retired_krissyski

I did that, and I was able to continue my game, but the fixture scheduling bug was not fixed, so I started a new game anyway.

retired_mwilson10

Well I didn't say don't release a patch with the Jan transfers! I said release one now for people that don't want them, then release one later for all the people that do want the transfers! Understand now? </BLOCKQUOTE>

I understood perfectly. My point was twofold - 1) you don't know which is holding up the release of the patch and 2) I doubt very much that SI would want to have to deal with setting up two separate patches.

Understand now?

(picking up eyes and rolling them back) </BLOCKQUOTE>

Well my point is that SI always claim they are holding up the patch until the January transfers are all added. All I am saying is release an earlier pact without them. They have enough of our money to work a bit harder :p

Sorry about the sarcastic remarks before!

I get wound up about this game lol and the fact is, that for the first time (since Champ Man 1) I feel like the game was better with last year's version. IMHO 2008 has taken a step back (gameplay and bugs wise).

retired_krissyski

In terms of bugs, there are a couple that really drive me batty. The XML parsing error is the worst, but the fixture rescheduling was pretty bad, too.

In terms of gameplay, the match engine clearly has some problems, and they seem to have become worse since 8.0.1. But there are other aspects of the game that I like very much, and overall I think it's a better game than 7.0.2.

This is the first version in which I've used the 1 week trial so extensively. For some reason, scouts respond with fewer attributes than they used to, so with unsigned players, the only way to see all their attributes before signing them is to get them in for a trial. My pre-season training session looked like I was holding open tryouts!

As for getting wound up, don't worry about it. I find this version to be the most addictive in years simply because I can't rest without solving the tactical problems.