Blau
Staggered 433 shape with central striker

Same as 1.0 but with an attacking mentality

Trying to incorporate the IFB from my tactic from FM23: https://fm-arena.com/thread/4877-442-best-of-both-worlds-v4-2-asym-st/

Looks like attacking mentality might be the way to go for tactics this year but I tested these on balanced so I'll keep it that way for now

Changes from v1: RPM-S -> VOL-A


Trying to incorporate the IFB from my tactic from FM23: https://fm-arena.com/thread/4877-442-best-of-both-worlds-v4-2-asym-st/

Looks like attacking mentality might be the way to go for tactics this year but I tested these on balanced so I'll keep it that way for now

Changes from v1: WB-S -> WB-A , RPM-S -> DM-S


Trying to incorporate the IFB from my tactic from FM23: https://fm-arena.com/thread/4877-442-best-of-both-worlds-v4-2-asym-st/

Looks like attacking mentality might be the way to go for tactics this year but I tested these on balanced so I'll keep it that way for now

Adapted from my favorite FM23 tactic that I made last year: https://fm-arena.com/thread/4417-redux-352-v5-2/

Adapted from this tactic in FM23: https://fm-arena.com/thread/5252-fishbed-v5-7/

Seems strong on the test. Narrow might be somewhat viable for top tactics this year



Needs some fine-tuning but it still has it
The classic wide diamond 41212 has served me well the last couple of FMs. Let's see if it has another year of being broken.


Here we go again!
ZaZ said: I agree that isolating set pieces could improve the quality of tactics as a whole.

I also agree. I believe that set pieces play too large of a role in how well the tactic does in the testing. If the set pieces are not optimized it could lead to 2-4 fewer points. It would probably take some work to implement because the set pieces are saved in the tactic file. Perhaps that is changing in FM24 with the UI changes.

Lapidus said: If I get the new system for the set pieces system right then it seems that in FM23 the set pieces won't be a part of tactics anymore, they will be more like the training so I guess all tactics will be with the same set pieces.

Based on my interpretation of the set piece changes for FM24, it is still the same system underneath the new UI. The new UI makes it a lot easier to create set pieces with presets but you still have the same level of control as FM23 underneath it all. Therefore, it could still be optimized in the same way as past FMs.

However, I could be wrong, and set pieces could be in the training menu this year instead of being directly associated with the saved tactic.
BadA said: I'll put in a plug for XBox Gamepass (I have no affiliation though, I swear).  You can regularly find deals on Eneba or other sites that give you 50 days of Gamepass Ultimate for less than $9.  That's about $60 a year and it is confirmed that it will include FM24.

Usually, you do not get access to the beta with gamepass. It is a good option if you don't mind waiting for the full release.
Same as v5.2 but with overlaps

lWB on Attack, DM on Defend

Inspired by A Smile to try out one DW

No defense just vibes
WBs->DWs

Same as version 4.0 but the outside strikers are PFs

Same as v4.0 but with overlaps

Same as v4.0 but with DM holding position