King Aymeric is emperor in his realm. 👑

In other words, on VirtuaFoot, Aymeric holds all the power. And as in any monarchy, there are good aspects… and less good ones.
Let’s start with the positives, because they do exist and it’s important to highlight them.
Aymeric has a genuine desire to keep VirtuaFoot alive, to continue developing the game, to introduce new content and to gradually modernise its appearance. Recently, several graphical updates have brought certain parts of the game up to date, and we must acknowledge the work that’s gone into all of this.

But the problem isn’t necessarily what’s being done.
The problem is sometimes how it’s done.
And that’s where our monarchy shows its limitations.

A major change… overnight

I’m obviously thinking of the recent change to the gameplay with the introduction of live statistics and the ability to make substitutions every 10 seconds.

This is the main focus of my criticism today.
This change is drastic, and I’m choosing my words carefully.

It’s been introduced without any real prior announcement, in the middle of the season, whilst some clubs are playing important matches they’ve been preparing for over several weeks.
Above all, this isn’t just a minor cosmetic tweak.

It fundamentally changes the way a match is played on VirtuaFoot!

Whether or not one likes this new way of playing is almost a separate debate. The real problem is that such a significant change would, in my view, have deserved to be announced, explained and then introduced at the start of a new season.

That would have allowed everyone to start on a level playing field and get to grips with the new rules of the game before the start of major competitions.

In fact, why not make the most of every change of season to introduce major new gameplay features?

Many games work this way: a new season begins, changes are announced, explained and then implemented. Players then know the direction in which the game is evolving and can prepare for it.

The real problem: a lack of clarity

This new approach is currently frustrating for some players, not only because it disrupts their routines, but above all because it gives the impression that the rules can change at any moment.

And I think that’s the main problem.

VF players need greater transparency, better communication and, above all, clarity about the game’s future.

No one is necessarily asking to know, six months in advance, every line of code that will be changed.

But when a change directly affects gameplay, it seems only right to me that the community should be given advance notice.

A simple message along the lines of:
‘From next season, we’d like to make some changes to how matches are managed. Here are the planned changes and their purpose.’
would already make a huge difference.

What if the absolute monarchy became a parliamentary one?

Since we’ve gone down the royal analogy route, let’s see it through to the end.

I think our King Aymeric would do well to transform VF into a sort of parliamentary monarchy rather than an absolute monarchy. 😉

He would, of course, remain in control of the game, its development and his vision.

But the community could play a greater part in setting the broad strategic direction.

For example, we could imagine Aymeric regularly proposing several avenues for development:

• improvements to the match engine
• new statistics
• an overhaul of the infrastructure
• new features regarding agreements
• improvements to the transfer market
• new features for clubs
• graphical enhancements.

Players could then vote to indicate which new features they consider a priority.

This would not mean that players would be running VirtuaFoot.

Aymeric would remain the one who proposes the projects, determines what is technically feasible and retains the final say.

But he would constantly receive concrete feedback on the expectations of his community.

And everyone could benefit.

Players would feel that their voices are being heard more and that they are more involved in the game’s development, whilst having a clearer idea of what lies ahead.

Aymeric, for his part, would retain complete control over VF, whilst knowing which developments are most eagerly anticipated by the people who bring his game to life on a daily basis.

Finally, the aim of this deliberately exaggerated analogy involving our ‘King Aymeric’ is obviously not to engage in personal criticism.

On the contrary.

If players react so strongly to changes in VirtuaFoot, it is precisely because they are so attached to the game.

Some have been playing for ten, fifteen, sometimes almost twenty years. They spend time building their clubs, managing their squads, taking part in competitions, forming alliances, participating in the VForum and engaging with the whole community that revolves around VF.

This community is probably one of VirtuaFoot’s greatest strengths.

It isn’t necessarily asking to make decisions in the King’s place.

It’s simply asking to be better informed, consulted and listened to.

So perhaps the kingdom would fare even better with a little more democracy. 😉

Long live VirtuaFoot… and long live the King! 👑

Totalement d’accord avec toi tu as tout dit j’aurais pas dit mieux sincèrement. Mais là vraiment c’est catastrophique injouable, saison foutu plus envie du tout de jouer dans ses conditions et pourtant je l’aime se jeux je pensais qu’on allait dans le bon sens avec les récentes modifications esthétiques boutique etc et bah non même pire que sa au lieux d’améliorer se mdm qui a mon sens buguai pas sa sa engage que moi et bah il l’a tuer plus de tactique c’est du pile ou face maintenant un désastre j’attend jusqu’à la fin de la trêve du championnat et je vois car clairement sa me sera impossible de continuer dans ses conditions. La compétition du moins je formerai et voilà mais quelle tristesse pour moi de faire sa sincèrement

Buguai pas mal à mon sens déjà avant j’ai oublier le « mal » dans mon message

Excellente idée !

Je pense que dans un soucis de lisibilité, il faut que tout le monde prévienne suffisamment longtemps à l'avance. Voilà comment on pourrait procéder :

• les tricheurs préviennent les admins ou Aymeric trois saisons à l'avance de la triche qu'ils vont mettre en place dans 3 saisons.
• Aymeric aura donc quelques semaines pour réfléchir sereinement aux modifications à mettre en place pour lutter contre cette future triche, puis il pourra prévenir la communauté de ce qu'il va mettre en place pour bloquer une triche qui aura lieu deux saisons plus tard.
• les utilisateurs utilisent la saison suivante pour faire remonter leur avis sur les modifications à venir visant à prévenir la triche qu'ils ne connaissent pas encore.

J'espère que ça va marcher. Messieurs les tricheurs, la balle est dans votre camp. Pensez à prévenir qui de droit 6 mois avant de commencer à tricher. Ça nous permettra une expérience plus fluide ! 👌

Effectivement je suis d accord avec les messages précédents, beaucoup de modifications en peux de temps bravo Aymeric, mais le souci c est que personne et informé de tout les modifications surtout sur le côté tactique. Comme souvent d ailleurs c est le même cas dans les entreprises peut d informations importantes n est divulguer a la communauté qui est a mon sens la principale force de vf .

Je suis obligé d'aller dans le sens de Demi-Cerveau.
Quand la Police enquête sur un crime, elle ne prévient pas, ne donne pas d'information susceptible d'enrayer l'investigation et surtout, ne fait rien pour que le (ou les) personnes coupables puissent s'adapter aux avancées.
Beaucoup manquent de recul quant à cet aspect de VF: la triche.
Certains par manque d'ancienneté, d'autres par manque de curiosité. Enfin, ceux qui sont directement responsables de cette triche.
Que se passerait-il si Aymeric informait la communauté suffisamment à l'avance de futures implémentations ou bridages destinés à supprimer, contrer voire réduire la marge de manœuvre de ceux qui refusent de jouer à la loyale ?
Pour rappel, le mdj a accès à des datas auxquelles nous n'avons pas accès. Il doit prendre certaines décisions dans l'intérêt de son jeu et de sa communauté. Non pas pour satisfaire tout le monde, ce qui est impossible.
S'il doit mettre en place un timer sans annonce, un peu au débotté, c'est qu'il n'a peut-être pas d'autre solution viable. Et même si ça gueule, mieux vaut ça que de risquer de perdre le contrôle de son jeu.
Après, chacun y verra midi à sa porte.
Entre ceux qui menacent de quitter le jeu, ceux qui ragent de la différence entre leurs attentes et leurs résultats réels, et ceux qui aiment la polémique pour la polémique, il n'y a plus beaucoup de place pour ceux qui cherchent avant tout à comprendre et s'adapter.
S'adapter, vous savez, cette capacité commune du vivant depuis la nuit des temps, et nécessaire à la survie et l'évolution ?
Beaucoup font preuve d'immobilisme en pensant que la meilleure manière de gérer le jeu, c'est la leur.
Au final, c'est exactement ce que les tricheurs espèrent: diviser pour mieux régner. Et on leur offre cela sur un plateau sans même y réfléchir à deux fois.
Dommage.

But who’s cheating? I don’t get it. And how can you cheat, anyway?

I wonder how they do it in other games – announcing that there’ll be an update on a certain date and showing what’s going to change

There’ll always be cheats on vf, whether we’re warned in advance or not; at some point, we’ve got to stop always trying to please everyone. You won’t get any favours – and anyway, don’t worry about it.

Ah, apart from saying ‘well done’ to everything – what new insights are you actually bringing to the table in your comments? Tell me.
Apart from criticising, in your own way, those who are holding things back, those who want to leave, or whatever else – given your replies over the last 11 months, what else do you actually know about VF, apart from what you see of it now?????

Moi je pense qu'il faut ajouter le pouce qui pointe vers le bas pour quand on aime pas certain propos par ce que là soit on like soit on répond
Des fois on a juste envie de cliquer sûr un bouton comme ça pour dire j'aime pas.
Comme ça si quelqu'un parle et reçoit 50 pouce pointé vers le bas il aura moins l'envie de faire le malin après

Sérieusement, 10s d'attente pour faire un deuxième changement tactique rend VF injouable parce qu'on n'a pas été informé ?
Les bras m'en tombent...

Is fluid defence making a comeback? 😁
If you just have to stay AFK and only block attacks… not a bad idea.
Worth a go.

You only have to look at the revised league table for the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Elite Division to realise there’s a major problem with the MDM, and what about the number of goals and chances over the course of an hour and a half… It’s better to spend your time doing something else and wait for a proper update; as it stands, it’s a complete shambles.

Le problème général ici reste : le manque de communication. Dans tous les cas, on parle tous sans savoir. Et ce n'est pas normal de n'a pas avoir un minimum.

Peu être aussi.. qune communication est impossible... Car même le mdj doit étudier les changements hasardeux faits...

Je joue à VF depuis 2007 (oui, je sais, Lebaygue, je ne devrais pas m'en réjouir mais plutôt consulter un psychiatre, tu as raison. 😘) et je peux vous assurer qu'Aymeric a rarement été aussi présent, actif et réactif qu'il ne l'est aujourd'hui.
Les refontes graphiques, améliorations et autres modifications s'enchaînent depuis plusieurs mois avec une communication en amont à chaque fois mais comprenez bien qu'il y a un aspect du jeu sur lequel Aymeric a toujours était muet c'est le fonctionnement du fameux MdM car il estime que c'est aux joueurs de le comprendre, l'appréhender, le dompter, le maudire, etc. et non à lui d'en dévoiler les rouages.

Are you trying to get something out of Aymeric in the long run, or what? Because one or even two messages of support is fine, but this is starting to get a bit much. I feel like posting something, but that’d get me banned, so I’ll hold back – but at some point, enough is enough, lol.

When you read “why have there been so many complaints over the last few days?”, I’m all for it. But they’re coming from about fifty managers – always the same ones across the various open threads. They don’t represent half of the players on VF; in fact, they’re a long way from that.
That doesn’t mean that everyone we don’t hear from agrees with me; I have no idea, to be honest.
Now, setting aside the question of whether there’s been cheating or not, it’s still clear from this discussion that, to be a great tactical manager, you need a computer, lots of tabs open, and to be pressing Ctrl+Tab three times a second. Aymeric is entitled to ask himself whether that’s what he wants for his game. And we’re also entitled to ask ourselves collectively whether that’s what we want.
Following Lebaygue’s excellent contribution, Galy’s latest post strikes me as very pertinent; I’d advise everyone to read it and reflect on it calmly. Have a good evening.

Without wanting to sound silly, the forum had been pretty quiet on the MDM front for a while, until the glitches started last week – which coincided with the release of the graphical updates and subsequently led to the changes we’re seeing today.

It’s true that the MDM’s glitches get on all our nerves, but Aymeric has created a game so that everyone gets a fair go. Even if, sometimes, you get annoyed because the MDM freezes or for some other reason, let’s still be glad that Aymeric is continuing to invest in the game. He’s made loads of changes to keep us happy and develop the game, which I already think is very polished. If I were in his shoes, I’d have sold it on for several million by now! 😅

That said, as with any game, there are good and bad aspects, things that could be improved and parts that could do with a bit of work. But the fact is, we all play this game every day. If you’re not happy, nobody’s forcing you to stay: it’s only a virtual game.

We’ve all had our fair share of surprises, both good and not so good, but ultimately, there are loads of people who’ve been here for 5, 10, or even 20 years. That’s proof enough that it’s a good game. It’s always easy to criticise, but at the end of the day, would you do any better at improving things? We’ve got a great community here, which is rare these days, so let’s make the most of it.

True, your suggestion is interesting, but cheats are everywhere. If they know in advance how the game is going to evolve, they can also adapt their cheating techniques. Although, personally, I don’t really see the point in doing that. Proving you’ve got the best team or the best record – nobody in the world cares. 😅

The main thing is to enjoy developing your club, and that’s good enough in itself.

There are more serious things in life than losing to a team smaller or bigger than yours. Even if it’s frustrating at the time, you’ll be back in the game the next day to try and do better… or not! 🤣

Les changements sont les mêmes pour tous, à chacun de s'y faire, de s'y adapter et de changer peut être sa façon de jouer.

Si j'ai bien compris, ce changement a pour but de limiter la triche et c'est bien la le plus important pour moi, je préfère un jeu où nous sommes tous sur un pied d'égalité.

Combien de jeux ont été déserté à cause de la triche ? J'ai de nombreux exemples en tête malheureusement.

Merci Aymeric de veiller à cela, sur le fond, soutien à 100 %, sur la forme en effet, c'est discutable mais on connaît le MDJ 😀.

Vive VF !

Well, after 15 years of playing and with a big break (or the end) on the cards for me... well, A45 has always run his game like that... after a long spell away (we’ve all got a life, haven’t we!)... he came back and did a Aymeric… always sticking to his vision of ‘his’ game… there’ve always been those who’ve felt wronged, winners, grumblers and players who stuck around and carried on playing in the background!

Anyway, all that to say, it’s been 20 years on VF (as far as I’m concerned, he banned me once), I took a three-year break, came back… and there you go… you’ve got to take the game as it comes…

On VFo, it’s impossible to talk about real-life stuff (football or other topics) apart from a few specific subjects… every topic inevitably comes back to MDM, to the conflict between factions (to put it broadly)…

We’re a community, so let’s talk about the World Cups in real life, the Champions League in real life and social issues in real life… Anyway, for a while I was keeping the ‘music’ thread going; it’s a bit daft, but we’re on VF and there are loads of other things in life we can share!

I love you all :)