milly_willy
Registered User
OK, I've seen many threads going around asking so many questions about the new mode BAL so I've decided to start a thread answering the basics so we cut down on the amount of people asking the same questions over and over again.
Q. How do I call for the ball?
A. You call for the ball by quickly tapping the back buttons of the controller e.g R2 for PS3.
Q. How many training sessions until i get into the sub's bench?
A. It mostly depends on how well you play. To start off with It'll be between 7-9 or maybe less if you play well. On other seasons it could be less such as 3-5.
Q. How do you change the BAL difficulty?
A. On the very last week of the season you are able to change the difficulty by going
options > General Settings > Game level.
Q. What is the salary you are offered actually used for?
A. A. The salary you are offered is used to strengthen your overall Legends Online team. Details can be found here:
http://www.pesgaming.com/showthread.php?t=64967
(Credit goes to Gaffa08)
Q. Can I use my created player on BAL and use them online?
A. Yes.
Q. Can i use the online legends to get my BAL character's stats up?
A. No.
Q. My BAL mode keeps crashing, what should I do?
Konami are releasing a patch. In the meantime go to this link http://www.pesgaming.com/showthread.php?t=64469 credit goes to Gaffa08
Q. What's the difference between "Match Experience Points" and "Strength Experience Points"?
A. You only get Match Experience points for the games you play in. If you skip to the next match, you will not receive any Match Experience Points. Strength Experience Points go up the same whether you are playing training matches, or normal matches. They will also go up the same if you skip matches.
Q. What's the best way to use the "Strengthen" bars?
A. For the first couple seasons, keep all the strengths on 2 bars just to balance your player. Then move them accordingly to the stats you wish to improve more than others. The more bars you put in each strength, the faster it will grow. Just don't over do it as your other attributes will pay the consequence.
Q. How do improve my agility or fitness, weak foot accuracy, weak foot frequency?
A. You can't.
Q. What's the best position to pick when creating your character?
A. I would say CMF or AMF. For one they are more rewarding and get your fingers working, and two, playing as this position will open up every other position. Teams will play you DMF/CMF/AMF/SS/CF. I have now got a tick next to all of those and I started as a AMF.
Q. Why does the AI play me out of position all the time?
A. When you get offers from clubs, they will tell you what probable position is up for grabs. If you play as a CMF and Liverpool make a offer, they might say only SMF is up for grabs. Even though you will get your chance in your specific role, it is also good to make your player versatile, because the AI change formation a few times during the coruse of the match,, and if you don't fit that position, they will take you off.
Q. How many games exactly does it take me to "learn" a new position?
A. All depends on how many times you play in that position, some times are quicker than others. I played CF for Liverpool maybe 3-4 times coming on as a sub, now I have that position, and I'm AMF.
Q.Why cant the AI cross the ball properly? And why do i get ignored for passes?
A. You need to get in amongst the play and when you have the ball, play it to your team members with the best stats. You also need to get down the flanks and make those pin point crosses, as the AI cant or wont sprint to beat a man. Also don't call for the ball 24/7. Only call when your about to move in to open space, or are about to make a run down the line/into the box. Calling for the ball to much will cause the AI to make huge mistakes trying to pass to you.To get the most out of the AI, you need to play at top player. They may not be perfect, but they play more fluently than the other difficulty settings.
Q. Why are we always lumbered with such crap stats at the start of BAL? Surely we as the player should have an early advantage in the "core" skills (eg technique/dribble accu/passing.)
A. BAL can be played over 21 seasons. So, giving you good stats at the start at "17" will mean when your "26", you will have 99 for almost every stat.
Q. Can we play in the CL for BAL?
A. No, but BAL has something very similar.
Q. Is it possible to play 4 vs 4 Legends online - play against other legends instead of CPU?
A. Although it would be nice, you can't. But you still get allot of fun playing Legends online with people that know what their doing.
Q. How do i choose the number on the back of my shirt?
A. Depending on what platform you have PES for, when you look at the contract offers, you press the X(blue button) for the xbox, the Square button for PS2/3 or whatever mapping you have set the X(blue button) button for on PC. This allows you to select your shirt number.
Q. Is there any guides as to how the Strengths and special abilities work?
A. Yes, thanks to shinjiono and noncasus you have 2 charts. One showing you what strengths do what, and the other showing you how to gain special abilities. Click here for the charts.
Q. Are all four leagues completed? With 20 teams in each instead of 12?
A. Yes, all 20 teams are in the leagues. You can mix and match them to what ever teams you want.
Also, can you jump between English, Italian leagues etc. with your transfers or do all offers come from same league?
A. You can jump between all leagues. However if you do jump to another team and which to go back to the England League you will have to wait a bit longer and prove yourself before they make an offer.
Q. Can I stick around with my club, when another offer comes around? As in I'm playing for Liverpool (Barcelona and Real have made an offer for me) so can i refuse all of those offers and stay with Liverpool?
A. Yes. If you play well for the current club you play for (e.g Liverpool) then at the end of the season they'll renew your contract. You simply just reject all other offers and accept Liverpool's.
Q.) If the team you play for wants to re-sign you can you still get contracts from other teams to choose instead?
A.) Yes. There will always be at least one offer from another team.
Q. How do I check my players development potential? The player info only shows current growth.
A. In order to see how your player is expected to grow, go in to the transfers menu and search by group. Select the team you play for and scroll down to you. The growth chart should now show a red line of your expected development.
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If any one knows anymore that could be helpful to people, just post them and I'll add them.
Q. How do I call for the ball?
A. You call for the ball by quickly tapping the back buttons of the controller e.g R2 for PS3.
Q. How many training sessions until i get into the sub's bench?
A. It mostly depends on how well you play. To start off with It'll be between 7-9 or maybe less if you play well. On other seasons it could be less such as 3-5.
Q. How do you change the BAL difficulty?
A. On the very last week of the season you are able to change the difficulty by going
options > General Settings > Game level.
Q. What is the salary you are offered actually used for?
A. A. The salary you are offered is used to strengthen your overall Legends Online team. Details can be found here:
http://www.pesgaming.com/showthread.php?t=64967
(Credit goes to Gaffa08)
Q. Can I use my created player on BAL and use them online?
A. Yes.
Q. Can i use the online legends to get my BAL character's stats up?
A. No.
Q. My BAL mode keeps crashing, what should I do?
Konami are releasing a patch. In the meantime go to this link http://www.pesgaming.com/showthread.php?t=64469 credit goes to Gaffa08
Q. What's the difference between "Match Experience Points" and "Strength Experience Points"?
A. You only get Match Experience points for the games you play in. If you skip to the next match, you will not receive any Match Experience Points. Strength Experience Points go up the same whether you are playing training matches, or normal matches. They will also go up the same if you skip matches.
Q. What's the best way to use the "Strengthen" bars?
A. For the first couple seasons, keep all the strengths on 2 bars just to balance your player. Then move them accordingly to the stats you wish to improve more than others. The more bars you put in each strength, the faster it will grow. Just don't over do it as your other attributes will pay the consequence.
Q. How do improve my agility or fitness, weak foot accuracy, weak foot frequency?
A. You can't.
Q. What's the best position to pick when creating your character?
A. I would say CMF or AMF. For one they are more rewarding and get your fingers working, and two, playing as this position will open up every other position. Teams will play you DMF/CMF/AMF/SS/CF. I have now got a tick next to all of those and I started as a AMF.
Q. Why does the AI play me out of position all the time?
A. When you get offers from clubs, they will tell you what probable position is up for grabs. If you play as a CMF and Liverpool make a offer, they might say only SMF is up for grabs. Even though you will get your chance in your specific role, it is also good to make your player versatile, because the AI change formation a few times during the coruse of the match,, and if you don't fit that position, they will take you off.
Q. How many games exactly does it take me to "learn" a new position?
A. All depends on how many times you play in that position, some times are quicker than others. I played CF for Liverpool maybe 3-4 times coming on as a sub, now I have that position, and I'm AMF.
Q.Why cant the AI cross the ball properly? And why do i get ignored for passes?
A. You need to get in amongst the play and when you have the ball, play it to your team members with the best stats. You also need to get down the flanks and make those pin point crosses, as the AI cant or wont sprint to beat a man. Also don't call for the ball 24/7. Only call when your about to move in to open space, or are about to make a run down the line/into the box. Calling for the ball to much will cause the AI to make huge mistakes trying to pass to you.To get the most out of the AI, you need to play at top player. They may not be perfect, but they play more fluently than the other difficulty settings.
Q. Why are we always lumbered with such crap stats at the start of BAL? Surely we as the player should have an early advantage in the "core" skills (eg technique/dribble accu/passing.)
A. BAL can be played over 21 seasons. So, giving you good stats at the start at "17" will mean when your "26", you will have 99 for almost every stat.
Q. Can we play in the CL for BAL?
A. No, but BAL has something very similar.
Q. Is it possible to play 4 vs 4 Legends online - play against other legends instead of CPU?
A. Although it would be nice, you can't. But you still get allot of fun playing Legends online with people that know what their doing.
Q. How do i choose the number on the back of my shirt?
A. Depending on what platform you have PES for, when you look at the contract offers, you press the X(blue button) for the xbox, the Square button for PS2/3 or whatever mapping you have set the X(blue button) button for on PC. This allows you to select your shirt number.
Q. Is there any guides as to how the Strengths and special abilities work?
A. Yes, thanks to shinjiono and noncasus you have 2 charts. One showing you what strengths do what, and the other showing you how to gain special abilities. Click here for the charts.
Q. Are all four leagues completed? With 20 teams in each instead of 12?
A. Yes, all 20 teams are in the leagues. You can mix and match them to what ever teams you want.
Also, can you jump between English, Italian leagues etc. with your transfers or do all offers come from same league?
A. You can jump between all leagues. However if you do jump to another team and which to go back to the England League you will have to wait a bit longer and prove yourself before they make an offer.
Q. Can I stick around with my club, when another offer comes around? As in I'm playing for Liverpool (Barcelona and Real have made an offer for me) so can i refuse all of those offers and stay with Liverpool?
A. Yes. If you play well for the current club you play for (e.g Liverpool) then at the end of the season they'll renew your contract. You simply just reject all other offers and accept Liverpool's.
Q.) If the team you play for wants to re-sign you can you still get contracts from other teams to choose instead?
A.) Yes. There will always be at least one offer from another team.
Q. How do I check my players development potential? The player info only shows current growth.
A. In order to see how your player is expected to grow, go in to the transfers menu and search by group. Select the team you play for and scroll down to you. The growth chart should now show a red line of your expected development.
__________________
If any one knows anymore that could be helpful to people, just post them and I'll add them.
