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Mr Panda · Sep 1, 2020

Just started playing FM20 having played FM12 for years as I was so comfortable with the save I had on there.

Anyone have any advice, tips around the training schedules? It's like learning a new game coming from FM12!

Have started right at the bottom with Leamington who are semi-pro. So pretty limited when it comes to scheduling.

superskyblue · Sep 1, 2020

Mr Panda said:
Just started playing FM20 having played FM12 for years as I was so comfortable with the save I had on there.

Anyone have any advice, tips around the training schedules? It's like learning a new game coming from FM12!

Have started right at the bottom with Leamington who are semi-pro. So pretty limited when it comes to scheduling.

Training is a step too far for me. I delegate!

Mr Panda · Sep 1, 2020

superskyblue said:
Training is a step too far for me. I delegate!

Yeah, doing the same at the minute. There's just so much going on around the screen!

Deleted member 5849 · Sep 1, 2020

Mr Panda said:
Yeah, doing the same at the minute. There's just so much going on around the screen!

Not ashamed to say the recent versions of FM have been too complex for me, so I;ve given up. I've got less time now anyway, and there's so much to process, I figure I may as well get paid for anything that requires effort!

vow · Sep 1, 2020

Mr Panda said:
Just started playing FM20 having played FM12 for years as I was so comfortable with the save I had on there.

Anyone have any advice, tips around the training schedules? It's like learning a new game coming from FM12!

Have started right at the bottom with Leamington who are semi-pro. So pretty limited when it comes to scheduling.

Thats a bit of a leap!

Played FM06 for years, but then worked my way through to FM15 only recently to be honest and I've found that the most smooth way, I do have FM17 & 18 to play (got them on a v cheap deal), so I have them to look forward to.

Like yourself I do start lower league, so the edition doesn't overly matter tbf, perhaps try buying FM15 or 16 cheaply and try from there? I do understand the want to play the latest edition though too!

SlowerThanPlatt · Sep 2, 2020

Mr Panda said:
Just started playing FM20 having played FM12 for years as I was so comfortable with the save I had on there.

Anyone have any advice, tips around the training schedules? It's like learning a new game coming from FM12!

Have started right at the bottom with Leamington who are semi-pro. So pretty limited when it comes to scheduling.

For a lower league save I would concentrate on current ability rather than potential ability - your players won’t improve much because of the standard/training facilities

Mr Panda · Sep 2, 2020

SlowerThanPlatt said:
For a lower league save I would concentrate on current ability rather than potential ability - your players won’t improve much because of the standard/training facilities

Yeah good point. I think I'll concentrate on the training element when my Leamington team are professional. With game's every week theyre only actually available twice a week at best with all the non contracted players and semi pro's.

Expected to just avoid relegation but after almost 10 games just have them below the playoffs.

They're wildly inconsistent from game to game so far. Looking forward to some contracts expiring so I can get some new blood in already!

djr8369 · Sep 2, 2020

Deleted member 5849 said:
Not ashamed to say the recent versions of FM have been too complex for me, so I;ve given up. I've got less time now anyway, and there's so much to process, I figure I may as well get paid for anything that requires effort!

I went a few years without playing FM and the leap was huge. I mainly play the touch version on Nintendo switch. It’s simpler and easier to pick up for a short time and can play it while the other half is watching trash TV.

I have just started dabbling with last years version on PC which I got through the Xbox game pass for PC. £3.99 a month and £1 for the first month so cheap way to try games out without splashing out.

Mr Panda · Sep 8, 2020

Just finished my first season as Leamington. Somehow I've completely overlooked the fact I can't search players by name of spend hours searching through the entire FM database for a decent player to sign.

My scouts have picked up a couple of hundred, of which I've found one player I want to sign.

Any tips or anything I'm missing?

I suddenly feel how Tony Mowbray must have felt. I hope the Leam fans are ready for the Vanarama's answer to Andre Wright

superskyblue · Sep 8, 2020

Mr Panda said:
Just finished my first season as Leamington. Somehow I've completely overlooked the fact I can't search players by name of spend hours searching through the entire FM database for a decent player to sign.

My scouts have picked up a couple of hundred, of which I've found one player I want to sign.

Any tips or anything I'm missing?

I suddenly feel how Tony Mowbray must have felt. I hope the Leam fans are ready for the Vanarama's answer to Andre Wright

A recent tip I've discovered is if you've got a player you like in your current squad that you wish you could replicate, or if there's a player out there you tried to sign but couldn't you are able to search for players with similar attributes. If you click on the player you'd like to replicate and then click 'comparison' --> 'find similar player' you'll get a list of similar players.

I imagine that's how we found Hamer when looking to replace Walsh!

Brighton Sky Blue · Sep 8, 2020

Mr Panda said:
Just finished my first season as Leamington. Somehow I've completely overlooked the fact I can't search players by name of spend hours searching through the entire FM database for a decent player to sign.

My scouts have picked up a couple of hundred, of which I've found one player I want to sign.

Any tips or anything I'm missing?

I suddenly feel how Tony Mowbray must have felt. I hope the Leam fans are ready for the Vanarama's answer to Andre Wright

For extra cash as a non league club you can organise pre season friendly tournaments against top teams that’ll bring in quite a bit each summer.

ajsccfc · Sep 17, 2020

It's available on a free transfer for the next week from here

Football Manager 2020 | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store

Download and play Football Manager 2020 at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!

www.epicgames.com

CovInEssex · Sep 17, 2020

ajsccfc said:
It's available on a free transfer for the next week from here

Football Manager 2020 | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store

Download and play Football Manager 2020 at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!

www.epicgames.com

Fucking hell. I got GTA V off Epic the other month as well.

ajsccfc · Sep 17, 2020

I got whichever is the newest Civ for nothing off there too a while back. Well worth a weekly check in

CovInEssex · Sep 17, 2020

ajsccfc said:
I got whichever is the newest Civ for nothing off there too a while back. Well worth a weekly check in

Yep, saw that but didn't take the plunge. I figured they add games with additional DLC and micro-transactions (CIV & GTA) but FM2020 has blew that theory out the water.

stay_up_skyblues · Sep 23, 2020

ajsccfc said:
It's available on a free transfer for the next week from here

Football Manager 2020 | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store

Download and play Football Manager 2020 at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!

www.epicgames.com

Is this to play the game for a limited time of free for the whole thing ?

ajsccfc · Sep 23, 2020

Full game for keeps, as long as you nab it during the week it's up.

David O'Day · Sep 23, 2020

Up tomorrow at 4

Watchdogs 2 is free until then as well

CrawleySkyBlue · Sep 28, 2020

The lite version of FM 21 is going to be on Xbox!

shmmeee · Sep 29, 2020

Is the switch version worthwhile? Was thinking about picking it up when the next release happens. It looks like the mobile version though and I found that a bit shallow.

stay_up_skyblues · Sep 29, 2020

shmmeee said:
Is the switch version worthwhile? Was thinking about picking it up when the next release happens. It looks like the mobile version though and I found that a bit shallow.

The mobile version is crap but the Touch version for IPad (£20) is fantastic. I would imagine the Nintendo version will be closer to the latter.

shmmeee · Sep 29, 2020

stay_up_skyblues said:
The mobile version is crap but the Touch version for IPad (£20) is fantastic. I would imagine the Nintendo version will be closer to the latter.

Good to know. I’ve only tried touch on iPhone. Didn’t realise the iPad version was different.

AiS86 · Sep 30, 2020

shmmeee said:
Is the switch version worthwhile? Was thinking about picking it up when the next release happens. It looks like the mobile version though and I found that a bit shallow.

It's the full game but with the match engine of touch. Having played it on every platform it's personally my least preferred. The touch screen's too small to do anything with and using the controllers is too fiddly. Tablet touch version is next best after the main game for me, nice streamlined version

shmmeee · Oct 1, 2020

AiS86 said:
It's the full game but with the match engine of touch. Having played it on every platform it's personally my least preferred. The touch screen's too small to do anything with and using the controllers is too fiddly. Tablet touch version is next best after the main game for me, nice streamlined version

That’s fine. I can steal my daughters iPad and palm her off with the Switch. Cheers for the advice!

SlowerThanPlatt · Oct 1, 2020

Finished playing FM20 now. Waiting for FM21 beta which should be early November

SI really need a competitor in the market as they get away with the bare minimum every year

AiS86 · Oct 1, 2020

SlowerThanPlatt said:
Finished playing FM20 now. Waiting for FM21 beta which should be early November

SI really need a competitor in the market as they get away with the bare minimum every year

I previously worked at Sega on FM. So, so many good ideas suggested from staff and the community get accepted, and then reach Miles Jacobson and get delayed until the next years iteration over and over. There was only one person acting as the gatekeeper for UI issues which is essentially 80% of the game, so I wouldn't be surprised if the Dev team is way smaller than it could be to make siginificant changes each year

Brighton Sky Blue · Oct 1, 2020

AiS86 said:
I previously worked at Sega on FM. So, so many good ideas suggested from staff and the community get accepted, and then reach Miles Jacobson and get delayed until the next years iteration over and over. There was only one person acting as the gatekeeper for UI issues which is essentially 80% of the game, so I wouldn't be surprised if the Dev team is way smaller than it could be to make siginificant changes each year

The big recurring issues in the match engine never seem to get addressed. 1v 1s have been famously bad for years, centre backs routinely hit screamers etc. If that aspect of the game is flawed the rest is redundant

AiS86 · Oct 1, 2020

Brighton Sky Blue said:
The big recurring issues in the match engine never seem to get addressed. 1v 1s have been famously bad for years, centre backs routinely hit screamers etc. If that aspect of the game is flawed the rest is redundant

Seems to be the area that gets the most complaints. For large parts of the testing phases we weren't even allowed to log match engine issues

Brighton Sky Blue · Oct 1, 2020

AiS86 said:
Seems to be the area that gets the most complaints. For large parts of the testing phases we weren't even allowed to log match engine issues

The one in FM20 is as bad as I can remember. Got world class strikers missing open goals nearly all the time

David O'Day · Oct 1, 2020

Brighton Sky Blue said:
The big recurring issues in the match engine never seem to get addressed. 1v 1s have been famously bad for years, centre backs routinely hit screamers etc. If that aspect of the game is flawed the rest is redundant

In FM20 I have a save where I am Cov and I played the 3 4 2 1 system we play now and played vertical tika taka and suddenlt my wingbacks score about 30 goals a year.

Brighton Sky Blue · Oct 1, 2020

David O'Day said:
In FM20 I have a save where I am Cov and I played the 3 4 2 1 system we play now and played vertical tika taka and suddenlt my wingbacks score about 30 goals a year.

We have been the dominant club for a decade, but I still need about 25-30 shots for a goal

SlowerThanPlatt · Oct 1, 2020

The worst is when you have a 2 on 1 attacking and the player decides to shoot into the side netting

shmmeee · Oct 2, 2020

SlowerThanPlatt said:
The worst is when you have a 2 on 1 attacking and the player decides to shoot into the side netting

TBF we do that a lot in real life too.

Liquid Gold · Oct 8, 2020

This is great

Mr Panda · Oct 8, 2020

Liquid Gold said:
This is great

Saw this, love it.

Coventry coming in at 18 for anyone interested:

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