Can't stand 'Tankers' - its cheating and should be discouraged

[Cat Harrison]

Please no name calling/being mean to other managers in posts.

[PricopGeorgeCătălin]

Guys please calm down and stop insulting and swearing, we don't want to close the thread or ban anyone but if you won't stop it we will do it, thank you!

[Andy Tomlins]

This is hardly a competitive football management sim. Its a pay to win facebook game. Who cares about tanking? If you can buy 500 tokens a season vs someone with 35 how is tanking the biggest problem. Players are just gutted they cant just buy their way to winning everything against people exploiting the system.

If the game wasnt pay to win then tanking would be a problem. This game isnt about fair play so exploiting is fine to combat the pay to win crowd.

[rastaman70]

This is hardly a competitive football management sim. Its a pay to win facebook game. Who cares about tanking? If you can buy 500 tokens a season vs someone with 35 how is tanking the biggest problem. Players are just gutted they cant just buy their way to winning everything against people exploiting the system.

If the game wasnt pay to win then tanking would be a problem. This game isnt about fair play so exploiting is fine to combat the pay to win crowd.

I couldnt have said it better myself. since when are most things in this game fair? The funniest thing is that when you spend hundreds of dollars on this game and then you get trolled a few times and expected to roll over everyone easily.

but even saying that tanking is exploiting the system is a bit too strong. it is more taking advantage of the game setup. i think tanking is smart team management for when you dont buy or farm tokens. if you dont tank and you dont have 5 star or scout players, you will be severely under quality for the next season if you dont spend wisely, and even then there is more a chance that you will have a token buyer in your league and you play for 2nd or worse. a lot of us dont like to play if you cant win and anyone who says otherwise is lying. i n a league full of token buyers it would be an acheivement to come in anywhere 1-7, but when there is only one you still have a chance, but its slim.

the object of this game is not to promote, but to win trophies. so people who get upset that others are trying to win trophies instead of promotion are barking up the wrong tree and hvae their panties in a bunch. if this game had a structure where promotion actually meant something, then it would be different but promotion goes on forever and there is no top league, so go ahead and whine and whinge all you want about tankers, but its here to stay and I hope that i tank against you and help your oppostion win.

[Marc Symons]

This is hardly a competitive football management sim. Its a pay to win facebook game. Who cares about tanking? If you can buy 500 tokens a season vs someone with 35 how is tanking the biggest problem. Players are just gutted they cant just buy their way to winning everything against people exploiting the system.

If the game wasnt pay to win then tanking would be a problem. This game isnt about fair play so exploiting is fine to combat the pay to win crowd.

I agree with what you say and what you say makes a lot of sense but for me the whole 'Tanking' issue has nothing to do with how tankers dominate after boosting and how unfair it is. Its about the lack of competition. The game is very uncompetitive with all the inactive users as it is without takers adding to the problem, Would people play FIFA online if the other player simply put there controller down at the beginning of every match ... No.

[July Fourth]

I agree with what you say and what you say makes a lot of sense but for me the whole 'Tanking' issue has nothing to do with how tankers dominate after boosting and how unfair it is. Its about the lack of competition. The game is very uncompetitive with all the inactive users as it is without takers adding to the problem, Would people play FIFA online if the other player simply put there controller down at the beginning of every match ... No.

That's a different game that doesn't involve tanking.

Another reason why tanking happens in this game is because this is a football manager game where you don't get sacked. Not only you are the manager in this game, you are also the chairman.

[Marc Symons]

That's a different game that doesn't involve tanking.

I never said it did? - The point i was making was about the lack of competitiveness. It was a comparison.

[DiZZee]

Nice one Andy

The way I read this merry go round, is that waiting to regroup and gather resources is considered bad vs getting promoted with a weak finish( outside top 4).
The onus is on the manage to decide with what quality and quantity of squad, cash, boosters and tokens he wants to move up a level with.
It is his and his choice alone. The rest can preach till they are blue in the face. This has nothing to do with sportsmanship.
It's a managerial decision of do I kill or be killed this year or next year.

[DiZZee]

The point is competitiveness may not come today, but it will come when the manager feels his squad is ready to compete.

[festinator]

Well, that's that then. Glad this discussion is over lol, i've never been so into an argument in a while. Good debate everyone!