Family_Guy

I know that FM and FML have different budgets and FML has a different development team compared to the console FMs, but isn't it a matter of principle?

I actually never knew that the reason there wasn't a patch in time for 360s fm07 was down to MS. Can you explain why?

Spain isn't completely out-of-bounds, but it's well known that people do buy more players for their first team and put them in their 'B' team so that they can be regestered there.

It does take some of the fun out of a game that was soley built for enjoyment!

circlewalker

FML has a different team to the PC FM.

To be able to patch an Xbox game you need to get permission from Microsoft to do so.

Family_Guy

That's pathetic, really, isn't it, that Microsoft can dictate one's enjoyment of a game!?!

retired_dego72

Its the same with all console games- has been this way as long as I can remember.

Nintendo do it, Sega did, Sony do, so MS doing it is just par for that particular market, and due to the terms of the license to release games for the system.

retired_aries

I would say that to state the game is "totally unplayable" is perhaps rather harsh, although the problems with Spanish registration is for me a huge dissapointment. Now living in Spain and "knowing" more about the local teams, I was really looking forward to playing a Spanish save. (It's been back to the Blue Square North for me )

I'm a British expat living in Spain, I've played the series since the very beginning with CM on an Amiga. I do believe the series has got better every release, including this one. I also appreciate that making such a complex piece of software, without the appearance of bugs, is nigh on impossible.

The most worrying thing though, moreso for SI, is that their inability to have solved the problem at hand before now, will undoubtably have a negative impact on current and future game sales.

As Ackter posted earlier in the thread, for it to have taken so long and still not yet be fixed, suggests that the problem is perhaps deep rooted in the coding and difficult to fix.

Given the apparent backlash from people on the forums regarding a number of issues, including this, it's hardly surprising that SI are also probably taking their time and testing things thoroughly before releasing the next patch.

Alot of people are complaining and will continue to do so, until and possibly even after the next patch. To be fair to SI, I would imagine they are more or less on top of the problems and are in the process of testing. I believe they would rather continue working towards a comprehensive solution, fully tested before releasing it.

With that in mind, the continual posting about "when is the patch out" will probably go unanswered until they know for certain themselves. Just imagine the backlash if they release a patch that's not fixed the problems, or they delay the release of such a patch as it's not quite ready.

It might be nice of SI to say that they are fixing or testing the fixes of the issues at hand, at least to appease the angry masses, as a general response. I can quite appreciate any non-commital on there part however, to "name" a date.

dejasade

Of course they disrespect you as a customer. You know why? Because you don't do ANYTHING about it!!!! That is why they sell you the same **** every year.

Hit them where it hurts and then you will see if they change their tune. </BLOCKQUOTE>

I already have. i have decided not to buy FM Live based on my experience with FM08.

Guys who have no problems in Spain:

We don't care!

Look at the thread I linked to in my OP. We are plenty people with that exact problem, so whether you have it or not, should be for trouble shooting purposes only and do not belong in here. </BLOCKQUOTE>

that's funny. because now i dont care about your problems either. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Amazing... you don't care if the game is unplayable to others? ...it is so sad that it isn't even funny </BLOCKQUOTE>

if you dont care about others that dont have a problem then you dont really care about the fix.
other people who haven't suffered means that the problem isn't so obvious.
it means there is a specific combination that has to be made.
i'm not saying it's impossible but at the very least you need to understand these things otherwise people begin to ignore your random moaning.

Victoriaz

I believe the bug only happens if you hit continue when the "register players" news item pops up instead of registering players. The code that would normally stop you and make you register players for whatever reason doesn't.

retired_shelly

is a problem but the main problem is the fact you cant register your b team no matter what you do they are ineligible for first team matches