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Ok smurf it’s finally between these two
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is there much difference between 2400 and 2666mhz ram?
cheers
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7 hours ago, Smurf said:
You can load all the leagues and all tje database. Depends how fast you want the game to go. 1 week for a season might be fast for me but too slow for you.
You will need to tailor the amount of leauges to the speed you are happy at progressing at.
What is your actual budget? Is 1200 your top end?
You can get that laptop cheaper.
It should be fine to load most major leagues and a large database.
But of you want more and play over 15seasons you may want to up your budget.
Yeah around 1200, and off that site as you can pay nothing for a year. A week for a season sounds perfect.
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16 hours ago, Smurf said:
All of them. The question is - how fast do you want the game to go?
Yep, it's good enough.
https://www.howtogeek.com/302334/what-to-do-with-your-ocs-unused-optical-drive-bays/
As quick as possible Smurf. That laptop would get me loading how many leagues and what detail and size of database etc to a reasonably quick standard? Cheers for your help
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just about to purchase this. What settings would this let me play the game on? Cheers
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Morning folks. After months and months of searching i think i am finally ready to take the plunge. Taking a laptop on finance so can stretch to around a grand. Found this one this morning but just thought i would share on here to see if anyone knows of anything better. Cheers! https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/msi-gp73-leopard-8re-core-i7-8750h-8gb-1tb-128gb-ssd-geforce-gtx-1060-17.-9s7-17c522-062/version.asp
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On 30/11/2018 at 00:37, timcliffsmith said:
Just reposting this here as advised.
Perhaps this is my fault. Normally I wait until about Easter to buy FM, it's not to do with money, it's to do with the inevitable torrent of patches. By Easter, generally, you have the finished product and don't have to go through the enormous rigmarole of getting a decent tactic only to have it wrecked by the new patch - and then have people on here trying to tell you that FM is so realistic that developing a good tactic is just like it is in real life and not about "exploiting" the match engine. However, FM18 was so easy it was ridiculous. There was literally(!) a billion diablo tactics. Didn't really matter the calibre of player, as long as they could shuffle about, you'd win. I resorted to having to massively handicap myself by only using regens or only Welsh players, free transfers etc. It became so boring winning everything that I gave up much earlier than usual and bought FM19. Now, I just read another thread on here in which the poster was complaining about there being nothing new and an issue with PA, which I think distracted from the real issue. The PA complaint was a non-starter, but I think she/he had a point regarding the process of starting a new FM incarnation: Open it up; let ass man handle training and all interviews because they are by now far too complex and are just traps to fall into; play around till you find tactic you can trust and you're away (at least until next patch, when you have to look for new tactic). The joy for me has always been finding new players and gradually building up. As I said previously, despite people on here declaring very sincerely that this game is not about exploiting the ME, it's about building solid tactics - that is very obviously not the case - as evidenced by different elements (e.g. narrow front three, gegenpress, long range shooting, two F9s, three at the back) working much better some years than others (and even varying from patch to patch). So, FM is (and has always been) about finding a tactic that works decently. Personally, I just want a tactic I can trust and that makes the sum of my players a little better than they are individually. That way, I can slowly improve and really enjoy my success when it comes. Kinda perfect for me is getting promoted and then it takes say three seasons to win promotion again (a consolidation season, a mid table/push for play-offs, and then promotion). You might do it in two, you might do it in four, but you can see that young player develop, or you might take a punt on an old fella for a season. However, a few years (and FM18 was the worst) have been guilty of getting the balance all wrong; get the right tactic and nothing stands in your way - successive promotions all the way to the Prem from non-league and then two seasons to win Prem. When it's like that, it renders the whole player side of it redundant. Why should I care about who I have up front, when I know he'll get 30+ goals?
Anyway, what's that got to do with the title of this post? Not much, just background really. My point is that at the moment (19.1.5), the ME is poor. It may be more complex, but what I'm seeing in terms of animation and variety is very limited. There will be just endless strikers latching onto long balls (for both teams) and then clean through and 9 times out of 10 missing. Or blasting straight at the keeper who just stands there and the ball bounces off him like he's a bollard. And then there'll be three goals from corners. It's poor. I'll shelve this for now and come back after a few more patches. And before anyone says it's cos I'm not doing well, I'm first season with Cardiff, middle of December, I'm 8th.
Okay, one more point. The guy/girl complaining about no new features and PA got stick for not suggesting anything her/himself. So, I'll offer a thought.
I'm 43, and have been playing this in its various forms for 25+ years, often with over 1,000 hours per year. The game has improved massively in many ways (apart from when it gets the balance wrong), but one thing always stuck with me, and it was sparked by the complaint about PA. In ye olden days, before scouting, there was no way to tell the current ability or potential ability of a player; all you had was their individual stats (far fewer back then) and their team stats. That being the case, you often scrolled through the lower divisions (there were no foreign leagues) looking at who had the highest ratings and then taking a punt. I used to look for players who had high average ratings but were in teams not at the top of their respective league. And then, you never really knew what sort of player you had until you gave them a run of ten or so games and saw how their average rating was working out. That side has gone. With the star rating, you just play the guy with the most stars. It's like FIFA in that respect. Now, I realise that you can't do away with scouting, so my suggestion is this:
The scouts will watch a player and report back to you not a star rating, but make comments about their stats, such as, 'He's not quick but has great ball control'. You need to keep scouting a player to reveal the stats - similar to now - but that's all that scouting does, and of course, how good your scout is affects the accuracy of his assessment. BUT, you can never know the CA or PA, you have to judge it for yourself. YES, stats can help you determine this - but there will always be those few players who have all the stats you're looking for but are terrible. And then they'll be those who have not great stats but turn out to be diamonds. Why? Because that's how it is with footy sometimes. So, perhaps the scouts could also make comments such as, 'He has the third highest average rating for a rightback in League 2.' And you think, hmmm, he has pretty good stats, would seemingly fit my system, but why only third best? You go look at where Newport County are - ah, they're 16th - third highest rated playing for the team in 16th...this kid might be worth a punt!
There you are, just an idea. Personally, I think that would be a much better system, and really give you a sense of satisfaction when you unearth a gem. Much better than just the scout giving him 5* and the label 'wonderkid' being attached. I realise this would involve a major overhaul of scouting, but for me, a nicely balanced tactic and that way of assessing players would really boost my passion for this game that I (still) love.
So I shouldn’t fork out for the game and a new 1300 quid laptop then mate?
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Was planning on buying the game and a new laptop today. Having read this forum,i will probably wait until the new year
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Ok smurf it’s finally between these two
https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/asus-rog-strix-core-i7-8750h-16gb-1tb-256gb-ssd-geforce-gtx-1060-15.6-inc-gm501gm-ei007t/version.asp#%23reviews
and
https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/msi-raider-rgb-ge63-core-i7-8750h-16gb-1tb-256gb-ssd-15.6-inch-geforce-gt-9s7-16p512-270/version.asp
is there much difference between 2400 and 2666mhz ram?
cheers