Football Manager 14
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I played 13 a while back and was hooked for a short time, but as an avid OOTP fan who knows next to nothing about soccer, I was frustrated with the fact that I had to use real players even though I loved the management aspects of the game. I found out tonight that I don't have to use real players.
Goodbye life.
I decided to take over a small team... the Gainsborough Trinity, with an estimated value of $175K and a stadium that seats 2500 (in only 500 seats!!!). I couldn't realistically expect more, as I never did make it above Sunday League competition when I was an active player (in game only). We shall see how this goes.
Edit: Oooh, I like the two year old game already, as it just announced that I turn 33 on my next birthday! I feel young again.
Goodbye life.
I decided to take over a small team... the Gainsborough Trinity, with an estimated value of $175K and a stadium that seats 2500 (in only 500 seats!!!). I couldn't realistically expect more, as I never did make it above Sunday League competition when I was an active player (in game only). We shall see how this goes.
Edit: Oooh, I like the two year old game already, as it just announced that I turn 33 on my next birthday! I feel young again.
It's currently down to $12.49 (75% off) on Steam so I'm pulling the trigger. Somebody please text me when Columbia-Uruguay starts.swiftaw said:
So, would this game "teach" me the inner workings (transfers, loans, regulated, etc) of Soccer or would it just be too overwhelming for a new fan. I've played OOTPB and that was extremely easy to put down but FM seems to be the opposite. I'm curious as to why that is.
rembrat said:
Yes, it definitely would. It would be helpful to have a very basic understanding of all of that, but the game will teach you the details. Soon you'll be explaining the champions league homegrown player rules to your friends until their eyes glaze over.
I got the USMNT into the World Cup despite, at one point having 8 midfielders out--Dempsey, Bradley, Jones, Zusi, Beckerman, etc. All at the same time.
Then I'd forget to bring them back and they'd get pissed. The game also really gets upset when I drop Cherundulo.
Then I'd forget to bring them back and they'd get pissed. The game also really gets upset when I drop Cherundulo.
The one online game I played worked like this: we all play in the same league (usually a lower league, like League 2, or Serie C2 or something, so that European matches don't bog everyone down). There's a fixed time between match days (I think it was like 90 seconds per day or something. Matches are all played simultaneously (everyone has to uncheck "move matches for TV") on high speed, with Key highlights. Players that get relegated can take over a new team. Players that get promoted could stay in the upper league or grab a new team, either way. Players have to spend at least one full season with a team (unless they get fired).
It's fun, but it's a different experience than standard FM because of the time factor. But we could play around with that, make it longer or shorter.
It's fun, but it's a different experience than standard FM because of the time factor. But we could play around with that, make it longer or shorter.
Also, for new players, I recommend www.sortitoutsi.net which has add-ons that improve the game. I recommend the real name and German national team fix (a small file), and the facepack (a huge one).
What does one do to improve one's team's morale? Mine appear to have been very attached to the former head coach (or are unhappy for some other reason).
win.BigPapiLumber Co. said:
also team talks, and what you say in press conferences will make a difference.
You guys have absolutely lured me back to the dark side...so thanks for that. (Discovering that www.sortitoutsi.net link and the opportunity to play the 2014 World Cup with real fixtures and everything was the final straw!)
fmscout.com has some solid face/logo packs as well as a bunch of other add ons if you want them.
Question: if I send my scout to say Germany, how long does it take to receive reports back? All my scouts I've sent somewhere that wasn't England are still 'preparing' according to the game.
Question: if I send my scout to say Germany, how long does it take to receive reports back? All my scouts I've sent somewhere that wasn't England are still 'preparing' according to the game.
I'm managing Halifax Town in the Conference. One of my attacking wingers is named Adam Smith. I hope he punches one in so I can call it the Invisible Hand of God.
WOCKA WOCKA
WOCKA WOCKA
wibi said:
I don't think so. They have free mirrors below where they ask you to subscribe. That facepack is broken into 22 parts, though. So using the torrent for it would still be much faster and easier. The updates to that pack also ask you to subscribe, but have free mirrors as well. I'm downloading the first update now, which is 110 MB.
I'm feeling the first inklings of FM14 taking over my life--I need to get home because I have a big game on tap.
I took the USMNT on a miracle run to the WC semis. An opening loss, but then a stoppage time goal against Uruguay to win 2-1 followed by a shellacking of Congo then 2 upsets in the knockout round before Spain routed me 4-1.
I then decided I want to coach an MLS side and took over Portland (from Klinsmann, oddly enough) with 4 games to go in their season and was pasted in all 4 as they finished dead last. In the last 2 games I had no one that could play left back at all. I resigned from the US team and brought in a bunch of transfers, with lots of potential. I'm only 4-4-4 through 12 games, but I've finally found a formation that works for my team--3-5-2, with Diego Fagundez tucked in behind the 2 up front.
I took the USMNT on a miracle run to the WC semis. An opening loss, but then a stoppage time goal against Uruguay to win 2-1 followed by a shellacking of Congo then 2 upsets in the knockout round before Spain routed me 4-1.
I then decided I want to coach an MLS side and took over Portland (from Klinsmann, oddly enough) with 4 games to go in their season and was pasted in all 4 as they finished dead last. In the last 2 games I had no one that could play left back at all. I resigned from the US team and brought in a bunch of transfers, with lots of potential. I'm only 4-4-4 through 12 games, but I've finally found a formation that works for my team--3-5-2, with Diego Fagundez tucked in behind the 2 up front.
soxfan121 said:
It's funny, in the PL running concurrently with the build-up to the WC in my game world, they won it and then made the semis of the Champions League. That's better than real life and better than I could do, so I'm going to leave them alone.
DrewDawg said:
I'm right there with you except I did mine on a tablet which is a little better in the sense I can get my fixes in on my commute and such.
I took the no employment route in the German league and ended up getting hired by Saarbrücken in the third german division. I promptly turned over half the team who was complaining or wanted some other role than what I wanted and won the third division my first year. We were promoted and now I'm slogging my way through my second year with the team in the second division where my 30+ goal scorer from the year before has played a total of 3 games without injury this year (over halfway through the season) which has left me scrambling to find production.
Thankfully I sold a couple of players high and was able to obtain enough transfer funds to make a run at a Striker who has picked up the goal scoring mantle for me.
Christ this game is addicting