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Many people associate FC ONLINE with intense matches where they control the players themselves, but automatic play in Manager Mode has let me keep up with all the daily events and collect FC without feeling pressured.

Today, I want to share how I use Manager Mode alone to complete all of FC ONLINE’s daily events and collect the rewards.

When I first started playing FC ONLINE, I assumed that meeting the daily event requirements meant playing several matches myself. Getting through 10 or 20 matches that way takes a lot of time and energy, and since I had good days and bad days, wanting to win but losing match after match sometimes left me more stressed than when I started. I would then skip logging in for a few days, fall short of the event requirements, and miss out on rewards, which only added to the pressure and kept the cycle going.

That changed when I learned how automatic play in Manager Mode worked. Rather than having you control the players, Manager Mode lets the AI simulate the matches, and enabling automatic play means the next match begins as soon as the current one ends. Once it is set up, the matches keep running while you do something else or step away for a while, and discovering that made FC ONLINE feel like a completely different game.

Letting Manager Mode run 20 matches automatically each day covers the match requirements for most ongoing FC ONLINE events in one go. In addition to attendance points, you earn points when you reach 1, 3, and 5 matches played, so even 5 matches in Manager Mode are enough to collect most of the basic daily points.

Running 20 matches comfortably covers those requirements, taking care of attendance events, match-count events, and daily missions at the same time. If you enable automatic play before leaving for work or school in the morning, the event requirements will already be met by the time you get home, leaving you with nothing to do but claim the rewards.

Another thing I like about FC ONLINE is how the rewards improve as you play more matches in Manager Mode. You earn mining tickets when you reach 1, 3, 5, and 7 matches played, and your reward tier rises based on the total number of mining tickets you have used. Once you have accumulated 40 or more mining tickets, you can aim for higher-tier rewards.

Running 20 matches a day consistently in Manager Mode lets those mining tickets build up naturally, gradually opening the way to better rewards. Instead of pushing yourself to play enough matches, you can see your reward tier rise simply by letting them run automatically.

What stood out most once I started using Manager Mode regularly was how naturally my FC built up. The number of matches you play determines how many tokens you earn, and those tokens can be exchanged for rewards, so consistently adding to your match count gives you access to a wider range of rewards.

While you can earn FC by putting in the effort to win matches yourself, I found it far less demanding to let Manager Mode build up my match count automatically, collecting tokens and mining tickets that indirectly earn me FC-related rewards. With rewards continuing to accumulate as long as I met the match requirements, even without spending real money, it felt as though the game was giving something back for the time I put in.

What I appreciate about automatic play in Manager Mode is that it never feels like an obligation. On days when I want to play matches myself, I can, while on busy or tiring days, I can let Manager Mode run automatically and just keep up with events. Even when I keep losing matches I play myself, switching to Manager Mode lets me reach the required match count without the stress.

That flexibility has kept me logging in regularly: I can take control when I feel like playing and let matches run automatically when I do not, without the pressure of having to log in every day and force myself through the event requirements. For me, the biggest advantage of FC ONLINE’s Manager Mode is that it keeps the game from feeling like homework.

Who I would recommend this to

If you want to enjoy FC ONLINE but find it demanding to play matches yourself every day, or you want to collect event rewards and FC but have limited time, I would encourage you to try automatic play in Manager Mode. Simply letting it run 20 matches automatically takes care of all the day’s events, while the rewards grow as your match count increases, so keeping at it consistently makes it all the more worthwhile. For anyone who wants to enjoy FC ONLINE regularly without the pressure, Manager Mode is a feature I genuinely recommend.

Do you use Manager Mode in FC ONLINE? Let me know in the comments.