Football Manager 2014 Page 2

  • Gruff 19 Oct 2013 12:19:26 3,940 posts
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    Stickman wrote:
    I wouldn't class this as dumbing down. It makes it more realistic. When was the last (first) time a manager said, "right Geoff, I want you playing three clicks left of middle today, but this winger's tricky so maybe five clicks right on the width scale instead of four, OK?"

    NEVER, THAT'S WHEN!
    Didn't say I would agree with them :)

    Anything that brings it into the simulation sphere is fine by me, as long as you feel you are still controlling the way your team plays.
  • imamazed 19 Oct 2013 14:12:54 6,708 posts
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    Caved the other night and pre-ordered for 20 notes. Don't get access to the beta, but I'm not overly fussed tbh. The game is often buggy when released, so the beta must be even worse!
  • Gruff 19 Oct 2013 14:48:17 3,940 posts
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    They say they have fixed 100+ bugs already.

    But those things thrive and breed in the fertile environment of SI Towers
  • Deleted user 19 October 2013 15:24:26
    Are you making the leap of faith this year Stick Man? I notice you skipped 13.

    Obviously it's relative, but thanks to FFP, players that would normally go for 20-30m in 13 seem to be going for 5-15m now.
  • byron_hinson 19 Oct 2013 18:45:32 1,529 posts
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    £24 on GMG this week - bargain!
  • Deleted user 19 October 2013 19:42:22
    I've bought it and I hate myself. God damn it.
  • Stickman 19 Oct 2013 21:12:49 29,986 posts
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    graysonavich wrote:
    Are you making the leap of faith this year Stick Man? I notice you skipped 13.

    Obviously it's relative, but thanks to FFP, players that would normally go for 20-30m in 13 seem to be going for 5-15m now.
    Yeah, I'll be upgrading this year fo' sho'. I'm getting near retirement age in my '12 save anyway! Might pull a Joe Kinnear.
  • Venatio Features Manager, Gamer Network 20 Oct 2013 17:09:49 4,670 posts
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    Done got addicted again.

  • Venatio Features Manager, Gamer Network 20 Oct 2013 17:31:58 4,670 posts
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    Oh, haven't tried sweeper keepers yet. Not sure what the problem is but I can't seem to get any keep to achieve any degree of consistency.

    That was my second season in the conference. Lost in the play-off final to Edgar Davids' Barnet the first year. Davids then quit his job pre-season and I signed him as a player / under 21s manager. Still decent at 42 years old!
  • Venatio Features Manager, Gamer Network 20 Oct 2013 18:03:17 4,670 posts
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    Oof!

    Michael Gash. Fnar.
  • superdelphinus 20 Oct 2013 18:06:18 10,507 posts
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    Heh, I had Davids and van nistleroy in my stockport county backroom in '13
  • Venatio Features Manager, Gamer Network 20 Oct 2013 18:18:49 4,670 posts
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    They seem to have made contract negotiations much easier this year.
  • Venatio Features Manager, Gamer Network 21 Oct 2013 11:41:24 4,670 posts
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    Yeah, fitness is a real issue for my team too. I play quite a high pressing game so if I have a game on Saturday followed by a game on Tuesday I generally have to rotate all 10 outfield players otherwise the tactic suffers. I make sure I have two players for each position and then use youngsters from my under 18s when I get injuries.

    I handle training rather than my AM. It's a pretty simple setup based around some tips I found on the official forum.

    Basically you set the general training (is that what it's called?) to balanced with a very low work rate. Then you set each player's individual training depending on their age and role you want them to play. I do two or three weeks very heavy fitness training during pre-season. That's about it.
  • Venatio Features Manager, Gamer Network 21 Oct 2013 12:10:17 4,670 posts
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    How do you get cloud saves working? There's a strong possibility I'm being thick...
  • Deleted user 21 October 2013 13:20:30
    Aren't cloud saves for classic mode exclusively? May be wrong.
  • Venatio Features Manager, Gamer Network 21 Oct 2013 13:28:12 4,670 posts
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    Ah, just found this.

    Looks like it should work for both FM & FMC.
  • Venatio Features Manager, Gamer Network 21 Oct 2013 14:33:01 4,670 posts
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    I would say 95% is my minimum. And I'd only field one or two players at most at that condition. My tactic involves a lot of pressing so I routinely end up with three or four players ending a game below 70% when they began at 100%. Hopefully it will become less of a problem as I move up the divisions. Lower league players generally have lower stamina and low natural fitness ratings.
  • Deleted user 23 October 2013 23:23:19
    @Shikasama I think, at that moment, my PC might have suffered from a temporary reset failure.
  • superdelphinus 23 Oct 2013 23:35:05 10,507 posts
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    Is it still the same with keepers that after they go below a certain rating then basically every single shot goes past them? Looks like it!

    Fck me ios7 is a pile of wank for trying to type quickly on
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