Challenges / Sign-Ups / Holiday Games *official* ideas thread.

aaberdeenn · 11-02-2007, 06:23 PM

Discussed in here, Ter came up with the idea of an "ideas thread". Something where people could discuss their ideas etc for new sign-ups, holiday games or challenges. You might have something you want to ask before starting something new or see how much interest there might be before starting a particular thread. People might also want to help others with developing their ideas, that is the general idea.

So this thread is dedicated to the helping and discussion of people with their ideas.

From this I believe that many quality threads could be created because of the initial discussion before being the thread being started.

Thanks to Ter for the idea.

(I hope that this is ok for everyone)

Thanks. :thup:

NepentheZ · 11-02-2007, 06:34 PM

When i complete Dafuges challenge, i will begin my first sign -up....

It was very sucsessful last year (The Original Rooks Sign Up) and will repeat it again this season.

May take a long few months before im ther, but it will come.!

aaberdeenn · 11-02-2007, 06:35 PM

Quote:

When i complete Dafuges challenge

Is it not if?

MachinegunHead · 11-02-2007, 06:58 PM

I've been throwing an idea for a challenge inside my head, and I'm unsure whether it'd be taken with open arms or laughed at. I have two variations.

Variation 1

Disclaimer: This is the least likely of the two variations, due to the requirement of Genie Scout to determine who the worst player in the world actually is.

Aim: To take X (worst player in the world) and give him the most illustrious career as you possibly can, whilst at the same time starting as an obscure unemployed manager.

Discussion: Somewhat follows the same idea of a Dafuge/Gundo's challenge, but from the perspective of a single player as opposed to a poor-form club. It could be quite frustrating, but at the same time challenging to involve a butter player in winning some bread. This was my original idea, but due to its magnificent possibility of becoming tedious and frustrating, I went back to the drawing board (including some inspiration from these forums) and came up with variation 2.

Variation 2

Disclaimer: May have been slightly influenced by Jimbokav's Super Kyle story

Aim: To begin unemployed and mastermind the career of a regen. There are no restrictions on league or database sizes, but obviously there is to be no use of the editor or using FMGenie to find your chosen regen. Due to the requirement of first getting a job, and secondly getting a suitable regen, the game will start with a 1 year honeymoon period in which you are designated to find a job, and a regen. This honeymoon period ends on 1st July 2008. International management will also be allowed.

Required screenshots:
-Initial screenshot of manager overview showing unemployed status and poor reputation.
-Screenshot upon gaining job in honeymoon period.
-Screenshots before 1st July 2008 confirming choice of regen, and method of obtaining him.
-Yearly screenshots of club progress and player progress

Discussion: Personally, the open-ended choice of job and possibility of both club and international management (which would be required to make the regen do as well as hoped) would allow for a possibly enjoyable experience. Obviously people may have problems with being forced to sell their regens, but there are no restrictions on getting a new job above his current club and signing him back. The aim is to basically pull your regen through time :cool:. No doubt it would be fun to put emphasis on a single player's performance, and how to enhance it with other players, as opposed to a team in general.

As for deciding who is going the best, a points scheme would need to be realised to include league and cup trophies (international and domestic) goals scored, MoM awards, various other awards. Basically things that are compiled by the game in the History section of a player's profile.

SO, what do you think?

BenArsenal · 11-02-2007, 07:13 PM

I can provide ideas, but won't actually carry it out, as my FM07 is busted and FM08 will send my antiquated laptop into meltdown...

Ter · 11-02-2007, 07:28 PM

Holiday Game Idea - Old Firm All Around The World
The idea for this one is to (eventually) swap Rangers and Celtic into every league in the game (obviously one at a time) and see how they cope and how things pan out. Obviously this is going to be very interesting in some of the leagues on other continents that have restrictions like Argentina, MLS, Australia etc. I've run a couple of tests (just with the Premier League in England) and it threw up some interesting results. All I would do is run the game on holiday and give some updates and possibly some screenshots then eventually move on to another country and do the same.

What do you guys think?

birdy123 · 11-02-2007, 07:33 PM

I like it. Everyone always asks how Celtic and Rangers would fare in other leagues.

aaberdeenn · 11-02-2007, 08:06 PM

Machinegunhead. Personally out of the two I'd quite like the second idea. I've had thoughts about doing something similar but never thought into detail. I'm sure Jimbo would like it anyway.

Ter. I'd agree spot on with Birdy. :thup:

nick... · 11-02-2007, 08:20 PM

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Originally posted by Ter:
Holiday Game Idea - Old Firm All Around The World
The idea for this one is to (eventually) swap Rangers and Celtic into every league in the game (obviously one at a time) and see how they cope and how things pan out. Obviously this is going to be very interesting in some of the leagues on other continents that have restrictions like Argentina, MLS, Australia etc. I've run a couple of tests (just with the Premier League in England) and it threw up some interesting results. All I would do is run the game on holiday and give some updates and possibly some screenshots then eventually move on to another country and do the same.

What do you guys think?

That would be interesting.

You should do that.

brambleten · 11-02-2007, 08:45 PM

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Originally posted by nick...:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Ter:
Holiday Game Idea - Old Firm All Around The World
The idea for this one is to (eventually) swap Rangers and Celtic into every league in the game (obviously one at a time) and see how they cope and how things pan out. Obviously this is going to be very interesting in some of the leagues on other continents that have restrictions like Argentina, MLS, Australia etc. I've run a couple of tests (just with the Premier League in England) and it threw up some interesting results. All I would do is run the game on holiday and give some updates and possibly some screenshots then eventually move on to another country and do the same.

What do you guys think?

That would be interesting.

You should do that. </BLOCKQUOTE>

or you could pull San Marino out of Italy and into the BS N/S and see how far they can get on their own/with you as manager