stevie_G_32201 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 some people dont get it that the release date isnt here yet. why complain? the people who complain because they cant play a game before its official release date are just being childish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshmay07 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 some people dont get it that the release date isnt here yet. why complain? the people who complain because they cant play a game before its official release date are just being childish. could not agree more i wont be playing till the 14th and i think everyone else can wait to !!!!! well said m8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braumiller Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 with later release dates such as the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia for Football Manager 2009 and Worldwide Soccer Manager in the USA will have servers turned active for midnight before their respective releases. " So WWSM is now officially not available on the 14th as was originally promised ? (the question has been completely ignored every time someone has asked about) This is the first official word on this. /golf clap everyone involved Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_G_32201 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 ive always known WWSM to be avaliable on the 17th. FM on the 14th. i dont know why but thats the way it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhysieboy79 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 how have you installed it? Also i thought Macs had to register still via Uniloc or phone? Just not by STEAM? I didn't realise they would be able to play it without doing this! Its pretty Unfair! I didn't realise that? So I just have to load the DVD, install and hey presto? That's less of a headache I suppose for me until I wear the disc out or lose it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braumiller Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 ive always known WWSM to be avaliable on the 17th. FM on the 14th. i dont know why but thats the way it is. It was originally listed as being released on the 14th on Steam when most people pre-ordered. Steam then quietly changed the date in one place to the 17th (the second place still displayed the 14th) and then two days ago they changed the 2nd date to the 17th. SEGA and SI have yet to comment on this, so US Steam customers are having to make presumptions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcm Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Now, we understand that the activation will be active on the 14th, but what about the download? Can't we download it 48hr before as we were told? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_G_32201 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 if they have delayed it they must have good reason. just be patient Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braumiller Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 if only SI commented on as many threads as you.......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_G_32201 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 if only lol its not my fault i get everywhere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainPlanet Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Now, we understand that the activation will be active on the 14th, but what about the download? Can't we download it 48hr before as we were told? They are looking to get the pre-download available today, but are currently working on it with no specific timescale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_1991 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Hello from Bulgaria I am a researcher and I received the game today But I have problems with the keycode.Neither Steam,nor Uniloc accept my keycode :confused: What is the problem ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_G_32201 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 you need to wait until the 14th to activate it sorry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gogotte Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 does this mean that i can play friday morning at 00.01 (the night between the 13th and the 14th) if my game is activated ??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcm Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Hello from Bulgaria I am a researcher and I received the game today But I have problems with the keycode.Neither Steam,nor Uniloc accept my keycode :confused: What is the problem ? You need to make more research. LoL just kidding, read the OP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eduardo Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I do a format about every 3 months... so i have to activate the game everytime? I hope theres no limit on activations on the same PC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_G_32201 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 does this mean that i can play friday morning at 00.01 (the night between the 13th and the 14th) if my game is activated ??? yes you can play at that time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMaster#28 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Make sure you uninstall the game properly before you format each time then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_G_32201 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I do a format about every 3 months... so i have to activate the game everytime?I hope theres no limit on activations on the same PC. you are limited to 5 activations per disc. if you need to formatt you would need to uninstall fm 09 first to get your activation back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK2003 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I do a format about every 3 months... so i have to activate the game everytime?I hope theres no limit on activations on the same PC. Just remember to uninstall the game each time you do a format to get your activation back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neckus Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Yeah... otherwise you'll wear out one out of 5 installs ... but wait ... every 3 months .... 5 installs ... hm.... 3x5 is 15 months... im guessing there will be a FM2010 with 11-12 months so you're in no trouble Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliek Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Like everyone else I dont want to mess this up and I want to get things clear in my head prior to Friday otherwise it will keep me awake at night!! So..... 1. Buy the game from a retailer 2. Take it home and stick the disk in the pc as normal 3. It will start to install and then ask me how I wish to do this STEAM/PHONE/UNILOC 4. I tick 'STEAM' 5. It takes me to their website and I register and input my individual code 6. It carries on installing and asks me if I want the patch Is this correct? Is it worthwhile me registering with STEAM prior to attempting to install the game (ie tonight) or will that just complicate things? Bare in mind I didnt download the demo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neckus Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Like everyone else I dont want to mess this up and I want to get things clear in my head prior to Friday otherwise it will keep me awake at night!!So..... 1. Buy the game from a retailer 2. Take it home and stick the disk in the pc as normal 3. It will start to install and then ask me how I wish to do this STEAM/PHONE/UNILOC 4. I tick 'STEAM' 5. It takes me to their website and I register and input my individual code 6. It carries on installing and asks me if I want the patch Is this correct? Is it worthwhile me registering with STEAM prior to attempting to install the game (ie tonight) or will that just complicate things? Bare in mind I didnt download the demo Sounds about right. I would advise to download the demo just to write down the bugs so you know the guys at si did a good job after you installed the patch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_G_32201 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 i think there is plenty mention of the bugs on the forums Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehanson Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Hello from Bulgaria I am a researcher and I received the game today But I have problems with the keycode.Neither Steam,nor Uniloc accept my keycode :confused: What is the problem ? Your a resarcher, yet this is your 1st post, and you don't know about the activation? Hmmmm..................... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigeastbourne Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 So if you install with Uniloc will you have to download the patches or will they still update automatically ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_G_32201 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 i think you would need to download the patches manually Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers08 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Nice to see it all cleared up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
random_name Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 SEGA have today confirmed that activation servers for Football Manager 2009 will be turned on shortly before midnight on Thursday 13th November in time for the release date of Friday November 14th across Europe. Markets with later release dates such as the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia for Football Manager 2009 and Worldwide Soccer Manager in the USA will have servers turned active for midnight before their respective releases. Quite frankly this is ripping the people who already ordered via STEAM off. And nobody has said anything about what is the reason for the delay. I suspect it's translation issues but, as I've said before, I don't care about the translation and wanted the english version of the game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootyKing Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Wait...What about the patch that will allow people with poor graphics card to play FM09 without 3D When will this come out?....I wanna play FM09! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevil0728 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Hang on.. I don't get it. 6 EDT ( Sydney) meaning what time GMT? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_G_32201 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 just before midnight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Quite frankly this is ripping the people who already ordered via STEAM off. And nobody has said anything about what is the reason for the delay. I suspect it's translation issues but, as I've said before, I don't care about the translation and wanted the english version of the game. How is this ripping people off? We have clear release dates - due to retailers breaking our guidelines we have had to adapt our strategy. Yes, some SKU's require translation, but whilst you may want an English copy, many non-english speakers do not - this is the reason for the delay, would you rather we put back the other SKU's until all the translations are done? Thought not I realise you are frustrated, but posting comments like this do very little to change the situation and end up making the forum boards more depressing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevil0728 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 just before midnight So game activation start 0000hour gmt WORLDWIDE? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Bladesman Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Miles said recently that the timing for the patch release really depended on when it got through QA - he didn't seem to expect it before Friday morning, but that if it was ready earlier, it would be available earlier. I'll see if I can find the quote. Edit: The quote is here: The patch will be released once it has been verified by our QA team. I'm not expecting this to happen til Friday morning, but if it happens earlier, then it will be released earlier. That was on the 10th though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
random_name Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 How is this ripping people off? We have clear release dates - due to retailers breaking our guidelines we have had to adapt our strategy. Yes, some SKU's require translation, but whilst you may want an English copy, many non-english speakers do not - this is the reason for the delay, would you rather we put back the other SKU's until all the translations are done? Thought not I realise you are frustrated, but posting comments like this do very little to change the situation and end up making the forum boards more depressing. Unfortunately I realize I can't change the situation but why shouldn't I be able to voice my discontent? I don't want to sound depressing I'm amped for the game and as you stated it's frustrating, because the original "FM available on steam" news item did not say anything about delays in certain markets. I buy FM every year and know that the release date in Poland is always pushed back because of translation issues (and the publisher can't even be bothered to include english language files in the final product, at least that was the case in 07. I ordered 08 from the UK to avoid this) so when I read it's going to be available globally on steam I thought that was a good idea to get the exact game that I want along with everyone else on the earliest possible date. My understanding is that if someone didn't want an English copy he can wait that extra week to get his game translated and now if I understand you correctly it's the Polish retailers fault that the game gets pushed back over here, right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-evo Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I just hope my game arrives tomorrow, I read the manual and sniff it while it is new, then come home on Friday night and play, play, play Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevil0728 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 So game activation start 0000hour gmt WORLDWIDE? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevil0728 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 where did u quote that from Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekman Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I don't know if it's just me but i don't get all the people wanting to activate the game earlier than friday. I mean, the patch that fixes the injury bug is only out on friday so why would you want to start a new game before its out? Because as you've probably noticed the people on this forum are impatient as hell when it comes to the ability to play fm;) Anyway the patches are save game compatable so will work on a game that you've already started unless they contain a data update. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SzymonK Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Quite frankly this is ripping the people who already ordered via STEAM off. And nobody has said anything about what is the reason for the delay. I suspect it's translation issues but, as I've said before, I don't care about the translation and wanted the english version of the game. Yeah. Same here. I don't care about polish translation. I'm from Poland, but like more english version (it's force of habit, i'm playing CM/FM since version 3, there were no polish language at all). I wanted to order it via Steam to obtain english version - but I see there is no possibility, so I won't buy FM 09 at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_1991 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Thanks for the answers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevil0728 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 i do not fully understand the statement... So the activation starts 0000hour gmt? Worldwide regardless of where or just 0000hour depending on your timezone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMaster#28 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Midnight GMT would be the same everywhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCfan Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Probably GMT for Europe and 06:00 EDT for the Australian-based markets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SzymonK Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Midnight GMT would be the same everywhere. [sarcasm]Not in Poland, Czech Rep., Slovakia and... USA[/sarcasm] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevil0728 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Midnight GMT would be the same everywhere. So is 0000GMT not just 0000? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_neil41 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Is it Today going into Thursday as that is what it should be I just think for some reason I could be wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
batch Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Is it Today going into Thursday as that is what it should be I just think for some reason I could be wrong "activation servers for Football Manager 2009 will be turned on shortly before midnight on Thursday 13th November" From the opening post. Today is Weds. So................................. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
digsy11 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 I just hope my game arrives tomorrow, I read the manual and sniff it while it is new, then come home on Friday night and play, play, play lol sounds like you got a manual addiction Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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