The 'How are you doing at Become A Legend mode' thread.

[EddieJet16]

This thread needs a bump.

I just started my BAL season as a CF playing for Getafe (Europe League and 87% playing opportunity). I only played a few matches so far; scored a few times.

I started out with a 74 overall rating. I wanted to know what you guys got when you started?

Also, CFs/SSs, how are you allocating your focus points?

Hey what's up

I actually posted another comment in this thread where i started saying about my carrer so far

Updates

To answer your question, i started with 70 overall rating, im actually surprised you can start with more than that.

Well, i started with lazio, where i played 22 matches in the season, scoring 3 goals and 3 assists. At the end of the season, i got an offer from manchester united, for just a little less than 100,000 euros. I was very happy with that.

Started then with manchester united and got enough money to get another agent. Then i selected that I wanted to play for real madrid. Played 46 matches in the entire season, scoring 13 goals and 7 assists. At the end of the season i got the offer to play for real madrid, 608,000 euros for 4 years. Just started a training match with the team, where i got an assist. Its pretty cool because you can select in what team you want to play for, something you couldn't do in PES 2010. That's why i love PES 2011 BAL mode

I'm going to post my player stats in a while.

 

[pablodiscobar]

Extra Content/Mode Expansion Kits/Be a Legend

In this section it costs 600 credits to buy one of four options to improve your Be A Legend, Play through game as real life player, immune to faitigue and so on. I guess you have to start a new BAL for these to work, has anyone tried them?

Thanks

 

[heruva]

I've played BAL the entire last weekend, restarted a couple of times, tried out different difficulty settings etc...

I love this mode, have before but this is top even though there could be so much more to add! I would love more reactions to this as so much is still unclear to me.

Currently I'm playing a CF speedster with poacher and speed merchant skills, learning an extra 1-1 skill.

Anyways, regular and professional seem both ok to play.
What I don't get yet is the transfer thing. Can't seem to choose my own teams but I guess that'll come soon.

It's wonderful how during a match the strategy can change and your actions really do influence the manager's rating. However... I've been playing pretty well, have been rated 6.5 to 7 and sometimes 7.5. Stamina's always in the green but the last matches I get substituted between the 60th and 65th minute.
this has happened for the pst 6 matches, yet I still receive good to nice reviews.
Anyone else have this happen to their character? I wonder how to overcome this as this seems to slow down development of my player.

As teamwork improves, you can really notice increased number of passes coming your way. You'll also find that your collegues will become easier to pass to as they try to be available.

 

[maraduzza]

i was always getting subbed in first season on pes10 ha ha,gonna load up 11 now and try BAL on this version

 

[trueblade]

Is there an ideal difficulty level to play BAL on. I know in the past Top Player has just meant your AI team mates get dummed down so it was best to play on professional!

Is that still the case, I am looking to get cracking on my first BAL file!

 

[trueblade]

Is there an ideal difficulty level to play BAL on. I know in the past Top Player has just meant your AI team mates get dummed down so it was best to play on professional!

Is that still the case, I am looking to get cracking on my first BAL file!

 

[kai_]

Just playing on regular mode and finished my first season.

From what I remember:

Created my player as a speedster - focusing on speed and power. I re-generated quite a few times and ended up with an overall rating of about 55! It didn't seem to go much higher than that at all. The main stats I was concerned with were speed, acceleration, agility and body balance. My skill cards were goal poacher and turning skills (something about Cross over turn but I don't know how to do it). Over the course of the season I learnt 1v1 skill card and in the process of learing the speed merchant card.

My thinking was that I would hope to be able to not get knocked off the ball so easily whilst having the pace to get into scoring opportunities. Quite how some of you manage to start out with an overall rating of 70+ I don't know!

Anyway, I started off in the PES league since they offered a high starting chance, everyone else was only 10% chance of starting. I have won the PES cup and also the league (by 3pts on the last day of the season). I was top goalscorer and ended up with playing 44 games, scoring 44 with 4 assists (average rating of 6.8). It's the close season now and hardly any good offers have come in. I would like to move to a dutch or french league team that's also playing in europe. Otherwise I might stay with my current team as we're in the champions league next season - although we will get whooped.

 

[pablodiscobar]

Extra Content/Mode Expansion Kits/Be a Legend

In this section it costs 600 credits to buy one of four options to improve your Be A Legend, Play through game as real life player, immune to faitigue and so on. I guess you have to start a new BAL for these to work, has anyone tried them?

Thanks

Has no one used these then?

 

[NoddingDennis]

can someone help me please, in my save with a SMF i filled the speed training to maximum and yet i not nearly as much points after game than i get at dribbling(also full).

any ideas why is that? btw, my speed stats are also lower than the dribble ones so i am very confused.

I recommend putting more focus on your speed state in the player creation and work on everything else later.

This season Bal has completely changed in terms of stat growth. Its all about long term aims and not momentary glory. Top speed and acceleration are alot harder to acquire in training and becomes almost impossible to get once you get to a certain age.

Staima,dribbling,passing, defending, power and shooting however stay at a constant.

sorry about bad spelling :blush:

 

[priyesh]

Found something interesting. If you choose "All-rounder" with shooting - 6 , dribbling - 6, power 2 while creating a CF, you can get overall ratings as high as 79

:O

 

[NoddingDennis]

Found something interesting. If you choose "All-rounder" with shooting - 6 , dribbling - 6, power 2 while creating a CF, you can get overall ratings as high as 79

:O

whats your speed and body balance?

you won't be able to get away or overpower defenders easily without them.

 

[priyesh]

whats your speed and body balance?

you won't be able to get away or overpower defenders easily without them.

81 and 75. Other than the 63 responsiveness, I have near perfect attributes

 

[Ravex]

Extra Content/Mode Expansion Kits/Be a Legend

In this section it costs 600 credits to buy one of four options to improve your Be A Legend, Play through game as real life player, immune to faitigue and so on. I guess you have to start a new BAL for these to work, has anyone tried them?

I just started a new BAL as Thomas Muller, from Bayern Munich. It's exactly the same as the normal mode, except you play as an existing player.

Yes, you can choose ANY player, that exists in the game, young or old. So Messi fans will be able to play as Lionel Messi in BAL if they so desire

None of the other things are actived but they are pretty self-explanatory.

 

[forzamilan84]

BAL mode has definitely had a face lift since I played in 2009. Like it a lot. I am still very rusty though; can you give me tips on how to get high manager ratings and high player ratings?

I am playing as a CF. Obviously goals/assists will help a lot for player ratings. Any other tips? Shots on goal?

Also, when the manager changes tactics I have had some trouble. I think he says something along the lines drop back to your half to defend and work on a quick counter; I've tried everything and still can't get him to like my play.

 

[Just!cE]

Extra Content/Mode Expansion Kits/Be a Legend

In this section it costs 600 credits to buy one of four options to improve your Be A Legend, Play through game as real life player, immune to faitigue and so on. I guess you have to start a new BAL for these to work, has anyone tried them?

Thanks

The BAL mode expansion kits aren't all that interesting, at least to me. Sure, being immune would be great, but not realistic. And, I don't want "help" getting signed to my favorite club. If I get there I want to have earned it! Those just seem like CHEATS to me. What do you guys think?

I'm loving the new BAL mode and the presentation is really nice. I just HATE the intro with the white board and the coach repeating what he always says before games. I think I've only seen about 3 variations:

The default 'get out there and get 'em boys'
The 'they're a better team but we can do it'
(and now I can't remember the third one I've seen off the top of my head)

I love the coach's report AFTER the games. Most of the time he's amazingly SPOT ON. I'm surprised. I wonder how they managed to get the game to track what you actually do in game and translate that to your coach's subjective evaluation.

 

[The Eristic]

And, I don't want "help" getting signed to my favorite club. If I get there I want to have earned it! Those just seem like CHEATS to me. What do you guys think?

That one wouldn't bother me. In my BALs with 2010, I played for the biggest clubs in the world, but never got an offer from the club I support, which really frustrated me. I would've loved the chance to make my name and/or finish my career with Villa, trying to lead them to PES glory, and would've left Milan, United, and co in a heartbeat. Since offers are more or less random, I don't see a problem with just increasing the odds of being presented that opportunity.

 

[E.F.C.]

I started out as an WF with 71 overall and 90+ in dribbling speed, accuracy, accelaration and agilty. Had a pretty good first season at lazio. My tactics so far are just running down the sides and cross the ball in front of goal for the strikers to head it in. I had 26 assists in my first season. Got a transfer to real madrid and now getting my occasional sub in the 60th minute. I have a question though: I cant seem to select the option to give my scout a team I want to play for. I can see the option but it's not highlighted so I cant select it.. Is this normal?

 

[heruva]

Wow, I wonder how you people do that.
I have created 6 BAL players, each with over 20 recreations, never I got a player with ratings over 59. They were all CF or SS players.
I tried speedster, all-rounder and that option where you see a running player in between three others standing his ground.
Do you people retry for an hour to get a one in a million player?

Anyway, I have had form going up to 8 so one of my players has never gone less than green in over 14 matches. Usually he's with an orange or red arrow on the field. Guess that compensates the low overall-rating.

No matter which player I play or how well I do...
I'm in the starting line up and am the first player to get off the field even when I'm still MVP and have plenty more stamina left than others on the field.

I can't use any options from my agent but I guess I'm misunderstanding something there.

 

[Atrac]

Just found out that your weak foot acc/use can actually improve! Mine went from 6 to 7

 

[E.F.C.]

Wow, I wonder how you people do that.
I have created 6 BAL players, each with over 20 recreations, never I got a player with ratings over 59. They were all CF or SS players.
I tried speedster, all-rounder and that option where you see a running player in between three others standing his ground.
Do you people retry for an hour to get a one in a million player?

I certainly didn't recreate more than a few times. I did find that you have to choose wisely to create a good player.

For instance: choosing the all rounder with a CF, than relogate the points to shooting and dribbling, plus 2 in power nets you with a CF around 75.
Choosing the dribbler with the WF and relogate the points to speed and dribbling, plus 2 in stamina, nets you with a WF around 70.
My WF has 8 in condition, but only 64 balance which makes him a bit weak. I just try to not avoid battles for the bal, my 94 dribbling helps with that