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[Seraphinox]

I tried to pick flaws that adequately hinder the assets though...

[bblues]

Nah man, it's just, if this was FIFA, I'd be like 'kill me now'. Poachers OP.

In FM though...I still like poachers.





ALSO, just under 12 hours to go until I start to rev this bad boy up. If you haven't submitted, DO IT.

[Bobryk]

oh my god Seraph I love yours

[kirant]

Things I have learned reading this thread:
- The team has a lot of snipers, but no playmakers (well, that's hockey talk. I mean, there's a lot of shooters, but nobody to set up the play). I don't know why I see so many "teammate" and "anticipation" flaws. I'll just stay here...where the ball should be...bye
- The team has the speed of greased lightning going downhill with the wind to its back
- Much like my simulation hockey team, it seems to be all skill, no football IQ

[bblues]

This will be started soon!

Better post mine though, right?

Name (First/Last, or nickname): bblues
Date of Birth: 30/01/92
City of Birth: Guelph
Nation: Canada/England
Height: 177cm
Weight: 64kgs
Position: CAM
Dominant foot: Right
Weak foot ability: Not good.
5 'Assets': Passing, Creativity, Flair, Finishing, Technique
5 'Flaws': Strength, Jumping, Heading, Marking, Tackling
Personality: Unambitious, quiet, dedicated.
Extra: Reading as favourite club, Sunderland and Malaga as secondaries. I hate Fergie, but I like Big Raf and some others. Decent at Spanish, rusty French.

Absolutely nobody picked CAM, so why not?

[SmashedFish]

QUOTE (kirant @ Feb 11 2014, 10:52 PM)

Things I have learned reading this thread: - The team has a lot of snipers, but no playmakers (well, that's hockey talk.  I mean, there's a lot of shooters, but nobody to set up the play).  I don't know why I see so many "teammate" and "anticipation" flaws.  I'll just stay here...where the ball should be...bye - The team has the speed of greased lightning going downhill with the wind to its back - Much like my simulation hockey team, it seems to be all skill, no football IQ

Mine's based off an American football player, taking points in anything that sounded like football and flaws in anything that didn't (the decisions flaw reflecting the choice of playing soccer instead of football), so there's that. Honestly, if he manages to not get deported, I'll consider it a victory.

[kirant]

QUOTE (SmashedFish @ Feb 12 2014, 11:33 PM)

QUOTE (kirant @ Feb 11 2014, 10:52 PM) Things I have learned reading this thread: - The team has a lot of snipers, but no playmakers (well, that's hockey talk.  I mean, there's a lot of shooters, but nobody to set up the play).  I don't know why I see so many "teammate" and "anticipation" flaws.  I'll just stay here...where the ball should be...bye - The team has the speed of greased lightning going downhill with the wind to its back - Much like my simulation hockey team, it seems to be all skill, no football IQ Mine's based off an American football player, taking points in anything that sounded like football and flaws in anything that didn't (the decisions flaw reflecting the choice of playing soccer instead of football), so there's that. Honestly, if he manages to not get deported, I'll consider it a victory.

[bblues]

Well, here we go:



Transfer laws forced my hand for Fish and Shu. I think those MLS teams were 'closest' by, although it's a weird spread of teams.

Things that happened in July:

Signings:

Kirant took a trial at Braga, before signing at Benfica, who also bought Braga winger Alan. Braga fans are probably writing angry posts on virtual forums. Benfica's Javi Garcia is cursed to a life on the bench in this reality too, and he hasn't even gone to City.

Blazer went to...Gençlerbirli?i. Yes, I had to google it too.

Bobryk has gone to a top team. Arsenal have opted to finally go for someone in midfield who is strong, if a little unpredictable.

Seraph decided to also go for a big side. Chelsea. Under 18s. Is this the end already?

As for me...I turned down Chelsea. For who, you ask? City? Madrid?

No, somewhere even greater.

Kilmarnock.


Games:
Only Shu and Fish played.

Chicago are bottom of their conference. New England are 4th, same conference.

Shu's ranking 7th in pass completion for the league. At 15, it's pretty impressive. Fish has bagged a few.

Other:
Seraph is worth the most, at £4.6m. bblues is worth the least, at £750K. Ironically, Seraph also earns the least, at £55pw. Bobryk is taking home £23k/pw at the other end.

Bayern signed Dejagah. IRL, he plays for Fulham. 2011, folks.

Player descriptions are still fairly similar. Bobryk's explosive, Kirant's position description is 'enthusiastic CB' (ah, youth). Others are 'promising'.


I'll try and post some more pics next time. But it's late, and I'm tired.

A few screenies of transfers and all that.

[kirant]

Curious - What game mode are you using? Are you just tracking players while managing your own team? Or can you actually play the game as a player agent? I've looked at the game casually before and am thinking if there's a future for developing character personalities using it.

QUOTE (bblues @ Feb 13 2014, 07:10 PM)

Seraph is worth the most, at £4.6m. bblues is worth the least, at £750K. Ironically, Seraph also earns the least, at £55pw. Bobryk is taking home £23k/pw at the other end.

Given who you were offered, you must like this Kilmarnock.

Also, take that everyone! I had almost no interest initially!

[bblues]

No, I just started the game unemployed, and never apply for a job. Basically, just watching this world unfold. As for personalities, well, you can chat to them if you're their manager, or get them tutored by other players.


And yes, apparently I love Killie.

[bblues]

AND YOU ALL THOUGHT IT WAS DEAD. I was actually just waiting for more of a response because I'm an idiot. Click the text links for images (hover everything).

Kirant's first game for Canada went well. In related news, Braga sacked their manager, possibly following the failing to sign Kirant.

Fish took 'em to the PLAYOFFS BABY. Meanwhile, Shu's Chicago are horrible, although having looked at the squad, it's not his fault.

A key player. Conference Finals time!

Almost.
Year's goal tally. Note how no Chicago player is there.

Meanwhile, in Scotland. Chelsea are desperate.

Turns out I don't want to join Seraph. Apparently Birmingham are 'illustrious'. I've been there. It's not.

I make a good debut impression though.

Other things: Bobryk has been in and around the Arsenal team. Kirant and Bobryk both saw red in their second games. Blazer's team is making a Europa push after spending a good part of 2010 in the relegation zone. Seraph is sitting around in the U18 team with glass ankles.

[kirant]

So...what exactly does the game define as a "key" pass, tackle, or header? Also, what does Crs stand for?

Don't even know how player rating for a game is calculated, but 8.6 on a piss poor Canadian team sounds good . Though, it is against Puerto Rico.

Ha. Fish carried the entire team on his back. And got within a couple penalty kicks of a championship.

[bblues]

A key pass tends to be a pass that leads to chance on goal (but without scoring). A key tackle is more for stopping an offence from a clear cut chance, or a tackle in the midfield that'd lead to a counter. Key headers would be defensive again, stopping crosses or the like.

Crs stands for crossing, which is putting the ball into the box from the wing.



The stat line there reads (L-R):

Passes/Completed/Key - Crosses/Completed - Tackles/Won/Key - Headers/Won/Key - Runs/Offsides - Fouls/Fouled - Assists - Shots/On Target - Distance - Condition - Rating - Goals

Ratings tend to be calculated as you'd expect. If you're a DM (which looks to be where you played, squad number be damned), a good shift tends to involve good passing (check), tackling (check), breaking up opponent's play (12 interceptions? Massive check). The assist on one of the goals also brings the rating up, a goal or a second assist tends to bring it to the 9. If you're a striker, it'd be scoring, accurate shooting, making good runs, etc.

Yeah, Fish kept them in it with that 90m goal in the second leg, massive there. New York went on to win in the final though, so there's hope (especially as he's stuck there until 18).

[Seraphinox]

I love this, it's amazing, keep it going haha.

****in Glass ankles...

[bblues]

^You're not the only one, at least.

Simmed a bit more yesterday until end of season (for Europe, at least).

MLS started up again.
Breakout game for Shu! Player of the week, baby!

Benfica won the title! Sadly, Kirant was ruled out for much of the second half of the season through injury. I never thought I'd see back to back groin strains.

Seraph started for Chelsea on the last game of the season, needing a win to earn the prestigious Wengerbrand™ 4th place trophy. Did he deliver? Of course.

End of season stats:
Kirant - Those tackling and pass % stats are ridiculous. Most games he played, Benfica won. Here's hoping he stays fit, and eases up on the red cards.
Seraph - Won the youth cup/league. Hopefully plays a bit more.
Blazer - Impressive, until he broke a foot in March and ended his season.
bblues - Apparently the best performer, but Kilmarnock were bottom of the table when transferred, and Birmingham got dragged into a relegation battle from 10th. I don't get this sometimes.
Bobryk - Despite having attacking stats that are the envy of most strikers, he didn't score. Don't ask me why.

I'll post Shu/Fish's next time the MLS ends.

And some transfer window: Seraph becomes a pro. That's it so far.

Predictions for the season ahead:
Seraph actually plays 10 games for Chelsea.
Blazer has a breakout season and moves somewhere else in Europe.
Kirant averages 7 tackles, continues to be around 90% passing accuracy, Benfica make it out the CL group stages.
Bobryk scores 5 goals.
bblues gets transferred again.
Shu and Fish make the playoffs and face off against each other. (PLEASE, AI COACHES.)

[kirant]

QUOTE (bblues @ Feb 26 2014, 10:24 AM)

I never thought I'd see back to back groin strains.

You haven't watched hockey. Dominik Hasek at the end of his career seemed to be sidelined by groin strains every other game.

Also, don't ease up on the red cards, virtual me. Kill all the opposition! If they can't play, they can't win!

In other news, apparently Argel ****s was fired by Guarani. I was aware of the name beforehand, but it stands out on your news feed.

[bblues]

^Oh man, I didn't even see that xD


Small post:

1: WTF. Some expensive-ass Carp Koi.

2: Generating match reports a bit more now.

3: Because of 2, WE HAVE VIDEOOOOO



Bobryk with his first goal, and it's a beaut. Some lovely passing and a great strike. Very Arsenal. Then they lost 2-1.

(Yes, the game said that was the highest quality when I uploaded it.)

[kirant]

Random thought: Does anybody find it odd that, for all the fouls dished out by these players, none of them have taken a foul against?

[bblues]

That IS weird, and having a look at a screenshot earlier, it says nobody was fouled either. Could be one of those dumb errors in the game, just not showing them up.

Edit: Found the problem. Lack of match reports in the first season. Should be fine from now on. Weird how they didn't bother with one stat out of all of them.

Edit 2: 2 in 2 games!?



Edit 3: 3 goals, 3 games. Wenger is a tactical mastermind at shifting him to CM.

[Bobryk]

BOBRYK IS SCORING GENIUS. WILL LEAD LEAGUE