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7 minutes ago, Gum said:
That's because the US lower leagues (USL Championship, League One, NISA, etc.) are not official playable leagues. It also works this way in Germany if you don't have the lower leagues enabled, BUT in both cases players still get matches that affect their fitness and development even if they don't show up in the calendar so I don't get what's the issue here.
The players don't get better. They never have in NA lower leagues. Every year I spend easily 400+ hours since 2015, it does not work. THAT is the issue.
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15 hours ago, ohitsoh said:
In my second season with NYCFC, the NYCFC II team was introduced. When this happened the game told me they'd be playing a league and asked me to assign a coach to them. Months later, the team has ZERO staff members, and they don't play ANY matches unless I schedule friendlies for them.
No lower league matches in north America has been a developmental issue for a few years on FM now... It's quite silly as there are other leagues who have "matches" yet are unplayable. I report that as an issue every year but no one cares to implement it.
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9 hours ago, ohitsoh said:
I had an issue where I tried to sign a player on a Designated contract, but it wouldn't let me go over 1m... which is the whole point of a DP contract?
Could be a team thing that they won't allow you to spend so much on one player. FCD limits to 1m as well. I just ran into this myself. I haven't seen it written out, but assume it's a hidden part of this team because they focus on youth dev.
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On 15/11/2020 at 12:30, Daniel Evensen said:
@holtb80 Remember that the GA funds are only $50k -
That number is going to vary by team, or at least it should. I would have to restart but I am 99% sure this FCD save started with 650k GA
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Those of you talking about star rating, star is just an opinion from whoever the staff member is you're getting advice from. The star could change because - different staff member, same staff member has gotten better (see their numbers), player stats dropped. Stars are very basic and general, you should not be solely judging players based on star rating alone.
As I posted, midway thru the first season, entire team training on penalties the day after a match (also after a recovery session), NO ONE showed improvement. I continued the experiment for an entire season NO ONE has gotten better in this singular stat. It's quite astonishing really. I would like to try something like chance conversion for an entire season and see if anyone improve on those stats, but they are prompted to improve simply by playing matches. Pens, is one of the few single stats you can train as a team, but apparently never see improvement.
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Part of the problem with what you guys are doing. You cannot just unregister players and expect their wages to go away... you're still on the hook to pay them whether or not they are registered. Some contracts are guaranteed. @Daniel EvensenHave you click on non DP players and went into the contract screen and applied the general allocation money available to pay down wage cap hit? This could be a solution to your save.
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4 minutes ago, pichichi said:
I didn't know where to post this, in here or over in the transfer thread. Currently I am in March 2023 and I have the MLS not loaded and went on to take a look at Charlotte FC's first team squad:
I am no expert in MLS rules but I think, teams shouldn't be allowed to have such a lack of home-grown players? Despite me not having loaded the MLS
Yeah, no way that works... Right now I have sucked up loads of extra INT spots and have 15 registered INT players with another 5 spent down to my B team. Still, I have more than a dozen American players. It is possible for players to be from other countries and not require INT spots. Outside of checking each of those player information tab, there is no way from here to really say.
I would say drop it on the other thread as well. Could fall under either page.
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this needs to stop - https://gyazo.com/13fba3b43ef81e80b609e55a2582cc6e
3 matches in 5 days.....
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4 hours ago, felipe rv said:
hahaha mls trading has been horrible for many years. Another thing i'd like is being able tu use TAM, i just dont know how to use it in game, and this year i can't make trades with it either. With TAM you should be able to make dp caliber salaries lower so you don't need them to be dp's. But anyways, none of this things have been changed since i started playing mls, fm18
I request same stuff since fm13
Without the requesting, it won't get any attention, so coming on to laugh it off like it doesn't matter isn't helpful at all...
Regarding TAM, once you have DP player and you try to sign another DP type player in pay scale, the game prompts you to use TAM automatically.
The fix for this, as has been posted the past couple years, since TAM was introduced, just make it a slide bar, but limit its use for player being paid between certain amounts. The SI excuse is about it being difficult to code in the slide bar with limitations and make the AI smart enough to use it.
Reality is, MLS doesn't get enough attention. Large amounts of people ignore it because it's broken and they are too lazy to learn how to work within its rules. Many streamers/YT people are persistent about not playing MLS saves because it doesn't make sense. It's really pretty simple, you just need to look past the fact it's not the English way. It's also simple laziness from SI not giving it attention because in truth, EU is where most people will spend most of their time playing.Edit - this came up mid march of the season after I won the supporters shield, mls cup, and western conf - https://gyazo.com/a32a3df5621a2dfad683c4e497c6310e
The player should not be worried about that promise as we won the entire league... which requires making the playoffs.
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MLS trading needs some work. Currently you can suggest a trade once, if it is rejected you can only make an offer, or stop it altogether and try again the next day on different terms. You should be able to finagle with a trade deal as you do with a player contract. Just switching players and draft spots as needed until 2 teams can work a deal out.
It would be amazing if I could tell my TD or GM I don't need a couple of draft pick and I would like to get some INT spots or more allocation money, those are deals that really should be done by those positions, not the manager.
In light of not being able to have TD/GM do their jobs, trades could also be done differently. Say I have a player I don't want, currently I toss his name out to MLS teams saying I want X amount of money, they never come back and counter offer. Allow that?I cannot currently just ask the league "who has an INT spot they wanna trade?", which is really how it happens... I have to go team to team and try to barter with each, if they even have one. Heck a screen showing all teams and what league tokens they have would be sooo time saving.
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Wrong wording on this - https://gyazo.com/4134ee09acdd282c925dd9d57c8232b8
He's leaving Dallas, so "his move to FC Dallas" is wrong.
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MLS needs winter transfers from other countries to come through as soon as the contract and fees are agreed.
I have continental comps coming up on Feb 15 - https://gyazo.com/d1fe07f777105a85b18b51e7b441db5b
Yet my new designated player, who's bought and paid for up front, no conditions other than straight money will not show up until Feb 9 - https://gyazo.com/e7a21b0a20ce1a505bfc81c83d1244f2
This isn't how it happens in the real world, nor should it in the game.
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6 minutes ago, Zebu Nation said:
I just won the MLS Cup Final in 2022 and there was no celebration on the field. I'm pretty sure it's been like this for a few versions of the game. No on-field celebrations for MLS Cup wins.
I won the 2021 supporters shield, mls cup and western conf final, no on field joy....
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Not sure if much is done to think about how much money teams should start with at the beginning of a save. If so, the amount FC Dallas starts with is certainly too low, they should be flush with cash from the sale of Reggie Cannon to Boavista. It was reportedly 2-4million. If anything that would provide an extra 750k General Allocation. Zdenak Ondrasek was moved as well, no numbers were ever released, but rumor mill around the team in town was 700k.
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@_Tom Smith On the last image you posted, LOWER LEFT, there is a "make offer for draft pick" button. Did you notice that at all or end up using it? I was able to trade twice in the very first draft. I am a couple weeks away from reaching the second super draft of the game. Curious if that was the issue or not?
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2 minutes ago, felipe rv said:
Really? cause i've traded in order to get the 1st pick. What about the player who appear to be in the next superdraft? will we be able to sign them outside of the draft?
No, the way the system works in America you won't be able to sign them before the draft. The only possible way I know of, is if they are in your own academy already. Signing them then takes them out of the draft althogether.
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4 minutes ago, Sebastian Szlenkier said:
@holtb80 All you need to do it upload it and let us know what it's called and we'll be able to find it, no worries. Thank you very much!
OK thanks!
Is there a way to sign players on contract with our second teams specifically? For instance FC Dallas signs players to North Texas SC, not to Dallas contracts, all the time. We need this ability to lock in players for the future.
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32 minutes ago, Sebastian Szlenkier said:
Do you have a save file where this is already present? Thanks
I put the file save into own cloud. It's called - Holt Bjeighty - FC Dallas Beta SS looks like a Cup.fm
I have no idea how others share their owncloud as a link.0 -
MLS Supporters Shield - https://gyazo.com/9115733f21baf9809dc2c3c629fefe91
Clearly the CUP shown is not a SHIELDLittle things matter
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So MLS All-SStars Game is a cluster!
-You should be able to hold players out, I have a player desperately in need of rest, already sent him on a week long vacation and he is currently on a week long rest, yet called to be an all star. https://gyazo.com/9942f456dc762598d6f5e1a59ab29a49
-5 of my players called to a team of 18 https://gyazo.com/6e30aded536180ad63bc5d143e60f142
-As a Manager, I should be able to decline running the team too, thanks but no thanks
-Injured players on the roster??? https://gyazo.com/e8c8f28d2c5cf0818eb1b38f3111d378
- ********* GAME LOCKS UP, when trying to submit the team ************* https://gyazo.com/b3bd7f37b3e54ad50de0787d2866c163
At this point, my save is locked. I have restarted several times, even steam, so I was unable to endure the ASG personally. I did a 3 day vacation to go around it.
upload - Holt Bjeighty - FC Dallas Beta.fm
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4 months and 22 training sessions later, 0 improvement. I train penalties the day after every match after the recovery session.
https://gyazo.com/8b91eee622ac48083fd9cb5453ce6709
Surely someone would get at least 1 point better after so much in one training....
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So I am playing as FC Dallas, the North Texas SC team, which is in USL 1, has no games scheduled as of Jan 22 2021. I am early posting this because, if there are no matches in the background for these leagues (even if they are unplayable teams/leagues) the development of players on these teams is several gimped. This was an issue in previous versions. Most of MLS has a 2nd team in a USL league of some kind. The costs of those players certainly are part of club expenses. If the development path for these players is hampered by no matches, other than manually scheduling loads of friendlies (which was my work around in the past), then any team with a 2nd team has bloated cost of players who never stand a chance of growth. This is absolutely essential to teams like Dallas, NYRB and the others who have expansive player rosters on those teams (also noted since the youth system is heavily built into these teams Club Vision).
Further complicating matters of player development, how are the youth teams, such as FC Dallas Jrs, have no assessment of potential or current ability? There is basic star ratings (from the scout summary) if you hover or click the small gray torso icon, but the Assistant coaches opinion is constant "Unknown". Surely there should be someone who assess these kids so we can, at a quick glance on the squad sheet, get an opinion of how they rate.
Regarding the first year expansion draft. It shouldn't exist at all in my opinion. The rosters built into the game already have players that were drafted in real life. The way it currently is, the expansion teams are double dipping, getting to draft twice.
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Your 12 player roster is because the expansion draft hasn't happen yet. I had the same issue but as I progressed it raised to the 30 it should be. If anything, the registration should have a drop down option like you would if you had a league reg and a cup reg available. Early on the save, I assume you were trying to see how close to the cap or how many INT spots you were using/needed, this is how I discovered the same issue.
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[U.S.A.] (Official) League Specific Issues
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Yes, the one that came out in 2017 had nasl and usl leagues that were playable. There was no promotion, because that does not exist. What it did was make moving players on loan much easier and there were active teams willing to buy your players who aren't good enough for MLS. The loan games were key in development for young players you couldn't get any time for.
I only ran it for a couple seasons but worked very well. I am hoping it gets picked up again too. Although, just having lower league in NA get games should NOT be too difficult.