Lower Attendance at Lesser Shows

[The Blonde Bomber]

Lesser shows get almost the same amount of people as normal level shows. Considering the cards are never the same quality as normal shows I think the attendance should reflect the reduced quality.

[Adam Ryland]

That's already the case. Lesser shows automatically have 25% less base attendance than a Normal show. A good Lesser show can still close the gap by getting bonuses for a good card, etc, but that tallies with how things work in reality. Obviously the smaller the attendances to begin with, the less important the 25% reduction is, but again that is consistent with reality.

[The Blonde Bomber]

10 hours ago, Adam Ryland said:

That's already the case. Lesser shows automatically have 25% less base attendance than a Normal show. A good Lesser show can still close the gap by getting bonuses for a good card, etc, but that tallies with how things work in reality. Obviously the smaller the attendances to begin with, the less important the 25% reduction is, but again that is consistent with reality.

From what I’ve seen the shows tend to be still around the same attendance levels. For instance if there’s 10,500 for a normal show 9,760 will be there for a lesser show. If the bonuses are the reason for that maybe upping the percent to 40% would be more tangible.

[Adam Ryland]

I think that'd be a poor change. If you're putting on a good show for the Lesser show I don't see any reason why it shouldn't end up close to a medicore or poor Normal show - it means the booker is doing a good job and / or using their talent well, and the fans are recognising that. A blanket "no, you're going to get an awful attendance regardless of what you do" doesn't offer any benefit and I'd be against it being added.