A factory reset should be the last resort as it will uninstall any software that you have installed since the purchase and that could be a problem. It is hard nowadays to fill a hard drive, so I would look again at what is installed and then download an app that can check and uninstall any unwanted programs.
There were no changes to the ME in the full release, so you will need to look at your games more closely and find out what you can do to affect the results.
How much space is available on your hard drive?- if it is getting close to being full, you will need to look at what is installed there are uninstall some of the programs that are not in use.
28/12 in first season and have just lost our first match of the season and received the screenshot message that the team are unhappy with my management and blames me for the loss in the Cup, which was a preferred but not desired part of the club vision. They demand a team meeting and 2 turn up. The problem is unresolved after the meeting.
Background:
37 games played, first loss.
League Cup already won
Unbeaten in the league and well ahead.
Asked to be competitive in the CL and maybe make the group stages- not only made the group stages but now qualified for the knockout phase.
Now financially strong after the CL prize money
So, everyone should be delighted but no, player morale collapses after the first defeat.
I get it that winning the cup was a realistic target and everyone is disappointed, but surely the whole package should be taken into account before the roof falls in? By all means come and complain after 3 or 4 defeats in a row or something like that, but not at the first possible issue after 36 wins.
IMO player happiness/morale is still an issue with the game as has been recorded for several versions now.
Screenshot FrazT24-Gers3 and save game FrazT24-Gers3 uploaded
The only reason to wait for an update is if there are any major Data changes that have affected you and will be changed in the update and require a new save to take effect.. All other changes will be save-game compatible.
There is no guarantee that the crash is being caused by the game and not by some hardware issue. You all need to log your crash with SI and let them find out if it is a game issue
I tried this strategy a couple of times over the years but gave up early in the save- I couldn't get past not knowing the current players in my mind, especially when looking at my opponents and figuring out who to pay special attention to.
Regardless of how many times you ask that question, you will always get the same response:
The developers will be working on many fixes that have been identified in the early access and testing phases and will release an update fairly early in the cycle. There will not be any release date issued, but normally the first update is before Christmas.
In my save, the B team play in a non-active league so there are no fixtures showing in the list but they do play league games in the background and the stats show in their season history. I always try to keep the squad very lean in terms of numbers and have a major clearout at the end of every season when the older under 18 need to be promoted.
At the start of the game with a low rep, I don't think it is wise to ignore player unhappiness. After 2 or 3 seasons and plenty of on-field success, you can certainly take a harder stance with the players.
The ability to score goals is not just about the finishing attribute- it is a combination of several attributes, so just comparing finishing is not a valid way of assessing scoring ability.
No cup wins and finishing 4th in the league would be unacceptable for Man City if they had won the league in the previous 2 seasons. As was said above though, only 73 points means that there were a lot of other poor results during the season, so it is a culmination of small things. I personally dont think that you have been treated overly badly.
The wage budget is a different value to the figure that the board will allow you to offer for different squad statuses. It could be that what you are offering for say a squad player is higher than the figure that the board will allow for that squad status
What squad status did you offer to the incoming player on 2K per week and what will the board allow for that squad status?
Different game modes have been suggested before but, because the game is all about the Manager role, it is felt that the work involved in creating and coding such different roles, would not be cost-effective.