Mars_Blackmon

Agree, It's an ethics issue. And quite frankly, the J league isn't the only feature that is misleading or not working as advertised. AI Squad building was a headline feature with specific talking points about development, and youth usage. This is not working if AI isn't rotating or subbing players...

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I am more concerned about the expectations of the graphics. I think they set high expectations for graphical improvements by announcing the new engine, Now, if players don't think the graphics are still up to par, this place will be a disaster. People might expect AAA-level graphics, but realistically we would probably get something similar to Soccer Manager, but hopefully, I am wrong.

Focused on ME for sure. We get it, and it is miles better than previous years and less robotic. Offense play is way better, but defensive play is still lacking, and even more so since positional play has been upgraded. I don't recall anyone in this thread calling the ME bad. However, people have been pointing out legitimate problems in the match engine. I don't understand the constant defending of something that no one is even complaining about.

Apparently, an adboard bug was fixed also.

One of my pet peeves. Hopefully, there is an audio revamp for FM25, it is well overdue. Despite content creators playing on mute, there is a base that likes to enjoy the audio...

4-4-2 flat is definitely exposed but I am seeing high scoring games and I don't run into much 4-4-2 nor do I use that tactic. So it can be a combination of many factors.

Makes me wonder if the beta team focuses only on the match engine. This issue was literally the first thing I noticed, and I was able to diagnose that it happened more frequently in leagues running full detail.

Is that league in Full detail? That is where the problem is coming from. It doesn't seem like you are managing in this league.

Overpromise, underdeliver. Might have to wait until the winter update. If this were an American company, I would report them to the Better Business Bureau...

"The most complete FM ever" No bug fixes... MLS is broken right now, with international slots disappearing. The league is unplayable outside of year one. It would be greatly appreciated if you could adopt the principle of "underpromising and overdelivering" for the next generation of FM. Thank you.

Players in the attacking third with +85% passing accuracy probably aren't helping. FM loves tiki-take and gegenpress. But IMO, the AI just does not press and trap effectively enough. It would be interesting to see how tackles and interceptions, etc, compare to reality. I would guess it's low, which naturally creates more scoring.

Furthermore, the AI doesn't train like a typical human player who takes advantage of a mechanic. They are going to train players at the position they are currently playing in. So if the AI wants their player to be a future BWM, he expects him to play that role, as that is where his stats will get trained. Whereas a human sets the player to train at a position where he isn't playing because it gives them the best attributes covered in training. It is also never an immediate recall.

It's quite fascinating, to be honest. Even though there are some problems like players not getting enough playtime or being transferred out too quickly, these issues could be due to factors like the lack of substitutes and rotation of players. Despite these problems, I don't think the changes in the AI squad building are significant enough to be a headline feature, especially since we are told every year that they work on it. Teams are more likely to buy young players, but sometimes they still buy older players for a lot of money who end up not playing. However, this could also be related to the substitution and rotation problems.

The accuracy of the match engine is unimportant. The game should be visually appealing, featuring high-scoring matches and impressive goals.

I’m going to start watching full matches. I wouldn’t be surprised if this is what driving up pass accuracy. It’s really off putting that my 4 passing center back went from 66% passing in FM23 to a now 92% pass accuracy in FM 24.

I agree with your point. In my league, I haven't encountered any major injuries to goalkeepers so far. I believe people are not accustomed to seeing goalkeepers getting injured, hence they suspect it to be a bug. While I have had some injuries to my goalkeepers, none of them were severe or frequent enough to suggest a bug in the game.

Makes you question when doesn't negative transfer budgets actually come into play... Sports Interactive should focus on setting realistic expectations and exceeding them, rather than making grand promises they can't keep. For the past few years, they have promised a lot but failed to deliver, so it's time to adopt the "under promise, over deliver" principle.

And I doubt he reports any of the bugs/exploits.

This was supposed to be improved years ago, according to a features blog...

Yup, attributes should matter. Although attributes are relative, certain styles of play still require a certain level of technical and/or physical ability. A small club in a random country shouldn't be as efficient as a top club in the world. Surely, you won't see the flair, but the mistakes should be far more than what we see now...

developers read bugs in the bug report section.

or lower rep matters more.

Not sure I'm following. Considering options and not made up his mind about his future isn't a contradiction in the English language lol. What is your rep?

report as bug