Improve what we have or add new features?

As the title says, in FM12 would you want to improve what we have or have SI add a boat load of new features again and not really touch team talks etc.

Improve existing features, of course. Who needs new pointless features when the game is already very detailed.

I would really like to see an overhaul and improvement of some features in a style that you feel they would be 'new features' because you use them for the first time or feel they really add something to the game.

why would they have to ignore current features if they were adding new stuff? Surely the whole point is to progress the game features as you develope them further.

I wouldn't complain at all if FM12 was identical to FM11 in terms of features. I just want to see the game completely playable before March 2012. As it stands, I'm pretty sure it won't be, and I'll be picking it up out of the bargain bin in March.

I'd love to support SI but I'm not a complete idiot I love the ME as it stands, but it saddens me I can't do a proper career save right now which is what I usually buy FM to do.

No point in adding new levels to an already shaky building...

Fix the interaction, AI transfers, managers rotation, a more direct "tactical idea --> Match Engine" response...

The only new feature I'd like to see is the chance to activate/deactivate leagues and nations during the game... It can't be THAT difficult, can't it?

What 'new' features did we get this time around?

Everything that is 'new' in this game is merely an extension of an already existing part of the game - eg agents - they are an extension of the already existing transfer system, rather than a new part of the game.

Therefore I agree, SI should not introduce any entirely new features, but should continue to build on the existing ones.

Agents were a good addition if you want to class them as such, but in the mean time, I can't think of any realistic new features I'd desperately like to see in the game.

I can't think of anything new they could add to it. They need to just improve on the things they have already, and perhaps a completely different approach to training would be good, which I'm sure they said was happening for FM11...

But I think your poll needs more options, because they never ignore current featues just to add new ones.

The poll's based on a false premise: that improving the existing features of the game or adding new features are mutually exclusive. They're not. Both will be done.

Better attribute masking! Or at least possibility to choose it on a larger scale. IRL you wouldn't know every players all 36 visible attributes just by scouting him once max twice as it's very hard for managers to know their own players good enough. Maybe excluding high reputation and world class stars. For example consistency can be found out only by playing players! It's just too easy to build a great team in the current version of FM IMO...

Scouting and using star ratings doesn't really matter either as it's mostly the attributes that matter how good a player really is. You should really scout a player for lots of matches and training periods(at least 10 I think) to get his all attributes visible. I think star rating and attributes could be made better by kinda merging them.

First a scout should give you very overall picture of a player maybe with some star rating(not exact of course) and a few key attributes for his playing positions which might not be totally accurate of course! To get a full picture of player's ability they should be kept scouted for a longer period or just bought(which wouldn't actually brought out his full attributes but only after a few weeks training) so there would be much more hits of misses which actually happens in the transfers markets a lot IRL. At the moment it's very easy to find very good players who instantly fits in very well

Fixed transfers - I'm tired of having to pay 30 million for Criscito,Azpillicueta or Gilardino.

Fixed ME - Pace is still overrated,target mans and powerful strikers aren't effective as they should be.

And please lower the difficulty,it's ridiculously high after 11.2.1. 11.0 was fine.

Improve these and add new like thy have been doing.

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The poll's based on a false premise: that improving the existing features of the game or adding new features are mutually exclusive. They're not. Both will be done.

Nah, it's more like adding new features and degrading existing features.

All I wish to see is for the opportunity to open academies around the world

New features. A few more could make this game flawless

The FM team have over the years done much better than other game designers when it comes to adding new features. I'd rather they made everything currently in the game better rather than spending time coming up with stupid gimmicky new features.

I would prefer improvements to current features and bugs made available in patches for the current game. Which SI do anyway though patching. I would like to see new features added for FM12 which I think they will do as the community always offers ideas for the next release.

Cant vote on this poll as you need a third option "Improve current features and add new ones"

I would love them to just nail the existing features but it won't happen. A game like FM has a business model, and they need flashy new features to sell the game to as many people as possible. Imagine:

ALL NEW FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 - ON SALE NOW!!!

New skin!

A tweaked match engine!

Less annoying press conferences!

Player interraction less repetitive and predictable!

An updated database!

Er...

Umm...

That's all!

Please buy our stuff... pretty please?

I do enjoy the current game, and I think the mentals out there blowing their tops at the bugs are somewhat overreacting - possibly the courage of internet anonymity that does something to otherwise rational people - but I'm not imune to the game's faults.

Just chill, upload to the bugs forum where possible, and enjoy what's good about it.

I would love them to just nail the existing features but it won't happen. A game like FM has a business model, and they need flashy new features to sell the game to as many people as possible. Imagine:

ALL NEW FOOTBALL MANAGER 2012 - ON SALE NOW!!!

New skin!

A tweaked match engine!

Less annoying press conferences!

Player interraction less repetitive and predictable!

An updated database!

Er...

Umm...

That's all!

Please buy our stuff... pretty please?

And wasn't that pretty much what CM/FM has always been about since like CM4?

The one and only revolutionary feature (for the franchise) was the 3D match engine... The rest was a matter of polishing the existing game... In the end it's a football management game, there are just so many things you can throw into a game... It's not as SI can just come up with non-existing or non-realistic features.

It's up to them selling the improvements and the tweaks as well as they can.

TBH if that was the actual FM2012 promotional ad, and if it delivered at least 75% of what it promises, I'd pre-order tomorrow

Just chill, upload to the bugs forum where possible, and enjoy what's good about it.

I've spent hours in simulating saves to upload, along with detailed reports about the "Old players bias"... still it hasn't been solved or even patched-up... Also, it took two years to get a trivial issue like Norwegian Cup Draw to be finally fixed.

This board has been providing plenty of feedback, and if you just can disregard the pointless "I won't buy FM anymore!" rants, most complains are usually well-argumented and backed up with adequate proofs.

Nobody's expecting SI to fix it all with a Superpatch, but quite frankly having still to deal with years-old bugs can get frustrating. That's why many would rather have a fully-fixed "FM2011-12" (aka FM 11.4 data update) than a brand new 12.0 with plenty of old half-fixed problems and just as many brand new ones.

The game is almost perfect with features it just needs 3D and sorting these stupid daft bugs out!

Enough features are there as it is. The unfortunate thing is theyll feel the need to put new features in to make it seem new and shiney, when in fact im sure a large proportion of players would like to see long standing bugs and modules fixed.

Wow, I must say I'm really surprised how clear it is, but if we could have a game free of bugs and crash dumps with quality regens and transfer set up it'd be top notch

I have one thing to say. If things continue as it is with this philosophy of making half finish games with new half finish features and then release patches as an excuse, instead of making the game as intended I'm done buying the game or any other games for that matter. Either they make game 99,9999999% working with features working as intended.

I'm willing to continue to provide my input, but I refuse to provide any more cash in unfinished products with excuses.

That is my New Year's resolution!