Football Manager 2018

chroniclard · 29 Sep 2017 at 14:35

People saying its too complicated/bloated then FM Touch, which you get with the main game, is a cut down version without a lot of the gubbins.

Mr Blonde · 29 Sep 2017 at 14:44

I'll give it a go as per usual I guess...but I so missed slagging off other managers in FM17. There was nothing so satisfying as a good round of pre-match handbags and name calling against one of your rivals...only to subsequently get stuffed 6-0 lol. The whole system needs including again and a lot more depth to it too in my book. Pre and post match wind-ups, trolling, gloating and the occasional bit of fisty-cuffs in the tunnel would all be valuable additions I feel

philstanbridge · 29 Sep 2017 at 15:49

I've already pre-ordered as I got the 25% off, which is a no brainer for me. Apparently the match engine has been significantly enhanced this year - we will see. Also, I know SI have been in contact with the guy who does the regen hair, so hopefully they will have employed him to sort that aspect of it out too. It looks like they have finally sorted out the Data analyst and medical team roles too. I can't really make out any huge differences from the video of the match engine - can anyone see anything different?

chroniclard · 29 Sep 2017 at 16:04

Mr Blonde said:
I'll give it a go as per usual I guess...but I so missed slagging off other managers in FM17. There was nothing so satisfying as a good round of pre-match handbags and name calling against one of your rivals...only to subsequently get stuffed 6-0 lol. The whole system needs including again and a lot more depth to it too in my book. Pre and post match wind-ups, trolling, gloating and the occasional bit of fisty-cuffs in the tunnel would all be valuable additions I feel

Can still do all that(bar the fighting) in 2017. :confused:

philstanbridge · 29 Sep 2017 at 17:04

chroniclard said:
Can still do all that(bar the fighting) in 2017.

Sorry, replied to the wrong thread

davisdavid · 6 Oct 2017 at 16:34

hopefully there'll be an announcement in the next week or so on a beta release.

I hope there is an improvement on 17 but in terms of overall gameplay I can't see there being much change.

Looking at new laptops to run this, anyone got any thoughts? Been looking at anything with a 7700hq with 16Gb ram as a minimum as I play with between 50 and 60 leagues loaded. GPU wise I don't need anything beyond a 1060 for the other games I play on laptop such as Warhammer and Dota. My MSI Stealth is 4 years old this December and has been struggling to keep up the past 6 months.

Evo8 · 8 Oct 2017 at 14:56

It annoys me that they lost the Spanish and Brazilian licenses, makes it awkward to find a particular team because it's nothing like their actual name. Anyway, I'll buy this as I do every year and spend ridiculous amounts of time on it. This could be the last if SI don't get their act together and spend the money required to make this game as good as it can be.

philstanbridge · 8 Oct 2017 at 17:45

Where did you read that about the licenses? I know they have won rights to use the German league again but that wont start until 2019. I'd imagine a third party fix will appear almost immediately replacing those teams. I wouldn't want to play it without.

No1newts · 8 Oct 2017 at 18:03

Evo8 said:
It annoys me that they lost the Spanish and Brazilian licenses, makes it awkward to find a particular team because it's nothing like their actual name. Anyway, I'll buy this as I do every year and spend ridiculous amounts of time on it. This could be the last if SI don't get their act together and spend the money required to make this game as good as it can be.

So the likes of Barca won't be called Barca? :confused:

Footyslayer · 8 Oct 2017 at 19:21

Every year there is a fix released on FM websites where you just add a couple of edited files and all names are 100% accurate to real life. Germany etc currently is not licensed and it fixes them, has done for years!

davisdavid · 8 Oct 2017 at 19:31

And they have secured the German licence from next year now too

jasoncb · 8 Oct 2017 at 19:50

They got lazy due to no real competition.

molinari · 9 Oct 2017 at 11:06

First indepth video about FM18. It's about squad dynamics which they've been going on about like it's the next best thing. Personally, I don't really care for it, I'm more interested in the match engine and AI.

davisdavid · 9 Oct 2017 at 12:40

molinari said:
First indepth video about FM18. It's about squad dynamics which they've been going on about like it's the next best thing. Personally, I don't really care for it, I'm more interested in the match engine and AI.

Feels like they've taken one of the worst parts of FIFA ultimate team and integrated into the game as a integral part. I'd rather player, media and fan interaction was improved massively before throwing in a visual tool to show how much my players hate me.

llamadal · 9 Oct 2017 at 13:02

Dynamics sounds atrocious, it will be fun for 5 minutes then it will turn into relationship manager 2018.

Do they not realise that everyone hated the whole press conference/media interaction after hearing the same thing for the 50th time.

Matchengine and AI plus a more intuitive UI should have been the priorities.

wildman · 9 Oct 2017 at 13:04

insideline said:
Yeh the November release date has always grated on me. Start of the season is peak time for wanting to play football manager. By November my team in real life has already ruined their season and my enthusiasm for football has gone lol

you must be an Arsenal fan then

davisdavid · 10 Oct 2017 at 13:05

Always wish they'd just release a transfer update with a few minor tweaks in the August, just once so they could work on a completely revamped product for the following September. Essentially not release a new game one year. They could build a hype train in the process.

Even as a paid DLC for a tenner or two, it'd rejuvenate the game by redeveloping the gameplay completely the following year. I appreciate the effort some guys go to in making unofficial DB changes with 10k+ changes but they can't capture the data the same way and inevitably make wonderkids along the way.

MarcLister · 10 Oct 2017 at 13:14

davisdavid said:
Always wish they'd just release a transfer update with a few minor tweaks in the August, just once so they could work on a completely revamped product for the following September. Essentially not release a new game one year. They could build a hype train in the process.

Even as a paid DLC for a tenner or two, it'd rejuvenate the game by redeveloping the gameplay completely the following year. I appreciate the effort some guys go to in making unofficial DB changes with 10k+ changes but they can't capture the data the same way and inevitably make wonderkids along the way.

I think SI have said that their income doesn't allow them to take a year off. They have to release a new game each year to keep money coming in.

davisdavid · 10 Oct 2017 at 13:35

MarcLister said:
I think SI have said that their income doesn't allow them to take a year off. They have to release a new game each year to keep money coming in.

Shame cos it always feels like there could be more improvement each year but we don't see the under the hood changes that much. Will still end up sinking 600 hours into it though

MarcLister · 10 Oct 2017 at 16:49

davisdavid said:
Shame cos it always feels like there could be more improvement each year but we don't see the under the hood changes that much. Will still end up sinking 600 hours into it though

Indeed. I think they know that people will buy the game regardless so know they don't have to necessarily change much visibly each year. This new dynamics feature looks like something they've spent ages on when they could have spent the time making changes that've been asked for.