Quote Originally Posted by Altiplano View Post
Yes you are effectively being punished for achieving success. Yes this is normal. You've read the forum so you'll know that there is a way to avoid this. How you play your team is your decision, but if you play "fair" or true to the real world, you will suffer +1 level cup draws. And so you'll come up against players like this.
There must be money (or the possibility of money) for Nordeus to let this continue? Perhaps the hope is you'll spend in order to compete? Perhaps it's just too complicated for them to make draws where all teams are the same level?
Whatever the reasons, Nordeus seem to be in no rush to change their system.
So you play "fair", and suffer?
Or beat the system?
I don't believe in cheating or exploiting. I am a very principled person. However after suffering +1 draws for a year and a half I took the decision to dump my subs and have a weaker final squad pre draw for new season. I feel at peace with myself as I see the +1 draws as unfair and are a punishment for doing well. The game wants to "challenge" you and expects you to spend money to do so;

1. Higher level opponents have access to a stronger transfer market. 119% relative auctions and 139% recommended.

2. Their players will be 1 less star shown to them and therefore the same relative player will train faster for the +1 team.

It doesn't always seem to work. I failed this season and have +1 draws. In cl I started 107% with 3 +1 group opponents. 2 of these around same % as me. 1 has alteady improved to 112% day 1. For me to improve 5% in 1 day would take a lot of green burning. For my opponent a couple of players on auctions which I cannot see and much lower greens. He could improve another 5% relatively easily and I will be way behind. For me to add 10% much harder. System is a joke. It's like man Utd being able to sign premier league players and man city being told you can only buy from championship. And man Utd have world class coaches to train players while man city use lower standard coach. Just plain stupid!

Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk