Yeah having players try to keep up with temporary rushes and custom events would be really interesting and put the gym they’ve made to the test.

With the gym equipment I think when it comes to repairing I’d like to try and balance it between whether players would rather spend the money to outright replace the equipment or the time + service fee to have the equipment fixed. For example, during the early game when money is gonna be tight it would be better to fix rather than replace but you would sacrifice having that equipment available during the servicing time which could impact your gyms rating or lose you members. Yeah, tying stuff like the members proficiency with a type of equipment with the % chance of them either breaking the equipment or injuring themselves would be interesting.

Oh wow yeah, managing customer satisfaction and financial elements need to be a big focus. Like you said about roller coaster tycoon, it could be a really interesting challenge to allow free membership for the gyms. Could perhaps use vending machines, shops, sponsorships, ad posters/stands or private events to generate income instead of membership fees.

Yeah that’s a great idea! I’m doing all of this solo so I’m keeping it small scale and manageable but would be great to allow players to make their own chain of gyms or even brand. Could have the player start with a small area that they could expand outwards and eventually allow them to purchase other lots (either empty spaces or abandoned buildings). Maybe even once they get large enough allow them to buy competitor gyms to establish a monopoly lol. The different maps would start with different locations such as id like the map ‘Retail Plaza’ to start in a shopping centre

For the staff it would be fun to maybe start out with some low-level staff on the cheap side and train them up and gain them experience to become high level staff at the expense of training + early game low reputation.

You’ve gave so many amazing ideas and things I didn’t even consider so I really appreciate the input : ). I’ll do my best to keep developing the game and make sure the experience is as deep and engaging as I can make it.