22-06-2010, 15:26 | #1 | |
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New changes.... AGAIN!!!
This is, as I see it, the nail on the coffin of my hattrick carreer.... I wished we had some stability for a change.
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22-06-2010, 15:32 | #2 |
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Whilst it says the market price may fall i think for those that are currently training their main players past ET presumably prices for them would rise as they would be harder to achieve? though i guess combined with the increase in speed to get there that may be irrelevant.
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22-06-2010, 16:04 | #3 |
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Okay, I am confused. First they take action to slow down training and cool the economy, now they are speeding up training? It could be a step towards more multiskilled players.
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22-06-2010, 16:33 | #4 |
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I am going to let it sink in, but I truly hate the timing of this announcement. Granted, it would have been worse for me if this was done last season (when sold all my 19 y/20y old trainees at the end of the season), but only 7 weeks before the start of next season I now have to respond to the consequences.
I had a game plan with which I wanted to grow steadily towards a IIIrd division or more. Now this game plan has become obsolete. The YA will become a joke when you can train your player faster in the senior team. Seems that I only should hire 15 yo players in the YA, regardless of their skills. Better to promote a multi pasable/inad 17 y 0 d old than an excellent 17 y 80 d old (with two inad side-skills). My excellent defender, inad passing prospect who can promote at the age of 17 y 80 d just became virtually worthless, compared to his former prospect. I should decide fast. If I sell all my players asap I can get some money out of them, with the side-effect that I will not promote. If I wait longer I might lose more and more money on them, but I am then playing one level higher (with still a decent financial situation). Quiting this game vs changing my strategy AGAIN is now at 70-30. Last edited by Aggie; 23-06-2010 at 08:27. |
22-06-2010, 17:50 | #5 |
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At least it doesn't get boring I've quit planning this game when the market crashed some time after I bought my first magnificent PM for 3.6M. Considering that that still is my most expensive player (about to enter the hall of fame btw) says a lot about the effort I've put in the game before the market crashed. Since then it's more a social thing. I've figured that if I keep training wingers (pretty easy, good profit) for as long as I want I have enough money to win whatever league I want. Really, if I keep this up for 10 years I have enough money to win the masters. Or not. Either way, I don't really care. With all respect, I don't understand how you think you can plan your way to div. 3. The market has crashed, inflated and deflated (and seems to be inflating atm) since I started playing this game. Whether or not you have bought or sold the players at the right time is pure luck.
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As almost always, I think, the changes are probably not as big as they may seem. For me, it is a good timing, as I wanted to switch to winger training soon anyway. I might think about producing more WTM or FTW than previously thought. Especially good about that: The spots with half a training are worth more IMO.
OTOH, I don't quite know here it is heading concerning wages etc. Will all players eventually look the same? Change with specialists: Sounds nice. Instead of having static values for all your life, you need toc hose your way as they kind of exclude each other. That's a good idea for the game.
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23-06-2010, 08:50 | #9 |
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Hey, I have played this game for fun! If there were no fun it it I wouldn't play. But the fun I get from it is mainly from investing in it long term. That is the charme of the game for me.
And that's why I hate these changes all the time. Even considering that I'm in a perfect position to anticipate on the new situation (so in that sense Shabba is right that pure luck is all important). The way I see it now I should probably stick to my old plan but change it a little. Swap some older players with some younger ones and also get a couple of multi-skilled very young players at the start of next season (wow, how expensive will these be then!) and see what happens. That being said, I hate even thinking about this. What do you guys think about the impact on the YA? Last edited by Aggie; 23-06-2010 at 08:53. |
23-06-2010, 09:12 | #10 |
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I've read the thing three times, and my brains are stuck: I'm not really sure how this age thing will work out. To me it seems that it'll be worthwhile to have more older players (no skilldrops, very low wages, low prices), and that it's a good idea to train sideskills of older players (no age penalty). This could mean that training youngsters is obsolete indeed. However, it's hard to say if it works out that way: despite all the changes 3-5-2 is still the best lineup. I think that says enough...
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