Evaluation: Staff and Infrastructure - Ice Kings

 

🏗️ Infrastructure

The game offers a layered infrastructure system, with various facilities that directly impact gameplay and long-term team management. Key infrastructure components include:

• Stadium Expansion: You can increase stadium capacity and build features like:

  • Parking (to increase attendance)

  • Scoreboards and VIP rooms (for prestige/fan growth)

  • Press Center and Commentator Cabin (possibly linked to media or match coverage bonuses)

• Club Buildings:

  • Base Club Levels: These unlock access to other buildings and expand player capacity.

  • Medical Center: Enables hiring of medical staff to handle stamina and injuries.

  • Sports School: Unlocks youth development via youth coaches.

  • Office and Shop (available for construction): Unlocks hiring of scouts and sales managers, likely tied to finance or talent scouting.

This setup provides a strong strategic layer. Players must prioritize construction based on financial resources and gameplay needs.

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👨‍🏫 Staff System

The staffing model includes:

• Coach: Boosts training of field players.

• Goalkeeper Coach: Specifically improves goalkeeper development.

• Masseur: Restores stamina.

• Youth Team Coach: Supplies young players daily, which ties directly into long-term planning and youth development.

Staff hiring appears to be building-dependent — i.e., without certain buildings (like the medical center), you can’t hire related staff. This interdependence enhances realism and long-term planning. 

 

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✅ Evaluation Summary

Sub-Criterion	Evaluation
Variety of infrastructure types	✅ Strong (stadium, training, medical, scouting, fan-based)
Role of buildings in progression	✅ Strategic importance (e.g., building to unlock staff/features)
Staff specialization	✅ Clear roles (coach, masseur, youth coach, etc.)
Staff-building interdependence	✅ Required buildings to hire specific staff
Realism & immersion	✅ High (replicates real-life team management dynamics)

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📝 Review Report

• Overview:

  • Well-structured infrastructure that grows with the team.

  • Staff hiring system is meaningful and functionally impactful.

  • Encourages forward-planning and resource allocation.

• Suggestions:

  • Could consider staff progression (e.g., upgrading staff) or contracts for added realism.

  • Expand the influence of staff into matchday or scouting systems. 

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✅ Strengths:

• Integrated staff-building system: Buildings unlock access to specialized staff (e.g., Coach, Masseur, Youth Coach), which encourages progression and thoughtful planning.

• Realistic staff roles: Each staff member has a clearly defined function (training boost, stamina recovery, youth recruitment), mirroring real sports management structures.

• Variety of infrastructure: From stadium upgrades to medical centers and press offices, infrastructure choices influence attendance, morale, training, and long-term development.

• Strategic depth: Players must manage construction costs and order of upgrades, aligning them with club goals and resource availability.

• Visual clarity and feedback: Staff dates, facility effects, and building status are clearly presented, reducing confusion and aiding planning.

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❌ Weaknesses:

• Lack of progression or depth for staff: Staff members appear to be fixed roles without development, contracts, or performance ratings — limiting their long-term involvement.

• Limited interactivity: Aside from hiring, staff management seems passive; players don’t interact with or influence staff effectiveness beyond building access.

• Buildings are static once constructed: Upgrading or customizing buildings (e.g. stadium tiers, modular enhancements) seems unavailable or underdeveloped.

• Economic bottlenecks possible: Since most upgrades are expensive and unlocked sequentially, poor early financial decisions might bottleneck growth.

 

Final Rating: 6.5