retired_vickyb

Having been impressed with the match engine improvements throughout the series, I'm both angry and disappointed to say that so far the match engine in FM2008 appears to be a huge step backwards.

Lower league players ball watch, don't close down, walk aimlessly around the pitch and generally show not even the most basic of AI. The result is long drawn out periods where a player walks into space, stops, takes literally minutes to make his mind up about a pass, passes backwards and then WALK around irrespective of where the ball is or what the opponent is doing.

Lose or win, I just can't see what impact the tactics are having on the match engine which completely destroys any kind of interest in the game.

Not all of us enjoy playing with Premiership teams from the word go, so tinkering with the tactics is the best we can hope for. Unfortunately it appears that unless you have a Rooney or Tevez, its like playing with a bunch of zombies for 90minutes.

Of course, if anyone wishes to set me straight, I'd be all to happy to listen to suggestions because its simply unplayable at the moment.

DBrown87

Out of the box this is definitely the case. Have you tried the beta patch? It improves the match engine quite a bit. Although it's still not perfect. But that should (hopefully) be sorted when the proper patch arrives.

http://community.sigames.com/eve/for...1/m/2622077453

retired_he1482

it happens to me in the top leagues am man u and rooney n tevez are **** well fair to say tevez playing mint for me now n rooney but it must depend on the attributes as well with the closeing down eg determination if thats low could you be botherd to close players down ? i havent see any difference in the game when playing matches all been the same

retired_vickyb

I started a game with 8.0.0, and I've since applied both beta patches.

I'm playing in the Belgian Third Division so I'm not expecting much, but its not a question of a poor touch or a missed pass. They literally walk with the ball for minutes before making a decision, at this level there would be alot more kick and rush.

I'll start a new game when the 'proper' batch arrives...

retired_cluckenbach

ye the engine is a joke im happy i beat man united 3-1 away and yet i lost 1-0 stupid engine
i aint playing till its sorted waste of money

retired_Balanchinegal

I wonder if SI actually sat down and played the game before they released it?
From what I've been reading on this, and many other forums, there are some amazingly blatant and glaring errors which couldn't/shouldn't have been missed.

Some dedicated play-testing could have worked wonders.

retired_cluckenbach

mine was ok untill last night wen i lost 6-0 to cayman island as i was guam to relise it was 10-0 so played brazi lol and seen yea i lost 8-0 at home to them to relise it was 16-0

i just un installed the game load of mince like stupid engine

arman920