[Football Manager 2018 *Official* Feedback Thread]

10 minutes ago, forameuss said:

It's pretty obvious why they don't.  If they say they want a very specific feature to be in the game and it isn't there, then they don't look very good, and open themselves up to the less enlightened to fire into them.  If they go too vague, they open themselves up to that anyway due to most not understanding how development works.  You say "managed by just three people" like that makes it somehow harder.  Of course it's easier to provide a roadmap for a smaller product.  

Of course it would be nice to know more about what they're planning, but it's so, so easy to see why they don't.

I'm a leading authority on marketing; I run a very successful digital marketing agency, it's my job, and I know how it (and people) work.

Funny enough, giving customers what they actually want, rather than guessing what they want, works very, very well. That company I mentioned still has many, many customers and many, many competitors. It's far riskier for them to declare what they want to do with their product than it is for SI.

I just think more transparency about the future of the game would foster greater excitement around the product. Rather than "surprise" people with more burger vans, let's give people what they are actually craving. Like an editor for FMC or T, whatever it is now.

 

[Football Manager 2018 *Official* Feedback Thread]

1 hour ago, MrPompey said:

I think what is missing is some response acknowledging / advising its being looked it. this is better for gamers than constantly logging bugs and examples which eventually causes distress and posts reflect it. I know the devs are not so keen to post in the forums these days

To be honest, I am still completely mystified as to why SI don't produce a public roadmap.

I'm a web designer and digital marketer, and over the last few days I have been taking a look at an email marketing tool for an upcoming blog post. The business is managed by just three people, and even they have managed to put together a roadmap: https://trello.com/b/cbg2xDI6/lemlist-roadmap.

They find it incredibly useful by all accounts, and it has actually helped them make significant improvements to their software very, very quickly.

FM has virtually no competition, so that can't be the reason why features/enhancements are kept under wraps. And it doesn't have the pulling power of something like GTA, so the "mystery" marketing that Rockstar does so well really doesn't work well for FM.

For the first time since 2012 I haven't bought the latest version of Football Manager, and I've made the right choice by all accounts. Never seen so much negative feedback about an ME since 13.

I would advise everyone to switch to a March buying cycle. That way you will know if the game has improved enough for you.

[Football Manager 2017 Pre-Release Beta Feedback Thread]

14 minutes ago, KUBI said:

How about that one: 

If it happens just once in a season, it's not unrealistic.

Not even close to the OG the dude posted. It's the reaction (or lack of) of the goalkeeper that sets it apart.

FM17 beta is generally solid though. It's basically 16.5, which is fine by me.