Hawk1665 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Just tried to set one up and in the first month I lost money. If you had a favorable sponsorship in earlier games you'd gain small amounts letting you eventually run shows. But if you lose every month then it doesn't seem possible to do it now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Totally, it just takes sometime. You will lose money the first few months but as long as you are keeping costs down, you should be able to make a small profit before the end of year 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exeter Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 There's a grace period (of at least a year IIRC) before a new company needs to worry about bankruptcy. The expectation is you go negative for several months until you build enough pop to turn a profit, and get yourself out of the hole before the bank comes to collect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foolinc Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 It’s actually one of the easier versions to do the challenge with since unknown wrestlers will work for peanuts and you can boost your popularity gains through free shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeyninja Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 I don't know what I am doing different from everyone else but I typically hire twelve people, run weekly shows right off the bat, and still profit. Definitely do-able Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Wolf Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 <blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Turkeyninja" data-cite="Turkeyninja" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="53207" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I don't know what I am doing different from everyone else but I typically hire twelve people, run weekly shows right off the bat, and still profit. Definitely do-able</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Don't run weekly shows. Just don't.</p><p> </p><p> Tip 1: There is a cap at how much pop you can increase in a month. I'm not sure what it is but I think its 1 maybe 1.5. The cap you can grow in a month gets bigger as your company does.</p><p> </p><p> So lets say the cap is 1% which I think it is. If you run your for shows at .8% growth each then you only really use the first show and .2% of the second show. Every other show you run is just money for no gain.</p><p> </p><p> Tip 2: Pop gains are not just based on show rating. Its also based on how many people are watching either in attendance or on TV. Lower your ticket prices. You aren't really making anything with them anyway. All your money will be coming from sponsorship and merch and you make more on those the better pop you have.</p><p> </p><p> I set my tickets to free for like the first year then you can get your full 1% in 1 show and it helps you grow faster while losing less money.</p><p> </p><p> Tip 3: Don't worry about losing money. You basically have 18 months to get back in the black. When you start at the smallest level you have 1 year before anyone starts thinking about your finances. Once they finally start saying to turn the ship around or else you have 6 more months.</p><p> </p><p> So don't worry about losing money.</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayR666 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 I just tried a save. Ran 4 shows in 5 months. Was $4,000 in debt, then got a notification saying my company went bankrupt. Never had an issue on 16, was my favorite save to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steev42 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 One thing I noted that was a huge find was that you basically have to hire local. Travel costs eats up your money like crazy, but if you hire local talent, they don't ask for travel fees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHK1978 Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 One thing I noted that was a huge find was that you basically have to hire local. Travel costs eats up your money like crazy, but if you hire local talent, they don't ask for travel fees. I never play 0/0/0/0 games but I often do play as promotions with low level of popularity and what steev just said above is the best advice you can get when playing as a smaller company. If you are playing in the United States try to set your company up in an area where you can get no travel costs from two areas. I often set up in New England and workers from the Tri-State never ask for travel fees. So I have access to a pretty large pool of talent right at the start of my promotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayR666 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 One thing I noted that was a huge find was that you basically have to hire local. Travel costs eats up your money like crazy, but if you hire local talent, they don't ask for travel fees. That was the first thing I looked at when hiring. Most of the guys were on like $40-$50 a show and a couple were on $90. Might give it another go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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