I have to add that it is better to slightly change the fake tactic that you use as a decoy, that is because there is a slight chance that your tactic get cracked if you use same fake tactic over and over !
like if you use 4-2-2-2 as a tactic and 4-2-2 as decoy then change the 4-4-2 slightly...
in real life your Man Utd never loses against Hull at home, because their manager suddenly found the magic counter tactic against you.. that is not realistic for sure.
to be honest FM is not real football simulation, it depends purely on statistics on every thing. If you ever noticed a player...
Actually this method works fine with me, I used to changed 2-3 tactics every season. but after using this method my new tactic is still unbeaten for a whole season .. I will test it for another season to see.
you may still get scrambled if you accidentally played against a specific tactic...
Changing players roles is not enough, the main structure of the tactic is what important when we are talking about counter tactics (for example changing player position). Other factors like changing passing styles or wide play style can be considered a variation from the main tactic, it...
You notice that your good tactics doesnt last so long before being beaten by the AI. This is how FM works, after using same tatic many times the AI find a counter tactic and your good tactic becomes useless. For every new season you need 2 or 3 new tactics to replace you old cracked ones, when a...
Is there anything that can be modified in the game like difficulty, home/away factors, attributes impact or anything related to game play? I wish that match engine can be edited but I assume that is not possible, but are there any files can be edited to affect gameplay?
I still feel the game is easier and my skill in the game is not very different from last time I played the game. Also playing skill doesn't explain underachieving world class teams.
Your scenario is very similar to mine. I can conclude that the game can be beaten easily by a small team regardless of other competitors having world class players and best managers in the world !!
That is definitely not realistic and boring and I may switch back to older Football manager releases.
I am not new to Football manager I already have good experience because in the past I played FM2006, FM2004 and FM2000 (it was called championship manger at that time). The game didnt change very much from that time to this date, only few adjustment and reworked match engine. The new match...