Will you buy FM10 or stick with FM09?

As a huge football manager fan playing from the start Im a little skeptical about whether I really want to fork out the cash for the FM10 version as I still play FM09 very heavily and have an awesome game going with St Albans which I dont want to lose. To me, as great as the game is year in year out, I dont believe unless their is a major overhaul of the game in FM10 that it is worth buying every year so i think this year I may have a glance at the FM10 demo to see what has changed and more than likely wait until FM11 to make my next FM purchase.

I have no doubt that for new comers to this series FM10 will be the pinnacle of management games on the market so I would definitely recommend it to newbies but I would like to know what the long time fans of the game are planning to do when the new version is released, will you buy it or will you stick to FM09 or earlier?

SI make wonderful games and this is not an attempt to talk people out of buying the new version, its really just a personal preference and im keen to see what people think, who knows they might change my mind.

Sticking with FM 07 as my computer doesn't agree with anything newer.

Thats a fair answer too but the game doesnt really need a huge system and if you can play 07 I dont see why the later games wont work, just turn off the 3d engine.

I will be ordering it from the UK and having a friend DHL it to me in China for delivery on the Monday after release... Dedication.

I will be ordering it from the UK and having a friend DHL it to me in China for delivery on the Monday after release... Dedication.

Im a little too dedicated to FM09 that my problem lol

Been waiting years for a competitions editor. worth the money alone. Bet it gets to ml in China must more quickly than I get mine in Cambodia.

i voted for buying the game on the 1st day of release even though i won't. I'm definently going to buy the game but i have exams when the game comes out so no point buying it then and the demo will have no impact on whether i buy it or not.

Been waiting years for a competitions editor. worth the money alone. Bet it gets to ml in China must more quickly than I get mine in Cambodia.

that has swung it for me and I have pre ordered

may stick with 09 since aint given it much of a go as i have with previous editions altho i normally get caught up in the hype and start to read her how good the new one is and cant bare it any longer! lol

definitely buying the new version this year, gettin a new pc in the next few weeks so might as well get the new game too!! stuck on 08 atm, im due for an upgrade!

Purchase hinges on the demo, as it has for the last two years (I haven't purchased either).

if fm10 aint tat much different or not that much improvment from 09 ill stick with 09 if fm10 is very very improved then ill buy fm10

I think for £17.95 it is worth the gamble.

I am only marginally interested in the comp editor. Going to use it purely to get Unibond Div 1 North (and equivalents) in the game!

I'll buy it either on the first day of release or the Saturday as I'll need to go to the bank to pay in my pay cheque then.

I've got a refurbished 2.2GHz Phenom quad core PC last week and a new 22" monitor yesterday and I'll be ordering a 2Gb memory upgrade next month. That should last me a couple of years and should run FM10 pretty well.

Well shut my mouth!!!! I just saw a video of the new match engine and im gobsmacked, it looks 10 times better than FM09, maybe I will have to rethink my decision not too purchase. cant wait for the demo now.

I'll be sticking with 08 as I couldn't get on with 09. 10 will have to be something special for me to buy it. I'll try the demo but judging from past experience, it'll need to be patched at least a couple of times before it's 'finished.

Me it will depend on the demo and fun factor of this game that I hope wasn't kicked out by realism factor.

I voted that I won't be buying it. I'm actually quite excited about FM10, but i'm playing a career save that could go on for months and a new game will ruin that, so I think i'll hold off until i've completed my save or got bored with 09.

I was gonna wait a few months but I have now pre-ordered it. The price was simply too good to refuse for a new game.

pre-ordered it

I sealed my fate and preordered it a few days ago.

If i have time to exit from "Risen" then :

I will first have to read about DRM it uses , then try the demo to see if annoyances of previous versions are removed , if i like it i will buy if not i will keep on playing 07 ; 07 satisfies my football managerial needs so the new one has to be a lot better.

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Diffiicult one this, but I always end up buying the new iteration. Zavvi have the pre-order for £17.99, though I tend to see what the demo brings then wait awhile.

Temtped to pre-order at that price.

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I'll definitely buy FM10, as soon as possible. I think FM09 had too many annoying things that needed to be straightened out to really be worth keeping. It also bugs me a lot when players are at the wrong clubs (ie. the break between the summer window and a new release), which usually means I stop playing around the time a new season starts. A lot of teams will also be over/underrated compared to now, if you play the old game. For instance, AGF from the Danish league finished 6th in the league for the first time in 12 years, last season. This means a lot in the Danish league structure, where an uneven amount of games are played. It means more TV money and an extra home game at the stadium.

At the same time, the team has truly improved a lot and has been in the first place for most of the new season (atm at 5th place, sharing points with number 4, one point behind number 3 and 2, and being three points behind number 1 who they're facing next week). Basically, AGF last year is crap compared to AGF today and I expect especially Jakob Poulsen and Benny Feilhaber to have much improved stats (if anyone saw the Confederations Cup, you should know Benny ). It would also be silly to play with a team like City, who basically switched half their team out and is now playing very well. Of course, they had so much money you could basically buy a starting 11 anyway, but it's still a big difference in squads and planning your team for this season.

Real Madrid got Kaka, Benzema, Ronaldo and many others, Liverpool lost Alonso but gained a good few others, Barca switched Eto'o for Zlatan and so on and so on. Basically, major differences to team structures and the balance between clubs worldwide.

I'm definately buying FM2010.

A real CM/FM-player will by it no matter what

I'm a big FM fan, but I think it would be prudent to wait a while for the game to be brought up to standard, after what happened with FM09, and the subsequent hastily released patches.

I will wait for FM2011, no point buying the new game, its just a polished version with added fluff,

will wait until S.I. sort out long term game playability.

I agree, I can't help but think that FM10 will just be the game that FM09 should have been. 09 has now had it's beta testing, and is ready and packaged as FM10.

Already pre-ordered it from Play.com

Now we see when it arrives in Malta.

Selected "I will base my decision on the demo" however I have pre-ordered because the price was great (£17.95). If the demo works fine I'll keep the order.

I will have a look at the demo. Not impressed with the video of the match engine, the game looked much too fast. Very happy with FM9 at the moment so might give FM10 a miss

I was going to wait but when I saw it was available for £17.95 from Zavvi I pre-ordered.

I was going to wait but when I saw it was available for £17.95 from Zavvi I pre-ordered.

Same so ill play the demo and if somethings wrong i'll wait for patches before i install it and if its good ill play it all day

Always been buy 1st day, although admittedly I've been considering waiting or skipping this time, partly because in my experience the even numbered ones haven't been as good as the odd numbered ones, partly as its a polishing (though there are things that could do with polishing to an 09+ wouldn't be a bad thing) and also as my main save on 09 is the best I've had by a long way, and may never come again. However I've found a fitting point to end that save (and was looking for a change anyway), plus as I said a polished 09 would still be a good and each version deserves a chance rather then being written off before I've had a chance to play it properly. In the worst case scenario it's not that massive a loss and 09 (and my save) will still be there to return to.

No brainer for me. Always first day of release.

So long as it will work on my PC i'll get it. even if i try not to i can't help it.

I will be switching over to FM 2010 when it comes out!

Been waiting years for a competitions editor. worth the money alone. Bet it gets to ml in China must more quickly than I get mine in Cambodia.

Yeah, the Chinese postal system is great.. I just hope... that there are no 3-4 day delays for the game to work on a mac this year!!!

i've already stopped playing 09 because i just can't get into a new save when i know the new game is just around the corner, down the street, across the bridge, down teh highway............is it October 30 yet?

I've pre-ordered mine, can't wait. £18 from Zavvi bargain!

Definitely getting it. Should be awesome.

Already pre-ordered via steam. Can't wait. Though my grades may suffer slightly

buying the games a no brainer for me personally

Preordered already, matey!

I buy FM/CM every three years, and my last one was 07, so I'll be getting 10. Probably won't get it on the day of release though - I'll wait a few months until the patches are out and the price has gone down.

Of course i'll buy FM10 upon release,that;s what i voted.

As a huge football manager fan playing from the start Im a little skeptical about whether I really want to fork out the cash for the FM10 version as I still play FM09 very heavily and have an awesome game going with St Albans which I dont want to lose.

Good taste in football clubs to manage on FM.

How are you getting on with the mighty Saints?

Regards,

C.

I've pre ordered but have a great game going on 09.

Ive always bought first day of release except FM09 but that was only because I was without laptop. I can't see any reason why I wouldnt buy it on day of release regardless of how good demo is; I dont generally judge on a 6 month play of the game.