Was once good, but now.....
WARNING!!! WARNING!!! This game is a money pit!! This review has been amended twice to reflect new negative revelations about the current version. Please read the entire review before deciding to download.
I have been playing this game for 2 1/2 years (Im in my 33rd "season") and I used to love this game - 5 stars wasnt enough. With the latest update, however, it has become impossible to play without continuous spending. I was alway willing to spend a little each month to get a few new players as my league level advanced, but with the new emphasis on training and the number of league, Cup and Champions League game you have to play, your players dont recover fast enough between games to compete without purchasing "rests". It has turned this game into a money pit and, while I enjoy the game otherwise, unless this improves I am going to have to quit playing because I simply cant afford it anymore. Apparently my $20-40 a month isnt enough anymore and greed is ruining an otherwise great game. Cmon Nordeus, youre better than that.
Im adding on to this review two weeks later. I stopped spending money on rests, and as a result was forced to curtail their "recommended" training regimen in order to maintain the fitness/condition level of my players. Because of this, my team has lost 3 games it should have won, with the message "with better training this result couldve been different. So recommended training is apparently not optional. What was one of the best free/limited purchase games out there has become basically a pay to play. If you dont make in-app purchases, you cant compete. After two years and six months playing, Im fed up with the greed. I think Im done.
Final amended review, one week after last update: even with no training regimen to allow my players to rest non-stop when not in games, 8 of my 11 starters condition has worsened to the point of being functionality disabled. I have already sunk in $30 at the beginning of the season for new players - an amount I am ok with, another $20 for more tokens for condition and moral boosters, and Im only in day (week) 7 of a 26 game schedule. At this rate, it looks like its gonna take another $40-$50 investment to maintain my team for the rest of the season. Thats $100 for the month. Its either that, or just walk away, which I am tempted to do. I LOVE the way this game used to be, great fun with minimal expenditure. It sure isnt that any more. If I could give it negative stars I would! BE WARNED!!
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