least, which seats do the Season Ticket Holders use up?
Thank You!

Last edited by Naker Virus at 12/24/2009 1:28:13 PM

a bit long list but i will give it a shot.

1- Names speak for themselves. It is your rank among other teams. Not necessarily accurate.

2- Nope.

3- Yes, but it will still result in tax reduction.

4- No.

5- You can go under 500k but cant stay there for more than 2 weeks (i am not sure about this one, you can find it in manual page.)

6- Not necessarily. But it is an indication of the quality for sure. Winning a match is about many other factors including quality of the squad.

7- You are right. It is absolutely your choice of going in either direction. I would strongly recommend going TIE till you say "i have to win this" against a really strong team.

8- Only the position(s) you have chosen gets the training. Lets say you are training your pg. You need A,B,C players to play 48 minutes each for the week at pg position in order to give your team an efficient training. 48 plus minutes does not bring extra training, less than 48 minutes will reduce the training effect.

9- Only tournament games are winner-takes-all. League games do not pay if not at home, while tourny games do not pay if not won.

10- You can count from tournament page.

11- It is percetage wise and you can search for the numbers. Not important in my opinion.

12- At the end of the season, according to the training they get in whole season.

13- It is a choıce but i believe the only important one is trainer. level 4 is enough. Doctor might help but for your division i think money is much more needed so i would employ a level 2. Also PR guy is totally useless.

14- If your new seats are not completed at game time, other seats will still be available. It is no harm having a big arena but if it is not fulfilled then no gain either.

15- It is fixed for the season. But i remember some changes week to week last season so i am not sure.

Thanks for that, but I have a few additional questions now :)

In regards to question 1 about the Country Rank, is that based on how many games you have won, or the stats of your players or something else? If my team that is ranked 664 beats a team ranked 324 would I then become ranked 324?

In regards to question 5 about being in debt, does that mean you can stay in debt provided you are less than 500,000 dollars in debt?

In regards to question 7 about TIE, you said you recommend playing TIE until I really need to win the game right? But doesn't playing TIE lower your chances of winning the current game? So should I sacrifice my chance of winning the current game just to increase enthusiasm? Also how much does enthusiasm really help in a crucial game?

In regards to question 13 about the Staff, you mentioned that the PR guy is totally useless. What makes you say that? Can anyone else please confirm this? Thanks

Also I added question 16 on the main page. If you could help with that as well that would be awesome!
16. Under Arena, it says Season Ticket Holders = 600. What exactly does this mean? Does it mean I'm gauranteed 600 seats to be sold each game? Will this number go up/down throughout the season? Or is it set at the start of the season and if so, what determines what number it is? Also, if it means that 600 people come to the game each week at least, which seats do the Season Ticket Holders use up?

Also I have another question :) It regards the Box Score page for a match. It shows the following:


awful (medium) Outside Scoring awful (medium)
awful (low) Inside Scoring inept (low)
pitiful (high) Perimeter Defense pitiful (medium)
inept (medium) Inside Defense atrocious (high)
awful (medium) Rebounding awful (low)
awful (low) Offensive Flow pitiful (high)

Matchup Ratings
Points per 100 Shots Position Points per 100 Shots
108.8 as PG 97.9
102.1 as SG 108.6
106.3 as SF 87.4
127.7 as PF 94.3
115.2 as C 108.7

Am I right in understanding that the stuff at the top (Outside Scoring etc) where it says Awful (medium) etc is just a rating of how my outside scoring was for that match? Is the High, medium and low a way to seperate categories like awful into sub-categories? How exactly does the Matchup Ratings work? I know its the points per 100 shots, but who is taking those 100 shots? Is it my starter or my backup or my reserve? Or is it a mix of all of them? And where are the shots being taken from?

Thanks!
Thanks!

Last edited by Naker Virus at 12/24/2009 1:54:25 PM

rank is not about the winning percentage but overall quality and prestige of your team. you can beat a higher ranked team thanks to both of your tatical choices but it wont help you rise in rankings too much. said that, every game you win will contribute to your ranking, but you should not expect dramatic changes after a win or loss.

as far as i know, yes. but you will be penalized for your debts at a percentage. you should look at the manual for the certain answer.

TIE lowers your chances to win, but a high enthusiasm will boost your team. The logical path to walk here is to collect enthusiasm by going TIE until you face a must win game. Even at that game i advise you to go with normal instead of crunch time as it will cut your enthusiasm value to half. The exact effect of enthusiasm and effort is not known for sure, i think you should check it yourself.

PR guys are useful if you want a boost at home or away. But the main virtue of a PR guy, you normally expect him to boost your fan base and he wont help too much in that area. If you feel you need one, you should go with a low level one.

16- Exactly. It is set at the start of the season and will stay same for that season. No matter how you set the price, those number of fans will attend to games.


Matchup ratings works just like your player ratings. Low-Medium-High are used as subranks. per 100 shot is a bit confusing value, but i know its calculation includes all players involved in the game.

Thanks!

Hey mate, I'll clarify a few things for you.

Regarding debt, you get charged 5% interest per week when you're in the red. In the past if you were $500,000 or over in debt, you'd have a week to clear it or lose your team, now it's changed to give you a better chance to retain your team by automatically putting all your players up for sale in an attempt to bring you back (like a liquidation sale).

With enthusiasm and TIE, I play TIE all season except important games during the season where I play Normal with Enthusiasm levels of around 10. Once your enthusiasm reaches 8+ mark, playing TIE is like playing normal with Enthusiasm 5.

PR Guy can be useful only if you hire the specialised ones. National Appeal helps you on the road by reducing home court advantage to the opponent, and Crowd Involvement helps your home court advantage when you play at home. I employ a level 3 National Appeal..

Box score page.

Basically rates how your team performed and how your opponent performed. For example if you have good perimeter defence and played a 3-2, the rating will be higher than if you played a 2-3. Personally I use ratings to know when I need to improve, especially when I play the right defence set and still get smacked.

Points per 100 Shots, the higher the shot percentage, the more points a player will score when he takes his "100 shots". This can be influenced by the defence, or lack of, your players ability to score and defend will affect the outcome of both yours and the opponent. It's combined for the match I believe, so both starter and backup is included.

Have a Merry Christmas! If you need a mentor let me know, us Aussies like to help each other out!

Hey mate,
Cheers for that! You said you play TIE each week unless you need to win it, does that mean you still win with TIE? I've only been playing a week so I've had it on normal so far, should I switch it to TIE? I'm just asking because I don't know if my team would be good enough to win if they were TIE?

I currently have a Level 4 PR guy with no specialty at 10k salary a week, should I sack him for a lower Level PR but with a specialty? The only reason I hired him initially was because I thought he would bring more fans to the Arena and hence more income. So is this not the case?

In regards to playing the right defence, do you always play the same defence/offence? What makes you change it if you do not keep the same?

Merry Xmas to you too!
Actually at the moment I'm having a bit of trouble deciding where to play my players, do you mind if I send you a mail.
Cheers!

I got promoted the last 2 seasons and being in Div II, my players are not up to scratch. I do have a great C who I'm retraining into a SF, so I'm playing him as a PG most of the season, so no, this season I'm not winning anything. Last year I went unbeaten playing TIE in almost all my games except against harder division rivals.

Regarding PR guys, there's no real hard evidence on how much income each level guy will bring in. I'd just get one with a specialty.

Offence/Defence depends on your players abilities and play style of the opponent. If you have players who can score inside and outside, go for a neutral offence like Push The Ball, if you have great outside scorers, go Motion/Run and Gun. If you have great inside scorers, Look Inside, if you have great passers and inside scorers, play Low Post. You get the deal.. The faster the offence, the lower quality shot, but you'll get more shots per game. If you're playing a good team, you might wanna slow down the offence so he gets less shots in the game, because if you play too fast, he'll get more shots... and might build a big lead..

Defence depends on whether your opponent has a history of playing inside or outside, so check out his recent games. Scout your next opponent.

Mail is always welcome! Post on the Aussie forums, we're glad to help.

You have to look at your current siituation in the league - you may play TIE or NORMAL , dont advise you to play Crunch- only when you are sure of real upset.

Thanks!