Unfair association draw

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@minamino
With all draws, there bounds to be more favourable teams and less favourable teams as well. It is just the difference in margins that if there could be possible upsets.

It also depends on your division. If your association is a gold one or higher, most associations would have a 6-star team to compete properly, even if some of those teams have also been trying to influence the draw by fielding a team of players consisting of 1* and 2*.

It is quite fair in a way that a well-assembled 6*, 7* or even higher * teams are placed in draws that not only include all 4 teams of similar quality, as that would mean the draw is effectively ‘punishing’ either good managers who spent lots of effort and time in building up a great team or those token rich managers who are paying to keep the game running. There should be both similar higher-star level teams with some lower-star as a mix, and hopefully we would get into an easier draw this week and possibly another harder draw the following week.

And no offence there on team quality. Auction players can be as good as 99% (1% to 6*), so with some good purchases and training, along with good players you brought along with via promotion, it is not too difficult for most managers to start a season with a 5.5*-6* team.

A lot of managers here know very well in manipulating pre-season draws in getting a very easy league, cup and CL (could be as low as 60% until semi-finals), but then don’t expect those same teams can also be benefited from having easy draws by having lower * teams in association matches as well. We cannot have it all both ways.

And finally, my association is a 6.5* one, and it’s normal that we got drawn to a 7 or even 7.5* team. And last season we managed to lose twice with points tied while only via less goals scored despite having a 10% quality disadvantage or more when all opponent managers are all (forced to be) active. It’s even greater fun to lose so closely when we can feel opponent’s nerves.

[minamino]

mate, i've been playing top 11 for 11 years now. i know the tricks of the trade. we used to be a 7 star asso but got tired of meeting tankers and cheats etc. we're very high in platinum.
this season a new stategy and staying under 100% to remain a 5 star asso and 99% of the time we would be playing 5 star opponents this weekend and not assos of almost 7 star. I know the game. there was no 'end of season' manipulating either.
As to your remark 'no offense to your team quality' , i wasn't offended. You actually win far more trophies as a 5 star team as leagues/cups/ucl draws are alot easier than those who run 6 to 7 star teams. Trust me I did it for years with a team of 130% end of season.
the way we set up the asso at the end of last season should have given us a normal draw this weekend and not 7 star assos.