Thank you SI from a long-time fan

retired_sesmith0116 · 02-11-2008, 09:47 PM

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Originally posted by Neil Dejyothin:
Thanks for the kind feedback - it's much appreciated by all.

You know what I think it calls for?

Tell us when the patch is out!

retired_emzi · 02-11-2008, 11:19 PM

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Originally posted by robin_trott_hoof:
Ha! FOTY was great fun, I never even knew there was a sequel. What did it add?

Well rather than just hoofing the ball from an FPS perspective and hoping you scored, it came down to the use of 'goal cards', and each card had a prescribed tactic in order to score, and you had to carry it out.

You could choose whether to spend goal cards per match (0-3) and you had to be careful because they cost money to buy and ... yeah, it was great. Teams would buy you and you'd be thinking Oh great, I'm hot property, then have a barren spell and they'd offload you - smart

retired_emzi · 02-11-2008, 11:20 PM

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Originally posted by Neil Dejyothin:
Thanks for the kind feedback - it's much appreciated by all.

You very welcome

retired_lu11ke11 · 02-12-2008, 01:14 AM

Brown Noser

retired_cycleman8 · 02-12-2008, 01:42 AM

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Originally posted by robin_trott_hoof:
The good far outweighs the bad so :thup:. Otherwise I'm sure we'd be stuck with something far inferior.

But I'd like to add that The Double and Tracksuit Manager were far better early management games than the early eighties Football Manager.

Pfft Football Director was far better, think that was around '84?

zib · 02-12-2008, 01:49 AM

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Originally posted by Bumble:
Dear all at S.I. and other forumites;

Having had a look around here it seems that 99% of the posts are people whinging about the game or demanding instant satisfaction and gratification rather than being prepared to put in the work and see it flourish for themselves.

It's amazing with the amount of vitriol and negativity on some of these boards that anything ever gets done because having such an unappreciative and over-demanding audience must, at times, be quite galling.

So, from a long time fan, Thank you all at Sports Interactive, you do a fabulous job and I'd really rather not think of a world, Hell, even an install without Football Manager.

From someone who played Kevin Toms' original namesake way back in 1984 and loved every minute of it, whose most treasured game on the Amiga was first Championship Manager and then Champ. Man Italia and who waited years for CM2 (and longed for the aborted CM All-stars even though it would have been great!)

Thank you for allowing me to fulfil my dreams with, without a doubt, the most comprehensive, accurate and thrilling management simulation.

KUTGW S.I. :thup:

so you are saying that if you are a 'yes' man then you are fan, if you complain then you are a lazy ass whinger?

its amazing when people complain about criticism not being constructive and probably rightly so.

on the other hand, is it ok to ramble on about being a long time fan and getting stuck into everyone else in the process????

btw...SI are guys are great...slightly frustrating but great

retired_emzi · 02-12-2008, 02:11 AM

Thanks Nostromo - I'm still trying to find the bit where I insult everyone else.

If you read the forums, you will realise many people ask the same question many times over, are lazy, and refuse to blame anything but the game for 'faults'.

FM08 is a different breed of beast to all that has gone before, it's a more astute tactical game and whilst there is still a base 'Rock-Paper-Scissors' approach (particularly with 4-4-2)

All you see is 'OMG i got beat man, this game is broken! Fix it, fix it now!' (Apologies for spelling, punctuation and grammar in that example.)

Yes, there are problems, but as I said earlier in the thread; the amount of moaning, whinging and general *****ing that goes on is disproportionate to the amount of enjoyment people, in general, get from the game.

Very few people take the time to say 'Thanks guys, appreciate the good work you're doing, keep going at the patch, can't wait til it gets here but I'm having fun in the meantime.'

Yes, the audience is demanding, yes it is expectant, it does not however have to behave like a petulant three year old.

Oh I see, yes, that's where...

retired_curly123 · 02-12-2008, 04:33 AM

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Originally posted by Bumble:
Thanks Nostromo - I'm still trying to find the bit where I insult everyone else.

If you read the forums, you will realise many people ask the same question many times over, are lazy, and refuse to blame anything but the game for 'faults'.

FM08 is a different breed of beast to all that has gone before, it's a more astute tactical game and whilst there is still a base 'Rock-Paper-Scissors' approach (particularly with 4-4-2)

All you see is 'OMG i got beat man, this game is broken! Fix it, fix it now!' (Apologies for spelling, punctuation and grammar in that example.)

Yes, there are problems, but as I said earlier in the thread; the amount of moaning, whinging and general *****ing that goes on is disproportionate to the amount of enjoyment people, in general, get from the game.

Very few people take the time to say 'Thanks guys, appreciate the good work you're doing, keep going at the patch, can't wait til it gets here but I'm having fun in the meantime.'

Yes, the audience is demanding, yes it is expectant, it does not however have to behave like a petulant three year old.

Oh I see, yes, that's where...

Completely agree with everything you say mate.

Some people just can't handle the fact that their team loses on FM sometimes and its quite ridiculous. I wonder if these same people expect Sir Alex to resign and have a whinge at EPL officials, accusing Sven of cheating, for losing against Man City despite the Man U players having better stats on FM08.

SI deserve credit for the work they put into the game, well done SI, good to see some other people appreciating their work too. :thup:

Thank you SI from a long-time fan

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Thank you SI from a long-time fan