Franchise hockey manager 2 - release sept 28

[Grim.Reaper]

Well our friends from ootp development is going to release version 2 at the end of the month.....the first version was a huge disappointment so hopefully this time around they have better luck.

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/board/fhm-2-general-discussions/258282-announcing-franchise-hockey-manager-2-available-september-28-2015-a.html

[Nefaro]

I see they had "completely redone game results" plastered all over the email I got.  ;D

[Grim.Reaper]

I am cautious about this one and not sure I will buy right away but will see how others react and decide from there.  Just something about the development team and how they handled the first release really rubbed me the wrong way.  They knew it was in bad shape when it came out of beta but released anyway.  And the development team traditionally has not communicated well with the community.

All this will be forgotten if they indeed have rewritten a lot of the game and it turns out good, will be hard for me to pass up a good modern hockey franchise type game:)

[KyzBP]

I'll be holding off as well.  The last one was pretty bad and I have Eastside Hockey Manager to tide me over until I hear that this version is a success.

[Grim.Reaper]

As an example from the head guy at ootp, he posts this when someone mentioned east side hockey and it being cheaper.  Although I appreciate his confidence, I think they should dial back its the greatest game until they see how received by the community....or it is going to set high expectations which it may not live up to based on the first release.


From the head guy...

No discussion needed. That 'other game' is not much more than a public beta version of a hobby project from a respectable group of people (I have worked with them, they are great). As soon as it becomes the final product, I'm sure the price will rise to the usual $39.99 for that as well.

Apart from that, I am certain FHM 2 will be the superior product, a brand new developed game and not a resurrected title from almost 10 years ago which got a bit of tuning and a facelift.

OOTP has been $39.99 forever. FHM will, of course, be priced the same because we aim for it to become the undisputed champ of its genre as well. OOTP had competition once, too... anyone remember Baseball Mogul or PureSim?

Alright, having said that, let's focus on FHM 2 here and not some other game...

[DennisS]

I am still pissed at their first effort. They made no real effort to patch out the worst of the bugs.

EHM is a better game, by far. I love OOTP, but their hockey sim is very poor.

[JudgeDredd]

As an example from the head guy at ootp, he posts this when someone mentioned east side hockey and it being cheaper.  Although I appreciate his confidence, I think they should dial back its the greatest game until they see how received by the community....or it is going to set high expectations which it may not live up to based on the first release.


From the head guy...

No discussion needed. That 'other game' is not much more than a public beta version of a hobby project from a respectable group of people (I have worked with them, they are great). As soon as it becomes the final product, I'm sure the price will rise to the usual $39.99 for that as well.

Apart from that, I am certain FHM 2 will be the superior product, a brand new developed game and not a resurrected title from almost 10 years ago which got a bit of tuning and a facelift.

OOTP has been $39.99 forever. FHM will, of course, be priced the same because we aim for it to become the undisputed champ of its genre as well. OOTP had competition once, too... anyone remember Baseball Mogul or PureSim?

Alright, having said that, let's focus on FHM 2 here and not some other game...

That's quite a statement given EHM seems to be out and out the better product (given what I read here and there) and what DennisS says - that they never fixed the original one.

I'm not overly impressed with that attitude tbh. That's just about almost made me want to go and get EHM and leave this one. Ballsy - but given their first iteration and the general reception of it, I think misplaced.   

[Grim.Reaper]

As an example from the head guy at ootp, he posts this when someone mentioned east side hockey and it being cheaper.  Although I appreciate his confidence, I think they should dial back its the greatest game until they see how received by the community....or it is going to set high expectations which it may not live up to based on the first release.


From the head guy...

No discussion needed. That 'other game' is not much more than a public beta version of a hobby project from a respectable group of people (I have worked with them, they are great). As soon as it becomes the final product, I'm sure the price will rise to the usual $39.99 for that as well.

Apart from that, I am certain FHM 2 will be the superior product, a brand new developed game and not a resurrected title from almost 10 years ago which got a bit of tuning and a facelift.

OOTP has been $39.99 forever. FHM will, of course, be priced the same because we aim for it to become the undisputed champ of its genre as well. OOTP had competition once, too... anyone remember Baseball Mogul or PureSim?

Alright, having said that, let's focus on FHM 2 here and not some other game...

That's quite a statement given EHM seems to be out and out the better product (given what I read here and there) and what DennisS says - that they never fixed the original one.

I'm not overly impressed with that attitude tbh. That's just about almost made me want to go and get EHM and leave this one. Ballsy - but given their first iteration and the general reception of it, I think misplaced.   

Agreed...although I really do expect FHM 2 to be better than version 1, they should let their product stand on their own instead of trying to put down the competition.  Not even sure his statements are correct anyway.  Eastside did start out by the developer doing it on their own, but he did join SI Games to release the commercial version so I don't think that qualifies as a "hobby project".  And until FHM2 is released and people can judge themselves, Eastside is the superior product...but certainly that could always change.

I guess we'll see at the end of the month:)  It will be interesting to see how things go after the release and what kind of support we'll actually get.  Will bugs be fixed quickly?  Will the developers bother communicating with the community?  Will the next release actually come out on time? etc.

[JudgeDredd]

In the meantime, I'll pick up EHM. I was holding off but I'll wait for this to be fixed/well received and pick it up in a sale later.

[Grim.Reaper]

In the meantime, I'll pick up EHM. I was holding off but I'll wait for this to be fixed/well received and pick it up in a sale later.

Nothing wrong with owning them both:)

[Grim.Reaper]

Release on Monday...even though I don't want to buy right away, starting to lean towards it:). I am sick

[JudgeDredd]

You are not alone!! 

[Grim.Reaper]

You are not alone!! 

Good to know...safety in numbers:)

[JudgeDredd]

Not exactly but I get the reference  ;D

[Grim.Reaper]

Well, I bought it....impressions later when I have time....really thought I would hold out this time:)