Hi guys I have been following this forum for some time because it seems to be one of the few active forums which exist for this game. I also have the iPhone version and have been playing for probably a month or so. For some reason I couldn't register an account but I emailed the admins and now I have made an account and can post for the first time. Thanks for all the information you have all shared so far.
I am currently level 37 and have completed all objectives. This has included completing 26 Superstars League seasons and winning all of the other leagues apart from La Liga Elite as I don't even have 1 Spanish forward so can't make a team for it yet. If only I could be so lucky and get Messi from a Platinum transfer like the guy above lol! It is actually quite surprising as have opened loads of transfers and similar to some others here I have very rarely received an Ultimate player from a Platinum transfer (probably had like 10-20 of these now).
I have a pretty good team for the English Premier League Elite and have twice won all 40 matches to get 2 ultimate transfers so it can be done but definitely requires a high rating and top equipment and the best tactics to do so as have missed out many times by a few points too. Would suggest it is best to spend your coins on Pro Equipment (+5) or at least get some Improved equipment (+3) for the easier games (ie. first 5 matches vs West Brom / Wigan / Wolves etc) and then switch to your top equipment and tactics for the better teams (ie. 5 matches starting with Liverpool and ending with Chelsea). Elite equipment (+4) is also really good value and think Pressure and Counter attack make it easier to win.
My current English Premier League Elite team is:
GK: Tim Howard (81)
DEF: John Terry (86), Bacary Sagna (83), Per Metersacker (82)
MID: Samir Nasri (86), Ashley Young (85), Michael Essien (84), Aaron Lennon (82)
ATT: Gervinho (84), Adam Johnson (82), Theo Walcott (82)
That is 5 Ultimate Players and 6 Platinum plus I have about another 10 Platinum EPL players on the bench.
I also have a load of other good Ultimate players that can't play in the EPL Elite or La Liga Elite (annoyingly!) such as Arjen Robben (90), Julio Cesar (85), Steve Mandanda (84), Walter Samuel (85), Lisandro Lopez (84), Ezequiel Lavezzi (85) and Alexandre Pato (85).
In terms of a La Liga Elite team I currently have the following lined up:
GK: Luis Dominguez (77)
DEF: Gerard Pique (88), Carles Puyol (86), Pepe (85), Marcelo (81), Adil Rami (81)
MID: Cristiano Ronaldo (92), Angel Di Maria (84), Borja Valero (81), Sergio Valente (76)
ATT: No players!!!
That would be 5 Ultimate players, 3 Platinum players and 2 Gold players so far (I don't think anyone less than Platinum is good enough for the Elite leagues). Quite unbelievable given my squad that I don't even have 1 La Liga or Spanish attacker really!! Would love to have any of Messi, Villa or Torres so just need to keep trying to win the English Premier League Elite for Ultimate transfers (or 2 x Platinum transfers if I drop points) and hope to get that player soon.
I have spent a little money on the game to get a few of the players earlier on but not a great deal as most have been won. Wish I had taken advantage of a few more of the Euros player offers but was new to the game at that time so assumed these offers would run constantly but haven't seen one since. I don't really have too much left to do I guess but would like to get Messi and win the La Liga Elite and ideally get unlimited counter attack tactics but it is just a little too expensive I think! Also find the game a little bizarre sometimes when I can beat Chelsea 12-0 and then draw or lose to the likes of Wigan / West Brom / Fulham / Norwich etc! Have found that the +2 team rating and best equipment and tactics really helps though and when I got 40/40 wins I did it 2 seasons running and then the next season dropped only 5 points so 118/120 wins isn't too bad I guess!
I wish they would do more offers for premium cash / player transfers / half price unlimited tactics etc and also introduce at least a few more leagues such as Serie A, Serie A Elite and even a World Allstars League where all players can be used would be great as I was delighted to get players like Robben, Cesar and Lavezzi but actually can't use any of them now as not much point to play any leagues other than the Elite as that is the only way to get Ultimate players (other than getting lucky with Platinum transfers but that doesn't seem to be working!!).
Anyway just wanted to share my thoughts and team etc. Wondering if there is any correlation between the league you win and the players you get? ie. you can only get Rooney from winning EPL Elite or Messi from La Liga Elite etc or if it is just completely random (obviously it is random when you buy Ultimate / Ultimate Pro / All Stars Transfers). Let's hope I get that Spanish or La Liga striker soon (plus a few extra Platinum midfielders) so I can do the La Liga Elite soon
I also think it would be a great idea to be able to add friends for friendly matches (would be cool to be able to do bets on who would win with coins / platinum cash / players to make it exciting) and be able to trade players for other players or cash etc. Finally I think they should add an achievements area where you can see things such as total number of wins / games played / win ratio / total trophies / best records / top goalscorers etc as this would help to keep the game going. Imagine having a league amongst your friends or people you talk with on Forums etc - would all be good fun!!!! Or even seasonal tournaments like a Euros or a Champions League or Cups etc. Maybe I should contact EA with my ideas!?
PS. Annoying how often this game crashes - seems to be a common trait with EA Games as I also have Monopoly Hotels and since the last update about 1 - 2 weeks ago I have been unable to access the game anymore. Also one other rather annoying thing about EA is they seem to put too much emphasis on spending real money to get far in their games which is a little frustrating as it is almost impossible to get premium cash in this game (I think even if I never spent a single premium cash on anything it would only be possible to save up about 400 for 1 Ultimate transfer and maybe not even that much - haven't kept track of total premium cash up for grabs from objectives / level up etc!).
Would be interested to hear everyone's thoughts on my comments / team and other ways they could improve / develop the game further. Also curious if there is any 'superior' formations (ie. the higher the level to unlock the more effective it is) or if it is just solely based on the player ratings and doing whatever gives you the highest overall rating (as I suspect) as I did seem to notice myself playing better when I went to 3-4-3 (unlocked later) instead of 4-4-2 (available at the start) even though my team rating was the same / similar?