Training costs have increased this season. They can be seen below
Average or Stat
Cost
85
2,700,000
84
2,300,000
83
2,000,000
82
1,700,000
81
1,400,000
80
1,200,000
79
1,000,000
78
850,000
77
700,000
76
600,000
75
500,000
74
450,000
73
400,000
72
350,000
71
300,000
70
250,000
69
200,000
68
175,000
67
150,000
66
125,000
≤65
100,000
If the rider's average is higher than the stat you want to train, then the cost relates to the current average.
If the stat you want to train is higher than the rider's average, then the cost relates to the new value of that stat
The average value is always rounded: 74.4 = 74, 74.5 = 75
Rider Average Exemption
If the stat you want to train is more than 10 values worse than the rider's average, then the cost is different
The maximum a stat can be raised to using this method is 67.
A stat can only be raised by 2 points under this "rider average exemption" where the new value of the stat is more than 10 values
less than the rider's overall average. Also, no more than 2 different stats can be raised using this exemption method per season.
The following table is important:
67
150,000
66
125,000
65 or less
100,000
1st Increase: The cost relates to the table above.
2nd Increase: The cost is double that of the table above.
Restrictions
As of this year a rider can only be trained by a total of 2 stats each season. (Either twice in one stat, or once in two stats).
Furthermore, each team is limited to a total of 5 stats of training each season - across all riders.
I'm sure those restrictions will bring forward different opinions.
I like them, it surely means we won't see any crazy jumps anymore, which I think must be good in general. It should also be a nice thing considering it might force more action between teams and on the open market, as saving endless amounts of money for training will have limited effect compared to previous seasons.
I totally understand limiting single stat gains to 2, I'm just not quite sure if limiting a whole rider gains to 2 per season across all stats is good or potentially overkill in the wrong direction.
Increasing training costs all across the board gets a clear yes for me.
I think these rules seems feasable. There has been thought about the consequenses of both pro and con, while trying to adjust the rules.
It is still possible to increase a good rider to a great one, but it is harder to make a random bloke get superstar stats, which I like a lot. Maybe this is the season where it is actually smart to make Tim Dees better in MO. I have thought about that for 3 seasons or so 76MO/76TT should make him decent in my HC races.
I don't quite get some of the training.
The Rider Average Exemption can only be used twice on the same rider (anyways) or also only in total not more than twice for all riders combined?
Also would it be possible to train Kiserlovskis ACC from 66 to 67 this way, when his average is 77,05? It says the new stat should be more than 10 less than the OVL. It is in this case or will the OVL be rounded?
76MO/76TT should make him decent in my HC races.
