mjdgoldeneye Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 What do I need to do to not lose money? Or, at least, not hemorrhage as badly as I am... [IMG]http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll289/mjdgoldeneye/Blah.jpg[/IMG] As you can see, I'm losing $150,000 a month... That's terrible... Currently, I'm a self-created cult sized promotion, I have a weekly live TV show, and a monthly PPV. All of my workers are on PPA contracts, and many make me pay their travel expenses. I think I should be receiving TV and PPV revenue, but I'm not. I'm supposed to get 20% of my TV show's profits and pay 80% of the costs. Is there anything obviously wrong here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magik Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Seems like you're running 5 shows per month. Hmm.. Let's see: 177 + 36 + 3 = 216k (sponsor + merchandise + misc) 107 + 75 + 11 = 193k (show cost + marketing + merchandise) Let's say it's about +20k/month and we don't touch this. It leaves 320k for (169 + 192 + 140) = -180k - show costs are too high - P.P.A. is really hurting you - Travel costs hurt, but cutting them wouldn't do it I see 3 options: * Bi-weekly shows (keeping the monthly event) * Signing written contracts * Cutting (or stop using for some time) costy wrestlers or those with travel expenses and replace them with young local rookies if neccessary If you could provide me a roster including salary and extras I could give you suggestions. (Income/Expenditure ratio: 540 / 693 = .779 It's not impossible, but you'll have to make some really important changes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chriswok Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 [QUOTE=mjdgoldeneye;441816] I think I should be receiving TV and PPV revenue, but I'm not. I'm supposed to get 20% of my TV show's profits and pay 80% of the costs. Is there anything obviously wrong here?[/QUOTE] Did you download the latest patch where it fixes this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grudge Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I have the patch am I going to have to start a new game to see the changes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjdgoldeneye Posted June 14, 2008 Author Share Posted June 14, 2008 [QUOTE=Chriswok;441863]Did you download the latest patch where it fixes this?[/QUOTE] How recent? I got the one that came out right after the demo... I'll post my roster in a while, too, BTW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chriswok Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 [QUOTE=mjdgoldeneye;442089]How recent? I got the one that came out right after the demo... I'll post my roster in a while, too, BTW...[/QUOTE] There's been 3 more since then, think it was the 2nd one that fixed the TV/PPV revenue not being shown correctly. Check the tech help forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaMegaFish Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Another thing, which im sure you already know is you dont need to have blockbuster cards every show. One or two good heat matches should draw enough fans to get the sell out. When you do have those guys booked make sure you drag them out and not just use them in the match, have them do interviews and such to take up time, if they do 20-30 mins of interviews while they are there (Not each person obviously) that could save you 2-3 matches worth of other workers fees. Im losing a fair amount of money myself though so maybe my advice isnt the best (Even though im only losing 20-40 thousand a month compared to 150 thousand!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grudge Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 The patch that fixed it was patch 1.1 in the tech forums, but my saved game with USPW still didn't give me the revenues. I started another game and I am now finally recieving ppv and tv revenues, sadly i was playing as TCW and not USPW. When I had them I was still losing money but didn't have a share of my ppv contracts either. All I can say is book good shows and cross your fingers to get to national before you run outta money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Lyrium Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 At Local, the main challenge is getting good enough ratings out of your crappy workers. At Small, the main challenge is beating other companies in battles to get to Regional. At Regional, the main challenge is getting on TV to give yourself enough exposure to get to Cult. At Cult, the main challenge is staying in business :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brak Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 My guess is running weekly shows with a bunch of guys under PPA deals is what's killing you. Of course, you can't sign written deals as a cult fed. My suggestion is only using several workers per show. If you need to bring in one of your more costly workers for a TV taping, use them to your full advantage (don't just have them wrestle, have them cut a promo, do some angles, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjdgoldeneye Posted June 14, 2008 Author Share Posted June 14, 2008 I may just start a new game. This game is tough when it comes to not dying horribly...! Thanks for the help... Some of it seems obvious in the end, but when you don't know what the standard is, it's hard to find a balance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Lyrium Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 [QUOTE=Brak;442164]If you need to bring in one of your more costly workers for a TV taping, use them to your full advantage (don't just have them wrestle, have them cut a promo, do some angles, etc).[/QUOTE] Why would that help at all? Surely if he's costing you a lot, he's going to be a good worker, so you'd want him in the ring for the better segment ratings? Unless of course you're implying that because he's not wrestling, you don't have to pay him. Which is just incorrect :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Countdown Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Pretty sure he was suggesting using the worker in interviews and angles in addition to matches, not in place of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Lyrium Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Why, when I read that the first time, were the words "don't" and "just" the other way around in my mind. It's this flu. It's making me insane. I plead insanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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