Hating to love Top 11

[Kyle Anderson]

Its a RNG game
random number generator

Get used to it or quit

True, true, true.............

[Kyle Anderson]

It is a feeling that I know, and was among the reasons why I quit playing the game last year. I spent a significant amount of time and money for buying tokens to build a proper team that was capable of winning the all 3 competitions, but at some stage in the season, it seemed as if something was blocking my team from performing as it should. There is no confirmation of what were the main reasons, but I did feel that something was fishy at that time.This time, I changed my approach to the game. I also find out what other possibilities there were as explanations to what happened last year. In some situations, it seems that I used the wrong tactics or made the wrong change in tactics, but for some situations there may be other things. What prevented me to see what was wrong in some situations was the fact that I was using the browser version, which at that time had only the commentary. The way the attributes of players were displayed in the old version was also inferior, which prevented me to see what could possibly be wrong with the a particular player other than the so called percentage effectiveness due to hidden effects.


The things that could possibly affect the result of game are as follows.

1. Visual Quality and Actual Quality (Actual Quality = Visual Quality x Effectiveness)
2. Tactics
3. Version of Game Used (Those that use the 2D simulation versions have an advantage because they could see what it happening on the pitch as compared to those that only had match commentary, and thus they can take more appropriate decisions for tactics.)
3. Hidden Effects (for instance, induced drop in form or effectiveness by the system; this is one of the possible explanations for sudden noticeable changes in team performance)
4. Flaws Of The Game
5. Random Effects

If you put in a lot of effort (including time and money) in this game, it is expected that there will be more pressure on you to achieve what you wanted, and failing in doing so puts more frustration on you. I advise you to limit the amount of money you spend on this game. Don't fall in the trap of such games by letting your imperfections (tendency to get addicted, want to win and so on) dominate you. This game functions a lot like a casino game.

Thanks for your reply. You make some great points that I had not thought of before now.

[Kyle Anderson]

Well, we all have faced at some point what you are getting through presently. I have every second season a potential treble winning side. And I lost it most of the times. But now, I know it is possible to win it. And potentially, in a season you do not expect it very much. There are tons of people who experienced what you did. Once I had a team 2 stars above the rest and I won 2 games out of the first ten in league. Before starting a 16 game winning streak without changing a thing and I won the league by 14 pts. Take it with philosophy. This week-end, I did not play at all and won all my games, without training bonus, without win bonus, without coaching, without replacing my injured or booked players. I think my opponent must be mad at this. But it also happened to me the other way round !
Maybe Nordeus do not like "perfect" teams with everything at max. I always keep a couple of players on average morale. Just to make sure. And very rarely put my win bonus at max (only for 1/2 or finals in cups).

Thanks friend for your reply. You nailed what I'm talking about and what the big question is with Nordeus and how it treats it's customers. Also, you gave great advice.

[Kyle Anderson]

While I'm sceptical of this kind of hidden effects, I'm also superstitious enough to actually do this. I'm playing one of my best seasons (in the league) and I've had a few players always with only "very good" morale, first just to save blue packs, but now consciously leaving them just in case. And my win bonus at half. My only loss and 1 draw (of 4) came when I maxed the win bonus.

Good advice friend.

[Kyle Anderson]

Just to update:

League: I am points 5 clear with 4 matches left in first place.
Cup: I am in the final
Champs: Lost in the QF to a -20 lesser team who didn't watch any matches. His team also beat a better team in the SF to make the Final. This is an example of what I do not understand about this game.

Anyway, 2 of 3 first places looks good. I guess I shouldn't complain. Ha ha ha............