What I want from Fifa10's MM: The Negotiator?
For complete realism in any Football sim there has to be true life AI results and AI tranfers. Both of which are currently lacking in the Fifa series but with a slight change of direction could be fantastic.
If I'm playing through an EPL season in MM and I've spent two seasons building my team in to title contenders if I'm not challenging for the title with the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool or Man U then i'll be honest I'm dissappointed. Yes we all want to see the top four's domination ended but not at the expense of realism or game difficulty. I don't want to win at a canter with Hull 2nd and Blackburn 3rd it's just not real. Also seeing Chelsea languishing in 16th after 20 games just shows the flaws in the games current AI results mechanic. It's simple to fix as well 5* teams are 5* for a reason so therefore in the Sim mechanics 5* teams should have a greater chance of defeating anything lower.
The next is probably Fifa's biggest problem the transfer system particularly the player transfer values and the main reason is "The Negotiator"
Now I'm all for upgrading scouts so you can find more hidden talent and spread your searches across the world. But upgrading a Negotiator?? No thanks. This should be axed from Fifa totally removed and never seen again. Simply because it doesn't matter wether your Barcelona or Yeovil town if your negotiator level is 10 you can sign anyone and i mean ANYONE! It's totally unrealistic and not true to life IMO.
So to fix it transfers should be based on 3 things player overall, club prestige and prestige difference.
Each club should be assigned a prestige rating similar to the player rating system so Man U are 91 , Barca 90, Chelsea 89 etc etc. So if Man U make an offer to Wigan (Prestige 70) for lets say Antonia Valencia they have a prestige difference of 21 against that club.
That should essentially allow United to get their man fairly easilly due to the prestige difference. But as Valencia is one of Wigan's best rated players this will add to transfer difficulty. So it's perhaps not as straight forward as the prestige difference suggests.
So for Man U to sign Messi from Barcelona with a prestige difference of only 1 and a player rating of 90 it would be essentially impossible. The transfer and wage fee would have to be huge for Barca to even consider selling their prize asset.
The prestige rating isn't necessarilly determined by league position either for instance Leeds and Nottingham Forest (both in lower leagues) will have a higher prestige than normal due to the clubs history.
This mechanic I feel could revamp the whole tansfer system making it more realistic and more difficult. Just remove the Negotiator its that simple, your the manager therefore you are The Negotiator, you choose the transfer offer and the wages it's your job not the negotiators.
If I'm playing through an EPL season in MM and I've spent two seasons building my team in to title contenders if I'm not challenging for the title with the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool or Man U then i'll be honest I'm dissappointed. Yes we all want to see the top four's domination ended but not at the expense of realism or game difficulty. I don't want to win at a canter with Hull 2nd and Blackburn 3rd it's just not real. Also seeing Chelsea languishing in 16th after 20 games just shows the flaws in the games current AI results mechanic. It's simple to fix as well 5* teams are 5* for a reason so therefore in the Sim mechanics 5* teams should have a greater chance of defeating anything lower.
The next is probably Fifa's biggest problem the transfer system particularly the player transfer values and the main reason is "The Negotiator"
Now I'm all for upgrading scouts so you can find more hidden talent and spread your searches across the world. But upgrading a Negotiator?? No thanks. This should be axed from Fifa totally removed and never seen again. Simply because it doesn't matter wether your Barcelona or Yeovil town if your negotiator level is 10 you can sign anyone and i mean ANYONE! It's totally unrealistic and not true to life IMO.
So to fix it transfers should be based on 3 things player overall, club prestige and prestige difference.
Each club should be assigned a prestige rating similar to the player rating system so Man U are 91 , Barca 90, Chelsea 89 etc etc. So if Man U make an offer to Wigan (Prestige 70) for lets say Antonia Valencia they have a prestige difference of 21 against that club.
That should essentially allow United to get their man fairly easilly due to the prestige difference. But as Valencia is one of Wigan's best rated players this will add to transfer difficulty. So it's perhaps not as straight forward as the prestige difference suggests.
So for Man U to sign Messi from Barcelona with a prestige difference of only 1 and a player rating of 90 it would be essentially impossible. The transfer and wage fee would have to be huge for Barca to even consider selling their prize asset.
The prestige rating isn't necessarilly determined by league position either for instance Leeds and Nottingham Forest (both in lower leagues) will have a higher prestige than normal due to the clubs history.
This mechanic I feel could revamp the whole tansfer system making it more realistic and more difficult. Just remove the Negotiator its that simple, your the manager therefore you are The Negotiator, you choose the transfer offer and the wages it's your job not the negotiators.
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