During this last fall, I ran
a pair of
interactive games in this style in which we were able to follow the careers of fictional characters designed by us the forum members. I have decided that with the end of Merte's game imminent, I will bring back this interactive game for a third and, for this year, final time so that the forum doesn't completely die out during these summer months. Those of you who have participated in the previous versions of this game already know how it works, but for those of you who don't, I have provided a small excerpt from my previous two versions of this to better explain this.
This year, instead of managing an entire club, you will have the opportunity to create your own player. It could be based off of you, someone you wish you could be, a friend, an entirely fictional character, etc. I will be posting those players' process throughout their careers. Their career trajectory will be based entirely off of the attributes that you choose for your player. You won't be able to directly interfere with the player's career, and neither will I.
You will be able to choose everything about the player except for the birth year, which will be 2000 for every player, and the starting club. They will all begin their career club-less. To join, all you have to do is fill out the below template.
Given Name:
Surname:
Date of Birth (2000):
Place of Birth (City, Country):
Nationality(s):
Top three person attributes*:
Language(s):
Height (cm):
Weight (km):
Footedness:
Position(s) (up to three, primary bolded):
Top three mental attributes*:
Top three physical attributes*:
Top three technical attributes* (if GK replace with goalkeeper attributes*):
Preferred moves* (three):
Favourite People (three):
Favourite Clubs (three):
Disliked People (three):
Disliked Clubs (three):
Similar Player:
* List of person attributes: adaptability, ambition, controversy, loyalty, pressure, professionalism, sportsmanship, temperament.
* List of mental attributes: aggression, anticipation, bravery, composure, concentration, consistency, decisions, determination, dirtiness, flair, important matches, leadership, movement, positioning, teamwork, vision, work rate.
* List of physical attributes: acceleration, agility, balance, injury proneness, jumping reach, natural fitness, pace, stamina, strength.
* List of technical attributes: corners, crossing, dribbling, finishing, first touch, free kicks, heading, long shots, long throws, marking, passing, penalty taking, tackling, technique, versatility.
* List of goalkeeping attributes: aerial ability, command of area, communication, eccentricity, handling, kicking, one on ones, reflexes, rushing out, tendency to punch, throwing.
* List of preferred moves: runs with ball down left, runs with ball down right, runs with ball through the centre, gets into opposition area, moves into channels, gets forward whenever possible, plays short simple passes, tries killer balls often, shoots from distance, shoots with power, places shots, curls ball, likes to round keeper, likes to try to break offside trap, argues with officials, likes to lob keeper, plays no through balls, dwells on ball, arrives late in opposition area, tries to play way out of trouble, stays back at all times, dives into tackles, does not dive into tackles, hits free kicks with power, runs with ball often, runs with ball rarely, tries long range free kicks, cuts inside, comes deep to get ball, hugs line, looks for pass rather than attempting to score, marks opponent tightly, plays with back to goal, possesses long flat throw, stops play, tries first time shots, plays one-twos, dictates tempo, attempts overhead kicks, knocks ball past opponent, avoids using weaker foot, tries long range passes, likes to switch ball to other flank, uses long throw to start counter attacks, refrains from taking long shots, penalty box player.
* Positions: Same as FIFA, except the possible positions do not include CF and do include SW, LWB, and RWB.
Signups close on Monday, 18 July. You will not be able to sign up after this has started. Sign up quickly before you will no longer be able to.
Signed Up
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Sid Kondragunta (b4usiddhu)
Ho Lee Chit (Tekkonkinkreet)
Michael Robinson (Greenman019)
Glenn Mizzi (gmizzi)
Douglas Mahoney (Virtual_K)
Josh Elias (Myself)
Dante Holder (DaBeastModeTey)
Johnny Rischbiter (theodom101)
Diego Martinez (ale85bg)
Pablo Neira (Bastianpaul)
Jack Burnell (JLFC24)
Comments
Given Name: Sid
Surname: Kondragunta
Date of Birth (2000): 3rd Nov
Place of Birth (City, Country): Hyderabad, India
Nationality(s): India, England, USA
Top three person attributes*: adaptability, professionalism, sportsmanship
Language(s): English, Hindi, Tamil
Height (cm): 185
Weight (kg): 84
Footedness: Either
Position(s) (up to three, primary bolded): AML, ST, AMR
Top three mental attributes*: determination, anticipation, Flair
Top three physical attributes*: pace, natural fitness, stamina
Top three technical attributes* (if GK replace with goalkeeper attributes*): finishing,long shots, heading
Preferred moves* (three): shoots with power, cuts inside from both wings, hits free kicks with power
Favourite People (three): CR7, Ranieri, Lampard
Favourite Clubs (three): Chelsea, Westham, R. Oviedo
Disliked People (three): Wenger, L Suarez, Sterling
Disliked Clubs (three): Arsenal, Spurs, PSG
Similar Player: CR7
Surname: Chit
Date of Birth (2000): 27-4-2000
Place of Birth (City, Country): Seoul, South Korea
Nationality(s): South Korean
Top three person attributes*: ambition, pressure, temperament
Language(s): Korean, Japanese
Height (cm): 184
Weight (km): 76
Footedness: Left
Position(s) (up to three, primary bolded): SS, LWF, CAM
Top three mental attributes*: composure, movement, vision
Top three physical attributes*: agility, balance, pace
Top three technical attributes* (if GK replace with goalkeeper attributes*): dribbling, free kicks, technique
Preferred moves* (three): shoots from distance, tries long range free kicks, runs with ball through centre
Favourite People (three): Giuseppe Signori, Roberto Baggio, Ariel Recoba
Favourite Clubs (three): Borussia Dortmund, FC Seoul, PSV
Disliked People (three): Cristiano Ronaldo, Steven Gerrard, Pep Guadiola
Disliked Clubs (three): Bayern Munich, Celtic, Manchester City
Similar Player: Ariel Recoba
@b4usiddhu2 You have five preferred moves listed when I have a set maximum of three for the player to begin with. Can you narrow it down to three please?
Surname: Robinson
Date of Birth (2000): 24th June
Place of Birth (City, Country): Newcastle, England
Nationality(s): English, British.
Top three person attributes*: Adaptability, Loyalty & Professionalism.
Language(s): English
Height (cm): 185
Weight (km): 81
Footedness: Right
Position(s) (up to three, primary bolded): CDM, CM, CB.
Top three mental attributes*: Determination. Concentration. Work Rate.
Top three physical attributes*: Strength, Stamina & Natural Fitness.
Top three technical attributes* Tackling. Passing. Heading.
Preferred moves* (three): comes deep to get ball, dictates tempo, tries long range passes
Favourite People (three): Lampard. Carrick. Rafa Benitez.
Favourite Clubs (three): Newcastle United. West Ham. Tottenham.
Disliked People (three): CR7, Defoe, Mourinho
Disliked Clubs (three): Sunderland. Aston Villa. Everton.
Similar Player: Dier
Done.
Thank you
Surname: Mizzi
Date of Birth (2000): 10th October
Place of Birth (City, Country): Milan, Italy
Nationality(s): Italy,Malta
Top three person attributes*: Adaptability,Controversy,Sportsmanship
Language(s): Maltese,Italian,English
Height (cm): 180
Weight (km): 68
Footedness: Right
Position(s) (up to three, primary bolded): ST,RW,LW
Top three mental attributes*: Bravery,Positioning,Teamwork
Top three physical attributes*: Balance,Injury Proneness,Natural Fitness
Top three technical attributes* (if GK replace with goalkeeper attributes*): Finishing,First Touch,Technique
Preferred moves* (three): Places shots,Likes to round keeper,Penalty Box player
Favourite People (three): Lionel Messi,Miroslav Klose,Javier Zanetti
Favourite Clubs (three): Inter,Chelsea,Barcelona
Disliked People (three): Cristiano Ronaldo,SAF,Rooney
Disliked Clubs (three): Juventus,Man Utd,Milan
Similar Player: Filippo Inzaghi
Surname: Mahoney
Date of Birth (2000): Feb 29/28
Place of Birth (City, Country): Columbus Ohio, USA
Nationality(s): American
Top three person attributes*: Temperament, Loyalty, Pressure
Language(s): English
Height (cm): 178
Weight (kg): 74
Footedness: Left
Position(s) (up to three, primary bolded): LWB,LB, LM
Top three mental attributes*: Bravery, Work rate, Determination
Top three physical attributes*: Acceleration, Stamina, Pace
Top three technical attributes* (if GK replace with goalkeeper attributes*): Crossing, Long Throws, Passing
Preferred moves* (three): Runs with ball down left, Gets forward whenever possible, Uses long throws to start counter attacks
Favourite People (three): Michael Bradley, Robbie Keane, Ethan Finlay
Favourite Clubs (three): Columbus Crew SC, Shamrock Rovers FC, Norwich City
Disliked People (three): Lionel Messi, Neymar, Louis Suarez
Disliked Clubs (three): FC Barcelona, NY Red Bulls, Club America
Similar Player: Diandre Yedlin
I've decided that Monday the 18th will be the last day for signups to allow for people who don't have much time during the week to create their player to do so, and I look forward to seeing who else signs up before then. As in the first version of this interactive game, I have decided that I will also be participating, and I will submit my signup form later today.
Surname: Elias
Date of Birth (2000): 4 January
Place of Birth (City, Country): Motherwell, Scotland
Nationality(s): Scottish
Top three person attributes*: Loyalty, Ambition, Temperament
Language(s): English, German, Faroese, Welsh
Height (cm): 184
Weight (km): 69
Footedness: Both
Position(s) (up to three, primary bolded): CM, CAM, LM
Top three mental attributes*: Anticipation, Determination, Work Rate
Top three physical attributes*: Stamina, Balance, Acceleration
Top three technical attributes* (if GK replace with goalkeeper attributes*): Passing, Long Shots, Penalty Taking
Preferred moves* (three): Tries to play way out of trouble, Dictates tempo, Comes deep to get ball
Favourite People (three): Troy Deeney, Jamie Vardy, Matt McClure
Favourite Clubs (three): Leicester City, Rangers, Motherwell
Disliked People (three): Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi, Scott Brown
Disliked Clubs (three): Celtic, RB Leipzig, FC Barcelona
Similar Player: Claudio Marchisio
I'm guessing he just chucks them in a CM game and Sims some seasons?
I create all the players based on the information provided in the templates and randomly generate a current ability for the players between 105 and 115 (in FIFA's rating system that's mid to high 60's) and give every player a potential of -10, which has the game give them a potential between 170 and 200 (high 80's to 99 in FIFA) which can slightly fluctuate based on performance level and training facilities, among other things.
Once I've created all the players, I insert that database into Football Manager 16, an extremely in-depth football simulation game that can run just about every league in the world simultaneously, and simulate without interference from myself, providing daily updates on the players' careers that span about a third of a calendar year per update until every player has retired.
Tldr; Essentially what @Greenman019 said
Yep, doing it on FM16 like the other ones. He wasn't part of the forums back then though, if I remember correctly, so that's why he didn't know.
Surname:Holder
Date of Birth (2000): Jan 17
Place of Birth (City, Country): Richmond,VA, USA
Nationality(s): USA
Top three person attributes*: Ambition, Professionalism, Sportsmanship
Language(s): English and French
Height (cm): 173
Weight (km): 75
Footedness: Right
Position(s) (up to three, primary bolded): ST, CF, CAM
Top three mental attributes*: Flair, Off The Ball, Teamwork
Top three physical attributes*: Balance, Agility, Strength
Top three technical attributes*: Finishing, Dribbling, Long Shots
Preferred moves* (three): Dribbling past last defender then finishing, Knuckleball Free Kicks, Passing the Ball Back in trouble.
Favourite People (three): Landon Donovan, Ronaldinho, Marco Reus
Favourite Clubs (three): PSG, NYCFC, Man City
Disliked People (three): Sami Khedira, Rafa, Karim Benzema. (And Donald Trump)
Disliked Clubs (three): Olympique Marseille, Red Bulls, Chelsea
Similar Player: Sebastian Giovinco
Surname: Rischbiter
Date of Birth (2000): 31st December
Place of Birth (City, Country): Dortmund, Germany
Nationality(s): German, Australian
Top three person attributes*: Loyalty, ambition, sportsmanship
Language(s): German, English, French, Italian, Spanish
Height (cm): 174
Weight (km): 71
Footedness: Right
Position(s) (up to three, primary bolded): AM (C), AM (L), MC
Top three mental attributes*: Anticipation, vision, composure
Top three physical attributes*: Agility, stamina, acceleration
Top three technical attributes*: Technique, first touch, passing
Preferred moves* (three): Plays one twos, cuts inside, tries killer balls often
Favourite People (three): Devante Parker, Jurgen Klopp, Felix Passlack
Favourite Clubs (three): Dortmund, Leverkusen, Tottenham
Disliked People (three): Mourinho, Rooney, Wilshere
Disliked Clubs (three): Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United
Similar Player: Andres Iniesta
Okay, which position would you like to be your primary position then?
@Chris @Wyojasond @LaMertesackerRun @tomgreat1990 @ale85bg
Alright, cheers mate
Sorry, I'm gonna have to say no to that, it would take too much time for me to do if everyone had two players.