retired_bob saccamano

do players ever grow a couple of iches when they are..say..15 16 at the start of the game?for example i signed hamiltons jamie mcarthy when he was just 16 and hes still the same height now at 20...i know its impossible for the developers to predict the exact amount of growth but surely a couple of inches would be reasoable

also...do players put on weight?...wouldent it be goodif you signed someone like john hartson and if he didnt play or trai he ended up really heavy

circlewalker

Yes, a player's height and weight will change as they get older.

retired_bbjerke

yes, i thought this was a bit wierd, but is is a bit useless introducing a growth hormone into the coding, as it serves no purpose at all other than to introduce even more algorythms to slow down the game, i do like the weight one like, players getting to fat and been able to fine them for eating all the pies, as it actually does happen irl

circlewalker

Except that a player's height has an effect on his jumping, while weight has an effect on pace.

dejasade

players do grow allthough i find if their tall at a young age they dont tend to grow much more. at least that's what it was like in fm07.

i had a 5foot5 regen and he was 5goot8 in two years.

but then i buy a 6foot4 regen at 16 and he doesn't grow an inch.

retired_bob saccamano

yea imagine dropping rooney for a year and his description turnng to overweight genius

dejasade

weight in itself shouldn't affect pace as easy as "more weight = less pace" because if you build your legs up you will get heavier but your pace will be better because you've got bigger leg muscles to power you forward faster and to gain a higher top speed. well that's the idea. if you build your legs up so much but have no flexibility you'll probably get slower.

retired_bob saccamano

if a player at say 5 ft 10 got to 15 stone thenhe would be fat tho and not all muscle soit should affect his pace

tats27

not everyone grows after 16