This game needs more players. If you want to attract them in 'The Age of Apps' then some version of the following needs to happen immediately.
1. Gut and revamp national divisions. I know this is already happening to a degree, but why not just throw everyone into large pools broken up into three major leagues, loosely sorted by time zones. Your nationality would still hold true and we could even see some graphic on the homepage or whatever showcasing the country of origin.
WHY?
National leagues are imbalanced. Teams in smaller countries have to meet unrealistic salary floors once they promote to a higher division. The team with a 90k player salaries should be with other teams in similar situations. Instead we have a 90k teams with bots in most of their league, and insanely good teams in the division above them. They are in no man's land.
Consolidating on are larger scale would hurt in the short run sure, but it's the fastest way to increasing the player base, which will take too long to increase if we keep trimming a few countries one season at a time. In two years, this game could be dead. This change needs to happen in the next 3 months.
2. Stock the transfer list with tons of players whose salaries range from 10k-30k.
WHY?
This will lower their price affording new players a chance to improve their team without destroying their finances, while have the ability to train as well. They're improving in multiple ways, which is a nice feeling. People play games because the games hit certain reward centers of the brain. Call it a dopamine hit, neurons firing, whatever, people want rewarded for playing games (whether they realize it or not), and THIS GAME takes months and months for that to happen. It's too slow. I play chess. I read books. I am older and have forged a sense of patience, and if I think this game is slow, Imagine what a 25 year old thinks...
So you see, it's not about me. It's what's best for the realm.
3. Speed up training by allowing some customization in how players are trained.
WHAT?
Allow us to pick a player who gets a bonus to training (like a franchise tag), or lower the minute threshold to 40 minutes, or slightly increase the rate of training, or allow us to spend scouting points on increasing certain training, etc. ANYTHING to make it feel fun. That's why people play games, to enjoy themselves.
There is nothing enjoyable about spending 2 years saving up just to hit the salary floor once promoted and then go 2-20, only to drop back down and then sell some of those players. This scenario hasn't even happened to me personally. I am not complaining because I am selfish. Quite the opposite. I am offering constructive feedback because I want this game to survive another 5 years. I love it, and sometimes love is about being honest with the things you care about.
I hope to see a response from management on the above. Thanks in advance!
Last edited by Coach Plotts at 8/9/2017 4:37:25 PM