soccer.joel Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I have a question. I have seen football manager 2012 at around 15 australian dollars. Seeing that fm 2013 will come out in around 5 months and fm13 will be better and have updated squads. The new game will be at least 50 dollars. If u were me would u go for 2012 or wait til 2013 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dune297 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Why not both? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccer.joel Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 At the moment it's not an option. I own fm 2010 and play it heaps and want to upgrade but I only want to every 2-3 years as I am still at school Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrazT Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 15 Dollars is a great price for the game, so get it now and enjoy FM 12- wait and see what FM 13 has to offer and if you are tempted, wait till this time next year and get it cheaply then, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccer.joel Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 15 Dollars is a great price for the game, so get it now and enjoy FM 12- wait and see what FM 13 has to offer and if you are tempted, wait till this time next year and get it cheaply then, But it won't have updated squads and attributes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrazT Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 But it won't have updated squads and attributes whenever you buy the game, you can get the latest update automatically through steam so it will be up to date, regardless of when you buy it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccer.joel Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 whenever you buy the game, you can get the latest update automatically through steam so it will be up to date, regardless of when you buy it. When do they stop updating it and how often do they update transfers (I currently play fm 2010 without steam) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljwjones Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 If you get FM 12 the most up to date transfers will be the ones made in January 2012....but lets be honest after 1 season in game that doesn't really matter as transfers are made and ti no longer matches real life. The last update for FM 12 has been released(as far as we are all aware) so no further updates will come. In answer to your question, I would also suggest both. I played each years version every year when I was in school, and still do now when in University. Clocked up 851hours on this years game(not fully accurate as some time was offline and steam didn't count this) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky323 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 get 2012, then get 2013 as well when it comes out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
x42bn6 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 There will doubtless be fan updates of older games over time, like FM WeeGiE (Google it). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccer.joel Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 How much ddoanloads would 2012 take up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickyjim Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Buy FM12 on the cheap ($15 is good), then, scrape together a couple of dollars each week to be put in a FM13 piggy bank! Surely even if you're at school you can afford that, maybe you buy a can of coke every now and then? Chocolate bar? Cigs (tut tut)? Don't do it! Put that money somewhere safe. Bobs your unkle... Once FM13 is out it'll seem like you're getting it for free. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle22 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Don't buy either. Spend your time changing your school course/degree to one in computer studies/software development. The time saved from not playing FM - applied to the new course will score you a first class honours. Then, after you graduate, send your CV to Sports Interactive and get a job as a playtester for them. You'll then get paid for playing all the time!!! Yay! Seriously - I like the FM piggybank idea. Buy the cheap version now and put $3 a week away from now on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballManagerBlog Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Go for the double! And besides, you still can get all your updates online through steam automatically for your FM 2012. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicente14 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 In the summer sales it'll probably be reduced to the price of a macdonalds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccer.joel Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 It's not the price. I just want to chose which one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bababui Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Its 5 months till FM 2013.....if you are happy with 10 just wait and there is usually a pre-release sale. On the other hand it usually takes a couple of patches to get things working as designed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tottenhamfmo7 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 15 Dollars is a great price for the game, so get it now and enjoy FM 12- wait and see what FM 13 has to offer and if you are tempted, wait till this time next year and get it cheaply then, Exactly my advice also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott MUFC Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 depends on what you want to do, quite a few of the FM12 "faves" have moved clubs this window (Hazard, kagawa) so FM13 might be harder, but then it might be easier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabio MVP Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I would wait for FM 2013. FM 12.2.2 is the best football management simulation ever IMO, but at this point I don't feel I could get myself into playing FM 2012. Then again it just might be me because I played it since the release day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overmars Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I am in a similar boat and have decided to wait. The issue for me is that the real life 2011-12 season is too fresh in my mind, and I don't like seeing it not reflected in the game I am playing. Keep enjoying the old version and jump in right away when FM13 is out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonna112 Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 I'd wait..... ignore the rest you'll kick yourself when the new one comes out and you still have the old version.... plus.. ALOT has changed and no doubt the game itself will change however slightly when fm2013 comes out........ if you have the available cash however no harm in buying both... 2012 will be a good stopgap until 2013 comes out... but if you arnt getting 2013 if you buy 2012 then i'd wait.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccer.joel Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 I am in a similar boat and have decided to wait. The issue for me is that the real life 2011-12 season is too fresh in my mind, and I don't like seeing it not reflected in the game I am playing. Keep enjoying the old version and jump in right away when FM13 is out. That is probably what I will decide to do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_numbers Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 It depends on what you want from it - if you want perfectly updated squads, then obviously FM13 will have them when it comes out. There are unofficial data updates available for FM12, but they're subjective and take a little more messing. Given that the A-League has also been massively improving in terms of actually working on the last few FM releases, you can probably assume that to continue into the next one if you have an interest in the national league. If you want it to be instantly playable with no errors at all, then a fully patched FM12 would be your best best right now. FM13 will almost certainly let a few little niggles through, though they're generally never game-breaking problems. If you're fine with them, and rarely encounter problems anyway, then they're not an issue. There were a lot of users on here from Australia around launch time of FM12 IIRC who had found the best place to buy it - either from an overseas import or (I THINK) JB had a massive deal on for a week or so. If you just keep an eye on here around release someone might be able to find you a cheaper place to buy it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccer.joel Posted June 7, 2012 Author Share Posted June 7, 2012 It depends on what you want from it - if you want perfectly updated squads, then obviously FM13 will have them when it comes out. There are unofficial data updates available for FM12, but they're subjective and take a little more messing. Given that the A-League has also been massively improving in terms of actually working on the last few FM releases, you can probably assume that to continue into the next one if you have an interest in the national league.If you want it to be instantly playable with no errors at all, then a fully patched FM12 would be your best best right now. FM13 will almost certainly let a few little niggles through, though they're generally never game-breaking problems. If you're fine with them, and rarely encounter problems anyway, then they're not an issue. There were a lot of users on here from Australia around launch time of FM12 IIRC who had found the best place to buy it - either from an overseas import or (I THINK) JB had a massive deal on for a week or so. If you just keep an eye on here around release someone might be able to find you a cheaper place to buy it. I do manage in the A-League a bit and would like to have updated squads and improved features. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avine Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I honestly would buy fm12,suggesting that the cost is low, in order to prepare for a long term save in fm13 when it is released. I understand that this may sounds weird to some,but this is what i would do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arijit Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I was in similar position like you. I bought FM2012 in beginning of May, so almost everywhere the season is coming to an end. I setup a new game, holidayed for 1 year and voila! I am in 2012 july. Now all the clubs made transfers, but not all players are changed, almost every clubs have almost same team with few new players. This will make you feel like a new season and will keep things interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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