Marlon Anthony
Purist
Really enjoyed this article. The truth is that the Masterleague defaults are really from a time gone by. I don't think they exist on PES 2019 do they? If they do, then the incentive for the current generation of PES players to use them or even venture into the ML mode is redundant. I too, miss the sense of attachment you'd get to your defaults as you basically watched them grow, improve, get injured, and leave it all on the pitch for you as they were all you had. Then once you had enough money to start buying real & quality players, you still had a sense of obligation, loyalty if you will to those who serviced you when you had no one else. I miss those days too and it was very endearing but with the current games not really grabbing me and the ML being so non-immersive, it's an experience that i may not be able to recreate again in the modern game sadly.
The closest i'd get was when i tried myClub & FuT, You'd have to start of with real shitty players and because i'm not willing to spend real money on fast tracking my way to a decent squad, i'd stick with the crap players and make a go of it. And for a short while, at least on FIFA, it was the closest i'd get to the original defaults experience. You'd figure out the strengths of your low rated players, form a sense of attachment to them when they'd score crucial and you climb out of Division 11. But both FuT & myclub are flawed in the sense a lot of the time you're never fairly drawn against teams with players rated of a similar quality, so you end up getting spanked by someone with Ronaldo's & Neymar's even though your in a low division because their a poor player in general, they've brought them with real money and you just can't compete with their speed and their shot accuracy.
You've started me off on a tangent but FuT & myClub could've been great evolution of an online ML but the Micro transactions and pay to win at all costs philosophy absolutely destroyed any chance of that happening. And we've already discussed the addiction and toxcity that's come with it.
Well that's pretty mind-blowing, another fascination entry in the museum of Football gaming. It's so interesting that clearly plenty of resources have been spent on making the animations look this way yet, just seems to wasted on a cut-scene driven RPG style game.
It's something that's always intrigued me and i understand theirs lots of logistical and bureaucratic reasons why, but especially when you have these very special games that are only released in Aisia, WE9: LE for example.. Policenauts from Hideo Kojima is another; Why wouldn't you, as a creator or developer want as many people to play your product, experience your work as possible?
Thanks Gabe!
Anyway Episode 2 of my Champions League is up!
Match Day 1 was defined by frustration, While the likes of Juventus, Arsenal & AC Milan found victories, many of Europe's favourites we're humbled by draws. Can the likes of Barca, Inter & Real Madrid get their campaigns back on track?
. The Defaults do exist on PES19, although it really says it all when even you, a PES fan, do not know about it...less alone the younger generations who are forming the core of the PES fanbase. The modern game and the modern ML don't really entice any of us to spend time there, and when you do, you get on your ML save, fire up a game, and on the stadium adboards you see ads for myClub...
But they are uninspiring as hell. Their names are completely random in relation to nationality i.e.: An Italian Giorza, a Greek Casteldine etc The worst let down was from 15 to 16, where they changed their names again for no reason as 
I'll be off shortly to see a much more important game (to me anyway!) in person.
Oh well, more agony to doubtless follow in the play offs! 
