Inconsistent Lacking Playtime Alerts

Hi, I think there might be a small bug with the Lacking Playtime alerts on the Tactics screen.

I have several players who need 50% playtime and have played exactly 5 of the last 10 eligible matches. When you hover over their 5/10 indicator, a pop-up correctly shows "5 played in last 10 eligible matches at this club (50% playtime). Below 50% triggers Lacking Playtime.”

However, for some players, the 5/10 is highlighted in yellow and the pop-up continues with “Missing the next official match triggers Lacking Playtime”, while for others the 5/10 isn’t highlighted and the message continues with “Can miss the next official match.”

Any idea why they’re treated differently even though they’re all at 5/10?

Hi! It's not a bug, though it does look like one at first. The 5/10 is a rolling window of the last 10 eligible official matches, so every new match pushes the oldest one out of the window.

What decides the color is that oldest match, the one that drops out next:

If the player played it, missing the next match takes them to 4/10 (40%), below the 50% they need. That's the amber "Missing the next official match triggers Lacking Playtime".

If they didn't play it, missing the next match just replaces one miss with another, so they stay at 5/10. That's "Can miss the next official match".

In your Cincinnati squad, Ruiz and Robinson missed the oldest match in their window, so they can sit out the next one. Verbič, Matshaya and Schubert played theirs, so they're amber.

One more thing: a player who's injured or suspended for the next match always shows "can miss", because matches they're unavailable for don't count.

Thanks for the very detailed explanation! It totally makes sense now, everything is clear.

Well, so much for my “little bug”... the feature is actually really well thought out!