Online League: Financial Wierdness

gordyhulten · 11-22-2006, 11:08 AM

In DDB, we've run into a strange problem in our first offseason with OOTP 2006.

I'm attaching a spreadsheet that shows a little bit about what I'm talking about.

We do not use either revenue sharing or a cash cap in DDB, yet this offseason several teams gained some revenue from revenue sharing. And every team that had more than $100 million in cash had cash confiscated from them - just enough to bring them down to exactly $100 million in cash, as if we had a cash cap. Those teams are highlighted in red.

In addition, nine teams (in a 24-team league) had media contracts renewed at drastically lower amounts than from the previous season. Teams would drop from $41 million to $9 million, for example. These teams are highlighted in yellow.

Are other online leagues seeing this?

gordyhulten · 11-26-2006, 06:56 PM

bump

gordyhulten · 11-27-2006, 07:35 PM

bump

Is this happening to anyone else?

gordyhulten · 12-01-2006, 02:50 PM

bump.

sporr · 12-01-2006, 06:32 PM

I assume you have double-checked to make sure you don't have revenue sharing turned on for the league? Also, there is a spot to put in average media contracts. What is that setting in your file?

gordyhulten · 12-06-2006, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sporr

I assume you have double-checked to make sure you don't have revenue sharing turned on for the league? Also, there is a spot to put in average media contracts. What is that setting in your file?

Thanks for the reply.

Revenue sharing is turned off.

I'll ask our commish about the average media contract.

gordyhulten · 12-08-2006, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sporr

I assume you have double-checked to make sure you don't have revenue sharing turned on for the league? Also, there is a spot to put in average media contracts. What is that setting in your file?

Average media contract is set to $32 million, with the option checked to base it on market size. Yet teams have media contracts that are being unilaterally assigned by the AI at less than $10 million.

And I still have no idea why, even though we have revenue sharing turned off, the AI is enforcing a $100 million cash cap for every team, and awarding revenue sharing dollars to some teams.

gordyhulten · 12-14-2006, 03:46 PM

bump.

bibs · 12-14-2006, 04:10 PM

The world of finance really hasn't caught up with Markus' game but I believe that Markus may have some possible solutions for this issue in the next version

Goodsox · 01-15-2007, 09:08 AM

Gordy,

Were you ever able to figure this one out?

11-26-2006, 06:56 PM	#2
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11-27-2006, 07:35 PM	#3
gordyhulten All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 1,175	bump Is this happening to anyone else? __________________ Gordy Hulten Owner / General Manager Red Willow Roadrunners -- Kennel Series Champions: 1951, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983 Dog Days Baseball - "The World's Best Online OOTP League" Creator inactive: Republican League - OOTP 2009 Dynasty inactive: Republican League Dynasty - Version 2.0 inactive: Republican League Dynasty

12-01-2006, 02:50 PM	#4
gordyhulten All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 1,175	bump. __________________ Gordy Hulten Owner / General Manager Red Willow Roadrunners -- Kennel Series Champions: 1951, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983 Dog Days Baseball - "The World's Best Online OOTP League" Creator inactive: Republican League - OOTP 2009 Dynasty inactive: Republican League Dynasty - Version 2.0 inactive: Republican League Dynasty

12-14-2006, 03:46 PM	#8
gordyhulten All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 1,175	bump. __________________ Gordy Hulten Owner / General Manager Red Willow Roadrunners -- Kennel Series Champions: 1951, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983 Dog Days Baseball - "The World's Best Online OOTP League" Creator inactive: Republican League - OOTP 2009 Dynasty inactive: Republican League Dynasty - Version 2.0 inactive: Republican League Dynasty

01-15-2007, 09:08 AM	#10
Goodsox Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,866	Gordy, Were you ever able to figure this one out? __________________ GoodSox Go White Sox!

12-01-2006, 06:32 PM	#5
sporr Global Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Muscatine, IA Posts: 8,277	I assume you have double-checked to make sure you don't have revenue sharing turned on for the league? Also, there is a spot to put in average media contracts. What is that setting in your file?

12-14-2006, 04:10 PM	#9
bibs Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 84	The world of finance really hasn't caught up with Markus' game but I believe that Markus may have some possible solutions for this issue in the next version