Too many player traits (PPM's)

[FM1000]

Can a player have too many player traits?

For example if you have some godlike regen like Messi and he has like 10 player traits like (Cuts Inside, Runs with The Ball, Tries Killers balls, Tries Tricks, Tries One-twos, Likes to beat man repeatedly, Places Shots, Dictates tempo ) etc.

Would this hinder the player decision making or make him even better?

Is there a limit on how many player traits a player should have, maximum?

[herne79]

Theoretically there kind of isn’t a limit however in practise the number of Traits a player can learn will be limited as 1) each Trait takes a while to learn; 2) older players can’t learn Traits as easily as young players (you can’t teach old dogs new tricks); and 3) hidden attributes (Versatility) governs how willing a player is to learn a new Trait and how many Traits they might be able to learn.  Coaches and your training set up will also have an impact.

So even if you have the best club and a young player with great attributes you’d probably be lucky to teach him 6? Traits from scratch.

Traits can indeed make a player “better” and increase variety to his playing ability.  I wouldn’t try to overload him with Traits though - focus in on the specifics you want from a player and tailor things to him.  Sometimes less is more and nobody has the ability to play like Messi .

[Poison]

Use mentoring, my wonderkid knew 7 traits and I taught him none

Edited October 5, 2022 by Poison