Stumped is a joke. I've won a division 1 title in stumped and I only set orders the first week of season 1, anything else I've done is keeping my team from going bot.
I was top in nz for ages. Before I quit I sold my players and staff. They went for heaps. Horrible game... the attribute ratings were laughable.
The ratings could just be changed to numbers which si good, but FTP's just a better game and more established anyway.
Assistants. That said the FTP nat setups easy as hell to get into and becoming a manager if you pick a country and show interest isn't much harder. Plus not that many people care about nats outside of election times.
When did you last play? Things have changed a lot in the last couple seasons. It's comfortably a lot more realistic and a lot less predictable/repetitive/monotonous as BT and FTP. That's not necessarily a good thing for everyone, but I really enjoy it. It's the best of the 3 IMO. It just does't have a lot of players, so Div 1 in quite a few nations still have bots. Also the attributes ratings were meant to be alphabetic (Highest skill starts with A, then B, then C, etc). No one uses them anyways, we all just use numbers.
It's been 6 seasons. A lot has changed and a lot of improvements are in the work. I highly recommend giving it a try again. It's not to everyone's tastes, because it cannot really be played as a 'game' with a reliable and systematic long-term plan like BT/FTP, so casual players will be turned off a bit. But I really enjoy the challenge and the effort that needs to be put into building a side, and how dynamic and unpredictable and 'real' it feels.
http://www.fromthepavilion.org/youths.htm?teamId=6019 Can you blokes tell me your thoughts on the Youth team i got given?
You'd need to reveal them but going on ratings I hate to say that they are rubbish. Your 19yos want to rate above 30k to be decent. It's just what we all get when we start.
I notice quite the opposite. Casual players on BT/FTP log on, set orders, watch a few games, log off. All their players go through long-term coaching/training plans, with predictable pop times, and they just basically do everything the newbie guides say to and let the team grow without much time investment. Even the orders are pretty simple to set, and the ME in BT's case is extremely predictable. The more dedicated players are constantly playing the TM, fiddling around with orders and trying new things, are involved with the Nat setups, basically always looking for something to do. Stumped, by design, doesn't allow for long-term plans. There is no 'optimal' way to play it, unlike BT or FTP. Every player is unique, and thus every team structure is unique, and you need to spend time to find out how to get the best out of your players. There are no pre-determined pitch types, and you can improve your coaches and groundsmen, and players can get injured if they play too much...it's all so much more dynamic. FTP and BT are definitely a lot more casual than Stumped from my experience.
Copping an absolute smashing in my Youth game. The guy i am playing did just get 550k for a youth player lol.
You've got to expect that until you start getting a season or two into it and can build up a decent side. A lot ignore their youth sides - though these days they give you a 0.5% discount on wages per season a player is with you.