Cherknam
'Take more risks' removed from AF and VOL
RGA instead of RPM
A Smile said: First of all, thank you for your hard work. However, I don't think RNG is any different, this can be seen by the upper and lower limits of the score presented, still generally between 2 and 3, while the more difficult score and the number of tests also offset each other's bonus. There were also nearly identical tactical test results, such as the Problem Solvin V18 and the 424 Classic CBP87 v1.8.
RNG is closely related to the number of test venues, and the effectiveness of these three tactical test reforms is only regressive in terms of RNG. I think the accuracy of the test results still needs more test matches to improve, and the tactics with higher scores need to unify the test matches, whether it is 4800 or 9600. Even that doesn't really tell the difference between two nearly identical tactics.


Perhaps they haven't updated the upper and lower limits yet. I doubt they would've restarted if the RNG wasn't actually reduced by the new testing league.



dzek said: Results will be the same regardless of the difficulty and I think every time we (re)test them we will have a different "winner" because all the tactics are close.

Just wondering if FM-Arena introduces the 4222 and 5221 formations to the AI teams to see if there is any change in the results.


I'm not sure if results would be the same regardless of difficulty. Are some tactics not better against harder teams than they are against weaker teams, relative to other tactics?
callum1244 said: Player instructions?
- Removed 'take more risks' from AF and VOL
- Added 'take more risks' and 'more direct passing' to IWB
- Added 'cross from byline' and 'take more risks' to W
- Removed ' cross from byline' and 'aim crosses at near post' from FB
- Added 'Dribble more', 'Shoot less often' and 'Run wide with ball' to FB
- Removed overlap and underlap
- Attacking mentality
- Removed 'run wide with ball', 'dribble more' and 'shoot less often' from FB
- Added 'cross from byline' and 'aim crosses at near post' to FB
- 'Take more risks' and 'more direct passing' added to IWB
- 'Take more risks' removed from AF and VOL
- 'Hold up ball' removed from AM
- 'Cross from byline' and 'take more risks' added to W
- 'Take more risks' and 'more direct passing' added to IWB
- 'Take more risks' removed from AF and VOL
RGA instead of RPM.
No overlaps or underlaps.
Libero instead of BPD.
Libero instead of BPD.
Lapidus said: Now, just think what if you could remove 'Get stuck in' TI and 'Tackle Harder' and have the same performance without them as with them then who would use them in that case? It doesn't make sense.

It's always "trade off", you get more yellow cards but you also get better results. It's as simple as that.

There are no "free" performance boosts in this this game, everything has a price otherwise having many TIs would not make sense.


I didn't say that it would have the same performance, nor did I say that it wasn't a trade off. My point was that the effect of those instructions is marginal and, from my experience, only amounts to a loss of a few expected points per season, which in some cases may be counteracted by not having as many key players suspended.
The yellow cards are mostly caused by the 'Get stuck in' TI and 'Tackle Harder' PIs that all the meta tactics have. You can probably remove those instructions without it affecting your performance too much, if the yellows are bothering you.
'stay wider' on IF.
'Take more risks' removed from VOL and AF, 'be more disciplined' added.
Removed 'Be more disciplined'.
Added 'Focus play down the right'.