FC Silly - My Experiments, Experiences and Accomplishments as a Non Token Player

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Originally Posted by Sillybq

Faced a tough first round cup opponent and decided to test my skills. Am just sharing my joy here as I expected to lose.

Fellow manipulator/tanker/upseller and winner of many trophies. We are at level 18.
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Has better trained players than me.
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Has many friends to support. While I can't attend most matches this season and no time to switch my team so will probably be eliminated soon.
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Won both and convincingly.
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Lost my champions league match today against a strong team i played against in the first round of my cup this season. He is not only strong but a very active manager. It is a good thing i am facing his feeder club. His main account is 3 levels above me but has won all trophies since he started the account.

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As usual, he is motivated enough to log into all his accounts to support his team. Not sure if it backfired or was worth the effort as he might have done better by concentrating on managing his team instead of logging in 1 by 1.

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His key attackers made some improvements during the season as well. I am of the impression he did not use his storable greens as well based on how much his team improved or perhaps training 9 star players is much slower than I anticipated at that age.

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I’d like to thank him for the competition and keeping me motivated this season. I had previously considered giving up all competitions but having him around made me want to win. Respect goes out to him, a fellow strong and active manipulator/upseller/tanker.

Season 19 Level 18

My second run at level 18 and it was much tougher this time round. Faced a good manipulator for both CL and Cup. Was lucky both times. Finished 10th in league and was lucky to avoid promotion.

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Record doesn't look too bad even after tanking twice and I am back in full swing this season. Going for the quad again. Will keep this short as I have many players to purchase :)

Event completion

If I remember correctly, the last event i completed was at level 4 or 5 so it has been more than a year. As usual, I only used free entries and do not manipulate event draws so it's always an uphill battle.

I had to use both entries and lost to TSC the first attempt. Made it back on second attempt and beat them quite convincingly after making some tactical changes.

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Season 20 Level 18

Finally a quad after 4 seasons.

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Association Blues

I don't usually like commenting on how my association mates manage their teams but this case particularly gets on my nerves. This particular player plays 4-5-1v.

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He uses this player at striker.

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And this fella at MC.

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I suggested he switch them with Bonadie playing MC and Martins playing AMC instead of a striker which he refuses.

He raises the quality of our draws and doesn't utilise his players properly. Perhaps the contrarian view is that they play better at the positions he chose? Nope, in our first game week, he lost all 4 of his association matches with those 2 players having the lowest ratings. I expected more from an experienced player at level 77.

Just needed to rant. We ain't performing badly as we have some good association mates but sometimes a weak link is enough to drag the entire association down.

Season 21 Level 19

My team started off very leaky which pressured me into investing some greens. Not sure if i made a good decision purchasing lower quality players who i planned to utilise for only a season. I always try to buy lower quality when the intention is to keep players long term and higher quality for season fillers. But to save time this season, i settled for lower quality since thats what the system fed me. Cost me more greens and saved me some tokens. Oh well, whats done is done.

Good season nonetheless. These days i am very careful with the youth academy. I usually keep a guy there until the end of the season for a special sponsor task but forgot to release a few times. Some of those mistakes cost me dearly resulting in tougher draws.

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I like how my attackers were very balanced in their performance this season. I try to rotate them as often as possible while still going for all Man of the match awards but sadly they missed out on a few when i operate with less than 3 attackers.

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Looking forward to the new association rewards and format next season :)

Milestone achievement - 1000 wins

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Am in my 22nd season now and i am still very much addicted to the game, still have lots to learn and many things i have yet to experience. I lost 5 trophies during my 21 seasons, 2 league trophies, 1 CL, 1 Supercup, 1 Cup. To summarise, i tanked 2 seasons after 1.5 years of playing. Prior to that, I was in a slump as i lost in a Cup final and in the subsequent season i lost in the CL final. So yeah, those 5 trophies were lost in a short span of 4 seasons. Anyway, that’s history and we are back on track.

I must say the game has been getting increasingly difficult. Players are getting more expensive in terms of tokens and i can no longer identify a fast trainer based on value. I used to sort my auctions list by age, now its by value and even then, its like taking a stab in the dark. I am quite sure the journey to 2000 wins will be a very different experience but i will adapt as always.

For the first time this season, i am having a go at the premium special sponsor. You must be thinking i purchased it. Well no, it’s the one from referrals. What better time to utilise it than Top Eleven’s 11th birthday special sponsor. Am extremely motivated this season, planning the number of STs, AMCs and DCs while purchasing my bench. Am still not done preparing by the way.

Associations is another big change this season. I am pleasantly surprised that we can still win tokens. My gut kept telling me that this is where they are gonna cut us ftp players off. I will be playing in platinum which i avoided for a long time after a token-less relegation experience. It’s much better with the changes. At least we are rewarded instead of being punished for playing against stronger opponents.

What percent power is your team?

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Originally Posted by InvincibleGinger FC

What percent power is your team?

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113 at the moment. A little higher than usual at this point in the season to apply for platinum associations. I am usually only 105-110 during the first week. Should be 125-135 by season end depending on how much I powertrain for the big games as well as the event later in the season.

Season 22 Level 20

My favourite part of this season was experiencing premium special sponsor and it is totally worth it. Really good move letting us experiencing it once for free, I am gonna have to fight the temptation to purchase everyday for the rest of my TE career. If anyone were the ask me what the main highlights were, I would say many. 50 greens upfront, 5 percent Mourinho support, faster recovery and we get 3 SAs. One is them is a 2nd SA and another special limited SA. Both are rare for me. Made it to stage 19 as usual and resisted spending tokens to complete it.

Associations was another interesting experience. I always felt I was not a very active player but I happened to be the most active and passionate player in my association. I am being very positive now. I have actually been told to leave unless I quit stressing out the members. Shan't comment more on this. Many are members of the forum. I just hope I don't get kicked out over the next couple of days. Performance wise I finished with 102 out of a possible 144 so I think I did alright.

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Finally, my season was tougher than what is displayed here in records. I experienced a few weird matches where my untrained weak opponents performed better than I expected. Lost my scoring title this season as well.

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Season 23 Level 21 Cup early exit

This will be an extremely memorable season as it would be the first time I would be playing less than 50 games in a season.

The player that eliminated me had a brand new team when he faced me 1st leg. Fresh off auctions. No player in his team had played more than 2 matches in all competitions. If you have a look at his team through associations, you will see what I mean. I am embarrassed to lose to a team like that with his highest whites only in the 110 range.

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The system tactically outclassed me and made his goalkeeper god which eventually won him the MOM. I would credit the system rather than him primarily because he was not present to manage his team. While he might have made the right setup prior, I made adjustments in real time to counter him which was very much not factored into the game. Or I may have made all the wrong decisions during the match lol. Doubt so.

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He attended the 2nd leg, I won but couldn't get 2nd goal needed to send the game into overtime. I believe I did make some mistakes for the matchup but there is no denying the system favored him. No complains as the system has favored me before against stronger opponents so it's fair game.

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Hopefully all goes well for CL and league. I have similar quality opponents in CL so there is always a possibility for an upset.

Season 23 Level 21 End of Season Summary

Competitions

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Other than my early exit in cup, no surprises for all other competitions. Bad season statistically due to 2 losses and 2 draws. Frankly I would have lost all competitions had they not fixed the display issue showing only 3 last matches instead of the usual 5. All 4 games that I failed to win was during that stretch.

Not all players were affected and some did admirably well so perhaps the fault lies with me. Been told that I should have done this and that. Lots of good and some debatable advice. All appreciated. In all honesty, I too am guilty of thinking managers are at fault when they lose. But when I lose, I blame the engine. Lol, so understandable that some managers I spoke to felt I was lacking. All I can say is what goes around comes around :)

Associations

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Diamond is tough. My association is barely hanging on with 981 points as I write this and if we survive, it would be by some stroke of luck. We finished 3rd, 2nd, 4th and 3rd for the 4 tournaments and completed the event.

Personally, I lost to many teams that were of a lower quality but they had players with much higher whites. I ended up 4th best in my association after finishing 2nd best last season. Did my best in terms of training bonuses and attendance which my association mates can attest to.

Opponent purchases a full team of scouts

My first time experiencing it. I always had some opponents who purchase 1-3 scouts but never a full team. He is a familiar opponent whom i have played against for many seasons. Not totally inactive and one of the few people who has occasionally supported my opponents.

After noticing him, i quickly double checked all other competitions and it seems we will only face each other in the cup finals if we make it. My impression is he had to save for many seasons to buy this team and i wish him all the best.


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Before purchase

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After purchase

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What’s my plan

Nothing special, may the best man win. I will do my best against him without committing more resources than originally planned. After spending more than 600 tokens and an advantage in overall quality, he should be the favourite. Lets see, should be an interesting matchup.

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Originally Posted by Sillybq

Opponent purchases a full team of scouts

My first time experiencing it.

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Lol. My friend is playing game without watching ads. His team is 65-85% throughout the season. One guy in his league, cup and cl has already jumped his team AvQ to 117% with buying brand new 11 scouts that should cost approx. 600-700 tokens. He could also use refresh button to get many 22 y.o players. So no luck for him. Better to try next time. :D

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Competitions

My league and cup had threats this season. Both had 6 star opponents but i am happy to report that there were no upsets. As expected, the Cup finals was between me and a full scout team I mentioned in an earlier post.

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I did invest quite a fair bit of greens this season as I have started to replace aging attackers. While keeping my older attackers might help me lower my quality and provide me with much higher whites. I noticed a dip in performance for my main competitions so I'd rather not risk it.

Associations

It's my second season in diamond and it is much easier this season. This does make sense as the stronger teams are now in ultimate. Did well enough to secure promotion

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Associations

Playing in Ultimate for the first time and it has been really rough. Being in a association of manipulators means I fit in but it also means we are severely weakened at the start of every season. We finished 4th,3rd, 1st and 2nd for our 4 weekends respectively. Very strong indicator that we were more competitive in the later half of the season. We were deep in relegation zone but battled back in the last 2 weekends and I believe we might be able to keep our place in Ultimate. Fingers crossed.

Main competitions

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My 2 draws and loss all took place in the league. 2 draws being walkovers and the loss I deserved. Choosing to save greens and playing my 2nd team against a team that outplayed me. What can I say. As expected, the league was my toughest competition this season keeping me on my toes until early this week when I faced him again.

Milestone achievement - 1200 wins

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Record
I have started taking in many losses since my last career milestone update at 1000 wins. In terms of trophies, I have given up a cup. I have no doubt my record will continue its downward spiral but will give my best and hopefully bring home some trophies.

Current season
Unlucky draw and my opponents for all competitions are the same teams so I am looking at 3 tough competitors on average for each trophy. My stronger opponents are more experienced, having played between 2013 - 2017 and all have more losses than wins. It's highly suspicious that so many inactive accounts suddenly became active this season since many have mentioned similar experiences and opponents.

As usual, I will do my best without investing more greens than planned. I know many have advised me not to be stingy and pump up my players. I have done so previously, wasting the greens as I still lost despite having favorite status, better trained players and being present to manage my team with max bonuses.

Event
On a more positive note, I managed to complete the event. Only my third successful completion in 26 seasons as I only use free entries.

Season 26 Level 24 End of Season Summary

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Tanking the league
Like many others, i got a tough draw this season which kinda worked in my favor. I have been needing a break from the game and the tough draw meant it would be easier to tank. I had difficulties finishing in non promotion territory as i won matches despite fielding a 2 star team in a straight line in my previous experience tanking. This time i lost matches easily and convincingly allowing me to attend some and make subs for the green.

Other competitions
I lost the cup final 3-2 which i realised towards the end of the game was very much my own doing. I subbed out a non performer at the 73 minute and immediately my team fought back from 3-0 to 3-2 in 15 minutes. I didn’t get the goal needed to tie the game but the result might have been very different had i reacted earlier. I have to settle for 2 trophies this season. It’s my 3rd double season, experienced once in season 1 when i was not eligible for CL and in season 17 where i lost the CL finals which meant I wouldn’t qualify for SuperCup as well.

Performance vs expectations
Am disappointed. I lost the cup. But i must say i did well as i had stronger opponents this season and i managed using minimal resources in order to limit quality gains since i was tanking.

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Aftermath of tanking

While I could still join associations with a 1x multiplier, few associations in higher tiers wanted me. I settled in platinum and ended up with the lowest points in my association. On hindsight, I should have joined a bronze association since I wasnt eligible for rewards. That way I would not be affecting active players who were trying hard for promotion. Another negative was being unable to participate in FC which meant fewer boosters.

Competitions

I tanked again this season but had an easier draw. I always have much easier draws after losing a trophy. Toughest competition was champions league but I thought it best to avoid finishing 1st in my group. So happens all the strong opponents were set to play the winner of my group one by one. That decision helped increase my chances at winning it. While I was stronger on paper against all my competitors, I am well aware that dice rolls play a big part in Top Eleven simulations. I felt it was best to play it safe and take the easy route. It worked and I got my triple. No complains.

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Season 28 Level 24 End of Season Summary


Playstyles

I can’t be certain that the playstyle combination i have is good but I definitely see improvements in performance for some players. My targetman ST is more productive and my ball playing DC had 3 assists. He previously only scored goals. Not much difference in output for my AMs (an enganche and a winger) or my wingback. Let's see how they perform next season. Will be keeping them at their current levels as I lack playstyle boosters and I am replacing all of them over the next few seasons.

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Competitions

2 seasons since my last quad and my last time crossing 300 goals was in season 16. I haven’t altered the way i play but my opponents are stronger as i level up.

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100 trophies

Finally got my 100 trophies. It ain't alot compared to those on the hall of fame list but i am slowly getting there. Most were collected during my first 15 seasons where i managed to bag all trophies. I have given up 9 trophies in my last 13 seasons, 4 of which were league trophies due to tanking.

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Season 29 Level 25 End of Season Summary

Associations

Fresh out from hibernation due to tanking. I started the season excited about the prospect of being part of an ultimate association once again. With my x3 multiplier and a good mix of newly purchase players to blend with my senior team, i quickly found a new home.

My excitement did not last very long. A day before the first associations draw, i was told to sell players as my quality was too high. I quickly scrolled up and down the chat box, hoping to find what i might have missed but there was no sign of it. I was not informed about any quality restrictions and i was not informed of the quality ceiling expected of my team prior.

I was annoyed at this point thinking about how many tokens i had invested and would have to invest again to sell a high quality starter and buy a lower quality replacement just to drop 1 percent which was the difference in quality between myself and my captain when i was informed. I asked my captain what were the quality limits for the upcoming weeks to better manage my upcoming purchase but did not wait too long for a response. I left as soon as i found another ultimate association to join which didn’t require a fire sale on my part. Was relieved, an experience i hope never to go through again.

Competitions

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Another 300+ goal season but most importantly the quadruple. In season 16, i had more than 300 goals but lost a trophy. No point in that. Both cup and Supercup finals were tough but thankfully no upsets.

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Player contributions

Delightful season statistics as all my field players managed notch some assists. I am talking about DMCs and defensive line players as well. I initially had the impression i was a tactical and strategic genius lol until i realised all the players in my farm accounts with no playstyles were getting assists as well.

If you notice my stronger players played fewer games than my bench this season. I played only 3 starting attackers for official matches during stretches of KOK phase 2 and 3 to ensure my starters had max condition at all times. I was willing to take losses and draws as my streak was ruined early in the season by a cup bug that affected many.

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KOK

The final phase was tough, i struggled and found myself facing difficulties beating 3 teams. Despite having a better trained team, their overall higher quality seemed to make up for having lower whites. At 130 + quality, i was the 5th best team. 2 of my opponents were heavy tankers and another 2 had support from Mourinho.

I decided to cut my losses midway through day 2 when i realised my strong opponents were willing to back up their quality with activity and spending unfortunately for me. A positive is i invested only 2 tokens adjusting a match time to prevent friendlies at day 1 cut off and fewer than 10 greens topping up condition. I did however spend a fair bit of blues which i can get easily from friendlies so no biggie.


Main Competitions

Another 300 + goal season and quadruple. This would be the 3rd quad in a row. I haven’t been able to do 4 consecutive quads for a really long time so this coming season will hopefully mark a breakthrough. The CL finals featured my strongest competitor and there were moments i thought i might lose. My first goal came only in the 68th minute and 4 more goals were scored in the final 20 minutes to cement my win. Better late than never yet highly stressful.

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Season 31 Level 27 End of Season Summary

Bad start

I started the season with lower white skills than i did i previous seasons having replaced multiple core team members this season. The changes were primarily in defence which resulted in many goals conceded early on. It only got better after some power training which i usually do after the first association draw.

Tough opponents

As mentioned in my previous posting, i usually do not win 4 quads in a row. This season looked somewhat similar as i had stronger than usual opponents in all competitions. 1 in particular was well trained as i monitored his team right up until we met in the cup quarterfinals. Quite interesting to note that his team was inserted into my competitions to replace a bot.

The events also played a part and increased difficulty as all of my stronger opponents were reactivated accounts from 2012-2016. And we all know how easy it is for reactivated accounts to complete events with the low quality base they begin with. The event prize players in their teams though low in whites gave me a real run for my money.

Competitions

I did still manage to win the quad. It was more challenging than most seasons but i made it so by not investing enough into power training. Lost a match against the well trained team i mentioned earlier in the cup quarterfinals but survived on goal difference. All in all a very satisfying season.

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Season 32 Level 28 End of Season Summary

Events

Season started with KOK followed by a PVP event. I remained consistent and continued to underperform for both. Finishing 3rd for KOK and bowing out at level 3 in the PVP tournament. It was expected as my defense lacks depth.

3D

Excitement everywhere as we are anticipating new 3D graphics. I must admit that I was playing quite a number of 3D soccer manager games before settling down in Top Eleven so it isn't something I place any emphasis on. Good to have but not a game changer. To be honest, at times watching 3D games made me dizzy and gave me headaches, perhaps it's my age.

Main Competitions

It was a last minute decision to give up the league. I was initially resistant as I had a quadruple streak going. Managed to win treble instead so ideal result this season.

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Milestone Achievement - 1500 Wins

I also hit 100 losses a few days ago. It’s been awhile since i gave up on a good record so i just try to enjoy the game whichever way makes me happy without stressing myself.

In the midst of an association event but i am in a bronze 2 association this time around. 1x multiplier makes it immensely difficult getting into or finding active high quality associations especially if one isn’t socially active. Hopefully i can still help my association complete phase 5 and get those 15 tokens.

This account completed it’s 4th event this season, 4 in 33 seasons and all were against bots. Really welcomed the win as i badly needed the tokens. Kinda overspent this season, made a additional costly purchase just because i was bored and decided to participate for fun in an auction bidding war and ended up winning. Never gonna do this on my main account again.

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Season 33 Level 28 End of Season Summary

Trophyless Season

I ain't pleased about it but I ain't upset either. I have been conditioned lol. Both final losses were GK MOM 1-0 matches which have hit me many times before. This puts an end to a long successful streak of cup and cl trophies.

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Yes, both teams did not have powertrained players and were 30-40 quality weaker. In my defence, i have seen better trained teams, some which invest substantially, lose against such teams as well. It's part of the game and i’d rather lose than spend.

Losing both CL, cup and finishing below 8th spot in league means I will not be participating in the CL and FC this season. I can also no longer participate in association matches so it looks like it's gonna be a very relaxing season.

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Season 34 Level 28 End of Season Summary

I do not usually tank 3 straight seasons but a trophyless season last month kinda killed my enthusiasm to play. That didn’t last long as halfway through the season, i felt bored with only the cup to play for. Even KOK, an event i found too time consuming and frustratingly tiring felt fun this time around.

My draws were tough this season with manipulators in both league and cup. But having tanked 2 seasons prior meant my team was pretty well trained. Despite stronger competition, we did well enough to secure the cup. For league, stronger opponents did make my life alot easier as it can be difficult to lose with he introduction of stricter formation requirements. Sometimes it shocks me to see what my 1 percent team can do.

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Season 35 Level 28 End of Season Summary

And my team finally gets back to its winning ways in style banging in 200 goals for league. My first such experience and will probably be my last since my attackers hit 30 next season. I will not even attempt to maintain their quality as it will cost too many greens. These veterans are the reason i tanked. I wanted to experience keeping players until retirement and have annual contract extensions like in those posts i see regularly in fb. One experience I wasn’t too pleased about and wasn’t aware of was that all gaining and MOM rewards stop at 180 quality. Had i known, i would have allocated perishable greens to other players earlier so i could delay benching him. Lesson learnt.

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Good draw for cup this season and did not qualify for CL. Participated in the associations event but made a mistake joining an active low quality association. Because of my high quality, my team could easily beat most teams but my association mates hardly gained any momentum despite being active. We weren’t able to complete as 1 man doesn’t make a team especially if that man is me as i wasn’t prepared to use tokens.

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Happy to be playing normally again. The last few seasons were challenging. It was such a pain losing matches and it was very difficult to lose. Somehow i get that feeling like the engine tried it best to keep me in 8-9th spot, giving me incredible wins over much stronger teams. Glad it’s over.

Season 36 Level 29 End of Season Summary

Last season was a busy one filled with many sleepless nights. That’s right, KOK and 3 phases of it on top of other events. I am disappointed with my performance as i spent quite a number of greens to replenish condition yet failed to win phase 2 and 3. The qualities among my competitors were similar in both phases but i was simply outplayed. Had the better trained team but did not have sponsor and as many premium special abilities/master playstyles.

Injuries hit me hard last season. I would have spent 300 - 500 reds easy had i healed all players. More effort was required on my part with roster and resource management. There were times emergency purchases were required as well. Managed to win the quadruple after many seasons and found myself a good ultimate association. I am extremely pleased we survived and remained in ultimate despite very strong competition. I hope we continue to do well this season.

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Season 37 Level 30 End of Season Summary

Associations

After spending half of my seasons in ultimate and half of my seasons in other tiers, i must say there is a big difference. Associations in ultimate are actively managed. Most use a buddy training system so bonuses are fairly distributed. In other tiers, you get 1 guy selfishly asking for all bonuses. Another aspect is swapping, its very strategic in ultimate. In other tiers, i notice active players swapping to play the weakest players. Don’t ask me why? I don’t get it either.

My association improved our rank despite failing to complete the event. I had a taste of being one of the lowest quality in my association with an aging team, hardly scoring any goals in phase 6. Winning was impossible as i was 40 quality lower and my whites couldn’t make up for it. I aimed to score goals and gain points at best. It’s saddening that teams 40 quality lower without high whites can beat me yet i have such difficulty doing the same.

Competitions

I had 1 main competitor this season and he was created by the draw event. Not sure if he spent big or was just lucky but he got his quality up fast with some new players and started to powertrained his younger starters with his greens. Having lost in recent months in 2 finals appearances to teams that were 30-40 quality lower, i felt it might be a waste of time and effort to powertrain so i decided to let my current team try their luck without any investment. We were set to meet in the CL finals. The match was an extra time penalty thriller with him winning it 6-5. While disappointed and frustrated, I wasn’t too surprised as the fault is mine for not investing any greens.

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My 1st ever retirement postponement - Luis Esteban Cabrera
Day 16 of Season Announcement

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He has been my most consistent scorer since joining my team. I did my best maintaining him till age 29 and video drills were really helpful. While i wanted to experience retirement postponement, the lack of playstyle boosters was a big factor to why i decided to keep my players longer than usual. I managed to get only 1 every season at best for this account.

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Luis Esteban Cabrera had an illustrious career with us breaking appearance and goal scoring records. Probably expected since he was the free kick taker and one of the few players i picked up at 18 years. His stats would have probably been better had i not benched him so often. Hopefully he helps us pick up a few more trophies before leaving.

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Season 38 Level 31 End of Season Summary

Competitions

Dilemma early in the season when i saw my CL draw. 3 strong manipulating opponents who were of similar quality to me but had the advantage of youth. All 3 were in diamond and ultimate associations which meant they were active and relatively well trained. One grouped alongside me while the other 2 looked likely to face both of us in our respective semis if all went well. With really old players in key positions, i felt my chances were slim and decided to go for a much easier super league. The first of such in my trophy cabinet.

Toughest match of the season was Super Cup as expected and i did end up playing one of the 3 big teams i mentioned above. I won in a closely fought game which could have gone either way. Since i won i wondered what if i slugged it out with them in CL. Would i have managed the quadruple? Will never know as i took the easy way out and settled for less. League was manageable as usual or i would have tanked. Cup draws have in recent months been good so no complains. Scored fewer than 300 goals this season but i consider it a better season than last as a super league quad is better than no quad.

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Milestone achievement - 10000 goals

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I am in my 39th season, tanked 7 seasons and did it with minimal resources so i am sure most would do better. I must say i am still very much addicted to the game and i still love it. Being able to win trophies makes me very happy and helps me escape the harsh realities of life especially as we age. I also get good rest playing TE, it doesn’t require endless farming like some other games. KOK and Unite Cup being the exception but i often look forward to events. They allow us to test our tactics and strategies without fear of condition loss or sacrificing our season.

My current aging strikeforce which mostly retires this season have contributed a fifth of those goals but I feel old players do not perform as well in key matches resulting in more trophy losses during my recent stretch. While their whites are high, they lose out in overall quality which can sometimes be the determining factor in later knockout stages. I also had to tank to maintain their quality and play in super league because i was unable to keep up with younger manipulating teams. This can be very tough to stomach. Perhaps a change in strategy might be the answer, forgoing playstyles for faster trainers and younger players. We’ll see.

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Season 39 Level 32 End of Season Summary

Competitions

Wise decision on my part going for Super League this season. Had i fought for CL, i would have been knocked out in the Semis by the same team that beat me in both Cup and Super Cup. No chance whatsoever. He even played some subs and lowered his rating and it still was not close. Probably had my worse loss against him for this account. In all honesty, i had expected it from the start so I aint too disappointed with my season.

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Contract extension and retiring players

Of my 3 retiring players all aged 33, Amir Marzok, announced on day 17 that he would stay another season. That was quite pleasing for me as i am hoping to improve on his assist record. I will bid farewell to Cabrera and Montero. Had to limit much of Cabrera’s playtime this season to prevent him from winning the scoring title again especially so with him retiring. They will be missed.

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Associations

Bad experience this season. Had the same issue with 2 associations. Everyone required we add each other as friends which I resisted. To some it might mean nothing but to others, it does. I simply prefer to keep my match schedule confidential. It doesn’t mean I don’t like anyone or I can’t be trusted. Anyway, it is apparently a big thing to some which lead to some friction. Hope I won’t be facing such issues next season while my team undergoes some reshuffling.

Season 40 Level 33 End of Season Summary

Associations

I had one of my best performance ever in an Ultimate association. As someone who rarely scores enough points to complete the special sponsor task, it was great. It also felt really special to lead my association in points. Credit to my association mates for holding their own, not swapping me and feeding me to the strongest opponents.

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Competitions

Tough season again with 2 opponents playing in ultimate and 3 in diamond. I settled for the Super League and gave up the league. Toughest matches were the Super Cup and Cup finals. Both opponents in the finals had well trained teams and have beaten me, knocking me out of competitions in previous seasons so it felt nice to get revenge. Having said that, I do respect their play and teams or I wouldn't have avoided facing them in CL.

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