Ah so I started today with BAL, as I was quite new to PES 2012 (used to play Pes 08 and Fifa 06), I tried this gamemode.
On Fifa it was quite boring but it's here so... AMAZING! I just noticed you even got qualifications and friendly matches for national teams, a nice detail!
Anyways, I started at the "Normal" gamemode (level 2/4 if I'm correct), and I started with VVV Venlo, a pretty bad Dutch team.
I am a striker and I started with 61 average.
First season done, I achieved:
-Place 8 for clubs
-Lost the final for the Dutch cup
-Still qualified for UEFA Europa Cup, as the cup winner also won the league
-25 matches played
-15 goals scored, best of my team
-Top scorer of the Dutch cup (6 goals)
-6.2 average rating
And against my expections I even was called for duty for the national team (Netherlands) for the last 2 friendly matches. First against Togo, I scored the opening goal of the match we won by 4-1. Then against Uzbekistan, I scored both goals of the 2-0 won match.
After a nice club season I was able to participate in the European Cup, I scored plenty of goals, I became top scorer with 5 goals. All matches went fine, not a single goal against us untill we faced France in the final. I made a dumb move by tackling a player, but I was too late and I got a red card. France scored the 1-0, then my teammate the 1-1 and then in the last minute 2-1 for France...
National team results:
-8 matches
-8 goals
-1 assist
-top scorer of the European Cup (5 goals)
- 6.6 average
Now I try I just started the second season (1 club friendly match, 1 national friendly match, two league matches, Europa Cup match coming up) with a harder level (3/4), it goes much harder now...
In the national match I got a 5.5 rating, and no goal. In the two club matches I was able to score once with a rating of 5,5 and 6,5.
My player's average is now 64. I run slow, lose the ball quickly and my passes are bad, and I suck at defending, but I made some very nice almost-goals with my 80 attack, 90 accuracy at shooting and 80 shot power.
I rejected an offer of FC Groningen (mid-tier Dutch club) because it had the same coaching points and doesn't play in Europe.
But does your stats also increase if you play better?
Oh and mastering myself as a striker is quite hard to me
With VVV I barely got good passes, I am either too much removed or I'm stuck between defenders, and at the good moments in which I Can run away from offside with the ball, they don't pass it. With the Dutch team it's much better as they got higher ratings, this season I will stick with VVV because I want to try to get a nice position in the EUFA cup, and impress other clubs and move to a good club next season. I was thinking of AC Milan.