Association free Saturday

[KenoticFC]

If Nordeus sees that these accounts give them a substantial income that we may not know about, then I can see why they may be closing an eye and giving them a pass. Shutting them down will make these "costumers" angry and if Nordeus is somehow making a profit from them then its too bad for us honest regular players.
It sucks but I understand than in the long run players like me who just enjoy the game and give Nordeus the ad videos views are less desirable than those who pay, even if they cheat in association.
They should still take action against selling accounts since that is directly against their terms.

[Tactician]

If Nordeus sees that these accounts give them a substantial income that we may not know about, then I can see why they may be closing an eye and giving them a pass. Shutting them down will make these "costumers" angry and if Nordeus is somehow making a profit from them then its too bad for us honest regular players.
It sucks but I understand than in the long run players like me who just enjoy the game and give Nordeus the ad videos views are less desirable than those who pay, even if they cheat in association.
They should still take action against selling accounts since that is directly against their terms.

Honesty is something that has lost its place in this world. It is not only a matter of video games; the problem is there in real life itself where dishonest ways 'prevail'. The integrity of Nordeus itself has to be put into question.

[KenoticFC]

I agree. Let's not lose to much sleep over this. I already accept things as they are, they better improve the gameplay first . Association are just a source of tokens for me really. I became captain this season and nobody cares in my association, which is discouraging, they are too lazy to even click the train button. I gave tons of loans and bonuses over the months but no they have zero interest. I take this as a sign that it is not a fun feature for an average user and they only want the tokens at the end.

[Tactician]

I agree. Let's not lose to much sleep over this. I already accept things as they are, they better improve the gameplay first . Association are just a source of tokens for me really. I became captain this season and nobody cares in my association, which is discouraging, they are too lazy to even click the train button. I gave tons of loans and bonuses over the months but no they have zero interest. I take this as a sign that it is not a fun feature for an average user and they only want the tokens at the end.

I left associations for nearly a year (since my 2nd quit). I only joined back a week or so ago to the same association that I created way back as I felt I was really needed there. But, given that I know the negatives of this game (match fixing, predetermined results, no sense in terms of input and output, and so on), the game is no more for me the way it used to be. During a period, I was used to a game that had more sense and was more responsive to inputs. But the game has no longer been the same since that second quit. The game is numb, and there are a lot of nonsense in it. I am only playing to keep me occupied. I also add replies or comments on the forum, taking into consideration my experiences, which side is right and also what the situation is. Sometimes it is our frustration speaking - our frustration due to things not being ideal or not enough to our liking, but what else can we do? For me, the main problem with this game is still the same: it is not about winning or losing, but how someone wins or loses. Hard work, good management and tactics do not do enough in this game as the game goes mostly according to other things including RNGs (that too biased ones it seems). Those associations things are less important; what is important is to have a game that functions more in terms of football logic and less in terms of randomness, business and so on.

[woopypooky]

Question is , who would want to spunk 50 tokens to buy many five star players every weekend just to win the 100 platinum tokens end of season?

[Tactician]

Question is , who would want to spunk 50 tokens to buy many five star players every weekend just to win the 100 platinum tokens end of season?

Only they know how much tokens they get for free and how much they spend every week. If they are getting a lot of tokens for free (legal or illegal way), then they might not care too much about the spending or even the rewards (100T) and hence, the balance (profit or loss), but if they care more about winning, they will use several ways to get advantages to win. There is also a type of people that will even buy (using their money) to win.

Significant draw fooling or manipulation is something that I never liked in this game; it is something that is unfair to others that won't be manipulating their draws, especially those that will be put in the same competition as the draw manipulators. Of course, many manipulators won't see it this way, or they will see it but won't admit it.

In many games, some people try to exploit the weaknesses to gain advantages, even if that goes against moral standards. To each his own, but when it affects others negatively, then it is not acceptable.

[pcmacdaniel]

Question is , who would want to spunk 50 tokens to buy many five star players every weekend just to win the 100 platinum tokens end of season?

Woopypooky, the accounts that are often being used to exploit the association draw, are taking advantage of the 120 token starter pack from opening up a new account. They create account to win a tournament or two, then discard that account, then create a new account, and keep repeating the process.

[Tactician]

Woopypooky, the accounts that are often being used to exploit the association draw, are taking advantage of the 120 token starter pack from opening up a new account. They create account to win a tournament or two, then discard that account, then create a new account, and keep repeating the process.

This seems more plausible, but people exploit flaws to gain advantages in many other games; it is the job of the game company to make sure things stay as fair as possible.

People have to see it in more neutral way too. Some users here (those that are on the forum) have been exploiting the flaws of the game, creating unfair situations since a long time. One example is significant team quality manipulation in an attempt to be put against weaker teams, especially for the Cup. There have been even guides on this practice on the forum itself. This is no different to those bad practices in associations. Some went as far as keeping half a team of 7-8 stars players and another half of a team of 1-2 star players. I was among those here that was against that because this sort of practice is unfair when there are 'clean' active teams in those same competitions as those draw manipulators. Those people that manipulated the draws won't see it that same way or they will see it but will not admit it. People just want to win and some will use whatever methods, even if that goes against moral standards or if they are non-sportsmanship; this thing is in the nature of human being itself, and so, it is understandable.

[pcmacdaniel]

This seems more plausible, but people exploit flaws to gain advantages in many other games; it is the job of the game company to make sure things stay as fair as possible.

People have to see it in more neutral way too. Some users here (those that are on the forum) have been exploiting the flaws of the game, creating unfair situations since a long time. One example is significant team quality manipulation in an attempt to be put against weaker teams, especially for the Cup. There have been even guides on this practice on the forum itself. This is no different to those bad practices in associations. Some went as far as keeping half a team of 7-8 stars players and another half of a team of 1-2 star players. I was among those here that was against that because this sort of practice is unfair when there are 'clean' active teams in those same competitions as those draw manipulators. Those people that manipulated the draws won't see it that same way or they will see it but will not admit it. People just want to win and some will use whatever methods, even if that goes against moral standards or if they are non-sportsmanship; this thing is in the nature of human being itself, and so, it is understandable.

No argument from me on this one tactican. I'm in full agreement with you on the fault lies with the game developer more than the user here, since they know (or should know) that players are going to try and exploit the system to gain an advantage.

I'm really hoping nordeus does something about this draw exploit as well, so we finally get some mobility in that World Top 100. It's basically impossible to play as a 5* association that's playing fair nowadays in platinum, with so many exploiters floating around.

[gizzmo]

I do not want to spend too much time thinking about this but it seems to be an incredible waste of time for such a small profit. Even if this practice earns them 100 tokens per season, is it really worth it ? Tokens make sense if you win trebles out of them. They are worth nothing for themselves. We have won 35 asso tourneys. To me, altogether they do not compare to one single of my league titles. Not even talking of my cups!