Manager Mode Questions and Answers

[Smoooooochy]

Originally Posted by Koorany

Even though in real life the teams are in the CL, the game doesn't know how good you are, so you have to fight your way to deserve it, in that case, I should have a go at CL, even though I'm in 4th division, because if you can get it for nothing, so can I .
If you lose the fun after one season .. Buy PES, it's much more arcade (: .

And about the fitness , I've never seen ANYONE getting tired at the beggining of a season, i get me fitness to 10, cause it's unrealistic otherwise.
What SHOULD halalalalala as the season goes by, the players start to get tired quicker and more often, that is realistic, now don't tell me it is unrealistic to have players playing all games by January, cause I've never seen work management that early in a season.

i only play 1 season in MM as i like to use different teams each time in do an MM. occasionally i will do longer - for example trying to get wolves to win the EPL or taking my coca cola 2 local team to the EPL. - the problem with this is that by year 3 or 4 the CPU players are all 99 speed etc... which isnt fun. i find the game too fast most of the time anyway.

but i dont want to have to lose 2 weeks of my life to get in the CL....

since MM is offline only i think we should have more flexability in how we play. i see many people moaning that MM is too easy then you see their squad... of course it will be easy if you have a dream team.

all the teams that qualified for europe should be able to start in europe on MM. thats realistic isnt it?

you never need fitness of 10 - you simply dont. 7 is enough to keep you ticking over fine.... apart form the scheduling nightmares that crop up if you do get into europe (2 games in 1 day etc). i agree that as the season goes on fitness should play a part - but i try to have a bigger squad to help with this. i rest my decent players every few games anyway.

[Captain_Hilts]

Looks like a good overhaul, there is however a couple of bugs in the transfer system in fifa09 l hope they remember to fix.

"Not enough players". This is really quite unnecessary, I don't know of any professional clubs that don't have enough players. Add or auto-generate some junior players to the squad if you have to. I mean seriously, Arsenal doesn't have enough players..

"Players starting the season on loans". Players that starts the season on loans should be registered as such and return when the loan is over, and not be a part of the squad. (like Frazier Campbell Man.United/Tottenham this year).

[LookItsBigDave]

Originally Posted by Smoooooochy

i only play 1 season in MM as i like to use different teams each time in do an MM. occasionally i will do longer - for example trying to get wolves to win the EPL or taking my coca cola 2 local team to the EPL. - the problem with this is that by year 3 or 4 the CPU players are all 99 speed etc... which isnt fun. i find the game too fast most of the time anyway.

but i dont want to have to lose 2 weeks of my life to get in the CL....

since MM is offline only i think we should have more flexability in how we play. i see many people moaning that MM is too easy then you see their squad... of course it will be easy if you have a dream team.

all the teams that qualified for europe should be able to start in europe on MM. thats realistic isnt it?

you never need fitness of 10 - you simply dont. 7 is enough to keep you ticking over fine.... apart form the scheduling nightmares that crop up if you do get into europe (2 games in 1 day etc). i agree that as the season goes on fitness should play a part - but i try to have a bigger squad to help with this. i rest my decent players every few games anyway.

Its ethier been fixed or you cant do any of the highlighted in FIFA 10.

All of these in problems are in FIFA 09.

Did you completely ignore the first post lol

but i do agree we should be allowed to play in europe in the first season! its ridiculous if that doesnt happen

[tat Fletcher]

thanks for posting this mate

[andresf1984]

Originally Posted by Smoooooochy

thanks for that mr smart lalalala.

so if i want to play in the CL i have to play for at least a year then? even if the team is in the CL in real life that year?

many of us have lives and dont want to play for a whole season to get anywhere.

i generally play for 1 season as after that the game gets too easy and the CPU are all 99 speed and its no fun.

Turn off the auto-growth to avoid players getting 99 speed.

Actually MM should be like in FIFA06, when you weren't allowed to take on a Premier League side until you reached at least 5-6 in prestige.

[andresf1984]

Big question, is the Club World Cup going to be included in MM calendar???

[DjFeNoL]

It will be on the pc?

[Koorany]

Originally Posted by Smoooooochy

i only play 1 season in MM as i like to use different teams each time in do an MM. occasionally i will do longer - for example trying to get wolves to win the EPL or taking my coca cola 2 local team to the EPL. - the problem with this is that by year 3 or 4 the CPU players are all 99 speed etc... which isnt fun. i find the game too fast most of the time anyway.

but i dont want to have to lose 2 weeks of my life to get in the CL....

since MM is offline only i think we should have more flexability in how we play. i see many people moaning that MM is too easy then you see their squad... of course it will be easy if you have a dream team.

all the teams that qualified for europe should be able to start in europe on MM. thats realistic isnt it?

you never need fitness of 10 - you simply dont. 7 is enough to keep you ticking over fine.... apart form the scheduling nightmares that crop up if you do get into europe (2 games in 1 day etc). i agree that as the season goes on fitness should play a part - but i try to have a bigger squad to help with this. i rest my decent players every few games anyway.

I see your point. You're right m8 .

About the fitness, I start with a 4th division team .. So i have like 21 players, and 5 of the benches are Strikers.
And gettin 300m a game doesnt allow me to buy anything, it's ridiculous.

[AAtimedOUT]

Why has nobody thought of the idea of having a youth team, so your younger players can get experience? They have it on Football Manager.

[Murkvape]

Originally Posted by Dan1247

why, so every player on your team can be 99 ovr? i'm not trying to sound mean, just asking. just sounds like a lot of people would use this feature to cheat.

Then EA can fix the game so that you can't take these players online in ranked matches. And yes, it's also about hairstyles, boots, ankle tape, under armor, etc., etc. In addition maybe give us access to a color palette of sorts so that we can change the colors of most of the items. Not the kits but perhaps the boots. Nike changes vapor colors every 3 weeks it seems but the game only has one pair. If we could just do something as simple as changing the swoosh and the boot color, we could do this on our own in the offline portion of the game. Of course we wouldn't be able to make these changes in MM (or maybe they could give us that option).

When offline though, if I create a player, I'd like to be able to make him as good as I want to. Yes, there's the possibility of making him a 99 overall and if someone wants to do that and take all the fun out of it then I guess they can go ahead. Also, maybe you might wanna try and recreate a classic player who isn't already in the game like Zidane. Of course they'll need better face creation ala Fight Night.

I'm not really big on creating players in FIFA in the first place but alot of it has to do with the fact that you have to jump through hoops just to make the player decent and in '09 you have to play BAP: Seasons forever to get him good.

Madden, 2k9, and I'd imagine MLB 2k9 and 09 the Show, all allow for this when you create a player. And guess what? They also make sure that you can't take these players online.

I don't care that you've essentially branded me a cheater but this feature's been in existence in a number of next-generation sports games for awhile now.

LOL, it isn't like people can't already spend hours on end making players amazing in BAP and then glitch to put then in ranked matches. EA can get their heads right and stop that from happening but why not be able to do what you want offline?

[SuperSix88]

Originally Posted by AAtimedOUT

Why has nobody thought of the idea of having a youth team, so your younger players can get experience? They have it on Football Manager.

i think that would be perfect i mean under 18 and reserve sqauds are in FM09, and it sounds like to me that fifa is trying to go towards the fm09 style of MM mode which would be awesome!!

[chutney]

FIFA should include more kids in the game. They should also make it so we can get kids from other team's youth academies.

[PEZ_RONALDOFAN7]

what i think is great is that all of the stuff they have announced is brilliant, but also the fact that there is MORE STUFF 2 BE ANNOUNCED!! fantastic

[penguincentral]

The ability to manage an international team would be awesome. Hopefully that will be available in the future.

I would also like to see continental club competitions for other continents as well. If I want to manage a team outside of europe, aside from the league and in some cases a cup there isn't much to do. Take for example the A-League where there is only the regular league season and playoffs.

I also find it weird that the crowd goes nuts when i've thrashed an opponent away from home. I don't understand this. FIFA 08 on the PS2 was more realistic in regards to that.

[goonerman11]

all sounds lalalalaing good, is there any news on injuries lasting more than just 1 match though e.g could be out for a whole season, that would be good or couple weeks layed off

[Koorany]

I want fouls.. It's ridiculous to end the game with 2 fouls, by you -.- .
It should be around 15 to 20 normaly. Fix it .

[alkregha]

These are some good improvements, but I have some suggestions. Some may have been said, but repetition is key.

Another one I don't think I heard mentioned: Will something be done to correct player ratings for games and the "best 11" at the end of the season. I will play a really good season, finish first in the standings, and have the top scorer, or the top keeper in terms of shutouts, and they dont make the best 11. That is completely ridiculous.

Also, some other good points: The "not enough players " bug. I agree it should be fixed. If a team does not have enough players, they should be signing some, so I can sign their player. Or, I should be able to offer players plus cash.

Thrashing the home team, and the fans go crazy - should be fixed so that if you are thrashing the home team, you hear jeering and angry fans. Heard this at an Atletico madrid game this year when they lost 4-2 to espanyol.

Season long goals bug: It seems as though your player's cup goals, ecc goals, etc add to his season tally. Their should be separate tallies and awards for being top scorer in each competition.

Mid season editing -boots, tape, hair, etc.

Eventually, morale needs to have some affect.

Scheduling - two games on the same day? Seriously?

Cheers Wepeeler.

[Koorany]

And the bug where you have to forfit because your squad doesnt have enough players?
I had to forfit a cup game cause i sold 3 players, and one was red carder, so I had starting eleven and 1 less substitute, and no reserves, had to forfit, WHY? I STILL HAVE 18 PLAYERS |:

[Lloydboiere]

i would want a manger on the sidlines and subs warming up on the sidline

[fifa_futbol]

Please to any ea fifa programmer or staff more player editing such as leg/arm length/width head size neck length etc. like pro evo had it is not much work...more official boots and ankle tape/socks length options..ronaldo needs the long ones!!! better faces please. Cutscenes were too short and doesnt connect with the game atmosphere.. same as the player reactions in game towards a tackle or a close offside call...please improve on the variety of them as well....crowd is so unrealistic and the ref is a sluggish corrupted fool sometimes..-_- one last thing please add the option to choose different colored shorts and socks for kits. Would be awesome to see united play with white shorts and white socks sometimes. Please do try though to make all players wear real boots just add more of them. Thanks and please these options i mentioned wud never make the game boring for even a year. (more camera adjustment options wud be nice as well)

[yipyap]

if you have to rotate your team a lot, then i think it would be great to make a first squad and a second squad, so that before playing a match you quickly can switch with one single button from 1st squad to 2nd squad. this should be added so that you dont have to change all the players one by one.

also please ad the 2-minute gametime again you've had in fifa 07, because when i play 4-minutes a half i score too many goals and i win too easy. said that, a match with 4-minutes a half takes too long. im playing on legendary with 4-minutes a half and guess what. PSV(my team) - Man U(CPU) 5 - 1. im always winning with huge numbers, please add the 2-min. DONT TAKE AWAY WHAT YOU GAVE US EARLIER!!!

[Koorany]

Do you even like fifa? 4m a half? I play 6 the minimum.

[music-monkey]

Would be nice to have more of a press involvement. To tell you when other clubs are interested in players.
Club take overs if they doing poorly, mixes finances up if you do poorly.
Would be good if wage budget could get larger through success.
Fix for the low league stadium glitch. E.g. I'm a division 1 team who i get to the premiership, i upgrade their stadium to 10 and yet when i play matches i'm still in the first stadium i got. Either visible improvements to the stadium or say at lvl 2 stadium manager have a generic league 1 stadium, at lvl 5 have a championship stadium 15,000+, then a premier league stadium 20,000+.
More of those scenarios, choosing whether or not to referbish the team coach and the practicle joke one between the players is getting a bit repetative.
Picking players of form will be nice, thanks for the better selection feature.
The other thing is that all the new generated players come through other clubs. Would be nice to see the return of youth players you could sign (in 04 or 05 i think), though when ever i was a big club like Arsenal they'd still turn me down and say they'd pursue their career else where.
Other than that

[music-monkey]

Originally Posted by yipyap

if you have to rotate your team a lot, then i think it would be great to make a first squad and a second squad, so that before playing a match you quickly can switch with one single button from 1st squad to 2nd squad. this should be added so that you dont have to change all the players one by one.

also please ad the 2-minute gametime again you've had in fifa 07, because when i play 4-minutes a half i score too many goals and i win too easy. said that, a match with 4-minutes a half takes too long.

I like the 2 team idea, but if you score too many goals in a half, why not up the difficulty?

[Dan1247]

Originally Posted by Murkvape

Then EA can fix the game so that you can't take these players online in ranked matches. And yes, it's also about hairstyles, boots, ankle tape, under armor, etc., etc. In addition maybe give us access to a color palette of sorts so that we can change the colors of most of the items. Not the kits but perhaps the boots. Nike changes vapor colors every 3 weeks it seems but the game only has one pair. If we could just do something as simple as changing the swoosh and the boot color, we could do this on our own in the offline portion of the game. Of course we wouldn't be able to make these changes in MM (or maybe they could give us that option).

When offline though, if I create a player, I'd like to be able to make him as good as I want to. Yes, there's the possibility of making him a 99 overall and if someone wants to do that and take all the fun out of it then I guess they can go ahead. Also, maybe you might wanna try and recreate a classic player who isn't already in the game like Zidane. Of course they'll need better face creation ala Fight Night.

I'm not really big on creating players in FIFA in the first place but alot of it has to do with the fact that you have to jump through hoops just to make the player decent and in '09 you have to play BAP: Seasons forever to get him good.

Madden, 2k9, and I'd imagine MLB 2k9 and 09 the Show, all allow for this when you create a player. And guess what? They also make sure that you can't take these players online.

I don't care that you've essentially branded me a cheater but this feature's been in existence in a number of next-generation sports games for awhile now.

LOL, it isn't like people can't already spend hours on end making players amazing in BAP and then glitch to put then in ranked matches. EA can get their heads right and stop that from happening but why not be able to do what you want offline?

i wasn't trying to brand you as a cheater at all actually, i was just curious what you wanted it for so sorry. i partially misread your comment in the first place i guess. i thought you meant like every player in the game could have their stats changed so you could play as any team and have their real players all at 99.
for created players i completely agree with you, and the editing of accessories would be awesome. i like my created players to have accessories that match the team they're playing for i.e. not having red arm bands when the team's main colors are yellow and blue.

and keeping these players from being able to be played online would be key.