1.6.5 and Me

Version 1.6.5 has now been out a fair while, so now that I’ve had time to look over the new features and see the effects that it’s having (on me, my game world and FML in general) I feel I can finally post my views. I’ve decided to split these up into a number of posts to not only make easier reading, but to also allow me to concentrate on each one fully.

Let me begin by saying that this is in no way a rant, as much as I don’t like a few of the features, I do still enjoy playing FML and I like the new update.

So first of all then, the effect it’s having on me and my side. Before the recent pre season in Lemerre, my club had some 70 odd players, with a total wage bill of just £63,977 giving an average wage of around £900. Not bad considering I was knocking around in the top ten of the youth rankings - for any new readers to this blog, in Lemerre I am what is considered as “all youth” - even if my senior side was struggling in the lower tiers. Now though, my total wage bill stands at £115,645, not far off double what I was paying before the wage increases took effect. I must say at this point that the only recruits I have made since taking down the original wage bill, are U17 free agents, and I have got rid of quite a few unneeded players in the process.

Before the update, my highest paid player was my 5 * centre back Eder Saavedra, on just £3,000. He is now on £6,000 with my highest earner being my 4.5 * playmaker Lars Schultz, who went from wages of £2,500 to £10,000 and is already asking for more (his demand is now at £12,000).

These rises are hurting me. As you can see from the following screenshot, I have plenty of money and I am projecting a profit. However, I am losing money daily, the only income that is keeping me going at the minute is prize money.

Yes I have a small number of young players that perform well in senior games, but I am far and away from having enough performers to be earning the amount of prize money that I need to be receiving to fund the wage rises. Going “all youth” no longer seems logical. These “super youths” asking for “super wages” are not going to get you to the Premiership and winning the top competitions at senior level. I think it’s quite right that SI have implemented these changes, and I shall not be moving away from my youth experiment, this has now given me a brand new challenge that I am well up for going for.