Quote Originally Posted by Kelpie Grant View Post
I have 3 teams from level 15 to 34 so been playing a while ,somewhat successful but always competitive. Rarely have I tried to manipulate the draw and never considered tanking. Occasionally I will purchase a monthly card for one team or another ,usually after a spending spree and really just to top up funds so no large actual money investment , perhaps $ 40-50 over 3 years. My Asso which has all 3 teams in is Platinum so +100 tokens each season these days.
Last season my teams rated at season start anywhere between 11 and 14th with up to 10 active managers which was a real shock ,usually rated in top 4-6 with maybe 4-6 active managers. 2 of my teams finished League champions and the other finished 9th but made both Cup and CL semi finals. So I decide why not try to manipulate draw , I read up about it and present my teams at 75% for this season. What happens ..........no effect all 3 teams are again rated bottom 4 with top sides around 115 -125% ,many active managers as well. The 2 teams qualified for CL are facing groups with the 3 other sides at +1 level and 2 out of 3 are already out of the Cup having run into 120% teams straight up. What can I do this season.....................damn it ,the game is forcing me to tank ,I dont want to but its tank or spend ridiculous amounts of coin to try to be competitive.
What does 75% this season means? 95% at the end of the previous level?
Did you had academy players? If so, you should know they count for the draw in the next season, that s why i stopped signing them because it made my lvl harder, but had the same result.
So the question is this: Why shouldn t i manipulate the season if without the manipulation i would have the same result? Statistics of my team would suffer and i would need to watch all my games otherwise i might get eliminated, so i take it very easy.
I also have a lvl 3 account which achieved the treble( super cup shouldn t be a trophy) with a 88-89 rated team.
I have kept 4 of my main team players, sold the rest, kept the 2 academy graduates cause i need the cash, and i m not even watching games on that account and winning left and right.
Whoever says manipulation is cheating is their problem, i don t have time to watch the ads and games on all my accounts and yet i can still win the trophies some very good teams can t in a season. So why should i bother playing +1 CL teams and very good cup opponents?