StephenFMT17 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Just a question to all the forum members in full time work. What sort of playing hours do you get under your belt each day/week? As I work full time and help my fiancee who's currently unemployed due to mental health I rarely get any decent hours to myself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElliottMS Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 2 hours ago, StephenFMT17 said: Just a question to all the forum members in full time work. What sort of playing hours do you get under your belt each day/week? As I work full time and help my fiancee who's currently unemployed due to mental health I rarely get any decent hours to myself. When I play, I might manage 3 hours of an evening. But I don't have a significant other to monopolise my evenings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Marc Vaughan Posted May 18, 2022 SI Staff Share Posted May 18, 2022 I play on average about 20 hours a week with the precise timings varying hugely ... then again I get away with the excuse that I'm (cough) testing the game and its features which is kinda helpful (back in the day when I worked onsite in London I used to play mainly during commuting which was about three hours in total a day with 1.5 hour of that on average on the game and the other 1.5 hours reading, I used to be able to get through several novels a week in those days ). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navelgazer Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 On a good week 1-2 hours a day. Definitely at the lower end. Have a young child so quite time poor. Mobile is perfect in that sense. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SI Staff Marc Vaughan Posted May 19, 2022 SI Staff Share Posted May 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Navelgazer said: On a good week 1-2 hours a day. Definitely at the lower end. Have a young child so quite time poor. Mobile is perfect in that sense. You are basically who I originally designed the mobile game for - I found my playing time (and sleep ) severely curtailed when I had young kids 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatiasDFS Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 As im alone in my work spot in the fabric sometimes i leave some games running while i do other things, this being if i have all setted and im just mid season going through calendar. For 100% focused gameplay i guess like an hour every night before going to sleep, maybe 2/3 hours a day on weekend. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoot Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 I am on an avarage about 3-4h a day every work day. Sathurday and sunday i dont use phone in general. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
superposh Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Around 1-3 hours a day. I first played the mobile version several years ago, purchased it to play on a long flight to Mexico, it really helped pass the time and calm my anxiety about flying! I've been playing Football Manager and Championship Manager before it since the early 90s. Unfortunately I just don't have the free time to sink into the PC game due to work and home commitments. I found myself loading it up and playing one or two matches during an evening, I'd quickly lose interest in the save. I found myself getting into that cycle that I'm sure some of you are familiar with.... constantly starting new saves and giving up before it really gets going. I feel like the PC game has evolved into something far more complex than I have time for. The mobile version is very close to being perfect for my needs. If I'm being honest, I'd probably like to see a bit more depth to it, but at the same time I appreciate the limitations there are due to it being a mobile game. Right now I'm happy to split my time between FM mobile on my phone and CM 01/02 on my laptop. For me, CM 01/02 is probably still 'pound for pound' the best Football Manager game of all time. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hildor Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 (edited) Em 19/05/2022 em 17:38, Marc Vaughan disse: You are basically who I originally designed the mobile game for - I found my playing time (and sleep ) severely curtailed when I had young kids I'm my opinion this game was also designed for us that can sneak the phone to work and still get to play FM 😁 I end up getting more hours while at work than at home. Edited May 21, 2022 by Hildor 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
passenger58 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 It's all about sneaking in game time whenever you can really. I have a 40 min tube journey to/from work so I try to play then. Also a bit on my lunch break. Play a match or two when I'm making a cup of tea for the missus. Another couple of matches while the kids are in the bath. It's tough when you start a new save game as it can get quite fiddly and repetitive setting things up, however once the season is up and running I'm able to get through things quicker. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond Richardson Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 On 21/05/2022 at 10:17, Hildor said: I'm my opinion this game was also designed for us that can sneak the phone to work and still get to play FM 😁 I end up getting more hours while at work than at home. Shhh, don't tell my bosses! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footix Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 I don't play a whole lot, maybe 1-2 hours per week. I played the older editions far more. The game gets increasingly complex for every year, and now it's at a point where I don't have the patience to set up a new game, knowing I should deal with staff, individual training, tactics and set pieces, recruiting and looking after team dynamics ... I mostly do the challenges. I know I can leave a lot of stuff to the assistant manager, but then I feel like I'm not playing the game "properly", if that makes sense? Don't get me wrong, it's a superb mobile game. I just don't have the time for it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenCronin Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 I really like the level of detail it has, not too little, not too much, can still succeed if you don't spend a long time setting up corner tactics or whatever. As for when I play it - well I've given up sleeping! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMFC2014 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Play both "full fat" FM and mobile but with work being the busiest it's ever been, plus not playing as many other gaming options on Playstation, I've noticed I play on mobile lots more these days, probably every second night for an hour and almost every morning for half hour before work. It still gives the good FM buzz but sometimes I do wish it was a little more detailed. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenCronin Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 I might have a problem... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoot Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 On 24/05/2022 at 21:44, Footix said: I don't play a whole lot, maybe 1-2 hours per week. I played the older editions far more. The game gets increasingly complex for every year, and now it's at a point where I don't have the patience to set up a new game, knowing I should deal with staff, individual training, tactics and set pieces, recruiting and looking after team dynamics ... I mostly do the challenges. I know I can leave a lot of stuff to the assistant manager, but then I feel like I'm not playing the game "properly", if that makes sense? Don't get me wrong, it's a superb mobile game. I just don't have the time for it. I have the opoosite thinking. For me the game is still toooooooooo simplified and some more things should be added because this way the game is too easy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenFMT17 Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 Adding more stuff would inevitably require a higher standard of handset minimum unfortunately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenCronin Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 I think the balance is about right. I would love to have more fleshed out staff though (ie staff CA / PA rather than just 3 levels of badge). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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