Poll: The official Football Manager 2008 thread

[Bennah]

4-4-2 formation?

Marc did say something about SI making more effort to play harder against this formation as its the most popular, making the AI better at handling human teams using the formation.

Tried a diamond shapped 4-4-2, using a DM and AM?

 

[Goodie]

Ive had a go with a few different 5-3-2 setups but they didn't do much. Ill give a diamond formation a go for a bit now mate

 

[MarcLister]

I did. I think SI have done this so that the human player can't get too much of an advantage playing this way. I also remember reading something on SI Forums that MCs just didn't get good ratings, i.e. 7 was quite a rare occurence. Whether that has changed I do not know.

What I think happens with each FM is that sooner or later someone finds a loophole in the match engine such as near post flick ons scoring mega numbers of goals if you put your best at jumping/heading defender there for corners. That was 8.0.0. 8.0.1 comes around and that doesn't work anymore so I think SI actively try to make it so that a loophole doesn't last for long.

Depending on your players playing a diamond formation may work better. The AMC could support the strikers more and the DMC will be in a good place to break up attacks and start a counter attack. I do this but I'm concerned that really good teams might take advantage of the space in the middle where the MCs would normally be.

 

[_Jimlad_]

As said, yep 200 is the highest.

When creating a youngster, if you set their stats to say 16-19's, they wont stay as that. Under 18's will most generally be 13-16 max.

If you set most of the stats to 13-16, at potential, they will most likely reach 20.

so if i'm making a superkid aged 18 its not a good idea to set his stats at 20 from the off?

 

[MarcLister]

so if i'm making a superkid aged 18 its not a good idea to set his stats at 20 from the off?

Probably not. But then syke does know more about messing around with players.

As Fulham he needs all the experience he can get tbh.

 

[_Jimlad_]

Probably not. But then syke does know more about messing around with players.

As Fulham he needs all the experience he can get tbh.

i'm a UTD fan to marc, i don't get the hate of Fulham, they are harmless

 

[MarcLister]

Not a hatred just a joke.

 

[_Jimlad_]

am i being silly, but i loaded the 802 database and then edited, went to save and i have to name it, when i go to start new game it does not give me the choice to load that database?

 

[MarcLister]

What did you name it as? Can you post a screenshot of the list of db's you can see in the game?

 

[_Jimlad_]

What did you name it as? Can you post a screenshot of the list of db's you can see in the game?

when i 'goto start new game'

i get the choice 8.0.2 or default

 

[MarcLister]

Hmm what about 8.0.1? Have you deleted it?

And where is your edited db?

 

[_Jimlad_]

Hmm what about 8.0.1? Have you deleted it?

And where is your edited db?

i went from 8.0.0 to 8.0.2 - is that my issue? i saved my edited db in whatever the default location is

 

[MarcLister]

Ah OK. That makes sense. Did you Save it or Save As? I think you might have saved your edited db over the default 8.0.2 db.

 

[_Jimlad_]

Ah OK. That makes sense. Did you Save it or Save As? I think you might have saved your edited db over the default 8.0.2 db.

i went to save as and called it paris802, as i intend to start with them

 

[_Jimlad_]

seems to have saved in My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\db

 

[MarcLister]

Hmm no idea then. Open the 8.0.2 db, make your changes and save it again?

 

[_Jimlad_]

Hmm no idea then. Open the 8.0.2 db, make your changes and save it again?

i have tried that, it won't let me 'save' i have to give it a name and details. i wonder if this is cos i skipped a DB upgrade.... bugger

 

[MarcLister]

Could be. Download the 8.0.1 patch and install that then 8.0.2 and see if that works.

 

[_Jimlad_]

Could be. Download the 8.0.1 patch and install that then 8.0.2 and see if that works.

worth a pop, been trying a few things and my only option is 8.0.2 or default

 

[MarcLister]

Just make sure you back everything up and your life insurance policy is still valid!