Warrior General Games

The last thread I had on this topic was deleted into digital dust by an unknown assailant.

This one will be posted/linked in a few places so hopefully it will go on.

1st - Wondering if YOU will continue putting money into this game. Not looking for complaints, however if you want to state why you are or aren't going to continue you can.

2nd - I decided to figure out how much money was being taken in per season by GLB.

I will post all my figures here, feel free to read or skim or skip (tl,dr) as you wish.
If you DO post about the finances, please also post whether you'll continue buying FP.

Thank You

GLB
Average Team
3 DT - 200 FP = 600 FP
3 DE - 200 FP = 600 FP
4 LB - 200 FP = 800 FP
4 CB - 200 FP = 800 FP
3 S's - 200 FP = 600 FP
1 K - 100 FP = = 100 FP
1 P - 100 FP = = 100 FP
1 FB - 200 FP = 200 FP
2 TE - 200 FP = 400 FP
4 OT - 100 FP = 400 FP
4 G - 100 FP = 400 FP
3 C - 100 FP = 300 FP (yes I know this is unlikely, but you need 40 players, and this is a cheap one)
1 QB - 300 FP = 300 FP
2 HB - 300 FP = 600 FP
4 WR - 300 FP = 1200 FP

I've kept this on the LOW end for everything so it won't be disputable.
Add these FP up and you have a team.

And we're going to assume, for the 'low end' sake that only half the team boosts. So adding up the FP above, you get 7400 FP. Now if half the team boosts 3 times, that's..
7400 x 1.5 (1 and 1/2 boosts, half of the 3 you can do) = 11,100 (Boost FP)
Now add the 7400 Creation FP and the 11,100 Boost FP and you get 18,500 FP

40 Players = 18,500 FP = $130 = 20,000 FP ... so I won't include Custom EQ which some ppl will get so I can round up (the ONLY time) the 18,500 to 20,000

USA = 16 BBB, 8 A, 4 AA, 2 AAA, 1 Pro = 31 Leagues
Canada = 31
West Europe = 31
East Europe = 25
Oceania = 8 A, 4 AA, 2 AAA, 1 Pro = 15 Leagues
So Amer = 15 Leagues
SE Asia = 15 Leagues
Africa = 15 Leauges

178 Leagues of 32 teams = 5696 teams (not including Pee Wee teams, rounding down, remember?)

5696 x $130.oo = just under $750,000 per SEASON.

Now take into account, this is not a thread saying that b/c they're taking this much money in they're robbing us blind or anything, or that everything should be perfect.

EVERY company is required to show their books to their stockholders, and considering we're kind of That. I think it isn't such a bad thing if everyone knows how the company is doing.

That being said, I am glad Bort has hired a new coder, but really think he should hire 3 or 4, sign them to a confidentiality agreement and get the ball rolling a bit quicker. Hire a contract lawyer, a copyright lawyer, and start managing and designating "What to do" rather that "Doing it himself" so much. I think that would make good use of the money, and get this ball rolling faster and more efficiently.

That being said I am not going to be putting any more money into the game at this time. I will reevaluate that decision in a couple seasons.

Thanks for reading dot-lovers.

Addicted voluntarily. It entertains the hell out of me being a team owner. I hope Bort is paying people well and living it up with my cash. Take a vacation on us, and thanks for the hobby! Yes, I will continue to buy flex.

I honestly think he's been on vacation the last 2-3 weeks

And I think the last 3 paragraphs I wrote are pretty important.

I don't think most CEOs earn what they're paid, not to mention the added medical benefits, stock options, any residual income, and pensions. That doesn't mean that I'm going to stop using their company's products if I like them. This was an excellent idea, and everyone has the option to play for free. Arms are not being twisted for cash.

Good write up. I purchased a bunch of FP's when they had the sale, and don't plan on spending money on this game for a long time. That has more to do with value received and time available than anything else.

It seems to me that you are making a case that with the amount of money being spent on GLB that it should be ran better. I'd agree with that. It's still to fly-by-night, especially if they are bringing in that amount of cash. There are going to be very few operating costs, so there should be a large amount of money to be spent on upgrades. And by upgrades, I mean fixing the sim and making the game better as opposed to adding fluff items like fame.

The put decisions on the future of the game to a vote, which I think is not wise. The powers that be in GLB should know better than you and I what is best for the game. I can understand getting input from customers, but changing how they run the sims, recent stats poll, and how they set up the league's, last seasons restructuring poll, should be thought out and decided by people that know what is best for GLB long term, not by customers that have totally biased opinions.

It is getting time for this "mom and pop" to be ran like a business.

Originally posted by majech
It seems to me that you are making a case that with the amount of money being spent on GLB that it should be ran better. I'd agree with that. It's still to fly-by-night, especially if they are bringing in that amount of cash. There are going to be very few operating costs, so there should be a large amount of money to be spent on upgrades. And by upgrades, I mean fixing the sim and making the game better as opposed to adding fluff items like fame.

The put decisions on the future of the game to a vote, which I think is not wise. The powers that be in GLB should know better than you and I what is best for the game. I can understand getting input from customers, but changing how they run the sims, recent stats poll, and how they set up the league's, last seasons restructuring poll, should be thought out and decided by people that know what is best for GLB long term, not by customers that have totally biased opinions.

It is getting time for this "mom and pop" to be ran like a business.

Exactly my point.

I just wish I thought about this idea. I would probably continue to dump the $130 bucks a season into this for a while as it is my choice to do so. You don't have too, but for us owners you know that we will be looking at players that boost over players that do not. Good job here and very interesting.