Good old 2012's version 1.2 where players were happy with the most basic manager game.
No need to say more, but let's say just few things: Today game looks like every day work, no enjoy. You have to do team bonuses, individual bonuses, spend several hours/days every season on auction until you complete team and still you have to pay money for premium sponsor, boost lab, monthly card, so many events, so many jerseys and emblems I have to buy every season (if I miss even one I am going to hate myself no metter they look all the same, more or less) etc, etc.
My daily routine with the game is training bonuses, watching videos for green rest boosters (I am to tired to manage my team after all the work before matches), and that is all. Never watch my games, what is the point. Back in 2012 it was oposite (never training, never watching videos, the excitement was in playing the game, managing your team tactic and formation).
You think too much about how to change game but every update brings us more pain, more work, no enjoy. You treat tankers and highest level teams as same thing, but there is a huge diference. I am highest level, I dont tank, my opponents are too strong and that is why I cant have those 3× multiplyers and that is a reason I cant play assotiation (only competition that I was enjoying lately, that door is shut down for me).