Did they fix MLS this year?

[Araxen]

Or is it still a generic season for this league still with no proper playoffs?

[rckabillyRaider]

Quote: Originally Posted by Araxen

Or is it still a generic season for this league still with no proper playoffs?

Haven't got to playoffs yet, but they did finally put in the Eastern and Western Conference. So I am assuming it must have been tweaked

[RhodyRockstar]

yes. if you look at your fixture list, there are conference semifinals and conference finals, leading up to MLS Cup. I'm about 25 matches into my New England Revolution MM.

[tsp120]

Good news, the playoffs are in. Bad news, the game can not properly read the standings to determine who makes the playoffs.

I simmed a season and here are the standings. Teams in bold made the playoffs:

Eastern Conference

NY Red Bulls 66
Columbus 60
Chicago 54
Toronto 53
DC United 39
New England 29
Kansas City 29
Philadelphia 8

Western Conference

Seattle 63
LA Galaxy 62
Real Salt Lake 42
Houston 37
Dallas 35
San Jose 29
Colorado 25
Chivas USA 25

It is pretty obvious what the issue is there.


I decided to sim another season, here are the results:

Eastern Conference

Toronto 58
Columbus 55
NY Red Bulls 53
DC United 44
Chicago 32
New England 26
Philadelphia 24
Kansas City 20

Western Conference

LA Galaxy 62
Seattle 56
Real Salt Lake 52
Dallas 42
Houston 39
Chivas USA 37
Colorado 34
San Jose 23

Interesting that Chicago gets in with 32 points but Dallas (42), Houston (39), Chivas (37) and Colorado (34) do not make the playoffs.

[rckabillyRaider]

Quote: Originally Posted by tsp120

Good news, the playoffs are in. Bad news, the game can not properly read the standings to determine who makes the playoffs. I simmed a season and here are the standings. Teams in bold made the playoffs: Eastern Conference NY Red Bulls 66 Columbus 60 Chicago 54 Toronto 53 DC United 39 New England 29 Kansas City 29 Philadelphia 8 Western Conference Seattle 63 LA Galaxy 62 Real Salt Lake 42 Houston 37 Dallas 35 San Jose 29 Colorado 25 Chivas USA 25 It is pretty obvious what the issue is there. I decided to sim another season, here are the results: Eastern Conference Toronto 58 Columbus 55 NY Red Bulls 53 DC United 44 Chicago 32 New England 26 Philadelphia 24 Kansas City 20 Western Conference LA Galaxy 62 Seattle 56 Real Salt Lake 52 Dallas 42 Houston 39 Chivas USA 37 Colorado 34 San Jose 23 Interesting that Chicago gets in with 32 points but Dallas (42), Houston (39), Chivas (37) and Colorado (34) do not make the playoffs.

there's no explaining that. It should be the top two from each conference regardless of points and then the next four highest points totals regardless of conference. EA just messed it up.

[cincy14fan]

Still missing the CONACAF champions league as well. I haven't paid attention to the playoffs, but they do have them set up correctly. Still the scheduling is better this year, although all games are basically played on Sat so you won't get multiple games a week since you are missing Champs league. Only 2 games a week at most since you have the US Cup.

So fatigue really doesn't effect MLS a lot this year. In my third year right now and will pay attention when I get to the playoffs to see what it looks like. I guess it really didn't matter since the MLS playoffs I breezed by to win easily both years. However the US Cup seems like the MLS playoffs for me since every game seems to go into extra time or a shoot out.

[RhodyRockstar]

Upon further review, yes the seeding for the playoffs is way way off. It's because MLS has the most *** backwards playoff system that makes thing harder than they should be. It's because Don Garber loves having conferences and conference title games. Single table. top 8 for playoffs. at least then it could be understood. Love this question "Why were New York Red Bulls the Western Conference champion a couple years back?" to which I respond "Just act like its completely normal and it will go away"

[Krebstar]

Quote: Originally Posted by RhodyRockstar

Upon further review, yes the seeding for the playoffs is way way off. It's because MLS has the most *** backwards playoff system that makes thing harder than they should be. It's because Don Garber loves having conferences and conference title games. Single table. top 8 for playoffs. at least then it could be understood. Love this question "Why were New York Red Bulls the Western Conference champion a couple years back?" to which I respond "Just act like its completely normal and it will go away"

Perhaps after the debacle that is the MLS league system in FIFA 11, MLS will switch to a single table next year.