Hey Chris,
Thanks for the update, glad you’re making progress.
Just to set expectations, we cannot help at all when it comes to modifying the look or behavior of our plugins, as elaborated upon here: https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/what-support-is-provided-for-license-holders/
This includes template modifications and CSS tweaks and everything in between.
In regards to your question about where to put the modified view file so you don’t lose it, please use the methods in our Themer’s Guide ? https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/themers-guide/
Using those methods, you can place that file in your theme in this location: tribe-events/wootickets/tickets.php.
Consult that Themer’s Guide for more information and keep backups of all your code — customized code or not — even if you use the themer’s guide template methods.
Best of luck with your customizing!
George