I don't know how much clearer I can make it that
(a) I agree they've used traits wrongly
(b) All players should be able to win free kicks or pressure the ball-carrier
(c) the only part of your argument I disagree with is that traits should be scrapped.
But the fact that the game needs 'Destroyer' to force a centre half to want to pressure is wrong.
In both of my replies to you, I have said that you're correct on this. That doesn't mean we should scrap traits though. It just means Konami is using them wrongly.
Same with Malicia, wtf is that. How does a player need a trait or skill to tell him to win a free kick? Seriously if people think thats fine, then its no wonder games are going down the pan.
Again, you are correct and I have agreed with this in both of my posts. Again, it doesn't mean we should scrap traits, just that Konami should make sure that other players can win free kicks too. Honestly, if you're implying I think this is fine (rather than just using 'people' generically), then you need to read my posts much more clearly rather than just see the word 'disagree' and then start typing.
if this game needs silly traits to tell centre halfs to pressure and tackle, or to tell a player to 'win a free kick' - then its by default wrong at the core.
AGREED. They're using traits wrongly. Solution: use them correctly.
You are arguing for traits to show differences in players... well having a trait to tell a player to win free kicks, is bollocks.
AGREED. They're using traits wrongly. Solution: use them correctly.
The only bit I disagree with is your solution. It's throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
Imagine a game like Sims had traits for each of its characters. Imagine a Sim had a trait like 'Overeats'. That's fine, right? It means that character is more likely to put on weight, or needs to go to the gym more to stay the same weight.
If the developer forgets to code the game so that Sims who don't have the 'Overeats' trait all starve to death, that's not because the Overeats trait exists. That's because the developers fucked up. Solution: fix the fuck-up. Don't ditch the trait. Ditch the imbalance. Make it so everybody eats, but overeaters, well, overeat.