Getting started with Xpert Eleven

Every time I invite on of my friends to join Xpert Eleven, there's always been this one problem that bugs all of them. Nobody seems to know how to get started with a new account. Here I've written a step-by-step tutorial on how to create a new account and what to do once you have one. Hopefully this will save me the trouble of guiding each of my friends through the process in future.

1. Go to Xpert Eleven (www.xperteleven.com) and click on the "Join" link on the left. (This screenshot of the page shows where you can find the "join" link.)
   
   
   
   Alternatively, you can use this direct link to the page: http://www.xperteleven.com/registerUser.aspx (I'm not sure if it will always work, that's why I've given the image and location of link.)
   
   
2. Now you will be taken to the page where you can create a new account. Enter the required details, such as user name, password, email ID, etc in the application form.
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. A confirmation email will be sent to the email ID you mentioned in the form. Click on the given link to confirm your account.
   
   
4. Log in to your new account by entering the username and password in the main page. You are now ready to get your own Xpert Eleven teams. You can have one team in Xpert Eleven's international leagues called the Xpert Leagues one in a private league created by your friends.
   
   
5. We will first look at how to apply for a team in a private league. Go to the search page and enter the league ID of your friends' league. In case you don't know anyone who plays Xpert Eleven, you are welcome to join my league, whose ID is 164518. Enter this number in the LeagueID form and click search.
   
   
6. You will now be taken to the league's home page, where you can apply for a team. If there are teams in the league with vacancies, you will be allotted those teams, otherwise you will be given a new squad with random players.
   
   
7. All you have to do now is wait for the league admin to approve your application. In the meanwhile you can also apply for a team in the official league system by going to the Xpert Leagues page on the menu on the left side.
   
   

While you're waiting for that team to get approved, you can go through the rules of the game where you can learn how to play the game. I have compiled a list of Xpert Eleven resources here. You can go through the tips and tricks given in these resources too.

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Tools: Xpert Eleven Secretary

I recently came across this website that provides some tools to help you with your Xpert Eleven teams. The site has been up for only around three days now, and there are 4 tools available, as of now:

• Change report calculator. This tool guesses the change report for your players based on the age and average form. You will have to enter the values manually, though. The tool doesn't look very reliable right now for older players, but it does give you an idea about what to expect at the season update.
  
  
• Change report saver. You can archive your old change reports on the XES site by using this tool. You can either enter the values manually or upload the html file of the change report page. This tool could prove really useful if you want to track the growth of your players.
  
  
• Match Experience Calculator. This tool gives you the maximum and minimum match experience that a player can gain if you enter the number of matches remaining. I'm not sure about the accuracy of this tool either
  
  
• Transfer Calculator. This tool gives you the price at which a player will be listed in the transfer market if you enter the price you've asked for the player. It also works the other way round, ie. you get to know how much the other team gets for a player based on the price shown in the transfer market. This tool is also available for direct transfers.
  

The major drawback of the site is that you have to enter all the data manually into the site because the Xpert Eleven crew do not allow other websites to collect user passwords.

Those who play the browser based strategy game Tribal Wars know how useful tools like TWStats could be to the game. Something like TWStats isn't available for Xpert Eleven right now and this website could develop into something useful for X-11 managers.

Do you think that tools like these are required for Xpert Eleven? What tools do you think could be useful for Xpert managers?

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Xpert Eleven Resources

Here I have compiled a list of guides, tools and other resources that could help you in your quest to become the best manager on Xpert eleven.

Guides

• Official Xpert Eleven Guide. The first place you should refer is obviously the game's standard rules page on the Xpert Eleven site. It's an excellent place to start for any beginner.
  
  
• The Art of Xpert Eleven - Strategy Guide. Outside of the official manual, Leftblank's strategy guide is the best guide for the game out there. (some might say it's even better) Go ahead and start reading this manual (download here) the moment you've finished reading the official guide.
  

Tools

• Xpert Eleven Secretary. his website provides some tools that could help you with managing your Xpert Eleven teams.
  

Blogs

• How to Xpert Eleven
• Xpert Eleven - The Complete Guide

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