Gaming RedCafe FIFA 11 PS3 League

Sarni

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RedCafe FIFA 11 PS3 League - comments

Please only subscribe for this if you will have time for 30 odd games over the next three or four months. If you don't have time for this, there will be a cup competition starting up shortly, in which you will take place.

If there are less than or exactly 24 participants, there will be one league. If there are more, players will be divided into two divisions based on their location (just my idea, had no other plan to divide you).

As in Xbox 360 tournament, players will play each other twice if the league is shorter than or exactly 16 players and once if the league is larger than 16. I'm aware that this league might be larger than 360 one because more players seem to be playing on PS3, so all kinds of extensions will be available but only after they are consulted with me - if you and your opponent cannot play now, I will give you an extension. If you're going on holiday, I will postpone all your games until you've come back. It will be flexible as I'm aware that not everyone will be able to play at determined time.

A new rule is being introduced: teams of any quality lower than five stars will be allowed, including the likes of Arsenal, Milan and Juventus, but you will only be allowed to use certain team ONCE. If you pick Arsenal or Milan and other top guns early on, you will have to finish the competition with the likes of Wolfsburg and Newcastle. Don't know if it's a good rule but it will make things interesting and will require players to think longer about teams they pick. There will actually be more than a few teams used by participants and I will try to run a separate table for teams used in the competition, so you will be able to compare their results, not sure if I will cope with that.

Games will be 7 minutes a half.

So far people who told me they would play in it are: 20le_Solskjaer, Heffo, Eriku and United Fan 101. I play as well, so it's 5 of us.

Arthurka, Ronaldo No. 9, Snow and Big-Red. 9 of us now.

Esmufc, alastair, Arruda, Ed_Weatherall, Wayne_Rooney, Alex99, nooshka, McLovin, Xander45, RonaldoVII, cina, Zarlak. 21 players. :smirk:

List closes on April 10th or at 48 players.
 

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iiiiiiiiiinteresting ;) espcially the bit about only using a team once... that'll mean specialists'll lose out to those who can handle their FIFA well across the board...

I can spare the time for that many games, so consider this my confirmation :)
 

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Go on then, sign me up!

EDIT: PSN is ciaran511, FYI.
 

Sarni

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If you don't have a location in your profile, post it when you subscribe for this so I will be able to divide you properly if we have two leagues.
 

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Count me in. I'll post my screen name soon as I don't know if I'll have to create a new PSN account (trying to remember the password of the old one).
 

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:lol:

Oh, Elvish... yous gonna get smashed.

Will you actually be showing up for matches this time 'round?
 

Sarni

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Locations, people, locations! :)

Yeah it will likely be two games a week.
 

Sarni

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There might be a prize in the competition, nothing huge but I will look what I can do.
 

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Anyone wants to do some pre-season games just add me, I just bought the game, all my experience is from FIFA 10 so I could use an adaptation period here. I'll probably be on tonight.
 

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Sarni, just to clear up one of the rule. Is it only certain teams your allowed to use just once or does that apply to all teams?
 

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From what I gather in practice it means you can use any of the 4.5 star teams ONCE. Meaning you can play with Milan, Juventus, Arsenal, but can only use these once each. You probably can use 4 stars teams all you want. At least that's how I read it and I think it's a nice idea.
 

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I'd love to join up trying to curb my going out so this would be a good incentive. Psn is nushkafox....i think.
 

Sarni

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From what I gather in practice it means you can use any of the 4.5 star teams ONCE. Meaning you can play with Milan, Juventus, Arsenal, but can only use these once each. You probably can use 4 stars teams all you want. At least that's how I read it and I think it's a nice idea.
No, all teams can be used only once. Even four stars, means you will have to play some really shit teams along the way. Not sure, but I think if there are 24 teams in the league and you have to play 46 games you will have to pick 3.5 stars at some point.
 

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It should be able to be done using the Friends League on Fifa, although you'll have to keep track of who has played as who.
 

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It should be able to be done using the Friends League on Fifa, although you'll have to keep track of who has played as who.
Will do, can you play different teams in that league though? I can keep the table updated myself anyway, Excel does that.
 

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No, all teams can be used only once. Even four stars, means you will have to play some really shit teams along the way. Not sure, but I think if there are 24 teams in the league and you have to play 46 games you will have to pick 3.5 stars at some point.
Why don't you extend it to 5 stars then? There aren't that many, the purpose of excluding top teams from these tournaments it's to avoid everyone playing the same teams every game, but with the added rule of only using each team once that ceases to be a problem.

That said I never played a friendly tournament so I really have no idea of how that would or not work.
 

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I'll play some pre-season games I'll add you later.
Cheers looking forward to it, I was playing earlier against randoms and I'm quite shit at it so you should be ok.

Lots of tiki taka but I can't get a damn shot.
 

Sarni

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Why don't you extend it to 5 stars then? There aren't that many, the purpose of excluding top teams from these tournaments it's to avoid everyone playing the same teams every game, but with the added rule of only using each team once that ceases to be a problem.

That said I never played a friendly tournament so I really have no idea of how that would or not work.
I think the disproportion between Barcelona and Real Madrid and the rest is too big, when someone picks a 4 star team and is up against Milan and Arsenal they still have a chance to play well and win but when they are up against one of the Spanish duo they will basically have very slim chance because they are unplayable. I don't allow United or Inter who are also five stars because it could be confusing for people if some teams were allowed and some teams not at the same level.