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83152.3 in reply to 83152.2
Date: 3/27/2009 9:15:28 AM
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no, because this will stock in first division team who are rarely to get out of their seats. Inside strategies would be weaker then outside orientated because of the high salarys of inside guys ...

From: Kukoc

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Date: 3/27/2009 9:22:49 AM
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Would'nt the game be clone vs clone and outcome is only determined by luck (with tactics) + HCA? How do you plan saving a lot of money in the lower league and then come up and win it all? Lower divisions will not give you enough money + you lose out on the competition part (not knowing your 1 league opponents). If you want to try to hoard cash and then go for a league win and high negative economy then by all means try it. You might succeed you might not. I think most of managers here are trying to sustain a certain level and keep improving.

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Date: 3/27/2009 10:28:05 AM
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Three, players from smaller countries point to the big guns of larger countries and saying they will never be as good as them the way the game is structured. The players from larger countries instead point out that these smaller countries will continue to thrive as they don't have to stay competitive, hence can afford to win even with weaker players while saving up more cash to spend. This increased monetary capability will then result in them becoming insanely strong, see point Two for elaboration.


sorry if i focus on a little phrase of your long thread, but just look at the current BBB for evidence of the fact this is alreay becoming reality
of the 16 teams remaining, only 3 come from 500+ user countries

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83152.6 in reply to 83152.2
Date: 3/27/2009 12:40:16 PM
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Dear CrazyEye,

Inside strategies being weaker because of their higher wage doesn't hold true because the same wages for inside players also apply to the defender. To counteract an inside strategy, you need to invest in inside players of your own. It swings both ways, and should be a non-issue.


Dear Kukoc,


It also adds an additional tactical dimension to the game. Do I spend more of my salaries on the inside, or do I invest in Guards? Maybe I should balance them both up? Do I keep 5 insane starters or level things out with the subs? You decide what you work with, and what you do with it. You might see entire teams with their own special setups instead of the current player specialization.


This is an excerp from my lengthy post. It will hardly be clone vs clone as it will be much more dynamic than what is available now. You come up and win it all not through the division, but through the national tournament which is a level field for all teams. To fully grasp the effect of cash hoarding on the game, I'll recommend looking up Hattrick. Some players here might be familiar with it.


Dear mark_lenders,

Yes it is. One season hardly constitutes hard proof, but the trend is beginning to show.

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83152.7 in reply to 83152.6
Date: 3/28/2009 11:11:12 AM
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Could just create a seasonal profit tax..

This works well in FML... you have to invest in stadium or on a player or pay taxes.... competitiion tax as well (not that the money is high enough to tax yet!)

Both these would ensure that the hoarding of money would be much slower and encourage a constant flow of money circulating around the game.

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83152.8 in reply to 83152.7
Date: 3/28/2009 11:33:49 AM
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Ah, but you could still work wonders with a hoard of money. What it would be slowing is the process. So I've gone over the possible taxes and it doesn't seem to have the desired effect.

But by implementing a team salary cap, you limit the amount of 'instant success' money can buy while still giving teams leeway to play the money hoarding game if they really want to.


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83152.10 in reply to 83152.9
Date: 3/28/2009 2:24:25 PM
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Point taken. But then again this is a subjective matter which is relative to interpretation. I do agree on your expansion on it being a managerial game, the initial direction I wanted to point out was that BB is based on a sport, and not an economic simulator like a real time Wallstreet simulation. Any thoughts on the idea though?

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83152.12 in reply to 83152.11
Date: 3/28/2009 3:14:35 PM
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The problem here is when top teams start to run at a deficit instead of zero profit, it becomes an indicator where having the best players means running as far in the red as possible. Who could possibly run in the deep red for an extended period of time? Hoarders.

A salary cap doesn't affect new teams at all, they can take their own time to improve their team as it will be several seasons before they can get enough good players to even come near the cap. This cap affects only the teams at the top approaching a deficit economy, and promotes tactical play at the top level instead of who has the bigger bank balance.

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