retired_gabepapp

I dont like to reload I only ever do when my game crashes because I hate starting over or one time as I won the FA cup it crashed reloaded and got thumped I was so depressed I reloaded and won but abandoned the save shortly after.

About the whole thing of teams doing rubbish against "grays" I agree its odd but doing better against good teams than mediocre teams is possible look at Sunderland this season one example being we lost 3-2 away at Arsenal when we were expected to be beaten much more serverly then later in the season we lose 3-0 at home to Wigan it happens. And also look at the FA cup how many big teams lost to so called minnows look at chasetown as an example the amount of teams in higher leagues the beat to reach the 3rd round.

retired_michael75

ds, you don't actually KNOW what a realistic result would be, as the match hasn't actually happened in real life.

if you had some evidence of it happening previously, i'd tend towards agreeing.

FitnessandNrg

I cbf playing the game so I just holidayed for a day and let my assistant handle it and we won 3-1. Not a realistic result but I can accept them because I know it is hard to get much better then that because of the bugs.

Anyway turns out Wallis and Fortuna dont have a world ranking...which means they are a non FIFA nation? Which means my result against them has no baring on FIFA rankings? Which means there was no point arranging a friendly against them anyway? Anyway I am never making friendlies against crap teams like this ever again. Back to verging teams higher then me on rankings.

retired_greenbee

I'm actually managing Canada in a save right now and have never experienced anything like this.

Lost 4-2 to Mexico, quite ashamed of that really, but seriously reloading a game? If anything, Canada practically overachieves in this game. I'd say that 3-2 loss is a realistic result judging by their laughable playing ability IRL.

I feel like I just insulted the World Cup by Qualifying with Canada.

Emm

I cbf playing the game so I just holidayed for a day and let my assistant handle it and we won 3-1. Not a realistic result but I can accept them because I know it is hard to get much better then that because of the bugs.

Anyway turns out Wallis and Fortuna dont have a world ranking...which means they are a non FIFA nation? Which means my result against them has no baring on FIFA rankings? Which means there was no point arranging a friendly against them anyway? Anyway I am never making friendlies against crap teams like this ever again. Back to verging teams higher then me on rankings. </BLOCKQUOTE>

So you swapped 1 unrealistic result, (that at lesat you were in control over), for another unrealistic result, (that you were not in control over) .

Did you watch the match and see what your Ass Man did differently to you?

retired_soccer freak

I came here to mock the first 4 letters of the title.

retired_kevin 1

The reason I’ve given up on FM8 until the next patch is because the reloading temptation is far too great.

I have no problem with freak results or losing games I might have expected to win. I’ve seen a lot of real life football and have the perspective to realise that freak things, sometimes, happen. I do have problems, after I’ve put in time and effort, to losing (or even winning) to daft bugs, bugs that include freak events that happen a several times a season, rather that a few times a decade.

Sometimes the ME goes nuts and a 90 minute game produces 50+ goal scoring chances. Has the Ice Hockey programming kicked in or what?? Goalkeeper distribution. Constant rebounds off of keepers. Grey non-league teams that are apparently Real Madrid in disguise (a pre season defeat to whom will have the board and fans on your back for months and tip the team into a slump).

People smugly strut about here blinding everyone with the glow from their haloes because they CLAIM not to reload under any circumstance. I think you’re a bunch of doormats for accepting bug results.

Emm

Congratulations :thup:. Although there was some pretty stiff competition, this wins the award for most ridiculous comment of the morning.

retired_marcias

The FIFA rankings are a joke anyway. And since you say your Canada team is good you are already way outside the realms of realism so why shouldn't Wallis and Fortuna also happen to be good or at least good on the one occasion they play your team?

retired_pamjoseph

Of course weird results happen IRL, and "small" teams as greece or denmark some years ago can win a championship. Even south korea (although they played at home and refs robbed matches against Italy and spain)

But grey teams are... amazing in the game. I'm facing Olimpiakos in 3rd round of classification for CL groups, and it has only two players, both keepers. They are the worst of their team, and I only managed to draw 0-0 at home, despite being in good form and just finished 3rd in EPL.

There are lots of national teams and big european teams dominating with grey players, quite annoying.