The casual amongst you can simulate 500 matches against your next opponent, then tweak your tactic and simulate again in order to get a sense of what the best approach is.
The sickos amongst you might want to start digging in to how the simulations actually work by tweaking tiny details iteratively to see what really counts.
Some experiments that have already been conducted:
- Do player partnerships translate to on-field performances? No. - Does a player's CA change his on-field performance (setting aside the attributes that might cause it)? No. - Does a player's height? No. - His age? Eh, maybe, but its minor. - Do your staff attributes matter when you use the Instant Result feature? No. - Is there an advantage to playing at home? Yes, calculated from your attendance.
Go forth and run your own tests, either to dispute these or investigate some facet of the game I've not even thought of.
I might do the same for FM 27 in the week it's available for free (but if I don't buy the full thing then it'll stop working the second they release the slew of patches and change the match engine).
I created an app which lets you run FM 24 matches outside the game, using the game's actual code, in order to simulate what is going to happen.
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The casual amongst you can simulate 500 matches against your next opponent, then tweak your tactic and simulate again in order to get a sense of what the best approach is.
The sickos amongst you might want to start digging in to how the simulations actually work by tweaking tiny details iteratively to see what really counts.
Some experiments that have already been conducted:
- Do player partnerships translate to on-field performances? No.
- Does a player's CA change his on-field performance (setting aside the attributes that might cause it)? No.
- Does a player's height? No.
- His age? Eh, maybe, but its minor.
- Do your staff attributes matter when you use the Instant Result feature? No.
- Is there an advantage to playing at home? Yes, calculated from your attendance.
Go forth and run your own tests, either to dispute these or investigate some facet of the game I've not even thought of.
I might do the same for FM 27 in the week it's available for free (but if I don't buy the full thing then it'll stop working the second they release the slew of patches and change the match engine).