skingegg Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I recently picked up from a save on FM09 that i havnt played on in a while (TBH i havnt played ANY FM09 for a while) and noticed that there are certain features that i never use. 1. Opposition instructions 2. The job centre 3. News 4. Transfer Gossip 5. Get teamtalk feedback To name a few, i was wondering what featuresthat other people hardly/never use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hershie Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 There's none I never use really. Even some of the rarely-used ones like transfer rumours can be useful, because it's basically the media doing scouting for you. I don't use notes all that much, but still do on occasion. Used them more on past versions as a reminder to buy players when they turned 18. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arsenal_2111 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Don't use opposition instuctions either, there are too many small things I don't use. Don't use notes either, mainly due to their inaccessability. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay1992 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 How can't the job centre be of any use if you are looking for a job? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arsenal_2111 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 How can't the job centre be of any use if you are looking for a job? Maybe he is never unemployed? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 News? How can you not use it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dankrzyz Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 How can't the job centre be of any use if you are looking for a job? The job center page that shows all the staff vacancies on the various clubs is pretty useless. You can't apply to any of those positions, you know the staff that your club is missing, who cares if so-and-so club is looking for a physio. The page that shows manager jobs that are open or insecure is necessary, of course. The notes feature would be more useful if it was less cumbersome to access. I find that post-it notes on the wall above my desk are much easier to review. It's a feature that could be improved in future versions and I think would appeal to more people. I would like a notes section on each player's profile, too. I use the news section and tranfer rumor features occasionally, but they are useful or interesting and should be retained. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skingegg Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 News? How can you not use it? The "News" item at the top of the page (the one with the little pic, in the breadcrumbs i think its called). I NEVER click on this feature. It shows up but i dont use it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skingegg Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Maybe he is never unemployed? Honestly, he's spot on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gashead235 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 i always use the transfer rumours feature Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rb Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I always make the assistant do press conferences Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maran Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Not using opposition instructions is crazy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skingegg Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Not using opposition instructions is crazy! I can win without them. As can all of my friends who play this game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 notebook for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stokes_83 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Press Conferences (Most annoying part of the game) Transfer Rumors Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparey Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 press confereences, and opposite instructions mainly. i do use transfer rumours to see if im linking with anyone i actually could need, or to stop rival clubs buying decent players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
el sid Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Surprised no one has mentioned 3D yet tbh. I dont use notes a lot either, because they are not very user friendly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJJOEYT Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 the 'notepad' xd i have my brain ^^ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesseh Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 notebook, press conferences, 3d,bookmarks, player comparison, job centre Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Shakes- Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 press conferences, have recently made a couple of notes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherlover Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 On FM09? I don't use the New Game, Load Last Game, Load Game or Network features. I think that they are lame.[/bitterness] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thepathtoamen Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 On FM09?I don't use the New Game, Load Last Game, Load Game or Network features. I think that they are lame.[/bitterness] lol like it.... I don't use notes as it is easier to just to remember it. :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 1. Never notes 2.Job centre rarely 3The sounds. Does anyone use sounds???????/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Ritchie Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Press Conferences. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dankrzyz Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I don't use press conferences, either. (Personally, I think that you shouldn't have a press conference after every match, but should call them when needed or if the media/board tell you to. New signings, pre-season, end of season, big big rivalry games, cup finals, those are times to call a press conference. Not in October vs low-table Accrington... but that's all for another post.) Don't like the 3D, never use it, but I guess that's just my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balthazars Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 The notebook is the only feature that I have never, ever used. Oh, and maybe the nicknames function. I'm usually only at the one club, so the job centre doesn't get much of a workout either most of the time. Otherwise, all of the features have had some use at some stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoonaldo Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 press conferences, notebooks,opposition instructions, sounds, bookmarks, watching other matches(in general and when managing a country. Can't understand why people don't like the 3d. It's not perfect but way better than watching dots. I never liked that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balthazars Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 press conferences, notebooks,opposition instructions, sounds, bookmarks, watching other matches(in general and when managing a country.Can't understand why people don't like the 3d. It's not perfect but way better than watching dots. I never liked that Oi, don't dis the dots! Is there a bookmark function in FM? :confused: Well, just found another feature that I don't use... Watching other matches is a nice luxury to have when you're bored and just want to watch something else. When it's the summer months, I enjoy watching semi-finals and finals of major international tournaments on occasion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenthreeleader Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 I use the bookmarks. After moving to Reading from Calcio Padova in my FM 2008 save, I have the Serie B standings a click away, where I left my old club. Easier than going through the tree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kreman Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 the calendar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenco Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Don't use bookmarks, AssMan's in-game feedback (used it to start with, but now it's too predictable), transfer rumours, notes and probably a few others that I can't think of right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chob Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 notes and the 3D match view. In previous versions I didnt use oposition instructions but in FM09 I feel it helps me to better results Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Hilikus Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Pretty much only use the vital features needed. Everything else just leaves you taking longer to complete seasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumbledSausage Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Not using opposition instructions is crazy! Honestly you can get away without using opposition instructions and not suffer from it - I don't use opposition instructions either and have managed to turn Hull City into the best team in Europe (not that this is particularly hard to do mind...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgreenio Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 6. Quit game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnakai Haaskivi Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I've never watched a match I wasn't managing, whether for national team duties or to scout a team I was about to play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crustyjuggler Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 WOAH! How can anyone NOT use the news button!???? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david22 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Press conferences, 3D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave.C43 Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 3D match view,its more like pinball & Im sure any semblance to football is purely accidental Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
x42bn6 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I don't use the tactics. I holiday and restart until I win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancer890 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Don't bother attending press conferences Never used opposition instructions, I can win league titles without it Don't use bookmarks either. I use notes though, mainly for contract reminders when you didn't get reminders about contract renewal for coaches...don't use notes anymore though I don't attend matches other than my own. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oypus Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Wait...do opposition instructions really have that little of an effect on the game? Maybe that's why I've put in some really terrible performances, as I always have used them. (I almost just lost to Leeds as Chelsea, with a great squad, in the League Cup...) And how do people not use the News feature. It's right there! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dking Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Not using opposition instructions is crazy! I dont use them, i usually win everything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Äktsjon Männ Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 There are a few things I don't use but the most pointless feature in the game has to be the calendar, imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Bear Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Transfer rumours are really useful, I've picked up quite a few players that my scouts haven't found that way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Äktsjon Männ Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Transfer rumors would be good if some of them actually had any substance to them - not just random clubs being linked with random players. They do work well as a scouting tool but it's a bit silly as a feature. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenco Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Transfer rumors would be good if some of them actually had any substance to them - not just random clubs being linked with random players. They do work well as a scouting tool but it's a bit silly as a feature. I think it's like this to match real life, where many rumours don't have substance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeseel82 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Hmmm, this game is a management "simulation" so it tries as hard as possible to mimick real life events. With that said and out the way. Do you honestly think The Sun and The Daily Star is an accurate indication of a player signing for another club. That's right - NO!!!! Therefore this is mimicking real life by making up some rumours like the good people at The Sun do on a daily basis when there's nothing else to do in the office!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Äktsjon Männ Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Some rumors have substance to them, others don't. In FM 09 I have yet to see my club linked with a player I've actually had any interest in. Some of them I can't even scout. This feature as it's done now is in no way realistic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skingegg Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 WOAH! How can anyone NOT use the news button!???? OK for the last time, depending on which skin you use, there are buttons in the "breadcrumbs" (on the skin i use, at the top of the screen), there are pictures of things you can click on. There is a pic for scouting, finances, squad etc (you get the picture). One of these pictures is a pic of an envelope, when i hover my mouse over it it says "NEWS". I do NOT ever click on this. That is my point. Any ingame news appears for me to sift through. I hop this makes it a little clearer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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