General feedback after several hours playing: Android issues, transfers, draft AI, salaries and translations

[marcmartinez1125]

Hi Open League Manager team,

First of all, congratulations on the project. I have played it for a few hours and I really like it. I think the base of the game is very good and it has a lot of potential, especially for people who have wanted a League of Legends/esports manager game for a long time.

I wanted to share some general feedback and report a few bugs/issues I found while playing.

1. Translations / language issues
   Sometimes the language changes or some text appears mixed between Spanish, English and a language that looks similar to French. There are also parts where strange characters or question marks ? appear repeatedly, which makes some sentences difficult to understand. It seems like some parts of the UI do not keep the correct translation properly or may have encoding/character issues.

2. Free agent transfers
   When trying to sign a free agent, the game shows a “value/price”. Since the player is a free agent, I am not sure if this should be free or if that value represents something else. Also, it seems possible to make extremely low offers, even €1, which feels strange and unrealistic.

3. Salaries and contract negotiation
   When signing a player, especially a free agent, it does not seem possible to manually negotiate the salary. The salary appears already defined, and it is not clear if the user can change it. Also, when renewing contracts, players sometimes ask for a lot of money and there does not seem to be much room to negotiate lower terms. It would be nice if contract negotiation was more flexible and realistic. Not always easy, but with more options.

4. Transfer offers not going through
   In some cases, when I make an offer for a player who is not a free agent, the game says that the club accepts, but the player does not. This seems to happen almost every time. I am not sure if this is a bug or if some conditions are missing, but right now it feels like many transfers are impossible to complete.

5. Transfer/sign button issue on mobile
   On Android, in the transfer screen, sometimes the button on the right to sign/make an offer does not work. This happened to me on mobile. I had to open the player profile, scroll down and use the “make offer” button from there instead.

6. Repetitive draft bans
   The draft becomes repetitive because the AI seems to ban almost the same champions every time. I understand that if a champion is strong, meta or one of a player’s mains, it makes sense to ban it, but it would be great if the draft AI had more variety and more intelligence: counters, team composition, team style, comfort picks, synergies, role priority, etc. Right now it feels too based on mastery/meta and becomes predictable.

7. Salary budget between seasons
   In the second season, something strange happened. I had my salaries under control and enough salary budget room, but after advancing I went from around 25K available salary margin to only 5K, and I did not understand why. I finished third and reached the final, but I received a club penalty and I am not sure if it was related to that or to another system.

8. Calendar / season transition issue
   In the second season, after saving and coming back later, I think the game skipped from friendlies directly to the regular season. Also, it still showed my next opponent as the first friendly match, even though I was already in the third week of the LEC.

9. Android fullscreen / mobile UI issue
   On Android, the app does not seem to enter fullscreen mode properly. The notification bar, time, battery, etc. remain visible at the top, and it becomes difficult to press some buttons at the top of the screen. I tried the “expand screen” option in settings, but it did not seem to do anything. I am attaching screenshots showing the issue.

10. KOI player balance
    I am a KOI fan, but I think some Movistar KOI/KOI players might be too strong or improve too quickly. Maybe their potential could be made a bit more neutral to avoid them becoming too overpowered.

11. Future content / regions
    I also wanted to ask if you plan to add more leagues/regions such as LCK, LPL/China, NA, etc. If that is on the roadmap, I think the game has a lot of future potential.

Thanks for your time. I really like the game and I think the foundation is very strong. I understand it is still in pre-alpha and bugs are expected, but I wanted to share this feedback because I think the project has huge potential.

If you prefer, I can split this feedback into separate bug reports.

[marcmartinez1125]

Additional feedback I forgot to mention:

Hi again,

I wanted to add some extra feedback that I forgot to mention in my first post. Some of these points may be misunderstandings from my side, because maybe I have not discovered all the systems yet or maybe I am using some features incorrectly. This is just my experience after playing the game for a while.

1. Scouting system
   It would be nice to have more than one scout available. Also, when scouting the same player more than once, it would be useful if the second scouting report showed the player’s potential, or at least an approximate potential range. Right now, I can only clearly see potential for players already in my own club.

2. Facilities upgrade issue
   In the finances section, under facilities, it says that you can improve the analysis room and the bootcamp area, but when clicking on them nothing seems to improve. From what I saw, they only improve when upgrading the offices. Also, after upgrading, it seems to jump directly from level 1 to level 3, so maybe level 2 is bugged. I have not tested this deeply, but it felt strange.

3. Academy financing / acquisition
   When financing or buying an academy, it does not clearly show how much it will cost. It would be interesting if this system had more negotiation, or if some academies/clubs were not interested depending on factors like distance from your club headquarters, reputation, region, etc.

4. Staff variety and hiring
   It would be nice to be able to sign new staff members. Right now, it seems like you only have the same staff members that the game gives you at the beginning, without a clear way to hire anyone new. This makes the staff system feel a bit limited.

5. Sponsorship offers
   I have not received any sponsorship offers so far. Maybe it is because my facilities were only around level 2, but I feel that at least some low-tier sponsorship offers should appear, even if they are not top/world-class sponsors.

6. Social messages
   The social section is quite good, but some messages feel very similar and repetitive. A bit more variety would make it feel more alive.

7. Tactics and game plan coherence
   I think tactics could have more depth and make more sense in relation to what you actually want to do. Right now, to get good tactical coherence, it feels like you have to make very few changes. For example, if I want to focus more on mid lane and less on bot lane, it does not feel very rewarding. I understand that the meta matters, but it would be nice if the game plan was a bit more variable and flexible.

8. SoloQ rank system
   SoloQ rank should not depend mainly on overall rating or potential. Discipline, mentality, work ethic and other attributes could have more weight, so a lower-rated player could still have a higher SoloQ rank than a more talented but less disciplined player.

9. Scrims
   So far, scrims have never been rejected for me. Maybe that is because I was playing with a top team, but it would be more realistic if teams sometimes rejected scrims. Also, the game should probably prevent you from scheduling scrims against a team you are going to play against that same week.

10. Training intensity
    I did not notice a big difference when changing training intensity. It would be nice if intensity had more impact, with higher risk but potentially better results.

11. Substitute players / roster size
    I noticed that almost every team seems to want exactly two substitutes, so most teams end up with 7 players. It would feel more realistic if roster size was more independent and varied between teams.

12. Player list filters resetting
    In the players section, when I filter by a role, for example ADC, then click on a player like Supa and go back, the filter resets and I have to select ADC again and search again. This becomes a bit tedious. I think on mobile this may happen less, but on PC it was noticeable.

13. Playoff bracket visuals
    In the tournament/playoff section, it would look better if team logos appeared in the bracket. It would add more visual identity and make the game feel more polished.

14. Transfer offers from other clubs
    I think receiving offers for your players should not depend only on what you say in press/social messages about that player. Clubs should sometimes send offers naturally. Then, if needed, you could talk to the press afterwards. Right now it feels like offers are too dependent on that interaction.

15. Club identity/fans message
    There is a recurring message where fans want to know the club’s identity and you contact them, but nothing seems to happen afterwards. I am not sure if I am missing something, but that interaction feels unclear.

16. Academy/youth player development
    I feel that academy development should be faster or more effective. Also, if a young player performs very well in some matches, maybe their development should multiply or their potential could even change dynamically.

17. Draft win percentage / match results
    Sometimes I had around 5% win chance and still won, and this happened more than once. For example, I managed to beat G2 in 2 out of 5 games with only around 5% chance, even though they were clearly superior. The opposite also happened: losing with around 95% chance. I understand that League of Legends can be unpredictable, but when it happens several times, it feels like the draft or team strength is not being valued enough.

18. Inbox message order / unread messages
    Sometimes the inbox says there are unread messages, but the new messages are not at the top. Some appear in the middle of the inbox, so it is hard to find them. It would be better if all new/unread messages appeared at the top.

19. Contract end dates
    I noticed that many or all players seem to have contracts ending in November 2026. It would feel more realistic if contract end dates were more varied.

20. Injuries feel too frequent and sometimes unrealistic for LoL
    Injuries feel a bit too frequent right now. Also, some injuries are things like knee injuries or similar physical issues, which in League of Legends should not completely prevent a player from playing. Maybe those types of injuries could reduce the player’s rating by 1 or 2 points at most, but not force them to be unavailable. I think only injuries that actually affect playing LoL, such as hand, wrist, arm or eye-related problems, should make a player unable to play.

21. Match length and kill numbers
    Some matches feel too long without much reason. In real League of Legends, games usually do not last that long so often. Also, sometimes players get an extremely high number of kills. Of course this can happen sometimes, but it feels a bit too common right now.

22. Menu sounds and background music
    It would be nice to have some small interaction sounds in the menus to make the game feel more dynamic. A light background music option could also be nice, as long as there is an option to disable it.

Again, sorry for the long message. I know this is a lot of feedback, but I wanted to share everything I noticed. If you prefer, I can split some of these points into separate issues later.