FM 2011, reprise

[Viking]

I usually loan a grizzled old veteran goalkeeper of mediocre quality to sit the bench. I find that any decent goalkeeper is going to start bitching about not being allowed to play. Getting a new old guy replacement each year seems to keep everybody happy. 

[Norgy]

Youngsters get uppity and want to "move to a bigger club" even after just a handful of first team games, it seems.

[Viking]

Youngsters get uppity and want to "move to a bigger club" even after just a handful of first team games, it seems.

I've found that rotating youngsters into the first team, reserve team and going on loan to keep them happy. Also, if your club is suitably prestigious you can sell your youngsters for a buyback price and a 50% of next transfer so that you don't lose money.

[Liep]

Ability to add and take away nations during a career in 2012. And with that I need to buy FM yet again.

[Viking]

Ability to add and take away nations during a career in 2012. And with that I need to buy FM yet again.

so I can start in iceland, once I succeed add norway, denmark and sweden... then when I get a job there I remove iceland and the other two, once I succeed in scandinavia I add a whole bunch of european leagues, once I get a job I just keep removing the less prestigious leagues until I end up at Real Madrid, Inter Milan or Chelsea. Sweet.

[Josephus]

Sweet....quite a change. Not out until "before Xmas"...bit later than normal, no?

What platform do you guys normally buy this...? (Gamers Gate/Steam/ PC disk)

[Viking]

Sweet....quite a change. Not out until "before Xmas"...bit later than normal, no?

What platform do you guys normally buy this...? (Gamers Gate/Steam/ PC disk)

When you buy it on disk you still have to install through steam... I'm just gonna pre-order and get it on steam. It's cheaper than at the local store.

[Viking]

Having a bit of fun with Leverkusen in 2015

GK - René Adler
DR - Gonzalo Castro
DC - Holger Badstuber
DC - Stefan Reinartz
DL - Christian Träsch
MC - Simon Rolfes
MC - Hanno Balitsch
AMC - Yohann Gourcuff
AMC - Renato Agusto
AMC - Esteban Granero
ST - Romelu Lukaku

I got Gourcuff, Granero, Lukaku and Badstuber on free transfers and spent 5 million euro for Träsch. I've spent lots more money on other players as well, so I have a deep quality squad. Rolfes as ball winner and Gourcuff as playmaker. I'm really confident this season. Lots of determined, professional and ambitious players with more and more experience.

[Norgy]

When you buy it on disk you still have to install through steam... I'm just gonna pre-order and get it on steam. It's cheaper than at the local store.

What he said.

Fuck DVDs.

[Pedrito]

WTF, being sucked into this timesink again 

In my main game  (2014-2015) I'm managing England national team and trying to qualify for Euro 2016, after that England won the previous Euro cup and was eliminated in the group stage during WC 2014;
all while trying my hand at managing Aston Villa, where I was appointed in december 2014, season already compromised. My, what a crappy side the former manager fielded... If I'm lucky, I'll finish between 8th and 11th place.

My side game is a pretty well built Fantasy World League, managing Juventus as usual. The season just started, I've won at home against Lyon, next fixture: away against Barcelona 

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[Pedrito]

It's that time of the year again...

List of features of FM12:

Football Manager 2012 allows you to take control of any club in over 50 nations across the world, including all of the biggest leagues across Europe.

You're in the hot-seat, which means you decide who plays and who sits on the bench, you're in total control of tactics, team-talks, substitutions and pitch-side instructions as you follow the match live with the acclaimed 3D match engine allowing YOU to make the difference!

As the boss you'll also have full control of team affairs away from the pitch:

Will you spend big-money on expensive superstars or put a focus on scouting for wonderkids?
How will you approach training & match preparation?
Will you be the chairman's best friend or always demand the best investment from the board?
How do you react when a young star has problems – a shoulder to cry on or a clip round the ear?
And how will you deal with tricky questions from the media?

Now it's time to put your opinions to the test.

New & improved key features for Football Manager 2012:

Manage Anywhere, Anytime – the ability to add or take away playable nations in your saved game as often as you want. Manage in that country at the start of the next season - meaning you don't have to decide on which nations are playable at the start of your career.

Transfers & Contracts – significant changes to the transfer and contract systems, including loyalty bonuses, better implementation of amateur and youth contracts, an improved transfer centre and the ability to lock areas of the contract negotiation when you aren't prepared to budge. This helps you to manage your budgets and gives you flexibility in what you offer money hungry players, or agents, as incentives.

Scouting improvements – using several real life scouting reports, a new in-game report was devised which includes squad analysis, tactics information and information about goals scored and conceded alongside lots of other scouting improvements, giving you all the information you need to prepare before kick-off and throughout the season.

3D Match Improvements – new animations, a whole new crowd system, improved weather system, more stadiums, plus two brand new cameras - "Behind Goal" and "Director Cam" as well as all other camera angles being reversible - meaning you can watch and analyse every aspect of every game.

Intelligent Interface – a new adaptive layout system, which means the higher your screen resolution, the more info is easily at your fingertips. The new interface also contains new filters, customisable columns, a new tactics screen, and lots of new overview screens.

Tone – a whole new level has been added to team talks and conversations, with the new tone system, which allows you to specify the way you want to say things – be as cool as a cucumber by saying things calmly or throw tea cups around by saying things with passion. There are 5 different tones to choose from with specific comments per tone.

Brand New Tutorial – standing separate from the main game, a mode to help new players find their way around the game easily, whilst also offering tips to experienced managers on how to get the most out of the game, as well as a new in-game "how to" system.

On top of these key innovations, there are over 800 new features making huge improvements, such as the media system, press conferences, the youth system, newgens, the social networking options, friendlies, international management and many more which will be detailed in a series of video blogs over the coming months, alongside more information about Football Manager 2012.

The usual drooling has started, no matter if there's nothing groundbreaking in the announced features.

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[Warspite]

What about a regen system that works properly? I'm sick of not being able to find any well-rounded players by after the initial batch start to retire.

[Pedrito]

FM 12 release date: October 21. 

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[Warspite]

FM 12 release date: October 21. 

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Oh god, I shudder to think how the Arsenal players will rate. 

[Pedrito]

Same for my beloved Juventus 

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