Brondbyfan
Senior Squad
Hello all. I have never purchased a Winning Eleven game because I have a Gamecube and until now I have not owned a PC with the horsepower to run much of anything. As a result I haven't played anything other than FIFA WC 2002 and 2003-2006. While I enjoy those games and need my football fix, with a monster new machine I'm looking to try out Winning Eleven. But before I buy the game and a gamepad, I wanted to vent some of my frustrations with FIFA 2006 and see if Winning Eleven 9 answers these problems:
1. Transfer market: FIFA 2006's transfer market is laughable in many ways. Awesome new players are generated constantly, particularly in goal. As a result it's easy to build a side with all players in the 90 skills rating under the age of 25. Great players don't cost much more than average players. Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho and the like are always ending up in the Bundesliga 2. Teams don't replace retired players well: for some reason Ajax now has a first choice keeper rated 49. Players are idiots in the contract negotiations. They will accept way below their fair wages, and will also never go looking for first team football. For me, building a team to call your own is the best part of sports games. So I'm hoping WE9 meets these:
- Realistic value for players, i.e., Wayne Rooney goes for a hell of a lot more than your average forward.
- Players make realistic moves and demands, i.e., Ronaldinho does not go to Crystal Palace.
- Clubs don't sell their best players for no reason and replace them with ****.
- Young players must be nurtured and trained, as opposed to a 99 rated CAM coming out of nowhere.
2. AI: Even on World Class I'm routinely destroying the CPU by 4 goals or more. The problem is that FIFA 06 only makes the game harder by making the CPU keeper better, your keeper dumber, and making every CPU player capable of routine 30 yard goals. Their defense dithers in the box, kicks it out for no reason, plays incredibly dangerous backpasses, and frequently miss sliding challenges leaving you one on one with the keeper. Their attackers inexplicably cut back when clean through on goal. Your own players are better but not by much. The full backs never cover the wings and marking in the center often leaves something to be desired. The CPU manager is brain-dead, doesn't makes subs except in the case of injury, and doesn't adjust after one of their players has been sent off.
3. Keepers. Your keeper can't be injured, booked, or sent off. The CPU keeper is glued to his line. Your keeper can't get into the box on last-minute corners. Nor can you put an outfield player in goal, or play your keeper as an outfield player (come on, if Man City isn't playing David James as a center forward than the game is not realistic!).
4. PK and free-kick systems are deficient. You can't select the kick taker at the time of the set piece.
I know I am asking a lot of questions here, but I want to make sure I'm getting the right game. If I do decide to get it, what game pad would you recommend? Thanks a lot for all your help!
1. Transfer market: FIFA 2006's transfer market is laughable in many ways. Awesome new players are generated constantly, particularly in goal. As a result it's easy to build a side with all players in the 90 skills rating under the age of 25. Great players don't cost much more than average players. Wayne Rooney and Ronaldinho and the like are always ending up in the Bundesliga 2. Teams don't replace retired players well: for some reason Ajax now has a first choice keeper rated 49. Players are idiots in the contract negotiations. They will accept way below their fair wages, and will also never go looking for first team football. For me, building a team to call your own is the best part of sports games. So I'm hoping WE9 meets these:
- Realistic value for players, i.e., Wayne Rooney goes for a hell of a lot more than your average forward.
- Players make realistic moves and demands, i.e., Ronaldinho does not go to Crystal Palace.
- Clubs don't sell their best players for no reason and replace them with ****.
- Young players must be nurtured and trained, as opposed to a 99 rated CAM coming out of nowhere.
2. AI: Even on World Class I'm routinely destroying the CPU by 4 goals or more. The problem is that FIFA 06 only makes the game harder by making the CPU keeper better, your keeper dumber, and making every CPU player capable of routine 30 yard goals. Their defense dithers in the box, kicks it out for no reason, plays incredibly dangerous backpasses, and frequently miss sliding challenges leaving you one on one with the keeper. Their attackers inexplicably cut back when clean through on goal. Your own players are better but not by much. The full backs never cover the wings and marking in the center often leaves something to be desired. The CPU manager is brain-dead, doesn't makes subs except in the case of injury, and doesn't adjust after one of their players has been sent off.
3. Keepers. Your keeper can't be injured, booked, or sent off. The CPU keeper is glued to his line. Your keeper can't get into the box on last-minute corners. Nor can you put an outfield player in goal, or play your keeper as an outfield player (come on, if Man City isn't playing David James as a center forward than the game is not realistic!).
4. PK and free-kick systems are deficient. You can't select the kick taker at the time of the set piece.
I know I am asking a lot of questions here, but I want to make sure I'm getting the right game. If I do decide to get it, what game pad would you recommend? Thanks a lot for all your help!
