KnightedManager

To be fair, of these were implemented, they would probably end up happening every two weeks. Much like offside goals ruled out once a match at keast.

mitja

I think it's ql idea. but maybe for FM2015. I think SI's got some more important features to solve...

Patrick.Bateman

Any insurance company can give you empirical evidence about any disaster.

Mike7077

I always refuse to get insulting on these forums. It's not what they're here for. But I'm really struggling against the urge to type the word 'idiotic' after reading this.

Patrick.Bateman

I always refuse to get insulting on these forums. It's not what they're here for. But I'm really struggling against the urge to type the word 'idiotic' after reading this. </BLOCKQUOTE>


I'm always wondering why people take time to write they have nothing to write. At least you could write why you have nothing to write. Now, it smells as a personal insult or am I mistaken?

You don’t have to agree with my opinion, at least I have one. Disagreeing by stating it’s all 'idiotic' without specifying why, is giving your opinion a low value.

18-WATP-73

fair enough i could agree with black outs...but only if it was before a game..eg the flood lights where out and the game has to be delayed which would cause tension in the dressing room...or the game would get canceled

Patrick.Bateman

I’m not interested in some The Sims functionalities: I don’t want a girlfriend, kids, a car, a boat or house.

But I surely am interested in giving the players a life. Now they are like some breed bulls that are locked away and released only at match day…

chopper99

I honestly can't see this type of feature adding anything to the game. For me there is no need for things like this.

Not only would these features feel 'wrong' to me but you open yourself up to all kinds of legal implications. Not only that but it may affect the games ability to get a 3+ age rating. SI are never going to risk either of these two possibilities becomeing reality.

Besides, can you imagine how many 'The AI cheats threads' would spring up every time the team that a player had spent years putting together suddenly got wiped out in a plane crash? It would effectively be game over.

glamdring

Oh yeah, I can really see that working fine as a legal argument

robin_trott_hoof

On an individual level, aside from any moral or legal objectives:

Blackouts - well, I remember a few games postponed to power cuts and/or floodlight failure. But if you want this, you'll also be wanting games cancelled at half-time through bad weather and the like. It'll just be a frustrating waste of time. And probably awkward to program what with the fixture congestions that already occasionally occur.

Tabloid stories - "Winger X In Sex Scandal" says your news item. What happens in the game? The player loses some morale for a week through stress? Or gains some from being in the scandal in the first place? It won't have any real impact.

Bus accidents - if you have injuries (which are going to be serious in some cases), have death for realism. Three examples of teams suffering from similar events hardly constitutes enough frequency to add it to the game.

Players fighting - we already have "striker X dislikes goalkeeper Y." What would this add? A few games missed with a broken hand, broken nose or cut face?