<aside> <img src="/icons/light-bulb_gray.svg" alt="/icons/light-bulb_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Summary: In MetaSoccer, players are created through Scouting and their performance directly impacts team success. Players possess both fixed and variable attributes, including role, age, height, weight, preferred foot, and club affiliation. Personal attributes cover condition, morale, injuries, and current form. Performance is also influenced by abilities categorized into technical, tactical, physical, and mental domains. Special abilities are unique skills that enhance specific actions for players, potentially affecting either the player individually or several team members. Additionally, the game calculates an overall potential for each player, representing the maximum level achievable, which is determined during the scouting process.
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Players are a fundamental aspect of the game, as their performance directly influences team success. Players are created in MetaSoccer and minted once discovered by scouts through Scouting.
All players have a combination of fixed and variable attributes:
The role refers to the player's natural position on the field. Versatile players can excel in multiple positions. However, a player's score decreases when they play in a position that doesn't match their role. The roles that a player can occupy are as follows:
| Role | Covering | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | GK | GK |
| Right Wing-Back | DF | RWB |
| Right Back | DF | RB |
| Centre Back | DF | CB |
| Left Back | DF | LB |
| Left Wing-Back | DF | LWB |
| Center Defensive Midfielder | MF | CDM |
| Right Midfielder | MF | RM |
| Center Midfielder | MF | CM |
| Left Midfielder | MF | LM |
| Center Attacking Midfielder | MF | CAM |
| Right Forward | FW | RF |
| Center Forward | FW | CF |
| Left Forward | FW | LF |
| Right Winger | FW | RW |
| Striker | FW | ST |
| Left Winger | FW | LW |
Player's age significantly influences their abilities in MetaSoccer.
Players are typically discovered between 14 and 19 years old. They usually retire at 38, meaning the scout-found player's age can affect their career duration and profitability.
Retired players may potentially become youth scouts (this will be implemented).
<aside> <img src="/icons/warning_gray.svg" alt="/icons/warning_gray.svg" width="40px" /> At this given moment players are not retiring. We’ll enable this after the launch of the new MetaSoccer League.
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These attributes are determined using a normal distribution specific to each role. For instance, goalkeepers are typically taller than central attacking midfielders.
Weight is also derived from a normal distribution, which is applied to the Body Mass Index using the previously calculated height.