A Guide for tanking (tips and stories too)

[nikolgiorgos]

Another league game yesterday, with no b.p. penalty



rates



oppo had only two players out of position, a MC and a DC as STs,

So without a GK, that's my League table , ready to promote or win the League

[nikolgiorgos]

This is an asso group I made with six of my teams.
I started this before 9 months and this season, after the first two week ends, gathered 1334 points.
I didn't want to promote to Platinum division so I removed 3 of the 6 teams and didn't get any games for this weekend or the next one.
Also didn't want to put "tanking" formations and add bad stats in review.
Then I 'll add the other 3 teams and gonna play again in Gold 1.
My teams are less than avg I would say. Some are using those 3* veterans, given by the game.
I don't have the time to find and buy players, to do training or farming.
Just put some descent formation (I use 4-5-1V for all, so not get confused) and usually def/counters/high pressing - at least for the 1st round.


So remember, a group of three doesn't play games but still next season there is a reduce of 20% in points.

[nikolgiorgos]

changes, changes, changes

- Teams that staying in the same level, don't get the tokens reward of associations.
So, I broke up the asso groups I had with my teams.
No fun but less stress.

- Game engine picks randomly teams from level 1 and promote them to LV2 from positions 13-14.
Usually that was happening at leagues near to the top of the server, to complete League above.
And very often from 9th place in lower levels.
But not from 13-14, LV1. That's new.
TIGRAN had 132 % quality, promoted to LV2 and has 112%


ARIS had 40% quality, became 20% (and later I used that low q to win the full FRA tour )


- Teams from LV1 are playing with +2 levels in the Cup.
They are LV3 but with very low quality, actually they are abandoned teams, no threat for high quality LV1 teams.


As I said in other posts, the best is to organize the Cup and C.L. with teams from different levels (but have a range of +-10 levels, not a lv2 team vs a lv72),
with a draw based in quality and playing with FA quality, not LV.

[nikolgiorgos]

This season my wish came true.
At old times I used to play with 3 or more teams every season.
But now, as there is lack of time and the game isn't the same anymore as before 3 years, I have parked them.
As I want to keep them in the same level, I use illegal formations so to loose the games and stay same League lv.
The bad thing is that I concede super domination scores against.
I have made a suggestion before a long time, to declare that I don't want to play this season (also another one , the save/load option).
Something similar happened this season to a team I have TIGRAN.
Not that something changed but because of a bug. (and no GK position)
The game from day one of the season, even if I renew some contracts and got some 2-3* veterans to complete my roster, cannot see those players
so in every games considers that I don't have 11 eligible players so gives me a draw (in stats).
A not playable match.




Meanwhile I can get training with all my players (but I don't care for that)


7 draws so far, blank stats

[EastsiderSG]

My mistake. Kept trying illegal formation but kept reverting back to previous formation. The key seems to be out of contract GK with no other on bench. will try. good post!

[nikolgiorgos]

Another "unbeaten" season
81 games streak

[nikolgiorgos]

ΡΑΓΚΜΠΥ is another team I have, lv10 (but it's older).
I played the last 4-5 seasons , won the treble last one and now I want to make a break for 2-3 seasons as I don't have this period enough time for two teams.
But it seems I won't make it to stay season.
My league has easy abandoned teams and I won already 2 games in League day 2




I 'm using players out of position, GK for f-k and penalties and a ST for GK.
But if GK is scoring and my ST-GK is making 5 saves earning motm title, I have no hope

[nikolgiorgos]

They have fixed the "bug" with my team with auto 0-3 (post #74)

One of the most annoying things in tanking is when some managers are staying in the same level for ages, building a super team 8-9*.
The super-tankers.
Annoying is that every season they win the Cup and many of them the CL too (as they have the option to play again in the CL/SL of next season).

I faced one of them, TASOS LIVERPOOL in the semi finals of my Cup with RINO.


At LV14 he has 33 Cups and 24 CL/SL . You can see his asso group.



But what was really silly is that he used another team he has, (Τάσος κόκκινος) to support him against my team.
mercy me


which is also the same case as his other team.
A super tanker LV4 with 21 cups.



As I said before, staying/repeating a level is a great option but there must be a limit.
After the second season of repeating level, no more development of the players.

[dominiclhouvum]

I also face a similar tanker last season in cup final. He was also a friend who was higher lvl then me then i crossed him lvl wise but still his team was OP. 156% IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN!! that means he had 176% in his lvl( i am lvl 28 he was 27) i was a measly 119%.in the cup final it was the most epic moment, i defeated him 2-1 i had a single supporter and he had 22!! My gosh. Still i beat him using the ideas i got through threads i find here and yes"the tatician" thread from kris helped me a lot. Now this season i am in a league where almost all are huge tankers and really strong opponents. God help me. Hahah

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[EastsiderSG]

They have fixed the "bug" with my team with auto 0-3 (post #74)

One of the most annoying things in tanking is when some managers are staying in the same level for ages, building a super team 8-9*.
The super-tankers.
Annoying is that every season they win the Cup and many of them the CL too (as they have the option to play again in the CL/SL of next season).

I faced one of them, TASOS LIVERPOOL in the semi finals of my Cup with RINO.


At LV14 he has 33 Cups and 24 CL/SL . You can see his asso group.



But what was really silly is that he used another team he has, (Τάσος κόκκινος) to support him against my team.
mercy me


which is also the same case as his other team.
A super tanker LV4 with 21 cups.



As I said before, staying/repeating a level is a great option but there must be a limit.
After the second season of repeating level, no more development of the players.

Apparently bug is not fixed and being advertised on FB. Still the best way to tank honorably.