I remember well, having tried those values at the extreme, 127 power/curve/free kicks. Just for fun in training mode. I tried with other stats aswell but those were the most wtf.
The ball was completely going like a super bullet boomerang, turning practically like an half circle it was scary but funny.
The physics were totally from another world with those stats. Well at the time, physics were stats practically for all moves that was generated by the game.
I respectfully, but wholeheartedly, disagree. For me the only way I can tolerate shortcomings of these old PES games is improving gameplay and so far noone has suggested a better way than global stat edits. Yes, there are some rules you need to keep an eye to not to screw the balance, but in general I would never be able to (nor do I remember when I did last time) play WE9 without something like the stat formula by Ciais or PES6 without Alex gameplay. I like the base of these games (especially the former), but with default stats they are muuuuch too arcade to be decent football simulations.
Depends, but i liked the game like it was conceived, and respecting the roles stats implied, like moves, double contacts etc. and you loose practically all the "mini-stuffs" that you do without even be aware of, making the game unique. That's why i suggested that instead of removing all those stuffs by touching stats, better to do it to the core of the game. Or you'll loose all the things the game brings.
And "Simulation" "90/10" is a fantasm to me. PES 6 was more free, WE9 the most defensively balanced.
Well, to me when i see some patch with decreased stats, i erase instantly. Stats was representing a whole system.
But i don't really play PES 6. On PC as i got no choice to play WE9 with mods, i play PES 5. PES 6 is still very very fun, with a different approach, i respect that approach to force you to tackle more and be more active and quick in Defence. I like to switch sometimes, it's a different view, but not "Arcade" as you like to say at all. Just much more quick in response time, and a little bit direct (but i don't have issue neither to put a 4-0 on PES 5 neither, when you're used to the mecanics.... But i struggle to win 2-0 on WE9 Japan version. The midfield is too much cutting passes.
Edit : I don't know we talked about that version yearsss ago and it looked like they forgot to do something to gives more space or something like that. But it was really the best, just that scores are lower than in reality
Also, i played so much PES 5 / WE 9 that when i go to PES 6 or even better PES 2008 PS2, i found tons of new animations and mini stuffs here and there in positionning, players AI etc. so yes i can enjoy it without changes.
Edit2/ I played PES 6 only 2 league with friends : one PS2 with.... Belgian created league so imagine low stats, and on X360 Online in Ligue 1, i gotted Lorient as a team lol. I never played the way it should be in fact, with average / big teams but always with lower teams.
So i really re-discovered the game some years ago on PC, playing with bigger teams. And yes it was completely different.