iamainnocentkid Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 How should i go about the finances? I am currently running ECW in 1997 and i am losing around 30k every month with 4 shows and 1 event a month. Should i reduce that? Also, should i keep my shows in other places as well? Please give me some tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarsOverStalingrad Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Release some people on pay per appearances with big downside agreements, try to find shows with more coverage, better time slots, try joining a alliance or making a alliance so you can get cash from another company. Look into what venues you are booking so you're not overspending, drop your production level. Run shows with only your very best workers to make sure ratings are as best as they can be. Example: I ran a WCW in late 2000 and for a while I did it where if you weren't a Great or Excellent level worker, you didn't get a match and if you weren't a draw or great on the mic you probably didn't to be on the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_Black Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Look at the Region's importance and it's spillover. Also, check if any TV networks broadcast in that area and, if so, what it would require to get a deal. For instance. Running a Regional company that's based in, say, the Maritimes is a lot different from running one that's in Northern Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamainnocentkid Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="StarsOverStalingrad" data-cite="StarsOverStalingrad" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45526" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Release some people on pay per appearances with big downside agreements, try to find shows with more coverage, better time slots, try joining a alliance or making a alliance so you can get cash from another company. Look into what venues you are booking so you're not overspending, drop your production level. Run shows with only your very best workers to make sure ratings are as best as they can be.<p> </p><p> Example:</p><p> I ran a WCW in late 2000 and for a while I did it where if you weren't a Great or Excellent level worker, you didn't get a match and if you weren't a draw or great on the mic you probably didn't to be on the show.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Can't do much with coverage and time slots as no one is willing to negotiate. Should i run shows in regions other than my own? What about the number of shows?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamainnocentkid Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Matt_Black" data-cite="Matt_Black" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45526" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Look at the Region's importance and it's spillover. Also, check if any TV networks broadcast in that area and, if so, what it would require to get a deal. For instance. Running a Regional company that's based in, say, the Maritimes is a lot different from running one that's in Northern Mexico.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Would look into this. But how am i supposed to increase the pop of a particular region without having a tv deal for that region?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon The GOAT Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="iamainnocentkid" data-cite="iamainnocentkid" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45526" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Would look into this. But how am i supposed to increase the pop of a particular region without having a tv deal for that region?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> By having shows there. Or spillover. But mainly the former. Alternatively you could buy out a company with pop there and absorb that pop.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarsOverStalingrad Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="iamainnocentkid" data-cite="iamainnocentkid" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45526" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Can't do much with coverage and time slots as no one is willing to negotiate. Should i run shows in regions other than my own? What about the number of shows?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><p> No, for the time being you need to run shows whereever the biggest potential audience is. If you run somewhere else you'll be speeding up the financial decline. Roughly how much cash do you have at the moment?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarsOverStalingrad Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Also you should try running more events per month depending on how bad your downside guarantees are, just try to avoid using your most expensive workers when you do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamainnocentkid Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jon The GOAT" data-cite="Jon The GOAT" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45526" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>By having shows there. Or spillover. But mainly the former. Alternatively you could buy out a company with pop there and absorb that pop.</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Don't have money for that. But how can you buy a company? How to check the purchase price?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamainnocentkid Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="StarsOverStalingrad" data-cite="StarsOverStalingrad" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45526" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>No, for the time being you need to run shows whereever the biggest potential audience is. If you run somewhere else you'll be speeding up the financial decline. Roughly how much cash do you have at the moment?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> 430k atm. Started with 500k.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_Black Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Unless you're in a very low importance Region (and since you mentioned ECW, I'm assuming you're in the Tri-State area, which is NOT low importance) and the economy & wrestling industry aren't crap, you'll be fine running weekly events in your home region. I've played Regional companies with no TV and much lower starting money and can easily profit several million by the end of the year. (Assuming you haven't splurged on production values to excess). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Casey Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 <p>Yep, weekly shows mainly using your undercard for 75% of the matches and a couple of bigger names up top to pop the show rating.</p><p> </p><p> Regional can be incredbly hard as you're likely competing against a lot of other feds with wildly varying production levels, so even if you put on a good show you can get punished for looking worse than the others (and, hey, what was one of the things that did for ECW in real life again?)</p><p> </p><p> However, focus on your core region, run weekly, rotate your main event guys so they all grow in popularity without anyone being overexposed (and therefore poached by the big guys) and you'll start to make more money from attendance, which'll mean you can start to adjust your production levels, which'll mean your shows get better ratings, which will make your popularity grow quicker, which means your attendance will grow, which means...</p><p> </p><p> Assuming your ECW is hardcore/cult heavy, sponsors won't want to touch that with a long bargepole. That's going to hurt your money-making potential, and it'll make getting TV more difficult down the road. However, those are far-off concerns. You have quite enough of a bank roll to power through on weekly shows and eventually make a profit, i think - just remember to spam your undercard, because booking RVD/Sabu/Douglas every week will drain your reserves quickly.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_Black Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 <p>Another thing- I'll sometimes turn off things like Production Effects or Industry/ Economy effects if I'm playing a company that's Regional or lower, as sometimes that's just brutal.</p><p> </p><p> The other thing? Depending on the other companies in the country, you might want to look at joining or starting an alliance, especially if you're only going to run 1 or 2 shows a month. The "not taking damage from Regional Battles with other members" is a godsend in that case. If you are doing weekly shows, you really shouldn't need it, BUT if you want to keep other companies from not going out of business (I do, as that means more workers get hired and get better and that improves the industry as a whole), then you still might want to join an Alliance.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gungner Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 The problem with running shows outside your home region, is that it will cost you money. In my home region, I can expect 1000 people, everywhere else it's between 200 and 400 people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_Black Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 But, if you've been diligent about running shows in your home region, you'll have plenty of money. For instance, I started up a new AAA game, starting funds of $250k. We just entered June 2016 and I'm now sitting at $785k. And that's with production values increased to match rivals and all the backstage perks on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamainnocentkid Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 <p>Finally reached CULT status. Took me 1.5 years and got a pretty sweet TV deal in USA. Medium coverage for all US states <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> While i have selected the same broadcaster right now for events as well, i am working towards getting a PPV broadcaster for events. Or should i continue to use a commercial broadcaster for events as well?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_Black Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="iamainnocentkid" data-cite="iamainnocentkid" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="45526" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Finally reached CULT status. Took me 1.5 years and got a pretty sweet TV deal in USA. Medium coverage for all US states <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><p> </p><p> While i have selected the same broadcaster right now for events as well, i am working towards getting a PPV broadcaster for events. Or should i continue to use a commercial broadcaster for events as well?</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> It's always nice when you hit Cult AND can get TV. I remember playing AAA and finally hitting Cult. "Ah, now I can keep my girls on Written contracts and can run house shows. Let's see what sort of TV deals I can get?" I quick check of U.S. broadcasters was followed by a short burst of profanity and then a long, tired sigh.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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