Getting demoted...is it a bad thing...my situation...

[sharmaz]

Well, i finished this season 5th in division III.9
As you know this is the 3rd division and is pretty hard !! Because i finished 5th i have a playoff match against a BOT team, so if i lose i go down to that BOT team's league.
But im thinking, that isnt a bad thing because when i saw the league all the team were BOTS which would make this league super easy for me.

So i was thinking, what if i lost my play-off match on purpose and got demoted down to 4th division, conquer that league and get promoted again next season and hopefully go into an easier 3rd division league !!
I will still get the same income on home games as i would playing a NON BOT team so i got nothing to lose, and hopefully if i get promoted (without being big headed :P) i will join an easier 3rd division team which would give me a better chance of getting a better position in the division.
My league is really hard compared to other 3rd division leagues.

What do you guys think about all of this, do you think i should go ahead with my plan ?
Thanks.

Sharmaz.

 

[FreddieFan]

If you're good enough to get 5th in your league then you're good enough to be there. Hence stay there.

 

[borncricketer]

I would say that you should stay in division 3 because you can still improve your team during the next season in and you might even be able to come 2nd/3rd next season. If you do go down to division 4 then you will have to win all the games and then u will have to hope that you get promoted into an easier div3. if you dont then therez the same problem again...you would be better off in div 3

 

[ste_mc_efc]

stay in Div 3

i had got demoted (finished 6th, lost play off, very close game) got promoted (via a play off) this season, would have got auto-promoted if i didn't mess up first game of the season

it was a fairly dull season, only one other user was active (had a bit of banter via BT mail) and thats not very exciting, my team would probably have the same stats now if i stayed in IV, id probably have a similar balance, but with a slightly (maybe 1k) smaller stadium, but would have had a lot more fun (my IV was very active, and great fun)

another thing there is a chanc eanother team de/pre moting into the same league, who could be better than you, so try and stay in III if i was you

 

[ZoraxDoom]

In your case...I would probably stay. My first season was full of bots, and so was my second due to some bad luck. Thanks to that I managed to master the game, without those seasons I would have been nowhere.
However, no matter what the situation is, I cannot bring myself to demoting on purpose. It's like cheating in a test even though it's not an exam and you will study properly later. I can't do it.
Look at the bright side:
-Experience
-More tight games
-More enjoyment and thrill when you win
-Can gain more knowledge by seeing other teams and asking for advice
Stay, you will be happy you did.

 

[zainawan89]

Stay. A season with all bots in ur league is the most boring thing in battrick.

 

[Simbazz]

Last season i got relegated, i didnt win one game in the season. It was my first season so i was just learning.

Moving down one league for a season, aswell as earlier on asking a active member called LovenLust to be my mentor for a season helped ALOT, he kept an eye on the team, my finances were close to me having to bow out, i was at one point -300,000, not easy to recover from, but with Lovenlust helping me, and me choosing wisely who i was playing and training on the two nets (all i could literally afford) i got automatically promoted and im looking forward to next season, but its gunna be tough, in all honesty, another season in the previous league would be great, but i cant so ill battle on.

Stay in your current league, get experience and then get promoted when you can. A full bot league is the most dull thing ever!!

 

[sharmaz]

Thanks for all the opinions...you have made me change my mind now
I will stay in my 3rd division league, but just have a look at my team
(Indian Elite) and look at the league i am in (III.9) and see if i have a chance on coming 4th or 3rd in it, because the top 3 teams are tough !!!
Thanks.

 

[The Spin]

If you think about it, you said that if you relegated then you would win lots and be promoted into an easier league. Actually you would be promoted into a league with a team who has very few points, which could have been caused by it being a league with ver very good teams. So really that idea is a bit of a lottery