******* Official Football Manager 14 Thread *******

Still can't decide whether to preorder or not, 400+hours in FM2013 suggests that I probably should...

The new tactics system looks very interesting indeed.
 
philstanbridge said:
haha, with your pedigree Mr Malteser I'm surprised you haven't already pre-ordered!!

I've got 3/4 of the FM13 achievements to date.
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I only pre-ordered one game in my life, CS:GO.

I liked the fact that they didn't try to milk the community by setting a high price at release, because it was really a remake. So I rewarded them by pre-ordering.
 
The__Malteser said:
I only pre-ordered one game in my life, CS:GO.

I liked the fact that they didn't try to milk the community by setting a high price at release, because it was really a remake. So I rewarded them by pre-ordering.
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I have put a lot of hours into FM13 but I'm very reluctant to pre-order FM14 until I know it is going to be a good release this year. I am very unimpressed with the huge list of minor 'features' and I am convinced now that Miles and co do not have the skill or imagination to make this (FM) the game I want it to be.
 
Jimmy Hillbilly said:
I have put a lot of hours into FM13 but I'm very reluctant to pre-order FM14 until I know it is going to be a good release this year. I am very unimpressed with the huge list of minor 'features' and I am convinced now that Miles and co do not have the skill or imagination to make this (FM) the game I want it to be.
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I haven't seen any real big changes either. Tbh, I'm not excited at all till now.
 
Lets be honest though, the path the game is taking is the one they said it would after SEGA got involved. They stated then it would carry on with its yearly release and be evolutionary, rather than revolutionary.

They can also afford to take that stance because for now nobody else is challenging them and sales are good, they have no reason to invest more than i needed to keep it ticking over. The only thing that can change that is a serious drop in sales or another product finding a way to catch up and challenge them.

For now though I don't think anybody is interested in doing so, which is a shame as that competition would be good for all of us. :(
 
Tech stuff this week, pretty cool they are getting more into the things steam can do, also a big fan of the new scaling functions for bigger screens/tvs (dreams of a retina MacBook Pro)

 
Doonhamer said:
Lets be honest though, the path the game is taking is the one they said it would after SEGA got involved. They stated then it would carry on with its yearly release and be evolutionary, rather than revolutionary.

They can also afford to take that stance because for now nobody else is challenging them and sales are good, they have no reason to invest more than i needed to keep it ticking over. The only thing that can change that is a serious drop in sales or another product finding a way to catch up and challenge them.

For now though I don't think anybody is interested in doing so, which is a shame as that competition would be good for all of us. :(
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Last year we had FM Classic, Challenges, new UI, DLC, Network game through STEAM, Versus mode, Deadline day...

Now huge changes, but enough to warrant a new game.

I'm struggling to remember one 'major' change for this years game, and I saw all the videos.
 
I think Set Pieces is the biggest problem for me and has been for some time. It's a complete joke. The player roles/types and instructions are all quite good, but I find Sp's and the lack of choice when positioning players in a starting formation to be the least realistic of all, and in need of urgent upgrades. It has been like that for years and they should fix now or else :)
 
The__Malteser said:
Last year we had FM Classic, Challenges, new UI, DLC, Network game through STEAM, Versus mode, Deadline day...

Now huge changes, but enough to warrant a new game.

I'm struggling to remember one 'major' change for this years game, and I saw all the videos.
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I noticed the big change straight away! £34 for the same game we had last year + data update + loads of useless nonsense + a few actual minor improvements
 
Just preordered with GMG for £26 using code GMG25-J4B0D-FLH8M (may have to type manually) if anyone else is put off by the £34, a little more reasonable I think. Can't find it any lower apart from a few quid on CD key sites I've never heard of.
 
Any new leagues in this?

Can they not complete South America... the Editor does not cut it at all with the opening/closing stages.

Id also like the Middle East leagues in there as they play a big role in transfers, especially veterans... it would also sort out the Asian Continental Competitions.

Id also like Cyprus at least to be in for Europe too.

Ill get it, but they need to actually work on something useful rather than a press conference because your stadium got built ffs - just another thing for the Ass Man to do
 
Ha! I only have 1187 hours this season.... 1421 last season and 1284 the season before.

Grown up peoples job has gotten in the way massively of finishing off my 13 save, who knew in 2 weeks I would only get in an hour or two :(

Anyway here's a few videos


 
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