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Hey Keva and all.

I think we have two problems, mostly pertaining the distribution of wealth:

1) The rich get richer
I my opinion the premier league shouldn´t be about winning a whole lot more money but about the honor of being in it. That why I suggest less money there and more to subsidise weaker teams, thus enticing them to stay etc..

2) The old..
I think the youth leagues got a very raw deal this season with pityful money.

3) its beta.
To me its not really worth it to change a whole lot around since I dont think well have more than one MAX two seasons more.

 

1) The rich get richer
I my opinion the premier league shouldn´t be about winning a whole lot more money but about the honor of being in it. That why I suggest less money there and more to subsidise weaker teams, thus enticing them to stay etc..

2) The old..
I think the youth leagues got a very raw deal this season with pityful money.

3) its beta.
To me its not really worth it to change a whole lot around since I dont think well have more than one MAX two seasons more.

gonna have to disagree with all of that

1)The better teams have worked harder ot get better players etc to get to the premier league so imo they deserve the extra funds

2) too much cash into the youth leagues is unfair on teams with out a youth team and as its a beta alot of people dont really see the point in one

3) there will be as many seasons as necessary to get the game right, and if this lag and downtime continues we could be here for longer as no1 is gonna buy a faulty product also im pretty sure si will want atleast 1 totally clean season. plus there are alot of issues being raised about wage auctions atm and i would like to see them being changed to bidding over the aquisition fees

but good job keva very well made

Harry Parkes
Ball Chasers FC

 

1. The rich get richer.

of course they are better team with better managers. But if we give them more money, what will they be? even better teams with better managers. Thus enforcing a stereotypical gameworld, where they top is a fairly static thing since they have both the best teams and the most income.

In my opinion the NFL has got it right in pretty much giving everyone the same budget to work from. Thus if you win your are the best, not necessarily the one with the richest owner.

I think we should aim for a meritocracy in which the best managers have the best teams, and stay best because they are the best,, not because they are the richest

 

Super Bladesmans ladders...Could be fun:

I'd had an idea that there is a gap in FML for fast-paced, mobile gameplay. The FA seasons are lovely, and kind of model real-life, but I wondered about something at the opposite end of the scale - and came up with the ladder.

Basically, this is a series of 6 team divisions, where teams play each other home and away, with all 10 games done in a week. From the six, two get promoted and two get relegated - so the next week, you're playing four completely different teams, and we go on again.

At the end of the week I declare two champions:

The Ladder Champion - whoever wins the top rung of the ladder, and
The Ladder 'It' - this is a much more mobile title, and is won by whoever wins the very first ladder match, at any level. This title then transfers to the next team to beat them, and so on - FML kiss-chase, as Phil Sinkins dubbed it. It's a title that anyone can win at some stage!

With matches getting under way last night, the first 'It' is Leon Creighton's Certa United, of Ladder Level 6. The pressure is on Leon now to retain the title...

 

Funny you should mention that Zut as that's what i had planned for the "Custom Cup". But because i never got on that's why i's a bog-standard cup with a neutral name.

It will bea group of X leagues and every position should filter into another set of leagues and then into cups. Have done it before and it was quite cool - i'll show you all next season !!

 

hello zut,
let me assure you that we have the weaker teams in mind while distributing the prize money.
In fact, based on my simulation of the prize money allocation, we will only have 3 groups of teams:
1. the top 10 of premier league (10 teams)
they will get more than other teams, yes. but it is not an easy achievement. even players like zhai, 2nd in the gameworld, is having a hard time in premier league.
2. the bottom 10 of premier league+ the top 10 of both 1st division (30 teams)
these 30 teams will be getting around the equivalent number of money. This is to ensure a great fight for relegation and promotion each year.
3. the bottom 10 of 1st div and the whole 2nd div. (59 teams)
these team will be getting less money, but everyone in their level is having the same amount of money too, so it should be fair for everyone. want more money? try getting into the 1st or 2nd group then :)
it is not that bad really compare to real life.

and before you claim "the rich get richer", I need to remind you that we have the most number of level 50 or above managers in our FA, with 9-10 managers ranked above 50 the last time I counted.
Just like your question, let me ask you this, what kept them in our FA? they can easily join a weak FA and dominate it, but they don't. they choose to stay here and fight hard in our prestigious league. Do you think it is fair to give these teams the same money as someone who is ranked 400+?
and remember these teams are the one giving our FA 4 star reputation. That reputation, in turn, gives us a lot of media money. So giving them the same money as someone who went online like, twice a month, is very very unfair.
As you can see, we have a valid argument why we need to keep the big teams happy. without them our league will generate less money. However, like I said earlier, we have the weaker teams in mind too, and we are trying to split the money in a way to make everyone happy. There are bound to be some people that will still be unhappy with the decision, yes, but as long as the majority is happy, we're doing a good job I think.
For a start, find any FA in real life that give such ridiculous amount of money for 2nd division winner, compared to premiership teams :).