General FPL Chat 2015/16

FHFC · 09-07-2015 12:40PM

Dónal wrote: »

Interesting about the wildcard:

And yeah, the rules say each "chip" can only be used at one time. Triple captain points will transfer to your vice captain if your main captain doesn't play. If your formation changes away from 2-5-3 because of someone not playing, you lose the chip.

The second wildcard being any time in second half means there is no advantage in holding the wildcard. Everyone will wildcard early this year I'd say.

I like it as the Jan Wildcard was an awful curse and I'd give my right arm for one around DGW time usually.

Interesting changes, which on the face of it make the game easier but if the chips are sequenced cleverly by an experienced player they should benefit hardcore players a lot. I can see a lot of casual players blowing the 'chips' like "bench boost" and "triple captain" as soon as they are lagging behind in a mini-league.

jimmii · 09-07-2015 12:40PM

gimmick wrote: »

So these new additions - you can only use each once is it?

Like your triple captain points - once you have used it, thats that?

Yep thats it and if you get unlucky and have a week where you play 253 and one of your front 8 don't play its tough luck!

Ziegler1988 · 09-07-2015 12:41PM

FHFC wrote: »

Un-be-fcking-lievable.

I'm waiting all week for the damn thing to go live, and I've a doctors appointment at 11. Come out and see a text its live before my phone battery promptly dies. Heading to get tyres on the car, skid into the bay and with a manic glint in my eye the first words to the startled Advance Pitstop lad is "have you a phone charger??". My broken screened phone causing further holdups I have to settle for a nondescript 1274 ID.

First time all week I've not been sat at a computer all bloody day.

Now back at 'work' so time to actually look at the game and prices.....

90 was also my peak OR last season in the heady days of December. I was walking to work clicking "Home" every 10 seconds. Just lucky I wasn't hit by traffic

jimmii · 09-07-2015 12:42PM

Dónal wrote: »

Interesting about the wildcard:

And yeah, the rules say each "chip" can only be used at one time. Triple captain points will transfer to your vice captain if your main captain doesn't play. If your formation changes away from 2-5-3 because of someone not playing, you lose the chip.

Think a lot will get caught out when they WC and then try to use the bonus chips in the same week! Very surprised at these changes makes it seem a lot more of a novelty game instead of being the main game.

FHFC · 09-07-2015 12:43PM

Ziegler1988 wrote: »

90 was also my peak OR last season in the heady days of December. I was walking to work clicking "Home" every 10 seconds. Just lucky I wasn't hit by traffic

I've made a note to self to make sure my phone is recently upgraded before next season KO. Dodgy battery and smashed screen cost me. Also a dodgy knee, but dunno how to upgrade that.

Mr.Prodston · 09-07-2015 12:44PM

From the rules regarding the Chips:

Chips can be used to potentially enhance your team's performance during the season.

Only one chip can be played in a single Gameweek. The chips available are as follows:

Name Effect
All Out Attack: Allows you to play a 2-5-3 formation in the next Gameweek.
Bench Boost: The points scored by your bench players in the next Gameweek are included in your total.
Triple Captain: Your captain points are tripled instead of doubled in the next Gameweek.
Wildcard: All transfers (including those already made) in the Gameweek are free of charge.

The All Out Attack, Bench Boost and Triple Captain chips can each be used once a season and are played when saving your team on the my team page. They can be cancelled at anytime before the Gameweek deadline.

They've missed a trick as they're called chips by only allowing one each week.

The temptation to cash them all in at the same time.....

Ok maybe that'd just be me and it's probably a good thing for the sake of my sanity :pac:

Ziegler1988 · 09-07-2015 12:47PM

Anyone going to stray from 4.5m mid with those 2-5-3 and bench chips? I think it would be better played later in the season when team value isn't as big an issue

stephenl15 · 09-07-2015 12:49PM

Poyet seems the only viable 4.5 mid at first glance? Is he? Or who have I missed.

Ziegler1988 · 09-07-2015 12:50PM

GW2 lock Fri 14 Aug at 1845. Hmm, that's right when lineups will be announced

FHFC · 09-07-2015 12:50PM

Ziegler1988 wrote: »

Anyone going to stray from 4.5m mid with those 2-5-3 and bench chips? I think it would be better played later in the season when team value isn't as big an issue

Thats why I think you'll benefit over the casual by planning for them. If youre looking towards playing the 2-5-3 thing youd want to do it when your defence has bad fixtures and youve cash for a punt or decent 5th mid transfer the week or two before.

Somebody with a defensive injury crisis could easily be tempted to waste this when a -4 would sort them out.

spock. · 09-07-2015 12:51PM

Ziegler1988 wrote:

GW2 lock Fri 14 Aug at 1845. Hmm, that's right when lineups will be announced

I think all deadlines are 1 hour before the first game of the gameweek.

JIdontknow · 09-07-2015 12:51PM

Personally for me I would have rathered the January wildcard stayed that way. Some interesting options though, I noticed also Mata, Di Maria and Depay are all 8.5, also gary hooper is cheap at 4.5m for a third benched striker if he plays (Not a bad first 10 games or so, give or take).

Ziegler1988 · 09-07-2015 12:52PM

stephenl15 wrote: »

Poyet seems the only viable 4.5 mid at first glance? Is he? Or who have I missed.

I'm on Surman. Wanyama, Tettey, Anya, Bentaleb, Cattermole, Fletcher, Sanchez, Coquelin, maybe King all starters

Shedite27 · 09-07-2015 12:53PM

stephenl15 wrote: »

Poyet seems the only viable 4.5 mid at first glance? Is he? Or who have I missed.

As a WHU fan, he'll get no gametime. Payet is the West Ham mid I wanted, but he's 7.5 :mad:

Paully D · 09-07-2015 12:53PM

The ****ing **** will ruin the game with these rule changes. Complete and utter idiots. Oh well, it'll mostly appeal to those who log in for 5 minutes on a Friday night/Saturday morning and have no interest in putting any effort into the game which is exactly what FPL want I suppose.

Ugh. :mad:

Ziegler1988 · 09-07-2015 12:54PM

spock. wrote: »

I think all deadlines are 1 hour before the first game of the gameweek.

Yeah, just noticed. Maybe the brave will get some team news since journos often leak it five mins early

stephenl15 · 09-07-2015 12:59PM

Ziegler1988 wrote: »

I'm on Surman. Wanyama, Tettey, Anya, Bentaleb, Cattermole, Fletcher, Sanchez, Coquelin, maybe King all starters

Not a fan of any of those holding mids. Anya could be good.

jimmii · 09-07-2015 01:00PM

Paully D wrote: »

The ****ing **** will ruin the game with these rule changes. Complete and utter idiots. Oh well, it'll mostly appeal to those who log in for 5 minutes on a Friday night/Saturday morning and have no interest in putting any effort into the game which is exactly what FPL want I suppose.

Ugh. :mad:

Yeh not happy with these novelty plays. Its just a bit silly really.

Ziegler1988 · 09-07-2015 01:02PM

stephenl15 wrote: »

Not a fan of any of those holding mids. Anya could be good.

He got hauled off early a few times the end of the season, which is putting me off. I might end up switching from Surman if Bournemouth places look more valuable

CSF · 09-07-2015 01:04PM

Paully D wrote: »

The ****ing **** will ruin the game with these rule changes. Complete and utter idiots. Oh well, it'll mostly appeal to those who log in for 5 minutes on a Friday night/Saturday morning and have no interest in putting any effort into the game which is exactly what FPL want I suppose.

Ugh. :mad:

In work so haven't gotten to examine these changes in detail. This makes me nervous though.

FHFC · 09-07-2015 01:04PM

jimmii wrote: »

Yeh not happy with these novelty plays. Its just a bit silly really.

I agree its silly and they shoulda left it alone. Although I do think making the second wildcard not restricted to Jan was the next best thing to getting rid of it altogether, buts thats just cause I hate the January one.

However, I do think Paully's "5 mins on a Friday player" will not use these 'chips' well as a generalisation, so they could benefit the hardcore player more in the long grass.

jimmii · 09-07-2015 01:26PM

FHFC wrote: »

I agree its silly and they shoulda left it alone. Although I do think making the second wildcard not restricted to Jan was the next best thing to getting rid of it altogether, buts thats just cause I hate the January one.

However, I do think Paully's "5 mins on a Friday player" will not use these 'chips' well as a generalisation, so they could benefit the hardcore player more in the long grass.

Yeh its going to be the hardcore who put some real thought into how to use them best that are going to get the edge. Also casuals are less likely to realise you can't use two chips at the same time. Just know for sure that come a DGW there will be a ton of people moaning about WC'ing and not being able to play the TPC or BB.

Ziegler1988 · 09-07-2015 01:26PM

FHFC wrote: »

I agree its silly and they shoulda left it alone. Although I do think making the second wildcard not restricted to Jan was the next best thing to getting rid of it altogether, buts thats just cause I hate the January one.

However, I do think Paully's "5 mins on a Friday player" will not use these 'chips' well as a generalisation, so they could benefit the hardcore player more in the long grass.

The wildcard change is a good one. The treble captain is terrible since there were already some crazy swings last season (e.g. Aguero 2 vs Kane 17) which will only increase luck factor. The other two chips seem alright

Ziegler1988 · 09-07-2015 01:28PM

Someone on FFS:

wc before dgw
bench chip during dgw = 15 dgw players

wc before dgw
either all out or 3x cap chip during dgw

KevIRL · 09-07-2015 01:28PM

I just know the week I use my TC, he'll score an OG, miss a pen and get sent off. Triple minus points

/Rory

jimmii · 09-07-2015 01:28PM

CSF wrote: »

In work so haven't gotten to examine these changes in detail. This makes me nervous though.

You get 5 "chips" you can play.

2 chips are WC 1 of which can be played before Dec 28th and one after. The other three are:

Bench boost - your subs points count towards your total.
Triple point captain - triple instead of double.
All out attack - you can play 253.

Only one in a GW allowed and if you activate one and it goes wrong tough luck. For example if you play 253 and a mid doesn't play then you don't get the chip back.

jimmii · 09-07-2015 01:28PM

Ziegler1988 wrote: »

Someone on FFS:

Yep that is the way to do it alright.

jimmii · 09-07-2015 01:29PM

KevIRL wrote: »

I just know the week I use my TC, he'll score an OG, miss a pen and get sent off. Triple minus points

/Rory

There will no doubt be some horror stories!

NoviGlitzko · 09-07-2015 01:31PM

Using Anya as my 4.5 mid as well. Did a background check. Attacking winger who I assume will get gametime.

FHFC · 09-07-2015 01:33PM

Jesus I forgot how hard it was to pick a team on 100m!!

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