[Announcement] Upcoming Changes to FA Matchmaking

[Kaizer Franz]

Feedback- since the "Fair Draw Update " " " we are getting +1 star association and no fair draw at all. Earlier it wasn't this bad but immediately after the update we get stronger opponents.

Having + 1 star FA group is not new ... i think the last update has nothing to do with this .
When the draw is made , there is 4 FA group and sometimes there is not enough FA group with same average to complete a group of 4 FA group , so the engine need to put a + 1 star association in the draw ...

[Hunter]

Having + 1 star FA group is not new ... i think the last update has nothing to do with this .
When the draw is made , there is 4 FA group and sometimes there is not enough FA group with same average to complete a group of 4 FA group , so the engine need to put a + 1 star association in the draw ...

I get this. The only thing is that I have got this issue consecutively after the update. Earlier we had no such issue at least not this consecutively.
Maybe it is coincidence. Don't know. Hopefully get better draw next time.

[Kaizer Franz]

I get this. The only thing is that I have got this issue consecutively after the update. Earlier we had no such issue at least not this consecutively.
Maybe it is coincidence. Don't know. Hopefully get better draw next time.

How many stars is your FA group when all the members put their stronger players on the pitch ?

[Hunter]

How many stars is your FA group when all the members put their stronger players on the pitch ?

5 stars. We are facing 6 star opponents.
One of the 4 opponents is 6 stars.

[NekoIzMase]

2 Questions.
First is, why are my players ranked with 0,0?
Second is why game engine works different in FA matches compared to other competitions?

[khris]

2 Questions.
First is, why are my players ranked with 0,0?
Second is why game engine works different in FA matches compared to other competitions?

Because you did the substitution of both players before the 20'
and 2, think that is a different feature, with it's own algorithm as the events and NT.

[pcmacdaniel]

1. I have same experience as Khris for your first question.

2. FA engine is the same as the engine for the other competitions, the feel of it being different is an illusion. I am in the current world #100 assoc as well (granted will be out of the top 100 in 1 hour so if you want proof, only one hour to get it ).

What's happening is the gaming meta changes from server to server. One server has defense - long - counter on as most common system. Another server level has a most common system of attack - short - trap on. Most teams in league are not flexible. But in association, we encounter teams from several different servers so we are playing against different systems than what we are used. If not flexible tactically, in a game against quality competition we will have problems.

[NekoIzMase]

I didn't substitute anyone before 20th minute, one was sent off in 9th and other was substituted in 21st. I had player sent off early in the game before too, but he never got rating 0.0.

[Hunter]

This week draw was even harder.
I was in a 5 star association (all members are quite well balanced so we don't have any 7/8/9 star team).
Opponents- one 5 star, one 6 stars, one 7 stars.

Fair draw, huh?

[nikolgiorgos]

Why would someone only care about associate games though?

to sell his group for real money ?