HUNT3R

The ME cannot distinguish between human and AI.

There's a section in the bug tracker dedicated to reporting issues relating to the ME: https://community.sigames.com/bugtracker/football-manager-2023-bugs-tracker/753_match-engine-ai-and-tactics/ Please go through the pinned topic so that you are aware of what SI need to be able to investigate a reported issue.

Every opinion is welcome here, positive or negative, as long as it is constructive. Please keep feedback in the feedback thread though. SI monitor it actively, so it is worth keeping everything in there, otherwise it might be missed.

This seems to have very little to do with GD. I would suggest that you either raise it in the editor's section or (if it's a game issue) raise it in the bug tracker.

It's still there. https://community.sigames.com/bugtracker/football-manager-2023-bugs-tracker/database-and-research/

Yes, please check that you change both to English and you should be sorted.

Which version did you buy? If you bought the 'normal' Steam version, you need to activate it on Steam. I haven't played using the Epic or Microsoft Store version, but I would imagine theirs work the same - needing to be activated on their own platform. It wouldn't be the football manager site, unless I'm misunderstanding something.

SI will need the match PKM with timed instances of the issue so they can use the file to look at the coding under the hood. https://community.sigames.com/bugtracker/football-manager-2023-bugs-tracker/753_match-engine-ai-and-tactics/welcome-reporting-match-engine-issues-r9473/

I don't know what you're showing me (it's not in English) but I do know the IGE is not currently available for the Epic Games version. If you have another issue, please report it in the bug tracker. https://community.sigames.com/bugtracker/football-manager-2023-bugs-tracker/913_pre-game-and-in-game-editor/

That's okay (3 of them are at the bottom of the first page) but the important thing is to check whether restarting Steam solves your issue or not.

There have been a few threads here, in the editor's section and in the bugs forum. First step - restart Steam and see if it shows up.

Licensing allows the game to be sold for a year.

If you know you're vulnerable toward the end of a match, it's probably best to tighten up a little. It's the same ME for human and AI managers. 4-5 shots per goal is fantastic. The average conversion rate for teams would be around 9-13%, so roughly a goal for every 10th shot. It's the same ME for both human and AI. If they're better at scoring than you are, you can make changes to combat this. In both FM22 and FM23, I am able to get a conversion rate of about 12%, which is better than most of the teams in the league. This is from a throwaway save that I had during beta:

Licensing.

It's the same ME for human and AI, so if there's a difference in stats for you, it's down to something you're doing. It might be tactical (especially if you're creating low quality chances) or it may be player related (in the case of good chances created, but not finished off) or even a combination of both. I don't consider myself a stats person as I rely more on watching matches, but I have started to pay attention to certain stats and also xG, which is a very useful metric. In matches, I aim for an average xG/shot of 0.1xG and I try and set up tactics to try and concede lower than 0.1xG per shot. That's on average, which means there should be a mix of lower quality <0.08 xG, but also good (imo, >0.18 xG) chances. I also aim for 11-13% for a conversion rate. I save at the end of most seasons (and I played up to about 2044) so I have a few examples of achieving this and sometimes even doing better than that. I also watch the xG table in the Data Hub, which also helps track my performance over the course of a season: That's what I can add from a General Discussion point of view, but it might be worth opening a thread in the tactics forum if you want to take a deeper dive into tactical analysis and/or advice.

They're different games, so I can't imagine that they'd be compatible at all. FM to FM should be compatible, but not FM to FM Console.

No. There are basically 3 settings. Shoot less often (rarely), shoot sometimes and shoot more often. Doubling up on the instruction won't change anything wrt your striker who, by default should be on the middle setting 'sometimes'.

Be careful that you're not too strict when choosing your criteria. Not sure who you're managing, but to expect a minimum of 4 star 'certain' potential, might be unrealistic. Young players often have, for example, 2-3 star gold stars (so 'certain' potential, in their opinion) with white stars (uncertainty) making up the rest. That's for youngsters you have 100% scouting knowledge on, even in your own club. Those that you don't will be even more uncertain. These players won't show up in your search. It's often better to cast a wider net and filter through players from there.

Please post ideas for future versions here: https://community.sigames.com/forums/forum/353-football-manager-feature-requests-pcmac/

Best to report this in the bug tracker, ideally with a copy of your save so that SI can investigate.

I'm not a researcher and @MrPompey's reply to you would carry a lot more weight as he is a researcher, but have a look at this post: Whether this post is accurate or not doesn't matter. There's nothing even really wrong with the post. BUT, what's posted here is very subjective. It can provide food for thought. This is definitely not me having a go at the poster, but I think Dan sums it up quite well: Now, have a look at this: Whether I agree or not with the data presented, isn't the point, but it is presented well. It obviously takes a little effort to dig up the data, but that provides something a lot more factual to back up an opinion.

I'm aware of that, thank you. I should have been clearer in saying that it's rare for a 16yo non-EU player to agree terms to move when he's 18. Thanks for pointing it out as it is worth remembering.

We already discussed this on the previous page. Who are you managing? Man City?

I would suggest reporting specific cases, if it's an EU team trying to sign from another EU team. It still doesn't seem very common, but the Aznou example shows that it can happen and that was between Barcelona and Bayern as well, so there were big clubs involved and it's a recent example. It's only 1 recent example, so if there are more, that would definitely help.

I don't think it's correct to say that this has been done to stop players exploiting the market. The changes have been made to reflect what's happening IRL. I have made an effort to dig into the data to show that it's rare for a South American 16yo to move to Europe and by doing it, I've also increased my knowledge in this area. I have also posted why 16yo South American players transferring to England will be very rare, if there will be any. So far, I haven't seen any data from the other side of the debate to show that the changes are unrealistic. Users in this thread posted that they are able to sign 16yo players from within Europe as another EU team and that is happening IRL too. So far, it doesn't seem like anything is unrealistic in FM23. If that statement isn't correct, then I really would love to be corrected with factual, recent data. I haven't delved into every transfer that happened recently, so it is possible. Man City and Real Madrid were brought up and I checked it out, along with also checking Barcelona. As for the list of footballers posted: Garnacho - was born in Spain, has Spanish citizenship and was in the Atletico youth team. Hannibal - Born in France, has French citizenship and started off in the Paris FC youth team. Adam Aznou - from what I can see, born in Morocco, has Spanish citizenship and started at the Barcelona youth team. These transfers could still happen (EU to EU), based on a couple of users' feedback in this thread. The complaint seemed to be about South American 16yo players though? Vininistus Junior - as mentioned before - the deal was done in 2017, 5 years ago. Jude Bellingham - was 17 when he transferred and correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think the Brexit rules were in effect back then. It is now, as I have posted earlier in the thread. Gabriel Martinelli - was 18 when he transferred. That's possible in FM as well. Cesc Fabregas - I don't know why he's on the list. He's Spanish. He did leave Barcelona at 16 to join Arsenal when England was still part of the EU.