09-11-2020, 11:47 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-11-2020, 11:48 PM by dogwoodmaple.)
The best option to help regulate the league economy would be to exponentially scale up game-related purchases, from training and equipment to TPE. If they cost noticeably more, and even more than that when you purchase the higher levels of those things, the inherent value of contracts would massively increase. This would not only incentivize players taking larger contracts, but would also provide a better representation of the free agent process. Theoretically, the fewer large contracts a team has on its roster, the worse they will be, which would lead them to become heavy spenders. This would add parity, normalize the value of contracts, and add an extra layer of realism to the sim.
It would also bring an extra layer of prestige for the players with the highest contracts, much like real-life. That, in turn, would provide more media pieces, add to league discussion, and increase the overall lore of the sim. If a bad team goes all-in on a free agent with a massive contract to make a playoff run, they would have much more attention on them, the player, and each game they play. That would also help feed the flames of the very things that keep this sim going - lore, discussion, and the day to day banter between users. The more money a player makes, the more interest they get, which would lead to more players striving for large contracts.
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It would also bring an extra layer of prestige for the players with the highest contracts, much like real-life. That, in turn, would provide more media pieces, add to league discussion, and increase the overall lore of the sim. If a bad team goes all-in on a free agent with a massive contract to make a playoff run, they would have much more attention on them, the player, and each game they play. That would also help feed the flames of the very things that keep this sim going - lore, discussion, and the day to day banter between users. The more money a player makes, the more interest they get, which would lead to more players striving for large contracts.
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