- Started from the best rated tactic: https://fm-arena.com/thread/4727-major-4-1-2-3-delicious/ - Moved one AF to SS, other two set to Stay Wide - Changed passing where defensive players use shorter passing, and players creating plays use More Direct Passes - Crossing set to cross to further post
- Couldn't use Haaland, and no Haaland for you if you use it 😂😂 - Based on orginal top tactic, but pushed down strikers, and Standard defensive line - Focused passing through middle - Seems to not concede much
- By far the best tactic I ran with these City tests in terms of DataHub stats - Not worrying about WBs is such a relief that I'm switching to this in my main save, don't even care about the tactic score - DMs and DMR/L set to stay wide to cover for a lack of wing backs
This is just a small rant of mine - I love the game and I've played it since CM 00/01. And I don't like to complain, but I'm just curious about your opinions.
I don't understand why after all this years, the AI is really bad in terms of team management. One of the biggest issues I have with the game is how easy it becomes after few years, or even from the start if you take a better club. If you start in Vanarama North for example, yes you will struggle for 6,7,8 seasons, but eventually as you become a better Premier League club, it will again become easy. So starting unemployed or taking charge of a small club and sticking with it just gives you more time before the game becomes easy.
And I don't think the problem is in general game design, but in the AI that's managing other teams that is just bad, and it doesn't seem as something that's hard to implement. Here are some examples:
- AI doesn't buy a lot of players in general - if you buy a few, you will always be the first team in the league in terms of player signings - You will never see that AI bought good 5 17-year olds for the future - I've managed to sell old star players for 80M+ - I doubt any human player would ever buy them for that much - AI will not sell the player if their contract expires in a year and they're unwilling to re-sign. - AI would often play a slightly better player in position in which that player is barely capable of playing. You can also notice how often the recommended subs don't make sense. - AI doesn't rotate players as much - AI is bad tactic-wise - e.g. if I use Man City and play PSG, I would often destroy them like 7-0, especially in season 2+, despite not having that much better players - If you have money, you can steal all the best young talent every year, and no team would even try to compete with you
I remember back in the day, me and my friend would play on the same save, and we would be fighting for first and second every year, and it was much more entertaining than single-player.
All of these don't seem so hard to implement, compared to some complex features that are already in there. What do you think is the reason for that? Is it to make it easier on newcomers and casual players? At least they could put some hard mode on where AI is a lot more active when managing teams.
- Moved one AF to SS, other two set to Stay Wide
- Changed passing where defensive players use shorter passing, and players creating plays use More Direct Passes
- Crossing set to cross to further post
- Based on orginal top tactic, but pushed down strikers, and Standard defensive line
- Focused passing through middle
- Seems to not concede much
- Defensive Line: Lower -> Higher
- IWBs set to attack
- Half-back instead of DM
- Removed "Go further forward" from DWs
- Shadow striker instead of IF
- Some different individual instructions
- MC instead of more popular DM
- Higher defensive line
- Not worrying about WBs is such a relief that I'm switching to this in my main save, don't even care about the tactic score
- DMs and DMR/L set to stay wide to cover for a lack of wing backs
+ Play out of defence
+ Distribute to Full Backs
+ Drop Off More
+ Standard Defensive Line
+ AMs instead of SSs
If it was realistic, they wouldn't have a single shoot at the goal.
- Signed Dembele
- Go on Vacation used
I don't understand why after all this years, the AI is really bad in terms of team management. One of the biggest issues I have with the game is how easy it becomes after few years, or even from the start if you take a better club. If you start in Vanarama North for example, yes you will struggle for 6,7,8 seasons, but eventually as you become a better Premier League club, it will again become easy. So starting unemployed or taking charge of a small club and sticking with it just gives you more time before the game becomes easy.
And I don't think the problem is in general game design, but in the AI that's managing other teams that is just bad, and it doesn't seem as something that's hard to implement. Here are some examples:
- AI doesn't buy a lot of players in general - if you buy a few, you will always be the first team in the league in terms of player signings
- You will never see that AI bought good 5 17-year olds for the future
- I've managed to sell old star players for 80M+ - I doubt any human player would ever buy them for that much
- AI will not sell the player if their contract expires in a year and they're unwilling to re-sign.
- AI would often play a slightly better player in position in which that player is barely capable of playing. You can also notice how often the recommended subs don't make sense.
- AI doesn't rotate players as much
- AI is bad tactic-wise - e.g. if I use Man City and play PSG, I would often destroy them like 7-0, especially in season 2+, despite not having that much better players
- If you have money, you can steal all the best young talent every year, and no team would even try to compete with you
I remember back in the day, me and my friend would play on the same save, and we would be fighting for first and second every year, and it was much more entertaining than single-player.
All of these don't seem so hard to implement, compared to some complex features that are already in there. What do you think is the reason for that? Is it to make it easier on newcomers and casual players? At least they could put some hard mode on where AI is a lot more active when managing teams.