The stadium is the heart of any club, it’s where the fans flock for every home game and as such provides the backdrop for the battles on the pitch with the fans pouring out their passion, support (and money) from the kick off until the final whistle. Your stadium in FML is no different and how you choose to construct it, and the type of fans you attract to your games, will have a huge effect on how your team develops.
Last time around we discussed supporters and how each team will attract different types of fans so now, with that in mind we will look at how a stadium is constructed, and how to make the most of each type of supporter.
InfrastructureThe best way to think about a stadium in FML (and in fact all of the infrastructures in the game) is as a nested series of ‘boxes’ into which other elements can be slotted in. A stadium consists of 4 of these elements (the 4 stands) into which other elements can be added (seating, corporate boxes, advertising and so on). What type of elements to choose, and what to slot into each of them, will be what characterises your stadium and will influence the sort of atmosphere generated there, the match day income for the team and so on. An example, based on Cracklington Terriers (my GW2 side) is listed below…
My side is a relatively successful one, we have a 3 and a half star reputation and traditionally finish 4th in the XFA Premier League (much like my real life club, Liverpool). As a result of this, and our reputation for flamboyant football we are popular with ‘Sideshow’ supporters and families as well as attracting a significant number of Glory Hunter and Corporate fans. We have a lower than average number of Devoted fans and almost no Die Hard supporters.
With that in mind my first choice with the stadium is whether to cater for my existing fan base and make the most of them, or whether to attempt to influence the types of fans coming to matches simply by constructing a stadium that appeals to them. For now, I think I will build a stadium to make the most of my existing fans, they have played a big part in the club’s (modest) success to date so the last thing I want to do is turn my back on them!
Create your ownSo, I know what type of supporters I have, and I know that I can attract around 40,000 fans to each game – I think I’m set to start building!
The first decision to make is in actually building the stands themselves. Each stand has a cost (of course) and a number of the aforementioned ‘slots.’ Looking at the list I decide to build 3 “Two-Tiered ‘Gambero’ Stand I” stands and one grandstand(ish) which will be the ‘Three-Tiered ‘Mercantile’ Stand II.’ Now, with the stands in place I can start filling them up with seating and other bits and pieces.
The three ‘Gambero’ stands each have 7 seating blocks, 2 advertising blocks and one block for Corporate Seating whilst my grand stand has 10 seating blocks and 4 advertising blocks (although the Mercantile flavour of stand has no corporate slots it makes up for it with an extra advertising slot – let the cash flow!)
As mentioned before I have a number of corporate fans so I quickly fill up the corporate box slots, 2 x ‘Flauta’ Corporate Box’ (the basic box) and one ‘Exclusif’ Corporate Box (for the uber-elite.) I also quickly fill up all my advertising slots with Electronic Ad Boards – the devoted fans won’t be happy with all the flashing ads distracting them from the game, but they won’t mind so much when we’ve bought our way to the title….I hope! *gulp*
So now we have seating for a total of *drum roll* 1,406 people, all in corporate hospitality. Hmmm, it may be time to construct some proper seating!
Even though my side attracts a relatively low number of Devoted fans compared to the average for the game world they still make up the bulk of my total fan base. As a result I need to build some relatively affordable seats, comfort isn’t so much of a worry as they’ll be standing up most of the time anyway!
I decide I want as many of my devoted fans in the grand stand as possible so I fill 5 blocks there with ‘Astilla’ Seating – the cheapest of the seats (to buy and in terms of ticket prices.) My grand stand now holds an impressive 20,800 people, with 5 blocks still free for further expansion down the line.
The other stands each have 7 seating blocks so I go for 2 ‘Astilla’ Seating seating blocks in each as well as 2 x ‘Pieghevole’ Seating (nicer seating for the families and glory hunters who spend a little more cash and spend a little longer sat down) and 1 x ‘Di Lusso’ Seating (the best seats in the house for those who are rich enough for the best seats, but not rich enough for the boxes).
Each of these stands therefore has a total capacity of 8,219 meaning a total seating capacity for the stadium of 45,456 and plenty of room to expand. I also have a decent spread of seating to appeal to each type of fan. A breakdown is listed below.
Seat Type Capacity Ticket Price
Astilla Seating 32,800 £29
Pieghevole Seating 9,375 £40
Di Lusso Seating 3,282 £52
Flauta Seating 1,125 £225
Exclusif Corporate Box 281 £450
Okay, I’m pretty happy with that, all I need to do now is find the money to build the stadium! I’d better get saving those pennies!!
The above has been extracted from the Offical FML Blog
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