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Career FMM's FirePower Challenge With BG


BatiGoal
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Hi guys,

This is my first FMM19 challenge that I'm sharing with Vibe. Going to be brutally (love that word) honest with you, it's going to be rather short yet still enjoyable hopefully. A combination of time restraints and laziness has cut these updates short into only 2. Its a 5-season career and Part 1 will be posted shortly. I need my name on that leaderboard, that's basically all I care about 😎

 

The Challenge

This is the one. Read all about the rules up there. Some people have found it complicated to understand so I'm keeping this update dead easy. And I hope it inspires others to knock me off that inevitable #1 spot.

 

Part I

 

Stage 1 - India: Buy 1 Indian PP. Transfer budget = €44M

  • July 2018 - Jan 2019: Welcome to your first stage of the challenge. We're going to test our first GFP nation; India. You need to buy your first Power Player (PP). The reason India dropped all the way down to 10th spot is due to a single factor only; Player availability in the DB. You may find as few as just one player, so not many options here I'm afraid, this results in limited damage too. Silver lining is India's chunky defense budget of $51B (€44M in FMM language) that you may use to strengthen your team with. Could this player be making the difference in the end? (PM me if you have trouble locating Sunil) 
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This was a simple choice really since 33yo Sunil was the only Indian player in my database for this challenge. A very cheap price ensured I could use the rest of the allocated 44M transfer budget for squad building. 26pts

 

Stage 2 - Turkey: Buy 1 Turkish PP. Transfer budget = €8M

  • Jan 2019 - June 2019: Next up is Turkey, for the second half of your first season. Buy a Turkish tank and do as much damage as you possibly can. In FMM terms, as many assists/goals as you can squeeze out of this Turk. Since all stages last half a season only, you'd better make the most of that precious time. Big downer here is the tiny budget we're given. It's literally nothing for us FMM dawgs, so it's going to be hunting for that quality bargain who can still deliver that killer shot. 
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I enjoyed playing Tosun tremendously. A no-nonsense prolific striker. A joy to have in the squad. He had to come cheap since we were only allowed 8M in funds. 43pts

 

Stage 3 - South Korea: Buy 1 S.Korean PP. Transfer budget = €42M

  • July 2019 - Jan 2020: You've made it into your second season and hopefully things are looking better for you at this point. Next to-be-tested nation is South Korea. There's a few decent South Koreans in your DB so make sure you pick the most destructive one with your available funds. If you're lucky they have yet to move on to bigger clubs and your pocket money is just enough for what you seek. Careful tho, stay within your budget or you will suffer severe repercussions.
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20M of the 42M went to my PowerPlayer so the remaining 22M was used for extra squad men for depth. He's no Tosun but he did quite well. 36pts

 

Stage 4 - Japan: Buy 1 Japanese PP. Transfer budget = €47M

  • Jan 2020 - June 2020: It's Rising Sun time in these freezing winter months. There was little difference between this and the previous power nation, so you may not see a very big difference in points during the remainder of season 2. There's a fair budget to spend in this winter window, a 5M increase over your last purse, so use your pennies wisely. A few words of strategy may be in order, if the money is on the low side, why not add a lil "gift" on the side too? Player exchange anyone? 
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The best Japanese player I could lay my hands on was Muto. Delighted to capture his signature as he delivered nicely. Slightly better than Tosun scoring 44pts

 

Stage 5 - Germany: Buy 2 German PP. Transfer budget = €39M

  • July 2020 - Jan 2021: Oh dear, the Germans have arrived. Look at that stunning local industry.. uhh I meant Current Ability. Some weapon diversity.. argghh Attribute Diversity rather.. apologies. There's some serious firepower to be had in this stage. This nation means business and you are now allowed not 1 but 2 Power Players to wreak permanent havoc with. I'm expecting assists and goals to be raining down upon us. Do your homework well if this challenge means anything to you. 
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The fun is starting now. Two German PowerPlayers in Philipp and Volland. They came quite cheap, hehe! so I still had over 30M for squad repair work. A lovely 59pts

 

Stage 6 - France: Buy 2 French PP. Transfer budget = €35M

  • Jan 2021 - June 2021: Wrap up your third season with some of the best French firepower - I sense the introduction of a Double Trouble - at your disposal. Where's the increased difficulty, you wonder? Sorry to bring you this disappointing news then, this is FMM FirePower Challenge and the further we reach the more powerful we become, that's half the intention tho. I hope you're enjoying raking in the points at this point. But brace yourselves, things are only going to get bigger from here on. 
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Tough stage this one as I only had 35M for two French PPs. And I had to dig deep as I needed to spend the entire 35M transfer budget on my two men. This left me zero money for a squad fix. It was worth every penny tho as they delivered a brilliant performance for me. 63 gls and 21 ass for a score of 84pts

 

Challenge Score: 231gls + 61ast = 292pts and counting..

 

Part II

 

Stage 7 - United Kingdom: Buy 2 UK PP. Transfer budget = €46M

  • July 2021 - Jan 2022: Featuring a Dominic Solanke & Tammy Abraham co-op

 

Stage 8 - China: Buy 3 Chinese PP. Transfer budget = €155M

  • Jan 2022 - June 2022: Yet to be decided..

 

Stage 9 - Russia: Buy 3 Russian PP. Transfer budget = €95M

  • July 2022 - Jan 2023: Yet to be decided..

 

Stage 10 - USA: Buy 3 American PP. Transfer budget = €585M

  • Jan 2023 - June 2023: Yet to be decided..

 

The reason I'm posting this is because it's a lot more fun than it looks. Probably because every stage lasts only 6 months so every stage is just around the corner. Downside tho is that when my players are picking up that all important momentum it's closing time and time to enter the next stage thus replacing my PowerPlayers. Slightly annoying but that keeps it exciting as well. Part II will see me try a UK co-op in Solanke and Abraham as well as triplet threats of Chinese, Russian, and American blood. The fact that those are specifically the secondary leagues I've decided to load in combo with Italian as a main, it should give me a larger pool of talent to pick from and see me pick up the most points in this challenge to finish strong. If.. my calculations don't let me down.

Hope you understand what I'm trying to accomplish here and see you next time for the final update. Cheers!

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Ah, I think I finally understand now 🤔

Some interesting player choices and some really big half-seasons there. Good luck for part 2

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50 minutes ago, URz said:

Ah, I think I finally understand now 🤔

Some interesting player choices and some really big half-seasons there. Good luck for part 2

Just follow stage instructions and you'll get there eventually 😄 either way I'll enjoy my time on top so long it lasts. Thanks.

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Thanks guys. Trying players I haven't used before is fun. As is creating new formations throughout the career. 

I know the Russians and Americans have nice players for me as well to pick massive points, little worried about the Chinese stage later on. 

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Just now, BatiGoal said:

Thanks guys. Trying players I haven't used before is fun. As is creating new formations throughout the career. 

I know the Russians and Americans have nice players for me as well to pick massive points, little worried about the Chinese stage later on. 

Don't worry, any pointers you need just look into my Shandong team in the Pensioner's 1KC, there are some good couple of players, especially Chen Shilong.

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9 minutes ago, Kanegan said:

Don't worry, any pointers you need just look into my Shandong team in the Pensioner's 1KC, there are some good couple of players, especially Chen Shilong.

👍 loaded the league as well as I was worried running thin on choices, especially having the opportunity to pick 3. Have yet to see who's in my database tho, don't want to until I enter the stage. Keeps things exciting. 

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Part II

 

Stage 7 - United Kingdom: Buy 2 UK PP. Transfer budget = €46M

  •  July 2021 - Jan 2022: This is a real test for you next. Starting your fourth season you have the option to buy a UK co-op. That's Power Players from England, N.Ireland, Scotland and/or Wales. How's that for some weapon diversity. Tho to be honest, it's not going to be easy to outscore the Germans or French. Not in the slightest, but there's bound to be very big points for you in this either way. Well, if you haven't forgotten how to inflict pain onto the enemy that is. 
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The lads came expensive which left me with a measly 6M for the squad. But they did well, Abraham in particular. Some player. And we did a +1 over the French duo too. 85pts 

 

Stage 8 - China: Buy 3 Chinese PP. Transfer budget = €155M

  • Jan 2022 - June 2022: We're arriving into the latter stages of the challenge and we're really upping the ante now. Perhaps not a lot of PPs to choose from per se, compared with the previous three nations, but China's huge defense budget of over $160B (Google Calculate leaves you with €155M) allows you to build a very very strong team. That in addition to not 1, not 2, but 3 Power Players of Chinese origin. Can you find the three for a quality performance? 'Quality', that remains to be seen.
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I've been waiting for this moment. Finally fat funds for serious squad reinforcements. Apart from the PPs a large sum of the 155M was spent on stronger defs and mids. I was surprised how good these Chinese lads are. 101pts

 

Stage 9 - Russia: Buy 3 Russian PP. Transfer budget = €95M

  • July 2022 - Jan 2023: Mama. Smokin'. Mia. This power nation is the real destructive deal. It's giving us mere FMM mortals some serious options here for blood-thirsty point-collecting. Which 3 Russians should we pick. Creators? Finishers? Perhaps even a formation swap to accommodate the 3... in a mini Triple Threat? With a fairly healthy budget we need to get strategic now and force a strong finish to our final season. Plenty of Russian power people to choose from so I'm thinking: POINTS!
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This was an odd one due to the Qatar WC. I built a fine squad with nice Russian point collectors up front, especially Golovin, but got only 20ish games to showcase their skills. Hence a lower points total here but good nonetheless. This results in more games for the final stage. 82pts

 

Stage 10 - USA: Buy 3 American PP. Transfer budget = €585M

  • Jan 2023 - June 2023: Good lord, look at this. That budget!! Bonkers me!! With a real-life defense budget of close to $600B leaves the FMM Community with a jaw-dropping transfer budget of €585M. Hello, squad revamp? Let's nuke the livin' nuts out of this stage! No wonder USA had to be the nation bringing this challenge to an epic finish. The 585-million-euro question tho is "Can you buy yourself 3 Americans for the best point-plundering you've ever done in your entire life"?
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Here's the biggie finally. Loads of bucks to spend, which I did. These American are pretty awesome. And Pulisic is just ridiculous scoring 35 and assisting 25 as a shadow striker, glad my decision on a new formation to accommodate these heroes didn't backfire. Due to the extra games we scored massive in the last stage. 126pts

 

Challenge Score: 480gls + 206ast = 686 pts

 

BG stats for the interested..

Spoiler

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That's that. Pretty happy overall. As I said, it's probably one of those challenges that is more enjoyable to play than to follow so I still highly recommend it. One of my more entertaining rides in quite a while tbh. Big thanks to those who took the effort to drop a comment of encouragement, you'll be remembered. 😉 Cheers! 

For now it's adding my name to the leaderboard and see you at the next one.

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As you say, it’s probably more enjoyable to play than to follow 😛

Just kidding, I enjoyed it! Quick half season challenges rolled into one big five season challenge 😁 Cracking score with the Yanks mate! Used Pulisic this year myself and he’s a dream! Well done

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85M for Russians and you only get 20 games from them 😱

Some really interesting and different player choices (until Pulisic 😜) that shows what can be achieved off the beaten path. Brilliant results there @BatiGoal

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