RossDee

Ok, I'm considering trying out LLM, my old game with everton was boring me, and I have a Man Utd one that is only being played because I had started a story on it.

I know the LLM mantra (if you think you're cheating, you more than likely are) so my main question is: How do you go about preventing yourself "cheating" as it were in LLM.

P.S. before anyone asks, yes I have been in GPTG until now (Cue boos and hisses), but understand that was only to re-gain experience with the game and it's little nuances

P.P.S. to save me scouring through post after post, Is the physicality of the lower leagues shown in the game?

avstwentyone

How do you stop yourself from 'cheating?'

I don't need to stop myself from it at all, the desire to cheat simply isn't there. I know it will sour any satisfaction I derive from my struggles in-game.

If you mean what can't you do in game (player search screen etc.) then there are stickies which explain all that.

Welcome.

RossDee

what I meant is do a lot of LLaMas untick the "Use real players" box?

avstwentyone

I'm not certain but I would think most LLaMa's don't untick that box (I don't) but abstain from using any real world knowledge in regards to players.

Besides the only players a person is likely to know about are higher division ones who won't want to sign for your team of scrubbers anyway.

mkus

As we like to think we strive for realism in LLM, why would we play with made up players?

I stop myself from cheating by having morals. What do you do?

Cosmo-poof

We don't have to keep ourselves from cheating, RossDee. Nobody of us has an urge to cheat, so we don't have to go out of our ways to avoid cheating.

LLM is about enjoying the game in a realistic fashion. Struggle and failure are normal (and very realistic) parts of a management career. There is no sweet without the sour. By using any means/shortcuts to make the game easier, a LLaMa would only hamper and ruin his playing experience.

As for your other question: yes, in some lower leagues you'll see physical violence in almost every game.

CutePirate

If you're really worried about if you're going to use outside knowledge, try managing in Sweden or some like that. You wont know any of the players anyway, so there's no temptation.

RossDee

because after a few seasons, you'll essentially be playing with made-up plaers anyway (regens etc.) it's just a few seasons earlier.

I'll admit to using known players in my upper league games, but I don't think they would come to a club like east stirling and so on :p

scottn72

Previous knowledge of players means nothing, most of us only sign players found by our scout(s). So even if I knew Mr. Asdf is a star and plays for Forfar, it would be no use to me unless my scouts discovered him.

*whisper* Btw I think your Shift key is broken.

RossDee

Shush, it works fine :p

Can someone give me a quick rundown of how the lower leagues of each country are?