When you sign into your reset gameworld for the first time, you’ll find a brand new set of Football Associations waiting for you...
WHICH FA?
There’s a great variety of FAs waiting to be won, most with their own twist on the standard FA experience. Here’s a summary:
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Do you want a Premier FA experience? If so, the Classic and Vintage FAs (pic below) are for you – modelled on the English Premier League, teams will have 38 games per season.
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Are you used to getting your FML hit in fits and bursts? In that case, the Open and General FAs will be perfect – the Home Playing Rights system lets you play the away team’s Offline Manager up to 5 days ahead of match deadline date, meaning you can binge on several hours of games in a single session!
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For those who love their night-time FML - and like their matches Live - the Dugout FA will have instant appeal. In this FAs’ 16-team leagues, you’ll play your opponents 4 times – meaning every tie is part of a mini-marathon! The max. offline match % is low, and the playtime focussed on the evening hours.
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The Extra Time FA is the final piece of the puzzle, and is a great one for those who like multiple bites of the cherry: Its 16-team leagues run 3 times a season, so your side’s next title-winning opportunity will forever be just around the corner!
QUALIFYING
Qualifying will last for the first 3 seasons of a new gameworld’s FAs:
Your Season 1 performance will dictate which of 2 tiers you are in for Season 2, whilst Season 2 will determine which of 3 tiers you’ll be in for Season 3. In this season your league position will decide which of 6 divisions within the final FA structure you begin Season 4 in.
WHAT ELSE HAS CHANGED?
We’ll, let’s start by looking at the structural changes:
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Offline Match Rights won in FA Leagues (except in the ‘Extra Time FA’) have three days to be played before they auto resolve – perfect if you have a few to get through!
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FA inactivity fines have been removed – managers may still need to move to the Open/General FAs if they don’t play enough games live, but prize money won’t be docked.
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If you do move FA, you’ll be put in a tier of a new FA that suits the level of your club – no more having to start from the bottom again.
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All FAs (except the ‘Dugout’ FA) have 24 hour playtimes – so drop by whenever you like!
SUPER FAs
The fantastic new Xtra FA carries some great competitions. Check out the pic below.
Most significant of all, however, is the fact that every seasoned FML fan’s favourite, UFFA, has undergone extensive renovation, and upon reset you’ll find the following:
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The Champions, UFFA and Gameworld Cups now have prize money attached, so there’s never been a greater incentive to go and compete amongst the best!
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Ranking Cups are on the way in too – you’ll be able (from Season 4) to take on your ranking-band rivals to see who really is the best, and there’s prize money to be won here also.
GOOD NEWS FOR YOUTH MANAGERS!
And finally, some good news for youth managers:
2 youth teams per age category per domestic FA can qualify for the U21, U19 and U17 UFFA Champions Cups. These competitions - along with a open to all - will all carry modest cash prizes – so make sure your young lads are up to the challenge!
Whatever your FA and whatever your league, we wish you all the best in your attempts to bring home a haul of trophies after reset!
