I don't know is this problem is fixable
while your initial observation is valid, it lacks further analyses.
first: it is true the balance between higher and lower division teams changed with the introduction of utopia(and especially the buying power of these teams ). that affects the market temporarily. but as next season will start we will have teams playing in the second division of utopia, the season after that even first division teams. the problem will shift to players with higher salary. here i expect a rise in transfer price over the next seasons. but then we will also see the first finished utopia trainees on the market.
second:these 15k players were sold . so there is money transfered from new teams (utopia) to old teams. this money floods the market so 50k+ players also get more expensive because the teams bidding for them have more money.
overthe past years we had a decrease of players. many of them going bankrupt or bot. they took a large amount of money with them. their players became free agents. the money spent for free agents is taken out of the game. thats why we saw a deflation over the past years.
now there are about a thousand new teams and there money influenced the market over a short time. in longterm these 1000 teams are just 1/30 of the total amount of teams and their money gain will dry out when they have real competition in higher leagues. i expect the market to be more predictable as soon as this season before the playoffs begin.
the problem that new managers spent there money unwise at the start still remains. there was a discussion a while ago which proposed that new teams shouldnt be able to buy players in the first week. i personally think this makes the start even more boring.
another thought that was brought up in this discussion was a restart button which you can use in the first week of your managment career
Last edited by jonte at 8/23/2014 4:48:19 AM