So should i go back to fm11 or stick with fm12?

ive recently started a career game on fm12 with lowly bristol rovers in league 2.now,up to now im enjoying it but after reading so much all over about this version being too easy,its kinda putting me off playing.

would you say this years version is significantly easier than fm 11 (11.3)....and should i go back to last years to start a long career game?

like to hear peoples opinions..thanks

I am back to FM11. FM12 is too easy.

If you're enjoying it, why stop playing it? At least wait until you have some evidence of your own that it is easier. You may not find it to be the case. I, personally, have had no real problem with difficulty yet but I'm still in my 1st season.

yeah.thx for that sebj,im only in my 1st season too and am enjoying it......sometimes i hate coming on these forums,puts ideas in yr head lol.

Well I must suck at this game 'cause I've been struggling to get Hull to the PRM, took me 3 season, and now I'm having a difficult time keeping them up.

ive recently started a career game on fm12 with lowly bristol rovers in league 2.now,up to now im enjoying it but after reading so much all over about this version being too easy,its kinda putting me off playing.

would you say this years version is significantly easier than fm 11 (11.3)....and should i go back to last years to start a long career game?

like to hear peoples opinions..thanks

It seems its hit and miss with FM12, while a lot of people are finding it far easier than FM11, many are saying its still a challenge. I've started 5 saves, all with the worst teams in thier respective leagues, 4 saves have seen me in the top 6 after 20-30 games with minimal effort - not what I wanted at all, one has seen me struggle against relegation - exactly what I wanted. So for me, 1 out of 5 saves have been enjoyable while the other 4 have been far too easy and were promptly ditched.

If you get a save started and its going as you planned and liked then stick with FM12, if you keep getting frustrated with the games ease then go back to FM11.

well,after seeing the difficulty poll thats on this forum too,it does seem the minority saying its too easy.well,thats good enough for me...time to play seriously then

I am loving this version. It maybe easier to play, but is a lot more fun. I found blending the tatics together in 11. Either that, or in 12 it is just better at default settings. The first "I really should go to bed now because of work in the morning" hit me last night

In honesty, I do not believe that it is any easier than FM11. The interface has definitely been made more powerful, and by giving more information more conveniently it has some sense of being easier to play. But this isn't necessarily a bad thing, intrinsically the AI has the same information, and I'm really hoping they can improve the AI's decision making in patches, although they haven't promised such that I know of.

In a sense, you can adjust the difficulty yourself - if you follow all the "Sign this exact player here, this exact player here, this exact player here, then use this special tactic that exploits the engine" advice that some follow in great detail, along with a couple of exploits (either vague or explicit exploits) that might be there, than it will become very easy. If you attemt to play realistically, even in a LLM fashion, it will still provide a reasonable challenge for you, although if you know or learn how to make good decisions you will almost certainly overachieve more often than not.

At the end of the day why would anyone go back to FM11 if you are going well & are enjoying FM12 ? mind boggling to say the least

When you see complaints it's also worth considering that people who are enjoying the game are probably playing it happily while the ones who haven't enjoyed it are complaining on a forum: internet forums in general vastly over-represent the discontented, simply because people can't be bothered to post "I'm satisfied" but do feel motivated to say "I'm very annoyed".

FM12 all the way. could not get into FM11.

I keep reading that the match engine is the same in fm11/fm12.

Surely they have the same difficulty?

Exactly; it's no easier or harder than FM11, just that (most) people have had a year already to develop their tactics. They already know what works.

If that applies, see if there is a different tactic that takes your fancy.

Me? I'm sticking with what I used last year. It gives me a brand of football that I enjoy watching, whilst not being too 'overpowered'. I'm happy with my lot.

I would suggest playing untill you have your own impression of the game.

Personally i find it too easy. I've only played the demo though.