Football Manager 2017

[Nefaro]

As I alluded, it's easier to learn in 'Classic Mode'. 

Cuts out all the team talk & media interview crap.

[Grim.Reaper]

As I alluded, it's easier to learn in 'Classic Mode'. 

Cuts out all the team talk & media interview crap.

We'll see...not given up on full mode for me at the moment.....features are supposed to be announced tonight I believe so will be interesting to see what's different, if anything major.

[Grim.Reaper]

Looks like features video out now....just watching myself

http://www.footballmanager.com/games/football-manager-2017#features

[Grim.Reaper]

Skimmed through the video...seems like a bunch of changes, but no idea how impactful...they did mention 64-bit version of the game will be included, which can lead to faster processing and ability to have more leagues/players.

[Grim.Reaper]

Sounds like beta version will be released within 24 hours...so much to play, so little time:)

[dinsdale]

This is why i stopped - admittedly earlier than you in 12 but compared to the pure football joy of CM and the early FMs it became too HR Manager 2015 for me, I liked the asides for the contract negotiations but I wanted to be a coach, pick my teams, bring in unknowns and raise them to gods, not do half time talks, touch line talks and worry about morale

+1

I think the series jumped the shark when they introduced half time team talks. The whole player relationships bit just grew off that feature like mold, or gangrene. I bought out of habit until 2014 but I didn't even pick up the last two in the steam bargain bin.

I still remember a game from CM01, bought a cheap player called Schilder who scored a goal a game for three years before injuring himself and losing whatever magical combination his average looking stats possessed. Spent 4 seasons hoping he would recapture it...I suppose I got the digital preview to Michael Owen. I can remember many moments from years ago, even through 10, but I don't remember any meaningful stories from 11 or 12 on.

I could take their opinionated nonsense super tactics: one year you had to have a 6'4 striker and do early crosses, one year you had to play 4-2-3-1 etc, but the nonsense of the personality system created so much noise it made getting through a season more like work than anything else. Not to mention that 20 years and goodness knows how many versions later, scouting and training never worked.

Give me contracts, scouting, tactics and stop pausing the game every day so I can get through a season in reasonable time, and for gods sake stop making every player in division 3 act like Adebayor or Anelka.

[Grim.Reaper]

Beta available, not in process of installing.....not going to let anyone attempt to spoil my fun:)

[undercovergeek]

This is why i stopped - admittedly earlier than you in 12 but compared to the pure football joy of CM and the early FMs it became too HR Manager 2015 for me, I liked the asides for the contract negotiations but I wanted to be a coach, pick my teams, bring in unknowns and raise them to gods, not do half time talks, touch line talks and worry about morale

+1

I think the series jumped the shark when they introduced half time team talks. The whole player relationships bit just grew off that feature like mold, or gangrene. I bought out of habit until 2014 but I didn't even pick up the last two in the steam bargain bin.

I still remember a game from CM01, bought a cheap player called Schilder who scored a goal a game for three years before injuring himself and losing whatever magical combination his average looking stats possessed. Spent 4 seasons hoping he would recapture it...I suppose I got the digital preview to Michael Owen. I can remember many moments from years ago, even through 10, but I don't remember any meaningful stories from 11 or 12 on.

I could take their opinionated nonsense super tactics: one year you had to have a 6'4 striker and do early crosses, one year you had to play 4-2-3-1 etc, but the nonsense of the personality system created so much noise it made getting through a season more like work than anything else. Not to mention that 20 years and goodness knows how many versions later, scouting and training never worked.

Give me contracts, scouting, tactics and stop pausing the game every day so I can get through a season in reasonable time, and for gods sake stop making every player in division 3 act like Adebayor or Anelka.

I think it was 01 or 02 where pcZone printed THE tactic - a 532 Christmas tree with Robert prosinecki essential to the middle role. I played a 12 year game as Leeds and won everything - loooong before I knew about regens I built this team from regen ronaldo, shearer, seaman, and various Italian defenders an midfielders - my strikers were Scott ridgers (shearer) and a guy called Rai who I think was ronaldo or sonny Anderson regenned - 30 goals a season each - good times they were

[FlickJax]

Tonton Zola Moukoko now he was the man back in the day :)

[Grim.Reaper]

Saw they added brexit impacts to the game....now that might be a little over the top and premature until it plays fully out in the real world:)

[JudgeDredd]

I always start on a lowly team with the intention of working up. I've never completed a season though.

[Grim.Reaper]

I always start on a lowly team with the intention of working up. I've never completed a season though.

Me neither...this is the year I learn this thing

[undercovergeek]

Pffft you have no claim to glory until you've taken Harrogate to the champions league final and come home with the trophy

Into the premiership with a ground capacity of 4000, and spent the next 8 years adding 6000 seats a year - made a hole in the budget that did

A statue of me put outside the ground for 6 years running

Requested to be the part time manager of Brazil and won the World Cup whilst still managing the mighty Harrogate - no other football legend rivals my feats of awesomeness

I have had hearts of iron 3 on my hard drive for a good many years and have racked up 300 hours of play, I had fm12 on their for 6 months and racked up 500 hours - it's not healthy

[Grim.Reaper]

officially released....never even got time to play during beta:(

[-budd-]

Well alright, gonna go draft some players for my Seahawks.............wait a minute....is this that other football