Cup draw

[JaChciSpat]

Does anything change? I have quality of my best 14 players 130,4 (2*) and all my oponents have 140 and more (4-5*). So whats the key for drawing the cup?

[JaChciSpat]

Really? No one knows?

[Gert Funck]

Cup draws have several levels included, which as you have experienced now, makes it very difficult to win or compete in

[JaChciSpat]

Well, thanks, but I realized that about lvl 2. Now I explain. In the past draw works like that:
Engine takes best 14 players of Your squat, calculate Your average value of a player and put You to the matching level of cup, f.e. if You have whole squad of 7* players You play against teams with 7* players, no matter about Your or their level. 3* aganinst 3*, 5* against 5*,... 3* is the same level for You as a manager and for the cup also. Maybe You noticed it, if You are lvl 28.
Now it does not work like that, so I asked how does it work now, because I lost 300 M for dismising of 7 players and cca 700 M for not selling tham on the beginning of the seasson.

[Gert Funck]

Well, thanks, but I realized that about lvl 2. Now I explain. In the past draw works like that:
Engine takes best 14 players of Your squat, calculate Your average value of a player and put You to the matching level of cup, f.e. if You have whole squad of 7* players You play against teams with 7* players, no matter about Your or their level. 3* aganinst 3*, 5* against 5*,... 3* is the same level for You as a manager and for the cup also. Maybe You noticed it, if You are lvl 28.
Now it does not work like that, so I asked how does it work now, because I lost 300 M for dismising of 7 players and cca 700 M for not selling tham on the beginning of the seasson.

Good for you.

[Southampton FC]

I've been put against someone 4 quality better and 2 leagues above me. I've got no hope

[Buffs Mad]

Afaik its still the same - but that doesn't mean they're not experimenting on selected servers.

No doubt you'll know all this but lowering your Q does not guarantee success. Q-lowering happens much more now than it did. Even those 1* or 2* teams you are drawn with on reset can wake up and buy big. As you know, if they improve before you then you're still at a disadvantage v an active team.

(2 seasons ago my 'lowered' 4* T14 side was drawn in a Cup with team of similar Q (as expected). But his crappy team 2 levels up had turned into 7 n 8* by the time we met.)

PS. Most of my Cup opponents today were similar Q after the draw but some are improving as we speak.

EDIT: Your also discounting the possibility that if there are a lot of 1* teams not yet 'bots' that are a level above your 2*s then they'll be filled with 3*s and immediately become a 4* side.