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Post by SmilingGoats on Oct 28, 2017 17:48:41 GMT -5
So who has the beta? What do you think?
What team are you managing to start?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2017 4:02:04 GMT -5
So who has the beta? What do you think? What team are you managing to start? I’m still playing Footie Man 13 lol. In the year 2038 and loving it. What’s new in the game? |
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Post by andybarrell on Oct 30, 2017 6:22:22 GMT -5
Gay footballers apparently
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Post by shirt10 on Oct 30, 2017 11:19:53 GMT -5
I will be losing an uncountable number of hours to this game again, same as every year for 20+ years  Main save will be my usual youth only game and then also my main side game of winning everything with Leicester |
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Post by SmilingGoats on Oct 30, 2017 12:03:57 GMT -5
I will be losing an uncountable number of hours to this game again, same as every year for 20+ years Main save will be my usual youth only game and then also my main side game of winning everything with Leicester Tell me about your youth only save. Lower league side? How do you set that up? |
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Post by mav78 on Oct 30, 2017 12:16:19 GMT -5
Is this on console? Been so long since I have played a manager game
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Post by shirt10 on Oct 30, 2017 12:22:59 GMT -5
I will be losing an uncountable number of hours to this game again, same as every year for 20+ years Main save will be my usual youth only game and then also my main side game of winning everything with Leicester Tell me about your youth only save. Lower league side? How do you set that up? If you check out the SI forums, there is a challenge board there and one of the bigger threads is the yearly youth only challenge. I have 'ran' the thread for the past 2-3 years, but with work now blocking the SI forums  I don't get on them as much and someone else is running it this year. I play my youth only save with that ruleset - In a nutshell that is; - Pick the country you are going to play in, create a new game with just that league loaded/active
- Create a 'Holiday Manager', start them off unemployed and holiday for a year
- Once the Season Summary appears (this means the relegation/promotions have been processed), you can view the teams that were previously unplayable that have been promoted into the lowest playable league
- Pick your team, retire the Holiday Manager, create your manager (lowest possible coaching badges & playing experience) and away you go
- No buying/loaning in of players ever
- You can sell and loan out your players
- Your only source of new players comes from your yearly youth intake
- Care, nurture and suckle them into first teamers
- Challenge is complete once you have won your domestic highest league and then the Champions League
I'd love to complete it with an English side, but there are so many leagues to fight through. I have completed with with Belgium and Swedish sides in the past, thinking of going Croatian this year  It is not for the faint of heart, or the wheeler-dealer types. Personally, I love it. Taking those 15 year olds and building and moulding them into club legends is my favorite part. My favorite ever FM player from over 20 years is a regen called Serge NSimba. Came in as a young 15 year old MC, by the end of his career he was a fantastic DR, WBR, DM, MC and the most consistent player you could ever wish for. |
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Post by paulus on Oct 30, 2017 15:06:46 GMT -5
That is seriously hardcore Ben!  I've played since the Amiga days - but haven't really dialed into a serious game for 2-3 years now - you have to commit quite a large chunk of your life to really get into it. I do think they are a bit cheeky asking full price from previous owners every year - it's little more than a database upgrade most years. |
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Post by Errol1967 on Oct 31, 2017 10:58:47 GMT -5
Tell me about your youth only save. Lower league side? How do you set that up? If you check out the SI forums, there is a challenge board there and one of the bigger threads is the yearly youth only challenge. I have 'ran' the thread for the past 2-3 years, but with work now blocking the SI forums I don't get on them as much and someone else is running it this year. I play my youth only save with that ruleset - In a nutshell that is; - Pick the country you are going to play in, create a new game with just that league loaded/active
- Create a 'Holiday Manager', start them off unemployed and holiday for a year
- Once the Season Summary appears (this means the relegation/promotions have been processed), you can view the teams that were previously unplayable that have been promoted into the lowest playable league
- Pick your team, retire the Holiday Manager, create your manager (lowest possible coaching badges & playing experience) and away you go
- No buying/loaning in of players ever
- You can sell and loan out your players
- Your only source of new players comes from your yearly youth intake
- Care, nurture and suckle them into first teamers
- Challenge is complete once you have won your domestic highest league and then the Champions League
I'd love to complete it with an English side, but there are so many leagues to fight through. I have completed with with Belgium and Swedish sides in the past, thinking of going Croatian this year It is not for the faint of heart, or the wheeler-dealer types. Personally, I love it. Taking those 15 year olds and building and moulding them into club legends is my favorite part. My favorite ever FM player from over 20 years is a regen called Serge NSimba. Came in as a young 15 year old MC, by the end of his career he was a fantastic DR, WBR, DM, MC and the most consistent player you could ever wish for. Been a fan for many years of the FM series and the Youth Challenge is absolutely awsome. FM18 had a lot of critics lately, so I wait a bit before buying it. I hope they bring back FM Live, cause thats the bomb...played it during beta till SI stopped with this game...shame really, very addictive game that is. |
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Post by Friz on Oct 31, 2017 15:49:40 GMT -5
love this series...but haven't played since FM15 due to how much time I put in it, and when my daughter was born that didn't seem like a wise investment. But for as much time as I did put into it, I can't imagine this youth challenge - are you guys actually watching/managing each game? Or is that a lot of simming your way through seasons?
In the past I've played a few different ways...lowest I ever started was England League 2 trying to bring a team up to the Premier League, but last time I played I just started out in the Championship. I'm also a huge Arsenal fan though so I generally had a game simply starting with them as well and running an entire Arsenal career. Then there was my international career which I typically ran with the United States national team. Started an MLS one as well before I realized how many of the rules unique to MLS I didn't really know before I scrapped it.
Seriously, there isn't enough time to devote to this game and all the ways there are to play....
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Post by SmilingGoats on Oct 31, 2017 20:09:58 GMT -5
I played a lot of 15 and 16 but didn't buy 17 at all. I pre-ordered 18 and have been playing the beta.
So far, I like it. Yeah, it has its issues. And the UI changes take some getting used to, but overall, it's still as addictive as ever.
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Post by dorksirjur on Nov 1, 2017 17:29:34 GMT -5
 Yeah its decent! Nothing will top the 6 or 7000 hours I had on Champ Manager 01/02 though. Probably more through the years. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2017 15:34:18 GMT -5
I will be losing an uncountable number of hours to this game again, same as every year for 20+ years Main save will be my usual youth only game and then also my main side game of winning everything with Leicester Do we have another Leicester lad on our hands in this forum? |
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Post by shirt10 on Nov 3, 2017 17:39:16 GMT -5
I will be losing an uncountable number of hours to this game again, same as every year for 20+ years Main save will be my usual youth only game and then also my main side game of winning everything with Leicester Do we have another Leicester lad on our hands in this forum? Born and raised! (although living stateside these days) |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2017 18:33:45 GMT -5
Do we have another Leicester lad on our hands in this forum? Born and raised! (although living stateside these days) Sweet. That makes 4 of us now. Jealous of your current residency. Leicestershire is lovely but Leicester is a shithole. Anyway, think I may need a new lappy for this game. My current FM13 game is taking an ice age between games to load. |
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