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I can't speak for all, but I just don't think alot of ppl find the idea of a 1st div league with 3+ bot teams, and only 10 odd active teams not in your main league as the best challenge of a game that is designed around world wide competition.

I think you don't understand what I'm saying - I *like* my community. I *like* being able to have our country exist.
At any rate... yet how do we do in international competition?
U21 side is #44, NT is #20. Gee. How's that within a "game that is designed around world wide competition"?

Your in one of the bigger nations in this game so finding competition will hardly be a problem for you. There are a lot of nations that dont even have 100 users in them and it's there that competitiveness is kinda hard to find.
And if your in a Nation like Japan that Malice is in then you will have a hard time finding it even in the top league.

There's not real competition in the US unless you're in D. II or higher.

Some D. IIIs and a RARE D. IV have competition consistently, but you pretty much have to be in I or II.

Like I said, I want competition now, not in 2 years.

Either there isn't competition in your league, and you'll soon be in D.III, or there is competition in your league and well... you have it.

Your in one of the bigger nations in this game so finding competition will hardly be a problem for you. There are a lot of nations that dont even have 100 users in them and it's there that competitiveness is kinda hard to find.
And if your in a Nation like Japan that Malice is in then you will have a hard time finding it even in the top league.

Spot on. I've been able to tank/train for 4 seasons in the JBBL, and never had to play a relegation match. The top teams (Kyoto Shogun, Isehara Pistons and Kawaguchi Werewolves) are very good. But beyond that there's a lot of chaff.
That said, I really don't want to sacrifice our nation for 'competition'...

I really wish they'd rethink the rules on country restrictions for 2nd teams. If people wanted to join Japan because - as wolph/shiffd said - they were "into anime/whatever"... I'd be fine with that. I do love my adopted nation. It's the birthplace of my wife, and my son. If people have other reasons for "loving Japan" - that's cool with me. Might there be a rise of untoward behavior in all it's forms? Sure, and that's a truth of any larger nation.
I'm equally positive that some of it will annoy me and I'd probably get into a barney or three with some of the new-to-Japan users. Anyone who's been around me for a while in any capacity knows I can get salty. But that too is fine...

Last edited by malice at 3/9/2014 7:52:18 PM

Either there isn't competition in your league, and you'll soon be in D.III, or there is competition in your league and well... you have it.

there are... 2 teams that just started this season that are trying to compete but just can't yet.

There is myself and another team that promoted from a different d. V both fighting to go to the finals over an active manager to earen the right to be vs THE ONLY OTHER competitive team.

6 teams active.... 4 relevant

10 essentially bots.



I'd rather play in a league with 16 active teams, 16 relevant teams, 16 teams trying to win.

Maybe I'll soon be in D. III but that could be anywhere from, the end of this month, to the end of july, or the end of december, etc etc etc.

Especially since in D. IV I have to deal with people who tanked D. III, and then will re-promote, or a team from a D. V, that was staying in a D. V to build up and hit D. IV ready to promote instantly.

theres factors that can a/e ffect one's promotion chances, while still keeping the league as non competitive.

I have actually been trying to lose my way to 5-7th place, while maintaining gameshape and training, and during this time my team has climbed from tied 4th place to 2nd.

my team salary is 25K+ below the league average, and keep in mind, 3 teams are essentially D. V teams that wouldn't promote from D. V

Haha, because of my bad luck finding a new trainer (I am picky) I actually am close to paying more salary now for my staff than my team, while still netting 50+K profit a week. How is that competitive? I should be going bankrupt if it were a real competitive league.

I am not learning from this, I am not having good competitive games that I can enjoy watching in viewer.

I know not the tone of your message, but to me, it sounded arrogant and argumentative. Buddy, how about you take a look at my league, it requires clicking a button, then looking around it?

*insert tommy boy quote about a butcher here*