Help a new level 1 manager out..

Hi guys,
I'm a new player to Top Eleven, I have pretty much won my first season, but there is a few things i can't quite get. I have read a few tips posts and heard about players losing stars, and how some managers who are going to be promoted sell their whole team and buy next season.... I have a number of 6 star (level 24+) players... Should I cash in on my squad now or keep them?

What is most important, stars or player levels? If someone could explain it simply to me i would be most grateful.

Thanks

Matt

Some players choose to delibertately weaken their teams because it will probably give them an easier cup draw for the following season as the cup is based purely on skill quality so you could potentially play teams several levels above you. they will weaken their teams then on day one buy as many scout players as they can afford to chase a cup advantage.

I personally dont really care for the cup. i prefer to play the long game and keep my team as strong as possible. i try to replace around 7 players every season with the best quality players i can afford ( usually scouts).

Use the early seasons to find your own method of how you want to play and if you want to go cup chasing...

So if i have a good squad.... Keep them for the following season?

I would personally yes. All your players will lose a star ( 6* become 5* etc) . Then i would improve as much as your budget allows. replace your weakest 2/3/4 players with the best players you can get.

Do stars matter? Why? Or are player levels more important?

Buy loads of scouts every season and then you wouldn't have to worry much about winning things because your team will be too good for the lowest levels of the game.

Welcome Matt, John here, players quality is more important than stars as the stars will change throughout the season and during promotion.

Stars are important. They are a visual guide to how good a player is at the level you are playing. if you have a 6* player at level 1 he would be 5* at level 2, 4* at level 3 etc.. From the auction system the best player you will be able to sign will be 5* regardless of what level you play.

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Originally Posted by July Fourth

Buy loads of scouts every season and then you wouldn't have to worry much about winning things because your team will be too good for the lowest levels of the game.

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Cunning tactic.

Stars are an indication of how the player compares to the league level. So when you're promoted, all players lose a star because now they're in a harder/higher league level ... but they're still as good in terms of quality.

So you want players that have 4/5/6/7 stars (whatever your budget is) to be able to compete or dominate.

Ahh so Level of players is key..

Stars are important for transfer market... thanks very much thats really helpful!

Cheers Guys! :)

Thanks all for explaining it simply :D

Best piece of advice I can give you is not to over spend in the first few seasons. Itll be tempting to buy scouts, power train to 6/7 stars and tbh you probably can win the first 5 seasons with 4/5 star players easily! Unless you have cash to burn on top 11 or have a tough league. The first few seasons are pretty much all bot teams that youll get bored of hammering 8-0 but when you get to level 6 and above youll be playing active managers, much more fulfilling to hammer people who are watching there games lol :)

Have fun :)

Approaching the end of level 4 here and I still have some of the players I started out with. They are now 4-5 star at level 4. They warm the bench mostly, get pulled out for matches where I don't need the win, like in the champ's league when I have the group won already - or against lower quality bottom feeder league teams - when I don't want to risk injuries to my top players.

Sure, you lose a star each level, but they gain them back soon enough. And there's more pleasure in training a player up than buying a scout player. I have bought a few each level, but they're not always that much better than your young trained players as the stars may suggest.

You'd be mad to buy all new every season ... plus it'll cost you. And these games are best played spending little as possible, or not at all.

I started a second team that are now level 3 to see how I'd do without buying any tokens - they won last season and are currently in 2nd place level 3, and in the CL semi final.

You do not have to spend in this game, only do so if you want to, you cannot buy wins.

I have been beaten soundly by lower quality teams in the league because I slipped up on formations or tactics. It doesn't help that my better players always get injured... but that happens everyone, whether they pay to play or not. By doing it both ways, with 2 different teams, I see both sides.