BOBS MASTER LEAGUE ONLINE

Hi all, it's Bob here again!

I have been so caught up with life, fun and PES that I have lost track with posting here in THE PRO EVO MASTERS LEAGUE blog! My apologies go out to all of you that visit, and also to those that visit regularly.

So first of all, I thought I would fill you in on some of the new things that have happened with the blog and also what will be happening from here on in.

Some of the regular visitors may have noticed that the look of the blog has changed. I have changed the layout, design and also added a new header at the top. Within the header, you will probably notice that there is also a new addition to the team as well. I have not yet formally introduced the new member of the team, so here goes.....

Please welcome "THE MIDNITE KID" ! A fellow PES enthusiast, who loves nothing better than getting stuck into a good game of PRO EVO, especially online. He plays PES on the XBOX 360 and lives in Ireland. You will be seeing more from him, so if you have any questions regarding PES on the 360, feel free to ask any questions by posting comments on his posts. I play on the PS3, so in the same regards, please direct any PS3 related PES questions to me in my posts. In general though, any questions will be answered by either of us.

We are currently working together to bring you a better blog relating to PES and hope that if you have any ideas, you can let us know. This will help improve the blog for us, but most importantly for all you Die-hard players out there.

Posting days are going to be shown once we have decided when the schedule should be, but we need your support to make this one of the best PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER  sites on the net.

Now on with the post...........

I have been currently playing around with 3 modes in PES 2012. ML online, ML offline and BAL. Obviously, I cannot play all of these at the same time, and can only make so much progress with each one, but I wanted to make sure I had a decent start before 2011 was out.

In Master league Online, I have grown my team from the lowly 15mil default, to a fairly decent 38mil force. I have not yet had much real luck with my strikers, but from the funds I could use, there have been a few that have filled the slots when on form. I have strengthened my defence as much as my funds would allow and bought better players  by selling current 'out of contract' players and using some accrued income.

Income from games has grown from 600k (loss), 800k (draw), and 1.2m (win), to 900k (loss), 1.2m (draw), and 1.8m (win). So to round up, the more expensive your team, the more money you will receive, regardless of how the game ends. I think it has been programmed like this, to allow you to TRY and keep some of your more expensive players, even on a losing streak.

Sometimes it is hard to build your team further, especially on a run of defeats and when your players are all seeking new contracts at the same time, but you can allow for this by buying new and extra players when contracts run out in these positions. Other players may have different suggestions, but this seems to have worked for me.

I have not played anywhere near the same amount of games as most players have, due to concentrating on the other modes from time to time. This has left me undeterred though and I am quite happy sitting in division 4 with my current team. I have good and bad days when my run of games leaves me happy or not, but I always manage to bounce back from a run of defeats. I try and set my matches to play against a similar level, but instead of doing this, the game seems to give me a much higher division opponent with a team worth at least 10 times the amount of my own. I believe it all comes down to the rating which can change dramatically with a win/loss streak. This is wrong and should be addressed by Konami, and I am sure going to contact them about it. The similar level should be linked with the statistical value of the team and monetary value, not with the ratings. Seeing players with a team of top class players in a division 4 cup or even div 5 is wrong, because those players may have purposely lost games so they can easily win cups and gain money.

Is any of this fair? I will let you be the judge of that, as you know I have my own thoughts.

But without sounding too defeated, I will keep trying, and keep playing. I play honestly and will try my best. I am not the best player in the world, but I always like a challenge, especially a fair one. What is the point in cheating?

Well that is all from me for today my PES friends. Keep checking back for more updates on a future posting schedule, and I look forward to your questions and comments.

BOB

PES Become a Legend

With the arrival of the new PES demos, I think everyone in the PES community has been taking the opportunity to test out the new gameplay. I too was one of those people!
But, not to deter playing the actual game when it is released, I decided instead to continue my career with my become a legend mode. Galarath has certainly been top of my list when entering this mode since its arrival to the well known franchise.

I am not saying I did not have a go at the demos, but just that I did not excessively play them.

For me my BAL campaign was the clincher. I had well exceeded 14 seasons worth of my ML mode, as well as play online within this mode, but they had Macedonia their time.

My BAL career still had another 10 years left of gameplay. The problem is that I have not been able to get back on track enough to reach anywhere near the end of this mode. Galarath is now 27, but still has a good length of time before reaching his retirement .

However daunting the prospect seems and how far I need to go, I will still continue to play. This will be until the new full game is released. I do not see myself completing this task, but I will still give it a go.

In the next version, I do hope to complete as many modes as I can and post my quests, achievements and views.

Don't forget to comment!

Bob

PES 2012 DEMO LEAVES ME WANTING MORE!

Hello fellow PES fans and welcome back to the PRO EVO MASTERS LEAGUE.

I am sure that I'm not the only PES player to have downloaded and played the demo to the future release of the PES franchise. The PES 2012 demo cannot be compared to the full release by any means, but it definately gives us a snippet of things to come.

The game does look improved in many ways, but in the same respect there do seem to be some bugs.

A short description from Konami's official PES 2012 page follows below:

• Teammate AI has become more true to life on defense and offense - Your team plays more cohesively
• New Off-the-ball-controls - Take even more control in dead-ball situations to manage your team strategy
• Zonal marking and positional defending are massively enhanced - Players are forced to work harder to split defenders
• Collision detection is overhauled - The physicality of top-level soccer is captured
• Graphics are updated again -Movements, facial representations and pitches have built upon last year's massive improvements

The bugs that I refer to within PES 2012 focus mainly around the way the goalkeeper behaves! There are so many within the community that have focused on this sole bug. The problem surrounding this bug is that, people, this is a DEMO! And the first one at that. There is another demo to come before the release of the full game!

So let us all calm down and take in the fact that the game itself has eliminated the massively dire bug within 2011 that a fellow blogger referred to as the "Stumble Animation"! Some other changes show the speed of the game to have slowed, the ball has become heavier, but in general, the game itself seems to have become more realistic.

I have to admit, I have not avidly played the demo as much as some fellow PES players, but I have played enough. I do not want to get too involved with the demo before the game is released. I do play it occasionally still, but mostly, PES 2011 is still not finished for me.

Within PES 2011, I have played over 600 matches in ML online, Completed 11 seasons of ML offline with my Blackburn Rovers team (Having won in all competitions and the last 2 seasons gone undefeated), and currently concentrating on completing my career with Galarath in Become a Legend. BAL is definately hard in itself as you can become very frustrated with the way your team mates play and not be able to do anything about it!

Until The release date of PES 2012, I have decided to concentrate on my BAL career. Currently, Galarath is nearly 25 and playing for chelsea. This means for me to complete his career, He needs to play for another 10 years. Thats a lot of games before the release, but it is now my mission!

I try to record any goals I score and post them on my YOUTUBE channel, so please feel free to take a look and comment.

Thanks also for you support by visiting my blog. I dont ask for any money and will try to help anyone who leaves comments here. I am an avid PES player and will always be, even if the bugs exist in future versions. I am sure there will be plenty of you out there who will let others know!

Goodbye for now, and please come back for updates on my progress with Galarth as he tries to complete his career.

Thanks for visiting.

PSN RESTORATION

It has now been a month since the PlayStation network was hacked, but many users have now been told of the process for the restoration of accounts. This is the latest message concerning these findings. 

Sony Computer Entertainment introduces increased security measures ahead of PSN service restoration.

Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) and Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI, the company) will today begin a phased restoration by region of PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. The phased restoration will be on a country by country basis beginning in the Americas, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East.
The first phase of restored services for North America and Europe will include:

• Sign-in for PlayStation Network and Qriocity services, including the resetting of passwords.
• Restoration of online game play across PlayStation 3 and PSP.
• Playback rental video content, if within rental period, of PlayStation Store Video Store on PS3, PSP and Media Go.
• Q Music Unlimited, for current subscribers, on PS3 and PC.
• Access to third party services such as VidZone and MUBI.
• 'Friends' category on PS3, including Friends List, Chat Functionality, Trophy Comparison, etc.
• PlayStation Home.

Increased Security Measures
As the result of a criminal cyber attack on the company's data centre located in San Diego, California, USA, SNEI shut down the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services on 20 April 2011, in order for the company to undergo an investigation and make enhancements to the overall security of the network infrastructure.  
Working closely with several respected outside security firms, the company has implemented new and additional security measures that strengthen safeguards against unauthorized activity, and provide consumers with greater protection of their personal information.
The company has made considerable enhancements to the data security, including updating and adding advanced security technologies, additional software monitoring and penetration and vulnerability testing, and increased levels of encryption and additional firewalls. 
The company also added a variety of other measures to the network infrastructure including an early warning system for unusual activity patterns that could signal an attempt to compromise the network.
"I'd like to send my sincere regret for the inconvenience this incident has caused you, and want to thank you all for the kind patience you've shown as we worked through the restoration process," said Kazuo Hirai, Executive Deputy President, Sony Corporation.
"I can't thank you enough for your patience and support during this time. We know even the most loyal customers have been frustrated by this process and are anxious to use their Sony products and services again. We are taking aggressive action at all levels to address the concerns that were raised by this incident, and are making consumer data protection a full time, company-wide commitment."
"During the past 18 months, we've seen a dramatic rise in the volume of cyber attacks, their sophistication and their impact on businesses. Thwarting cyber-crime requires an evolutionary approach to security that is well integrated, reduces risk exposure and improves efficiencies," said Francis deSouza, senior vice president, Enterprise Security Group, Symantec. "Today's cyber crime attacks are proving to be more covert, more targeted and better organized than those we've seen in years past. In working with Sony on the move of their data centre, it's clear they're implementing measures to reduce security risks moving forward." 
As an additional measure, Fumiaki Sakai, president of Sony Global Solutions Inc. (SGS), has been appointed acting Chief Information Security Officer of SNEI. In addition to his current role at SGS, Mr Sakai, in his role at SNEI, will work to further reinforce overall information security across the company's network infrastructure. 
Mr Sakai will lead the recruiting effort in finding a new and permanent CISO for SNEI. As CISO, Mr. Sakai will report to Tim Schaaff, president, SNEI, as well as to Mr Shinji Hasejima, CIO, Sony Corporation. 
"While we understand the importance of getting our services back online, we did not rush to do so at the expense of extensively and aggressively testing our enhanced security measures. Our consumers' safety remains our number one priority," Hirai continued. "We want to assure our customers that their personal information is being protected with some of the best security technologies available today, so that everyone can feel comfortable enjoying all that PlayStation Network and Qriocity services have to offer." 
The restoration of the services across the Americas, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East are beginning, and consumers will be able to enjoy some of the online functionality provided by both the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. The company expects to have the services fully restored by the end of May 2011. 
The company will be offering customers a "Welcome Back" package of services and premium content to all registered PlayStation Network and Qriocity account services.  
The details of this program will be available at eu.playstation.com shortly. 
Before you start using PlayStation Network again...
In restoring PSN, we have introduced a safety measure which means you will need to update your PlayStation Network account password before you can start using PSN again.

If you've got a PlayStation 3, you can do this by updating to system software version 3.61 and then signing in to PlayStation Network from the XMB™ (XrossMediaBar) Menu once the service is restored in your country. Find out more at eu.playstation.com/ps3psn.
Otherwise, you can change your password by visiting https://store.playstation.com/login.gvm on your PC. It shouldn't take more than a few minutes and if you'd like more help you can follow the step by step guide at eu.playstation.com/psppsn.
Please contact us at uk.playstation.com/psnoutage should you have any additional questions. For more information about the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services intrusion and restoration, keep an eye on PlayStation.Blog at blog.eu.playstation.com, twitter.com/PlayStationEU and eu.playstation.com for the latest updates.

Hopefully there will be more to say about pro evo in the next few days. My time spent with PES 2011 since the crash has been focused towards my offline BAL and Master league modes.

I will be writing a couple of posts in the next few days regarding how I have been getting on.

Please feel free to leave comments as I will reply regularly.

Tell me what you think about Pro evo or how you have been affected by the Network Outage on the PS3.

PSN NETWORK DOWN.......

The last few days have been a bit dull for my online gaming. I had been hoping to make up some ground on my progress with MASTER LEAGUE ONLINE, but being a PS3 user has left me in a bit of a pickle!

At first, I believed that I had been having problems with my wireless router, or my general Internet connection. When I turned on my PS3 and logged in with my user account, I was receiving an error message which notified me I was unable to connect to the PlayStation Network and was logged out. I did the usual procedure when web connections seem unable to connect and turned each gadget off, all the way to my modem. I then turned each one on, starting with the modem, but left at least 30 seconds between each.

Did this sort the problem? Nope!

The process got repeated a few times, but yet I was still getting the same message! Gutting! So what was I to do next?

I decided to check my PC connection to the web. This turned out to be fine, so I knew there was no problem with either the modem, or the router. Still wanting an answer, I then turned to the net itself and searched for the latest feeds related to the PSN. 

Low and behold, I had found the answer. Apparently the network had been hacked! The official PlayStation site had released a comment regarding this, but the only news they had, was the network would be down for at least 1-2 days while they worked on getting it back online.

Well as you can imagine, I have been pretty annoyed with the fact that my progress with MLO has been officially halted, but I am sure they are working as best they can to rectify these problems. Until then, I have reverted back to playing my offline master league and BAL modes. These have kept me occupied, but I still can't wait to get back online. 

This is the latest message from the Official PlayStation site:

"We sincerely regret that PlayStation Network and Qriocity services have been suspended, and we are working around the clock to bring them both back online. Our efforts to resolve this matter involve re-building our system to further strengthen our network infrastructure. Though this task is time-consuming, we decided it was worth the time necessary to provide the system with additional security.

We thank you for your patience to date and ask for a little more while we move towards completion of this project. We will continue to give you updates as they become available.

Follow us on Twitter @PlayStationEU for live updates.

Thank you for your patience."

I will try to keep an update of their progress over the next few days and lets all hope they get it sorted!

Thanks for visiting,

Bob

BECOME A LEGEND - SENT OFF!

Welcome back to the Pro Evo Masters League blog.

Today is Tuesday, the day I keep you up to date with my goings on in the world of Become A Legend mode.

My created player, Galarath, has been gradually working through his career with much joy, but has also had some bad moments.

For the first time in BAL, I managed to get suspended after receiving a second yellow card on 90 minutes! I was not happy, especially as Barcelona were next in line to play my current team Deportivo La Caruna. 

The team played without me and lost 2-1. If I had been available, I feel I could have made a difference to the final result.

Generally as a rule, I try not to get booked, but with the different styles of referee in each game with PES 2011, there are a few that have a tendency to book most players that go in for a challenge.

I had to take it on the chin and select the 'skip until next call up' feature to get to my next available game. During the waiting period, I noticed that Deportivo had played another league cup game, but lost 1-0. This was not too bad as we had previously won the first leg 5-0. The next opponents were Valencia, who were currently top of the table.

I managed to get a few games in and made a good few performances that earnt me the MOTM awards in every game since my return from suspension. My ratings have been consistently between 7.0 and 7.5. My worst during the season had been 6.0 which was the game I got sent off.

Because of my decent performances, The team had managed a rise in the table and currently lie in a Europa League spot. 

I am currently playing in the second half of my first season with the club and things have settled quite well. I have noticed that once your team mates have taken to you because of your good performances, I can press the square button when I am not on the ball (ps3 version) and get my team mates to pressure the opposition and try harder for the ball. Until this time, your team mates tend to play how they want and can quite often run away from the ball without even challenging the attack that comes against them.

I am looking forward to playing the rest of the first season with the club, and maybe even stay another year. My goal tally is a little short on the rest in the league, but I hope things will change now I have my team onside.

Come back tomorrow for the latest on my offline master league campaign, and maybe a little about master league online. I may write a piece at the end of my post, this depends on how much time I have. If I do not, then it will definitely be in Monday's post.

Until next time PES lovers!

Bob

BECOME A LEGEND - GALARATH AT DEPORTIVO LA CARUNA

With a new season underway, and a new team, my BaL player Galarath was set for life in La Liga. 

Up against some of the worlds top football teams, it was going to be a test to see if his skills had advanced enough for the tough matches to come. From the start, he was a favourite choice with the manager and looked set to be playing full 90 minute matches. His stamina had been gradually building up in the seasons previous, and overall the stats showed he only dipped with his passing skills. Other than passing, Galarath had gained the stat levels needed to raise his ovr to 81.

To get you up to date with my current progress, Galarath had played every league game and had won man of the match in almost every game. The latest fixture was a big match. Deportivo were to face one of Spain's footballing giants, Real Madrid. My biggest fear was they were fielding Cristiano Ronaldo and he was going to be on form, but low and behold, he was actually out of action! And I mean badly! If you see in the picture, he has a red cross against his name, meaning he will be out for a while.

This was definitely good news, but the rest of the team still looked tough to play against. Higuain was on form and had improved stats over the seasons since starting BaL. My team was OK, but still seemed no match for the might of Real.

I took to the challenge and played the game. Luckily for me, Real seemed to have dipped form and misplaced many passes. A half time  0 - 0 scoreline showed some sign of a chance to win the game. Deportivo had a few chances, and Galarath was helping out the team in many ways. By winning the ball back and dropping into defence, to making chances on goal and having a few shots himself.

In the 53rd minute, a golden opportunity arose and Galarath waved for the ball. He was in the middle of the box, as Guardardo ran down the right wing. As the ball came in, you could see Galarath's arm up as he called for the ball. He volleyed the shot straight past the keeper and scored the opener! You can see the goal below.

The game finished 1-0 to Deportivo, and Galarath was once again named man of the match. A huge win for the club, and a great achievement for Galarath.

PES 2011 Become A legend mode was proving to be very rewarding and enjoyable!

Bring on Barcelona is all I can say!

Please visit tomorrow (friday) for the latest news on my progress with PES 2011 master league (offline). This is my campaign with Blackburn Rovers.

Also don't forget  ............. If you would like to write a post and have your say about life with Pro Evolution Soccer, please contact me now. Posts must be no more than 500 words and can contain up to 2 pictures. Please contact proevobob@hotmail.co.uk.

All guests posts submitted will appear every Sunday. You will be notified when your post will appear on the blog.

Please join the official Pro Evo Masters League facebook page to keep up to date with all the posts. Also feel free to leave comments, as I will be happy to reply to you.

Don't be shy!

Happy playing peeps!

Pro Evo Bob!

MASTER LEAGUE - BLACKBURN ROVERS vs CHELSEA FC

The master league is upon us once again

My team, Blackburn Rovers had been promoted from the Npower Championship and was on course to take the Premier league by storm, I hoped!

The first 4 games had seen them take 3 wins and a draw. Not a bad start to the newly promoted club. The players seemed to be taking things in their stride, but a bigger challenge awaited them just round the corner.

Everton and Fulham had been the harder clubs to play, but still gained 4 points between the games. The picture  to the right shows who Rovers were up against next.

Was this to be a giant killing game, or were they to be knocked senseless?

Chelsea were just below Blackburn in 4th place. Neither team had lost a game, so who was to gain another 3 points? Or were both to get even honours?

I started Blackburn's lineup as shown. Chelsea had a decent team to play against and it was not looking to be an easy game. Would my strikers play their socks off or, fumble to the pressure of such a big named club?

One thing was for sure, the players were not going down without a fight. As the many managers in BaL normally say........."were taking on a big team, try and do what you do best lads!"                                        

So the game kicked off with a formidable attack from Chelsea. They were fast, and Drogba was damned hard to get the ball away from. It seemed as though he had stuck the ball to his feet!

In the unlucky minute (you know the one I mean.......just a little superstitious!), I managed to slot a delightful goal into an open net, courtesy of Agbonlahor. It wasn't the first shot in that space of time, but I am sure you will see, it was deserved after the effort leading up to it.

I had taken plenty of shots previous to the goal, but did not manage to net any. The keeper was on a fair bit of form. I knew if I kept persisting, at least 1 shot would go in.

As the game went on, I was 1-0 up at half time. In the second half, I seemed to keep a good rhythm, although Chelsea seemed to lose theirs. Their passes were going a miss and each player seemed to be playing dumb when the ball came near. I wasn't sure of any bugs in the game, or generally if their players were a little tired.

The match was looking towards a win for Rovers as the time ran seriously close to 90 Min's. Then........under a stroke of great misfortune, Chelsea ended up with a lucky scramble in the box, to which Drogba assisted Sturridge who scored the equaliser. As the game was about to restart, The commentary mentioned that they had levelled with so little time remaining. This was very true, as when the match restarted, the final whistle blew. Chelsea had grabbed an extremely late equaliser and robbed Rovers of all 3 points. 

Not to worry, at least a point is better than none, plus the rest of the season awaited. I am sure their will be more challenges ahead!

Blackburn managed to stay in 3rd place, but Chelsea had slipped to 7th. I am sure this will change in future weeks, but until then, I am glad to be keeping my place.

Friday's post features Blackburn's first Europa league match against Fiorentina, as well as a few results from the next Premier league games.

Don't forget to come back tomorrow for a round-up of Galarath's career in Become a Legend.

Thanks for visiting

BECOME A LEGEND PES 2011 - GALARATH UP TO DATE

After winning the World Cup with England, Galarath had truly deserved the awards he had been given at the end of the season. Not just with AZ, but leading his country to World Cup glory!

Questions were asked regarding his future with AZ and whether or not he was to help with their Champions league campaign.

There were surprisingly no offers on the table during the International tournament for this completely on form individual. He had captured the hearts of many female fans, but also grown a fan base around the world. Did no other team want to try and negotiate a contract for this young star at the top of his game?

The truth is, many believe that the clubs interested were keeping clear and not getting in the way of his form by throwing the offers around. His concentration of the tournament was a must, not just for himself, but his national side and also a chance of giving the scouts something to get greedy on.

Galarath DID end up moving to another club. After leaving AZ, he joined Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga. In the December of the same year (2014), Galarath was informed that he had won the world footballer of the year award! A great achievement and good end to a very successful year.

He notched up 19 goals and 4 assists in 32 games for Borussia. Feeling a little let down, regardless of the goals, he was looking to move away from Germany and join another club. The style of play was not what he had hoped or imagined. When the offers came in, only one stood out. Deportivo la Caruna. They were in the Spanish league which gave me chance to sample some of the larger European clubs and see if Galarath was up to the challenge.

He signed with Deportivo for £2.8 Million on a four year contract. Was he here to stay, or will he end up transferring at the end of his first season like the others? Many have their doubts, but one thing is for sure, he only wants to get better and better! 

Thursday's post will get you up to date with his current goings on within his life in La Liga.

BECOME A LEGEND - GALARATH'S FIRST WORLD CUP

Having played a relatively good season with AZ and received some good comments from his national team manager, Galarath was picked to play for England in the World Cup.

Favourable, above the likes of Rooney, Crouch and Defoe, Galarath was the top choice for the CF position with his National team

He had played quite a few friendlies along the way, but also helped England qualify for the most well known cup all over the globe.

From the start of the group stages, he made his presence known by playing some decent through balls and creating plenty of chances on goal in addition to having a few shots himself.

This however did not reflect in the manager's comments. The manager felt he was a real let down and had not played well. But his stats showed different. 

Being the lone striker it was to be a tough time on poor Galarath as he ended up losing out on many occasions due to pace.

England however did manage to go through to the knockout stages. Was this with the help of their lone striker? Unfortunately not! In the 3rd game of the group stages, Galarath missed out on the next 3 games due to an injury sustained during play.

Once back, His stats showed the promising 'red arrow' which he used to his advantage. The first game back from his absence, Galarath helped England to a 4-1 win over the Ivory Coast, setting up 2 goals and tracking back to defence whenever the team needed his help.

The semi finals proved to be tougher than expected, but the whole team did their part.

Galarath had supplied many through balls and crosses to ensure plenty of chances were created. Although he didn't score himself, his rating was an 8 due to his pass rate and interceptions. The opponents were Spain, who had previously won the world cup.

 The game finished 1-0 to England thanks to a brilliant run by Galarath which ended in the team winning a penalty. Rooney slotted the ball past the keeper and it was on to the Final!

Surprisingly, the opponent in the Final was Belgium. They were also much harder to play than expected, but I believe the game rewards teams that progress further in competitions, making them play better and harder to beat.

Undeterred, England came back from a 1-0 deficit in the first half. Galarath supplied yet another assist to draw level. Then in the 79th minute, a lofted through ball from Lennon allowed Galarath to score the winner and crown England as the World Cup winners!

After the results were shown, it was revealed that Galarath had won a few awards.

World Cup - Player of the Tournament

World Cup - Team of the Tournament

World Cup - man of the match - x2

And of course........World Cup Winners!

A good summer for Galarath and hopefully plenty more awards to come in the future!

GALARATH BECOME A LEGEND

Since Become a Legend mode was first created with the PES franchise, I decided upon myself that no matter what happens, I would always give BaL a shot and see how well I could do with a player I have created from scratch.

I am sure there are plenty of you that have tried this mode, some who have had plenty of fun, and some who decided to drop out and concentrate on another area of Pro Evo.

Today's post is about bringing you up to speed with the latest news about my current BaL progress with my player Galarath.

From starting his career, I selected the CF position, with SS as a second option.

His first club was to be Newcastle Utd. There were offers from other clubs, but this seemed the best opportunity of regular matches. He did get subbed quite a few times in his first season, mainly due to the limited stamina. However notching 3 goals and 1 assist in the 30 games he played between the 2010-2011 and the 2011-2012 seasons was not a bad start for a player with such low stats.

My favourite team Blackburn was the next team in line in season 2011-2012. Playing 29 matches, scoring 8 and assisting 1 seemed like he was getting into his stride a little more. The stamina during games was a major problem which I addressed with his focus points to allow extra for extra training.

Between seasons 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 Galarath played for Bolton Wanderers. 9 goals and 4 assists added to his career tally from 34 games. It was an improvement, but still lacked the rise I was expecting from his work rate. Over the seasons so far he managed to notch up a whopping 25 Man of the Match awards, 3 FA cup Man of Match awards and was in the Premier League's best eleven at Bolton.

I felt it was time for a change from the Barclay's Premiership and shipped Galarath off to play for AZ in the Eridivisie. The team itself did not seem statistically strong, but they did however show commitment and helped Galarath score 27 goals in 47 matches in the 2013-2014  season. He also gained 3 assists. On top of his scoring ability, Galarath gained 15 Eridivisie Man of the match awards, which helped gain a place in the League's best eleven. He also won the Top Scorer award for the first season with AZ. AZ finished second behind Ajax, but had gained a place in the Champions league next season.

Thursdays post will follow on from the end of Season 2013-2014. The World Cup is soon to begin and Galarath has been called up to play for England. 

How well will he do? 

And will he steer England to glory?

Only time will tell!

PRO EVO MASTERS LEAGUE IS BACK FOR GOOD!

Hello once again to all of you dedicated readers, and of course a hello to any new ones who have happened to stumble across the site!

If you are a previous visitor to the Pro Evo Masters League, you will be aware that I have recently had a few problems with updating the content of my posts and the site in general due to technical difficulties. I had written a post previous to this one that explained my problems and my work in trying to rectify the problem. I did have a ray of hope when the life of my PC seemed to pick up and work better than it had ever done before.

Unfortunately, the new life in the system seemed very short lived and it decided enough was enough, before letting go for good and leaving me needing a new PC.

So with explaining all of these events to you all, I am sure you can understand why my posts have been very few and far between. 

I apologise for this leave of absence, but do hope you can take a short time out of your schedule to come and visit me once again. 

The technical difficulties have been sorted for good this time as I have now purchased a new system which is more than twice as fast as my old one. This means I will be able to load up my browser quicker and write my posts regularly as I had hoped.

So with the explanations over, I can now get on with telling you what you can expect to see in tomorrows post.

I had decided to change my whole schedule of the blog and write something new and different each day. I had also told you of my need to restart my master league (offline) and my Become a legend mode (offline) again.

My master league has been restarted to reflect the option files I installed. They allowed me to have the complete teams and kits for the N Power Championship Division, but also the correct names and kits for the Barclay's Premiership too. The bundesliga teams and kits have also been introduced which you should hear more about in another PES related post to come.

Tomorrows post will feature my progress within Become a legend mode with my Creation that is Galarath.

I did decide to restart the BAL mode, but on reflection of how he has progressed and how much work I had put into his career, I decided to keep playing and try to reach the end of his career.

You will find out how he has progressed and whether or not he has moved from AZ or stayed there.

A SNEAKY PEEK...................

On Wednesday, you will read about my new start to the master league offline mode and how Blackburn Rovers have been progressing in The championship.

Another look into what is to come will be shown within the site within the next few days.

So..........through all the bugs and glitches and problems that PES throws our way...........Happy playing!

Until next time.............Catch ya laters!

PRO EVO MASTERS LEAGUE - I'M BACK!

As you may have recently seen, there have not been any new posts over the last week or so her at the pro evo masters league. This is unfortunately down to my PC going kaput! I have not been able to go online at all and this has had a major effect on my previously frequent posts. It has also had an effect on the work I was putting together for the new schedule of the blog.

However, the main thing now is that I am back and the computer has been sorted through many hours of disassembling and re-assembling, plus re-programming. In a final result of achievement, I am still using the same PC, as its health has been restored to its absolute best. Hopefully (touch wood) I should not have any more problems and the comp will keep going for a few more years yet.

As I had mentioned to you all before the gap between this and the last posts, a new schedule of posts is on the way. One section of the schedule is an important one that involves each one of you more than if you were just visiting the site.

I had originally created this blog about the life and times of Pro Evolution Soccer. The ins, the outs of the game, as well as anything in general to do with it. I also write about my own progress within the games features such as Master league mode, and Become a Legend, and any other areas which I end up trying out.

The part of the new schedule that will involve you more, is a Guest Post day. If you are a Pro Evo player and would like to write a little piece about your experiences of playing PES then this is for you. 

Each post that is written will be featured on a specific day of the week. There are only a few terms if you wish to have a post featured on the Guest Post day.

TERMS FOR GUEST POST:

1) No bad language - with pro evo being a game younger people can play, the language will need to be toned down so this is a big point!

2) Minimum of 1 paragraph per post - As long as there is a little written about your experience with pro evo, then your post can be added with another post from someone else with the same sized post. The maximum sized post is 1000 words.

3) Make sure your post is related to Pro Evo - simples!

4) Pictures are allowed, but must be sent attached to the e-mail, and there is a limit of 2 pictures per post.

5) Video's can be linked from sites such as YouTube or google video. Allow a link in the post. Video's will also be moderated before being posted.

6) All Guest Posts are to be e-mailed to proevobob@hotmail.co.uk for moderation. In the subject of the e-mail, put 'Guest Post Entry'. If there is a problem with your post, I will e-mail you with the problem so you can edit the post and send it back. If your post is approved, I will also send you an e-mail informing you of this and when the post will be displayed.

That is all for now, but keep returning for more wacky tales and new, new, new stuff coming to the pro evo masters league!

ML AND BAL RESTART PLUS NEW BLOG SCHEDULE!

Hello and welcome to the Pro Evo Masters League.

If you are a regular visitor, you will be aware of the fact that I have been using Blackburn Rovers in my offline Master League campaign. I started straight in the premiership and have currently been playing into the 2nd half of the second season.

Recently however, I have been tempted to use an option file that you can freely get hold of that contains the Championship teams, and full kits! With this in mind, my idea was to restart my Master League campaign from scratch. I would start in division 2, but start as my beloved Blackburn Rovers as before.

I am thinking of installing the kits, etc, on Saturday (22nd of January 2011). As soon as all of the correct kits, teams and the other bits and bobs within the file are installed, I will be starting the new campaign.

In addition to starting my ML from scratch, I will also be restarting my Become A Legend mode using a recently unlocked feature of the game. PES 2011 allows you (once unlocked) to play a career as a real life player. I have not checked the whole feature out yet, but I am assuming that the feature allows you to pick a current real life player within Pro Evo and play a whole footballing career as that chosen player. If this is right, I am not sure which player to start as, but all will be revealed when the first post of my new BAL is published.

MORE EXCITING NEWS! 

In other news, the blog of The Pro Evo Masters League will have many more features. 

As well as featuring posts of my BAL and ML progress, there will also be a guest post featured once a week in which a fellow PES player will get the chance to tell the PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER community of their own progress and experiences. There will also be other content on all the other days of the week which will mean visitors to the site can see new content EVERY DAY!

More news on how you, as a Pro Evo Player can be involved and what other new content I will be posting, will be explained thoroughly in another post published in the very near future.

I hope you have all been practicing and enjoying your own PES features.

Until next time....................

Peace!

A FEW GOALS

Hello and welcome back to the Pro Evo Masters League!

Today I just wanted to give you the chance of viewing some of my most recent goals on PES 2011.

Some are from my Become A Legend mode and some are from my offline Master League.

The first goal you will see is from my Master League with Blackburn Rovers.

Malouda is the scorer and Emerton makes the assist. It is against Man Utd who were the team on form at the time. They were definitely very hard to play against and I was wondering if I was ever going to score or even get a shot in against them. They kept managing to defend on any attacks I had, whilst counter attacking very quickly and pummeling in the shots! Check the video out if you want to. I was very happy with the goal as not having many chances, I took everything I could.

Goal 2 is during a match on my Become A Legend mode. I had previously mentioned about the goal in my last post. Galarath knocked the ball through to goal from a decent volley, before he ended up having phantom hands.

 

 And Finally for today's post, I wanted to share a couple of clips, also from my BAL mode. They are of the same goal, but viewed in different ways. It was against Ajax and Galarath was playing for AZ at the time.  2 Min's into the game, AZ won a free kick not far from the box. Galarath had been brought down and was instructed to take it. At the time, I knew his FK Acc was OK, but I thought "It won't go in!". I had hardly ever scored a free kick on Pro Evo, and in 2011 I had never one scored so far.

As you will see from the video's, I was gobsmacked! I would say its probably my best goal on PES 2011 so far! Any ways, here you are and please enjoy. :)

BECOME A LEGEND - GALARATH (OFFLINE)

Welcome back to the pro evo masters league!

Its been a few days since my last post as I have been a bit busy with going back to work after the Xmas holidays.

Today's post is about my career in Become A Legend offline mode with my player Galarath.

In previous versions of PES, I have always used this name as it was a name I used to use with other online games. It has always stuck and I just generally got used to using it.

Galarath has been progressing fairly well in his career. After a first year with Newcastle Utd, the team Galarath first signed for, He got a transfer to Blackburn Rovers. As you will all know, Blackburn are my team of choice and I try using them as much as I can. Unfortunately, he was still early on in his career and his stats were very low. I tried to utilise his current stats to make an impact for him at Rovers, but they seemed to not really be bothered about him (even though he was always the highest rated attacker in the team) and deemed him surplus to requirements! They had bought in a few players late in the season which led him to seek an alternative club. 

When the offers came in, Bolton seemed the most favourable and they guaranteed an 87%  chance of matches. This was the best offer, so I proceeded and waived goodbye to my old team and moved on.

My contract with Bolton was for 2 years. The first year proved he was a consistent player and showed his stamina improve dramatically. Stamina was always a problem previously as he was always taken off around the 65th minute because he was too tired. 

He was also called up to the England squad and has scored pretty much every game he has played. He has impressed the national team manager so much that he is rated higher than the likes of Rooney and Defoe.

Into the second season with Bolton, Galarath has shown a few signs of improvement, but has not made as much of an impact as in the first half of his contract.

Will he be able to improve and re-sign a contract with Bolton, or will he improve more to impress the bigger clubs? Only time and effort will tell.

I am hoping his stats improve more in the next season or 2. His speed, dribble accuracy and shooting accuracy are big factors at the moment, but also his passing stats. Passing is an item I have been throwing into his training schedule.  
If you see on his stats, they have not improved at the same rate as everything else.
I am sure there are PES players out there that seem to have their players on much higher stats at this stage. I do have to mention that I am playing in the Top Player setting also. He has achieved some of the skill cards, but just the normal ones. 

The extra special skills are something I do need to practice as I have never really mastered them before. About the only skill I managed to pull off successfully was the side step in previous versions on the PS2. I can occasionally do the Marseilles roulette, but to pull it off when you are using it during a match is another story. As of yet I have not managed it.

 Until the next post, I would like to wish you good luck with your PES gaming, and hope you can bookmark my blog and visit again.


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