06-25-2015, 06:26 AM
The year end awards system should be based on cars sold in a particular region. Not the base region of the company that makes it, as it is now.
The current model makes growing a global company unnecessary problematic.
Imaginary scenario:
- I start a US company. And being an engineer I like engineering good cars, and I like the sales boost winning awards give me.
- Things work out ok and I want to expand overseas to the EU. And now the hassle start.
- I can sell my models in the EU, but I am only eligible for awards in the US (Yes I can get the global ones but I can not compete for the EU ones)
- Ok I try workaround 1 and a bit of role playing (GM/Vauxhall/Opel kind of thing). So i create a sub marque. But that does not help me one bit. Since all marques I make will also be US based.
Suggestion 1: is the make home region of your sub marques selectable. This would be great for roleplaying, and a workaround for the initial problem although not the ideal one.
- Workaround 2: I buy a company already based in the EU. And can now get my cars eligible for awards there too. But this in turn creates other hassles.
#1 Buying another company works for an US/EU expansion, but not other regions. The AI never seem to start in marginal areas in the early years (I have seen South America, but never Australia, Africa or Asia).
#2 It makes a global company a hassle, to sell a good sedan in 3 regions means you need 3 carbon copies of it under different marques. Add a Phaeton and a Compact Car you have 9 cars to research and manage sales for. Add a couple of more vehicle classes and the sales list clutters up. And making new models every year becomes a lot of repeat clicking. Even if I am using the new trim shortcut, make a new identical trim and just change the marque. (There is a bug there that is annoying see bugthread: Bug! Making a carbon copy clone using the design new trim function). Add a couple of more regions you get the picture...
With the new districting system on the way, tidying up the sales and production side of managing a global company. The award system should also get an overhaul. And selling a car in a region should make you automatically eligible for an award in that region. Example: IF I make and sell the GM sedan1 in the US, EU and Australia, it should be eligible for an award in all three regions.
The current model makes growing a global company unnecessary problematic.
Imaginary scenario:
- I start a US company. And being an engineer I like engineering good cars, and I like the sales boost winning awards give me.
- Things work out ok and I want to expand overseas to the EU. And now the hassle start.
- I can sell my models in the EU, but I am only eligible for awards in the US (Yes I can get the global ones but I can not compete for the EU ones)
- Ok I try workaround 1 and a bit of role playing (GM/Vauxhall/Opel kind of thing). So i create a sub marque. But that does not help me one bit. Since all marques I make will also be US based.
Suggestion 1: is the make home region of your sub marques selectable. This would be great for roleplaying, and a workaround for the initial problem although not the ideal one.
- Workaround 2: I buy a company already based in the EU. And can now get my cars eligible for awards there too. But this in turn creates other hassles.
#1 Buying another company works for an US/EU expansion, but not other regions. The AI never seem to start in marginal areas in the early years (I have seen South America, but never Australia, Africa or Asia).
#2 It makes a global company a hassle, to sell a good sedan in 3 regions means you need 3 carbon copies of it under different marques. Add a Phaeton and a Compact Car you have 9 cars to research and manage sales for. Add a couple of more vehicle classes and the sales list clutters up. And making new models every year becomes a lot of repeat clicking. Even if I am using the new trim shortcut, make a new identical trim and just change the marque. (There is a bug there that is annoying see bugthread: Bug! Making a carbon copy clone using the design new trim function). Add a couple of more regions you get the picture...
With the new districting system on the way, tidying up the sales and production side of managing a global company. The award system should also get an overhaul. And selling a car in a region should make you automatically eligible for an award in that region. Example: IF I make and sell the GM sedan1 in the US, EU and Australia, it should be eligible for an award in all three regions.