Fabio MVP Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 last year i think the demo came out around 11:00 pm of the day before the announced release day, so i think i'll stay up and wait for the release! Last year it was released at 16:00h UK time. Miles said he will say at midnite at what time exactly is the demo going to be available for download. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ely-matty Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Last year it was released at 16:00h UK time. Miles said he will say at midnite at what time exactly is the demo going to be available for download. where is going to say it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabio MVP Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 where is going to say it? Eh ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukewbutler04 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 can i download the fm11 demo via stream using a mac? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr0tos Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Oh, UK time midnight is 1 am in here. And I need to go work at tomorrow morning. F*ck I think my boss will not happy tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew j F Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 what is the deal with this gay steam thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alakhai Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 what is the deal with this gay steam thing. Well, that was a mature and productive comment....... Read the thread and find out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FM mad! Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Could someone please give me Miles twitter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt ex SEGA Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 @milessi .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FM mad! Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 @milessi.... Thanks Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar2010 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Of course it's pure speculation, given nothing of what I had said has happened yet!It is simply educated guesswork. I think it's pretty hard to deny that SI has made a conscious push towards Steam - whilst I'm not particularly bothered about how they distribute the demo (I'll wait the extra day, although it is a nuisance - I actually can't understand why they didn't release the demo on the Friday on all platforms if they weren't doing this in order to favour Steam... for all those saying "it's only an extra day, wait for the torrent", if it's only an extra day, why release the Steam one earlier??), I am concerned about the prospect Steam will be used to release the actual game ahead of the DVD release in the future. Or, heaven forbid, release it Steam only, which would cut down on manufacturing costs. I'm talking years down the line, but I'd prefer if the trend was nipped in the bud now to be honest. My personal opinion on Steam, since it repeatedly stalled my system years ago, is about as low as you can go and I won't be using it. The fact is that the general trend of PC games is towards digital download for several reasons with Steam being in pole position as it stands. I have no doubts that in years to come boxed PC games won't exist and all will be digital download in some form, either direct or through a client. As for your comment about Steam stalling your system years ago well technology moves on and you should be mature enough to recognise that and be able to evaluate the product as it is now rather than years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shwan Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 happy that am working at home till 4 at morning .. will not miss the demo hopefully I Knew one day this will work in my advantage Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtradj Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 with the details being released at midnight on what time it will be avaliable. i am guessing we wont be able to download it until thursday morning 9am onwards unlikely the will have it ready for download at something like 3am is it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swaggerfeld Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 miles or matt, quick question.. a friend of mine still got Tiger OS running his mac.. will FM2011 run on Tiger or only Leopard for mac? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt ex SEGA Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 People's years old impression of Steam is a really interesting point. I remember downloading it on the day it came out - as I recall, it was integral if you wanted to keep your Counter Strike client up to date. It was crap. Slow, buggy, crashed a lot. That was 10 years ago. As a comparison - take a look at the PC or the mobile phone you had 10 years ago. I'd wager the one you have now is probably better. Think of Steam like that. I tried it again when I wanted to investigate it as we were considering using it for Total War and FM. It was a hugely surprising experience. Better usability, less PC-intensive, better services available, and on FM - and this is absolutely true - completely uninvasive. Last year, here's what I did; - Installed the game via the boxed copy I got from work. - Registered with Steam - it's the easiest way of ensuring you have the right patch and that you're up to date. - Set Steam to offline mode. - Didn't turn Steam on again until I knew the patch was available. - Downloaded the patch. - Set Steam to offline mode. - Rinse and repeat. It's easier, for me, than trawling around websites looking for patches etc etc. It's not invasive. It's not difficult to use. I appreciate and respect that it's not everyone's cup of tea. But it's a constantly evolving and improving service, so it's worth keeping an eye on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt ex SEGA Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 miles or matt, quick question.. a friend of mine still got Tiger OS running his mac.. will FM2011 run on Tiger or only Leopard for mac? Yikes. I know nothing about Macs. I am, however, reliably informed that it's Leopard or Snow Leopard only. Does that mean anything useful... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgar555 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Yikes. I know nothing about Macs.I am, however, reliably informed that it's Leopard or Snow Leopard only. Does that mean anything useful... It means his mate needs to get a new OS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swaggerfeld Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 It means his mate needs to get a new OS. thanks matt.. yeah i guess he needs to update then, imma work my magic and ask the usenet servers for advice :o Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo_rooney Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 What great news about the demo...I have a heck of a long day at work tomorrow But I will stop up to find out what time it's out and download before I start if I can. Then maybe have friday off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter G Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Hopefully the demo will be put up around midnight and it can be downloaded around that time, the thing is, would I be able to play it at school away from the Internet? I'm thinking of taking my laptop in and playing FM in my first lesson as I have a free period and have nothing better to do than plays games really. Is it possible to play it offline like this and would I be able to download it within say, 30 minutes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim1984 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Having a day off to play a computer game demo? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swirlypop69 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Oh my gosh I really didn't realise how many people do not read. Yes!!! You can play Football Manager in Steam's offline mode BUT you need to be online when you download the demo obviously! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim1984 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 BUT you need to be online when you download the demo obviously! Wisdom of the day Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swirlypop69 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Wisdom of the day After seeing some of the questions on here I wouldn't want to assume to miss such an 'obvious' piece of information. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twellman24 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Having a day off to play a computer game demo? Demo???? THIS IS FOOTBALL MANAGER!!! (Kicks Pim1984 to the hole) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkbright Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I'm going to give steam a try. See what it's like, if it's rubbish with the demo, I will get the boxed copy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
discopiglet Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 yes mate.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggie26 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Any chance Si will upload demos onto Usenet servers ? Bump please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTime Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 The madness begins. Liking how the forums have come alive in the last couple of days. Can't wait until midnight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swaggerfeld Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 im satisfied with my accomplishments on FM10, just won every prize there is to win with Birmingham incuding the Champions League and won the World Cup with Argentina.. not bad, and right on time for the FM11 demo tonight! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_G_32201 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 roll on midnight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinese_Taboo Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Last year I brought a boxed copy for £18 and typed in its code into steam and downloaded the game without ever putting the disc in my laptop. After that Ive been able to play the game on and offline whenever I want. Plus the patches were updated automatically and I've still beeb able to add face packs etc. :] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterMunch Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I'm going to give steam a try. See what it's like, if it's rubbish with the demo, I will get the boxed copy. Have done a liittle review of steam on my blog, check it out, might convince you some more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxi7 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Steam is lovely, makes everything alot easier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swaggerfeld Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 lol @ tweet from mirrorfootball: If Fergie drops Rooney til Jan, he can at least play the Football Manager 2011 demo - exclusively available on MirrorFootball from midnight! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swirlypop69 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Aha! So it will be available from midnight! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
uistbhoy Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo_rooney Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Demo????THIS IS FOOTBALL MANAGER!!! (Kicks Pim1984 to the hole) Exactly! I wont be having the day off to "play". I will start a new career as the manager of one of the most successful football clubs in the world, on tens of thousands of pounds per week....I think I will need a whole day free for that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottymurkz Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 great news Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reflection22 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Nice...Champions league football tonight followed by the FM Demo. Have to be up at about 8am but I'll hopefully get a look at it for an hour or so tonight before bed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsterMunch Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 lol @ tweet from mirrorfootball:If Fergie drops Rooney til Jan, he can at least play the Football Manager 2011 demo - exclusively available on MirrorFootball from midnight! lmfao superb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottymurkz Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 lol @ tweet from mirrorfootball:If Fergie drops Rooney til Jan, he can at least play the Football Manager 2011 demo - exclusively available on MirrorFootball from midnight! all the work put into trying to hide demo release untangled by one tweet! Thanks Swaggerfield Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFuzzyDunlop Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Bah, that's me up until 4am then, good job I haven't got work tomorrow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reflection22 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 They just tweeted this a minute ago as well: Demo can be downloaded from midnight. And is going to blow you all away Just to make it absolutely clear! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTime Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 That is great news! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grecian_03 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Yay! So happy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barkermush Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 If Fergie drops Rooney til Jan, he can at least play the Football Manager 2011 demo - exclusively available on MirrorFootball from midnight! Oooo does that mean it's the torrent version? Or will it just be exclusively a download link leading to the Steam download link? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roberto922 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 No, mirror have a direct download that crashes their servers after about 10 minutes. If they're lucky Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronaldo_rooney Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 No, mirror have a direct download that crashes their servers after about 10 minutes. If they're lucky Lol good one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottymurkz Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Steam have put the FM11 demo on there games list now, not available for download yet, but i've got it open in antisipation! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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